The expansion Toronto Tempo defeated the Chicago Sky 85-68 on Sunday to move into the win column for the first time in the WNBA Commissioner\u2019s Cup.<\/p>\n
Brittney Sykes led the way for Toronto (6-5) with 25 points, seven rebounds and three assists, and Nyara Sabally added 15 points and six boards.<\/p>\n
The Tempo improved to 1-1 in the Eastern Conference standings of\u00a0the Commissioner\u2019s Cup, the league\u2019s annual in-season competition that features a 49-game schedule from June 1-17.<\/p>\n
The teams with the top record from each conference in the tournament will face off in the championship game on June 30.<\/p>\n
The Sky (4-7) got a season-best 18 points and 10 rebounds from Azura Stevens in falling to 1-2 in Commissioner\u2019s Cup action.<\/p>\n
Coming for the Cup. pic.twitter.com\/jZZ26Gcdov<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Toronto Tempo (@TempoBasketball) June 7, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Sparks 89, Fire 72<\/p>\n Los Angeles (5-6) snapped a three-game losing streak while keeping expansion Portland (6-7) winless in the Commissioner\u2019s Cup.<\/p>\n Nneka Ogwumike had 20 points and a season-high 17 rebounds for the Sparks, Dearica Hamby contributed 22 points and 12 boards, and Kelsey Plum added 16 points, seven assists, six rebounds and three steals.<\/p>\n Los Angeles moved to 1-2 in the Western Conference standings of the tournament and dropped the Fire to 0-3.<\/p>\n Portland, the Seattle Storm (0-3) and Connecticut Sun (0-2) are the only teams that haven\u2019t won a Commissioner\u2019s Cup game this season.<\/p>\n Megan Gustafson scored 16 points and pulled down a season-best 12 rebounds for the Fire, who dropped their season-high third in a row and lost for the fourth time in five games.<\/p>\n Nneka Ogwumike shined in the @LASparks<\/a>‘ win over Portland<\/p>\n 20 PTS | 17 REB | 2 AST | 2 STL | 2 3PM#WNBASeason30<\/a> | 2026 WNBA Commissioner’s Cup presented by @coinbase<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/rofboyMtpr<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 WNBA (@WNBA) June 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n