With 64 career double-doubles, Angel Reese can’t stop making history.

Fever settles the score in Phoenix

The Fever cooled the feud last night, as Kelsey Mitchell’s 29 points lifted No. 7 Indiana over No. 12 Phoenix 92-89 — capping a regular-season series that dominated headlines beyond the sports page.

• Aliyah Boston added 21 points after sitting out the Fever’s loss to No. 9 LA, while Alyssa Thomas and Kahleah Copper paced the Mercury with 22 each. 

• Fever star Caitlin Clark rested a lingering back injury on the bench, while tensions around Thomas’s June 24th flagrant foul appeared to remain at bay. (Watch full highlights)

Flagrant fallout: Last month’s incident did escalate off the court, as 11 Republican lawmakers sent a letter to WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert demanding “accountability” for “repeated acts of physical violence” against Clark.

• Led by Texas’s August Pfluger, the letter warns that the league could face governmental scrutiny over civil rights violations, giving Engelbert until July 24th to respond to questions about officiating, player action, and harassment protections. 

• Indiana said neither the team nor Clark spoke with the committee or knew about the letter, reiterating that safety remains its priority. (See full report)

Up next: Phoenix now gears up to face No. 1 Las Vegas tomorrow at 6 PM ET (Peacock), before Indiana has a go at the Aces on Sunday at 9 PM ET (NBC).

Seattle looks to spoil Portland’s form

The Cascadia Clash returns on Sunday, with No. 11 Seattle hosting surging No. 2 Portland as both sides ramp up their returns from the NWSL’s summer break.

• The Thorns (8-3-3) enter on a hot streak, thumping No. 16 Louisville 4-0 behind Pietra Tordin’s goal and two assists last weekend, while Jayden Perry, Reilyn Turner, and Sophia Wilson — who notched her 50th league goal — also found the back of the net. (Watch full highlights)

• The Reign (4-6-2) stumbled in their first match back, dropping a 3-1 decision to No. 6 North Carolina despite Sally Menti’s early opener. (Watch full highlights)

Head-to-head: The pair last met on March 20th, with Portland shutting out Seattle 2-0 off a one-goal, one-assist night from Pietra Tordin.

• Mackenzie Arnold posted her sixth clean sheet on Sunday, underscoring the gap between the regional rivals as the Thorns chase the top of the table and the Reign shoots to make up ground in the season’s second half.

• “I know our team is going to bounce back from this and learn everything we can,” Reign midfielder Sally Menti said after last weekend’s loss. “We’ve got to move forward.” (See full standings)

Tune in: The Cascadia Clash kicks off on Sunday at 4 PM ET, live on ESPN.

Coco Gauff loss sets all-Czech Wimbledon final

Wimbledon will have a Czech champion, as Linda Nosková and Karolína Muchová booked an all-Czech 2026 final after Muchová ended US star Coco Gauff’s title bid yesterday.

• Muchová edged Gauff 6-2, 1-6, 7-6 (12-10), taking the three-set semifinal on a 10-point super tiebreak and derailing the world No. 7’s quest to reach her first-ever All England Club final. 

• “I have so much respect for how [Muchová] plays and how she is off-court,” Gauff said afterwards. “It sucks to be on the losing end, but walking off the court I was like, ‘That was a lot of fun.’” (Watch full highlights)

Familiar foes: 21-year-old Nosková outclassed Marta Kostyuk 6-4, 6-4 in Thursday’s second showdown, snapping Kostyuk’s 21-of-22 match run to reach her first major final just weeks after winning the Berlin Tennis Open. 

• The winner will join Czech greats Jana Novotná, Petra Kvitová, Markéta Vondroušová, and Barbora Krejčíková as recent Wimbledon champions.

• “One thing I do remember is when Petra Kvitová won here,” Nosková said in London. “This was maybe one of the first moments when I realized a sport such as tennis exists. I’m still in shock that I had the chance to play on this court.” 

Tune in: Nosková takes on Muchová on Saturday at 11 AM ET, live on ESPN.

Catch up on the latest women’s soccer headlines, as an all-new episode of The Late Sub presented by Ally Bank dishes up host Claire Watkins’s hottest takes on all things USWNT, NWSL, Champions League, and more.

• In the episode, Claire digs into the teams sitting at the top of the NWSL table as the 2026 Shield race heats up.

• Trinity Rodman is better than ever as Washington Spirit ride a winning streak, Sophia Wilson and Portland are cruising, KC is in the mix with Temwa Chawinga, and just how much can we make of Utah’s loss to Chicago?

Tune in: Catch The Late Sub with Claire Watkins on YouTube.

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Flavor Flav, Paris Hilton send USA Hockey to the ESPYs

Flavor Flav is back in USA Hockey’s corner, as the rapper offered to fund the squad’s trip to next week’s ESPY Awards — where the 2026 Olympic gold medalists are nominated for Best Team.

• In response to ESPN’s limited invites, Flav pledged to arrange travel, makeup, and wardrobe for the full team after telling captain Hilary Knight he wanted to see them there together. 

• Hotel heiress and former high school ice hockey player Paris Hilton also got in on the action, giving the players 2.5 million Hilton Honors Points to cover their visit to New York. (See full post)

Setting the tone: The news comes ahead of MGM Resorts and Flavor Flav’s SHE Weekend celebration honoring elite US women’s sports athletes, set for July 16th in Las Vegas. (See full report)

ESPN unveils new WNBA docuseries

The WNBA is taking center stage, as ESPN announced plans to debut Life in the W during All-Star Weekend’s 30th anniversary.

• Backed by Uninterrupted and Cookie Jar & A Dream Studios, the six-part docuseries frames league favorites A’ja Wilson, Napheesa Collier, and DeWanna Bonner as a reigning superstar, a future-shaping leader, and a veteran icon. 

• “A lot of people see what we do on the court, but this is a chance to show everything that comes with it: the work, the sacrifice, the joy, and the sisterhood,” said Wilson. “I’m so proud to be part of this project and allow viewers to connect with who we are beyond basketball.”  (See full report)

Stay tuned: Life in the W premieres July 24th at 10 PM ET on ESPN2.

Number of the day

380

Minnesota Lynx boss Cheryl Reeve danced her way to a 380th regular-season win this week, becoming the winningest coach in WNBA history.