This Week’s Sports Wrap Up (8/6–8/12/18)

Dori Williams
She So Sporty
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2 min readAug 13, 2018
Screenshot of ESPNW Tweet Regarding Head Coach Fred Williams Firing from the Dallas Wings (“no copyright infringement is intended”)

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

  1. Seattle Storm (24–8-Clinched)
  2. Atlanta Dream (22–10-Clinched)
  3. Washington Mystics (20–11-Clinched)
  4. Connecticut Sun (18–13-Clinched)
  5. Los Angeles Sparks (18–13-Clinched)
  6. Phoenix Mercury (18–14-Clinched)
  7. Minnesota Lynx (17–14-Clinched)
  8. 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

Screenshot of Jr. NBA World Championship Logo (“no copyright infringement is intended”)
  • Central USA Team becomes the first girl champions of the Jr. NBA League. Central USA 68 — Europe 38

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