UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut Sun guard Saniya Rivers sprained her left ankle in the game against the Minnesota Lynx on Wednesday night, leaving the court in a wheelchair in the second quarter.

Rivers drove to the basket and had her shot blocked by Lynx forward Nia Coffey, before landing awkwardly on her left foot and rolling her ankle hard enough to pop off her shoe. Sun athletic trainers and concerned teammates quickly surrounded Rivers as she lay on the baseline in pain, before she was wheeled away with a towel covering her head. The team announced she was out for the remainder of the game.

Rivers was the eighth overall pick in the 2025 draft out of North Carolina State. She has started 12 of 21 games for the Sun this season.

The Sun also played without star center Brittney Griner due to a strained left quadriceps and forward Aneesah Morrow due to personal reasons, leaving them without three of their top five scorers once Rivers departed.

TORONTO (AP) — Janelle Salaun scored 26 points and the Golden State Valkyries held off the expansion Toronto Tempo 83-75 on Wednesday night for their sixth straight victory.

Fellow reserve Kaitlyn Chen added 16 points for Golden State (16-7). Kayla Thornton had 15 points and nine rebounds.

Isabelle Harrison had 24 points and eight rebounds for Toronto (9-12). The Tempo have lost three straight.

Marina Mabrey scored 11 points a day after being named the Tempo’s first WNBA All-Star. She also had six rebounds and four assists.

BRYAN, Texas (AP) — The Blue Bell/Texas Sports Writers Association Class 3A all-state softball team, distributed by The Associated Press:

FIRST TEAM

Pitchers: Callista Berrett, Iowa Park, sr.; Abby Atkinson, Boyd; Madi Doty, Grandview, sr.

Catcher: (tie) K’Lee Bazan, Santa Gertrudis Academy, sr.; Kysen Toney, Franklin, sr.