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FILE - In this July 26, 2019, file photo, Connecticut Sun's Shekinna Stricklen shoots during the WNBA All-Star 3-point contest in Las Vegas. The sprint to the finish of the WNBA season gets underway Tuesday, July 30, 2019, as teams return to action after the All-Star break. Las Vegas, Washington and Connecticut sit atop the standings. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

WNBA teams prepare for sprint to the finish in playoff race

By DOUG FEINBERG - Associated Press

Griner, Bonner each score 22, Mercury beat Fever 95-77

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Griner scores 31, hits 2 late FTs, as Mercury beat Dream

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Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner (42) is guarded by Seattle Storm's Sami Whitcomb (33) and Natasha Howard as she tries to drive to the basket during the first half of Game 4 of a WNBA basketball semifinals playoff game, Sunday, Sept. 2, 2018, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ralph Freso)

Griner, Mercury rally to beat Storm, force deciding Game 5

By BOB BAUM - Associated Press

Las Vegas Aces guard Jaime Nared (31) falls to the floor after fouling Phoenix Mercury guard Diana Taurasi (3) during the first half of a WNBA basketball game Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Taurasi, Griner, Bonner combine for 82; Mercury win 104-93

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FILE - In this May 20, 2018, file photo, Phoenix Mercury's Brittney Griner (42) drives past Seattle Storm's Courtney Paris in the second half of a WNBA basketball game in Seattle. Many of the league's top players, who will be playing in the All-Star Game this weekend in Minnesota, have come out over the past few years. WNBA players’ sexual orientation was rarely discussed in public when the league first started, but now is becoming a more important part of the league. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

WNBA All-Stars see coming out as way to help others

By DOUG FEINBERG - Associated Press

Phoenix Mercury's Brittney Griner (42) get a shot past Seattle Storm's Breanna Stewart in the first half of a WNBA basketball game Sunday, May 20, 2018, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Griner has 29 points and 10 boards, Mercury beat Storm 87-82

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Phoenix Mercury's Brittney Griner, watches practice Thursday, May 10, 2018, in Phoenix. Griner, the 2017 WNBA scoring champion, is back from Russia and ready her upcoming season with the WNBA basketball team. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Back from Russia, Griner sets sight on title, MVP

By BOB BAUM - Associated Press

Phoenix Mercury's Diana Taurasi, middle, tries to get off a pass as Los Angeles Sparks' Candace Parker (3) and Alana Beard (0) defend during the first half of Game 3 of a WNBA basketball playoff semifinal Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Parker’s layup helps Sparks sweep Mercury

By JOSE M. ROMERO - Associated Press

Taurasi’s 11-0 in elimination games, Mercury beat Sun 88-83

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Griner donates $5,000 to youth center that was damaged

By DOUG FEINBERG - Associated Press

Moore, Augustus power Lynx; Mercury star Griner injures knee

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In this Sunday, July 2, 2017, photo, New York Liberty forward Tina Charles smirks at contact between two players during the Liberty's 81-72 loss to the Atlanta Dream in McCamish Pavilion, in Atlanta. Post players are scoring at historic pace in the WNBA. The top three scorers in the league all operate on the low block: Phoenix's Brittney Griner, Sylvia Fowles in Minnesota and New York's Tina Charles. Never in the history of the league has three post players led the WNBA in scoring. (AP Photo/Andy Buhler)

Value added: Post players thriving in WNBA, unlike the NBA

By ANDY BUHLER - Associated Press

Griner has 30 points, 14 rebounds; Mercury top Mystics 88-80

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WNBA star Brittany Griner re-signs with Phoenix Mercury

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FILE - In this July 29, 2016, file photo, United States' Brittney Griner walks on the court during the first half of a women's exhibition basketball game, in Bridgeport, Conn. Griner and the the U.S. women's basketball team begin its Olympic play against Senegal on Sunday, Aug. 7. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)

Fans like dunks, but Griner eyeing Olympic shot block mark

By DOUG FEINBERG - Associated Press

Tulsa Shock's Odyssey Sims (0) shoots over the defense of Phoenix Mercury's Brittney Griner during the opening game of a WNBA basketball Western Conference semifinal series, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015, in Phoenix. (Patrick Breen/The Arizona Republic via AP)

Griner has 18 points, 11 blocks as Mercury beat Shock 88-55

By JOSE M. ROMERO - Associated Press

This combo of booking photos released by the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, show WNBA players Brittney Griner, left, and her fiancee Glory Johnson. The couple were arrested Wednesday, April 22, 2015, on suspicion of assault and disorderly conduct following a fight at their home in a Phoenix suburb. (Maricopa County Sheriff's Office via AP)

WNBA’s Brittney Griner, fiancee Glory Johnson arrested after fight

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Laia Palau, left, of Spain, and Brittney Griner of the U.S., fight for the ball during the Basketball World Championship for Women's final, at Fenerbahce Arena in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2014. (AP Photo)

WNBA’s Brittney Griner attacked by knife-wielding man in China

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner (42) walks to the bench after getting a cut above her eye during the first half of Game 2 of the WNBA basketball finals against the Chicago Sky, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Phoenix hopes to close out Chicago in WNBA Final

By DOUG FEINBERG - Associated Press