{"id":712554,"date":"2026-06-19T00:50:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T00:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/712554\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T00:50:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T00:50:10","slug":"tempo-sun-clash-both-seeking-return-to-win-column-field-level-media-professional-sports-content-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/712554\/","title":{"rendered":"Tempo, Sun clash, both seeking return to win column – Field Level Media – Professional sports content solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"

One losing streak will end Friday night when the Toronto Tempo visit the Connecticut Sun in Uncasville, Conn.<\/p>\n

The Sun (2-14) have dropped six straight after an 88-81 home loss to the Washington Mystics on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The Tempo (7-8) lost their third in a row, 113-91, to the host Indiana Fever on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The Sun will be seeking revenge on Friday. The Tempo defeated them 106-102 in overtime on June 10 at Toronto.<\/p>\n

The Tempo lost leading scorer Brittney Sykes (20.1 points per game) to a non-contact foot injury during the third quarter on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Sykes was helped off the floor and to the locker room before being ruled out of the rest of the game.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo update, she\u2019ll be evaluated. Hopefully, it\u2019s nothing too serious,\u201d Tempo coach Sandy Brondello said after the game. \u201cWhen you lose one of your best players, it\u2019s tough, but no one\u2019s going to feel pity for us. We have a next-player-up mentality. I thought we competed hard, but we couldn\u2019t find ways to fill (Sykes\u2019) shoes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sykes, who has been ruled out for Friday\u2019s game with a left foot injury, had 11 points in 19-plus minutes against the Fever. Laura Juskaite led Toronto with 19 points and Marina Mabrey had 18 points and seven assists.<\/p>\n

Sykes was instrumental in the overtime win over the Sun last week with career high-tying 38 points, including five of Toronto\u2019s 10 overtime points. The Tempo, who overcame a 14-point second-quarter deficit against the Sun, got 21 points from Mabrey. Connecticut\u2019s Aaliyah Edwards and Leila Lacan each scored 24 points against Toronto.<\/p>\n

The Sun have lost the first two games of a six-game homestand that they hoped might lead to a turnaround.<\/p>\n

In the loss to Washington, reserve Aneesah Morrow had 11 points and 10 rebounds, while Lacan also had 11 points.<\/p>\n

\u201cI cannot say it\u2019s easy, it\u2019s tough mentally,\u201d Sun coach Rachid Meziane said. \u201cOur job is to think about the next game and see how we can improve. My regret is we didn\u2019t start the game the way we wanted. Offensively, we missed too many open shots and missed too many layups.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe wanted to use these three games in a row at home to change, a little bit, our dynamic, but it\u2019s not a good start for us,\u201d Meziane continued. \u201cI hope after the 40 minutes against Toronto in a couple of days we\u2019ll be able to say something different.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2013Field Level Media<\/p>\n

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