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Clark, who left the Fever's last game with back tightness before returning, had 24 points and nine assists in Wednesday night's 87-78 win.

The Indiana Fever bounced back from their season-opening loss with a comfortable 87-78 road win over the Los Angeles Sparks Wednesday night. Led by Caitlin Clark's 24 points and nine assists and Kelsey Mitchell's 23 points, the Fever, who lost their opener to the Dallas Wings, avoided an 0-2 start to the season before returning to Indianapolis for a four-game homestand.

The injury occurred after Jackson bumped a Lynx defender and landed awkwardly on her left leg on the next step.

The Fire and Sky look like they're on the upswing.

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Ogwumike has 7,383 points, 105 behind Tina Thompson for fourth place on the all-time list. Catchings, a Hall of Famer, had 7,380 points.

Plum, who has missed only four games from 2022 to 2026, had to be helped off the court at the Sparks' open practice Tuesday.

It took seven games for Azzi Fudd to earn the first start of her professional career. She shouldn’t be headed back to the bench anytime soon. Fudd replaced Odyssey Sims in the Dallas Wings’ starting lineup in Thursday’s game against the Las Vegas Aces, and she tied for a game-high 22 points in the Wings’ 95-87 victory over the defending champions. After a two-minute rest in the first quarter, the rookie didn’t sit for the remainder of the evening, and Dallas was plus-15 in her minutes. “It’s an

Hammon was frustrated at the Aces' lack of free throws in a loss to the Wings.

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