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Dallas Wings guard Arike Ogunbowale celebrates after a Wings basket during the first half of a WNBA basketball game against the Chicago Sky at the American Airlines Center on Sunday, July 12, 2026, in Dallas, Texas.<\/p>\n
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As the\u00a0Dallas Wings<\/a> beat the Chicago Sky 96-91 on Sunday night at American Airlines Center, they improved their win streak to five and showed they\u2019re due for a bigger stage.<\/p>\n The Wings (16\u20138), who typically host home games at UT-Arlington\u2019s College Park Center, played their first of three contests slated for AAC this summer and didn\u2019t disappoint the Dallas crowd.<\/p>\n Three players \u2014 Paige Bueckers, Jessica Shepard and Li Yueru \u2014 recorded double-doubles against the Sky (7\u201316), a team Dallas beat for the third time this season.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Bueckers, who scored eight points in the fourth quarter, finished with a game-high 22 points, 11 assists and six rebounds. Arike Ogunbowale and Azzi Fudd also scored in double figures for the surging Wings, sitting at fourth place in the Western Conference.<\/p>\n \u201cWe all play a selfless brand of basketball,\u201d Bueckers said. \u201cWe all just want to win and succeed and do it with each other and just continue to find our identity.\u201d<\/p>\n Dallas, which played two games at AAC last season, has two contests at the venue remaining against the Golden State Valkyries and the Indiana Fever.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cCPC has been a really good home court advantage,\u201d Wings coach Jose Fernandez said postgame. \u201c[AAC] just holds a lot more people.\u201d<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n The Dallas Wings face the Chicago Sky during the first half of a WNBA basketball game at the American Airlines Center on Sunday, July 12, 2026, in Dallas, Texas.<\/p>\n Smiley N. Pool\/The Dallas Morning News Dallas Wings guard Arike Ogunbowale celebrates after making a three point basket during the first half of a WNBA basketball game against the Chicago Sky at the American Airlines Center on Sunday, July 12, 2026, in Dallas, Texas.<\/p>\n Smiley N. Pool\/The Dallas Morning News Dallas Wings guard Paige Bueckers celebrates after a foul call went against the Chicago Sky during the first half of a WNBA basketball game at the American Airlines Center on Sunday, July 12, 2026, in Dallas, Texas.<\/p>\n Smiley N. Pool\/The Dallas Morning News Dallas Wings center Li Yueru (28) fights for a rebound with Chicago Sky guard Natasha Cloud (9) during the first half of a WNBA basketball game at the American Airlines Center on Sunday, July 12, 2026, in Dallas, Texas.<\/p>\n Smiley N. Pool\/The Dallas Morning News Dallas Wings head coach Jose Fernandez motions to his team during the second half of a WNBA basketball game against the Chicago Sky at the American Airlines Center on Sunday, July 12, 2026, in Dallas, Texas.<\/p>\n Smiley N. Pool\/The Dallas Morning News Dallas Wings guard Paige Bueckers looks for a foul call during the second half of a WNBA basketball game against the Chicago Sky at the American Airlines Center on Sunday, July 12, 2026, in Dallas, Texas.<\/p>\n Smiley N. Pool\/The Dallas Morning News Dallas Wings guard Paige Bueckers celebrates a basket during the second half of a WNBA basketball game against the Chicago Sky at the American Airlines Center on Sunday, July 12, 2026, in Dallas, Texas.<\/p>\n Smiley N. Pool\/The Dallas Morning News Dallas Wings forward Jessica Shepard (32) drives to the basket as Chicago Sky guard Courtney Vandersloot (22) and forward Azura Stevens defend during the second half of a WNBA basketball game at the American Airlines Center on Sunday, July 12, 2026, in Dallas, Texas.<\/p>\n Smiley N. Pool\/The Dallas Morning News Dallas Wings guard Paige Bueckers slaps hands with fans as she leaves the court after a victory over the Chicago Sky in a WNBA basketball game at the American Airlines Center on Sunday, July 12, 2026, in Dallas, Texas.<\/p>\n Smiley N. Pool\/The Dallas Morning News<\/p>\n But AAC could be the Wings\u2019 gameday home for the 2027 season<\/a>, as the team awaits a renovated Memorial Auditorium in downtown that was supposed to open for 2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n The city\u2019s bid to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup\u2019s International Broadcast Center caused construction delays, and city officials have pushed the team\u2019s move-in date to 2028. Wings CEO and managing partner Greg Bibb told The Dallas Morning News earlier this summer that the organization has engaged in conversations about playing next season at AAC, but a deal has not been finalized.<\/p>\n Sunday\u2019s raucous crowd at AAC indicated an appetite is certainly growing for the Wings, who finished 10\u201334 last season and rebuilt for 2026.<\/p>\n \u201cI thought [in] the fourth quarter, you could feel the energy,\u201d Fernandez said. \u201cTalk about a sixth man if we have a home crowd like that in this building. It\u2019s special.\u201d<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Dallas had won four straight games entering Sunday\u2019s contest, its first home game after a two-week trip out east that included stops in Connecticut, Toronto, New York and Montreal.<\/p>\n At Montreal\u2019s Bell Centre on Friday, the Wings beat the Toronto Tempo in front of a sold out crowd of 20,996<\/a> that set the all-time WNBA regular season single-game attendance record. Bueckers recorded 34 points in the 108-95 win, marking her second 30-point game of the season.<\/p>\n The 2025 No. 1 overall pick and WNBA Rookie of the Year, averaging 20.6 points, 6.0 assists and 4.1 rebounds ahead of Sunday, was named an All-Star game starter for a second consecutive season<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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