High drama in WNBA playoffs

It’ll be a winner-take-all Tuesday as both WNBA semifinals playoff series were pushed to a fifth game Sunday.

Elena Delle Donne had 15 points and 10 rebounds in her return from a bone bruise in her left knee as the host Washington Mystics beat the Atlanta Dream 97-76 to move the series back to Atlanta for a final game.

“I would have killed coach (Mike Thibault) if he didn’t let me play full out,” Delle Donne said.

In Phoenix, Brittney Griner scored with 14.1 seconds to play, then prevented league MVP Breanna Stewart from getting a shot off before the buzzer as the host Mercury rallied from a 17-point deficit to beat the Seattle Storm 86-84 to even their series at 2-2.

Griner had 29 points and 12 rebounds and DeWanna Bonner scored 21 of her 27 in the second half for the Mercury, who will travel to Seattle for Game 5.

The Storm, who dropped both games in Phoenix after winning two at home, lost guard Sue Bird with a broken nose with 4:23 left in the third quarter when she took an elbow to the face from teammate Stewart.

NHL: Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Nate Schmidt was suspended for 20 games for violating the NHL’s performanceenhancing substances policy. Schmidt said he did not intentionally take a banned substance and “will not accept being labeled a cheater.”

Soccer: Wayne Rooney broke a tie on a penalty kick in the 52nd minute and set up Luciano Acosta’s two goals in host D.C. United’s 3-1 victory over Atlanta United. Atlanta’s Josef Martinez, looking to set a MLS record with his 10th straight scoring game, went scoreless.