Hiedeman leads Seattle against Connecticut after 20-point game

By The Associated Press
May 21, 2026 | 2:12 AM

Connecticut Sun (1-5, 0-1 Eastern Conference) at Seattle Storm (1-4, 0-1 Western Conference)

Seattle; Friday, 10 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: Seattle Storm faces the Connecticut Sun after Natisha Hiedeman scored 20 points in the Seattle Storm’s 80-78 loss to the Connecticut Sun.

Seattle finished 10-12 at home last season while going 23-21 overall. The Storm allowed opponents to score 80.1 points per game and shoot 44.3% from the field last season.

Connecticut finished 11-33 overall a season ago while going 4-18 on the road. The Sun allowed opponents to score 86.0 points per game and shoot 46.6% from the field last season.

INJURIES: Storm: Awa Fam: out (not injury related), Katie Lou Samuelson: out (knee), Ezi Magbegor: out (foot).

Sun: Leila Lacan: out (not injury related).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Cue the trumpet: Edwin Díaz returns to earn save for the Dodgers after 85-game absence

By The Associated Press
July 30, 2026 | 1:58 AM

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cue the trumpet. Edwin Díaz is back to close out games for the Los Angeles Dodgers. The 32-year-old right-hander came off the injured list Wednesday after missing 85 games, having had arthroscopic surgery to remove loose bodies in his elbow in April. “We just got a lot better,” manager Dave Roberts said. Fans were on their feet cheering when Díaz entered in the ninth to Timmy Trumpet's “Narcos.” He gave up two hits and one run while earning his fifth save of the season in a 4-2 victory over the Seattle Mariners. His four-seam fastball touched 98 mph.

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