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Toronto and Portland are in the middle of the standings a month into their WNBA expansion seasons

Each team went a different route to build their franchise with the Tempo going with a solid backcourt through free agency with Brittney Sykes and Marina Mabrey. The Fire used the expansion draft to solidify their foundation with Bridget Carleton, Emily Engstler and Megan Gustafson.

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HLs: Valkyries hold off late rally from Mercury

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The Phoenix Mercury battled back to a one-point deficit in the fourth quarter, but were unable to get over the hump against the Golden State Valkyries.

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Mercury waived Gs Shyla Heal and Anna Makurat.

Heal and Makurat saw action in Tuesday’s exhibition loss to the Aces, with the former playing eight minutes and the latter 10. Heal, a first-round pick of the Sky in 2021, has not appeared in an official WNBA game since that season. Makurat, who played two seasons at UConn before returning to Europe in 2021, most recently played professionally in Italy.