Ionescu’s triple-double not enough for New York
Courtney Vandersloot hit a 3-pointer from the wing with 0.9 of a second left to help the Chicago Sky overcome Sabrina Ionescu’s second career tripledouble and beat the host New York Liberty 88-86 on Sunday.
Orinda’s Ionescu tied the WNBA record for triple-doubles when she finished with 27 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists, accomplishing the feat by the end of the third quarter — the fastest in league history. It wasn’t enough for New York (5-9), which had won four of its previous five games.
Vandersloot finished with 20 points, 10 assists and six rebounds for the Sky (9-4), who have won five of six.
Ionescu had 13 of her points in the fourth quarter and joined Candace Parker, Vandersloot and Sheryl Swoopes as the only players to have two triple-doubles in their WNBA careers. Parker had her second one earlier this season.
Breanna Stewart finished with 25 points, eight rebounds, four assists and three steals to help the Seattle Storm fend off the host Dallas Wings 84-79.
Jewell Loyd hit four 3-pointers and scored 22 points for the Storm (8-5). Ezi Magbegor blocked five shots to go with 13 points. Allisha Gray hit four 3-pointers, scoring 20 for the Wings (6-7).
Penny Taylor, who helped Australia win two Olympic silver medals and was part of three WNBA title teams, was inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday. Other inductees included Becky Hammon, Debbie Antonelli, Wayland Baptist star Alice “Cookie” Barron as a veteran player, Paul Sanderford, who coached Western Kentucky to three Final Fours, and coach Bob Schneider, who ranked third all-time with 634 Division II victories.
Tennis: Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil captured her first WTA title by winning the Nottingham Open in England thanks to a 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 victory over Alison Riske of the United States on Sunday.
In the men’s event, top-seeded Dan Evans of Britain beat thirdseeded Jordan Thompson 6-4, 6-4 in the final to win the title for the second time, after his victory here in 2019.
Matteo Berrettini, playing his first tournament since March after recovering from a hand injury, beat Andy Murray 6-4, 5-7, 6-3 to win the Stuttgart (Germany) Open.
Soccer: Emmanuel Boateng scored a goal in the 87th minute to send the visiting New England Revolution to a 2-1 victory over Sporting Kansas City in MLS play. It was Boateng’s second goal of the season for the Revolution.
Portugal left Cristiano Ronaldo at home and lost its unbeaten record in 2022 and the lead of its Nations League group. A goal after 57 seconds by Switzerland forward Haris Seferovic was enough for a 1-0 win in Geneva despite late pressure by Portugal including two scoring chances for captain Pepe playing as an emergency forward.
College baseball: No. 1 national seed Tennessee got knocked out of the NCAA baseball tournament on the same day Mississippi, the last team selected, punched its ticket to the College World Series. Notre Dame beat Tennessee 7-3 in the deciding third game of their super regional and joined Arkansas, Ole Miss, Oklahoma and Texas A&M in the CWS. Three more CWS spots were to be filled late Sunday or Monday. The CWS begins Friday in Omaha, Neb.