By ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: 05:22 BST, 16 July 2025 | Updated: 05:22 BST, 16 July 2025
BOSTON (AP) - Natasha Howard scored 18 points with 13 rebounds to lead the Indiana Fever to an 85-77 victory over the Connecticut Sun on Tuesday night in front of a sold-out crowd of 19,156 at the home of the Boston Celtics and Bruins.
Caitlin Clark struggled during the game, scoring 14 points on 4 for 14 shooting, and walked off the court at the end crying and clutching her right leg. Clark [missed five games recently](https://apnews.com/article/caitlin-clark-fever-2c48fc4ead1880c3f7d644737a3078d4) and five others earlier in the season with left leg injuries.
Tina Charles scored 21 points with 11 rebounds for the Sun, who fell to 3-19 for the season - the worst record in the WNBA.
SPARKS 99, MYSTICS 80
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Dearica Hamby scored 26 points, Rickea Jackson had 22 and Los Angeles used a big first-half run to beat Washington.
Shakira Austin had 16 points and eight rebounds for Washington. Sug Sutton added 14 points and Aaliyah Edwards scored 13.
Indiana Fever's Aari McDonald drives past Connecticut Sun's Aneesah Morrow during the first half of a WNBA basketball game, Tuesday, July 15, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
The Sparks closed the first half on a 17-2 run over the final four minutes to reach their most points scored in any half this season at 59. [Hamby scored 18 in the first half](https://x.com/WNBA/status/1945316994217099436), including a 3-pointer just before the buzzer for a 25-point lead.
The Mystics, who were held to 12 points in the second quarter, scored 12 points in the opening four minutes of the third. But the Sparks held onto their double-digit lead for the entire second half.
Los Angeles (8-14) won consecutive games for the first time this season to match its win total from last season.
Washington (11-11) had won three in a row.