This Week’s Sports Wrap Up (8/6–8/12/18)
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2 min readAug 13, 2018
WNBA
- Dallas Wings fire Head Coach Fred Williams after losing eight straight games. There also an alleged altercation between the former head coach and CEO of the team
- Renee Montgomery makes history with 64 three point field goals, most made in a season for the Atlanta Dream.
- Indiana Fever, Victoria Vivians and Kelsey Mitchell, makes history as the most three pointers made by a rookie duo in the WNBA.
- Alana Beard reaches 400 games played against Phoenix Mercury
- Candace Parker reaches 2,500 career rebounds
- Phoenix Mercury Head Coach, Sandy Brondello, reached 100 wins as the winningest coach in the team history.
Playoff Standings
- Seattle Storm (24–8-Clinched)
- Atlanta Dream (22–10-Clinched)
- Washington Mystics (20–11-Clinched)
- Connecticut Sun (18–13-Clinched)
- Los Angeles Sparks (18–13-Clinched)
- Phoenix Mercury (18–14-Clinched)
- Minnesota Lynx (17–14-Clinched)
- Dallas Wings (14–17)
Injury Update
- Angel McCoughtry out for the remainder of the season with a torn ligament. (Atlanta Dream)
- Liz Cambage out with a head injury against Connecticut Sun. (Dallas Wings)
- Ariel Atkins left the game limping against Dallas Wings on 8/12/18 after a nasty fall. (Washington Mystics)
Jr. NBA
- Central USA Team becomes the first girl champions of the Jr. NBA League. Central USA 68 — Europe 38