WNBA Slate for Sept. 22: Five Games on National and Regional TV
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- Five WNBA games are scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 22, with all times Eastern.
- Minnesota Lynx at Indiana Fever airs at 8 p.m. on ESPN; Sparks at Aces at 10 p.m. on ESPN.
- Connecticut Sun visit Washington at 7:30 p.m. on Monumental Sports Network and NBC Sports Boston.
- Toronto Tempo at Chicago Sky tips at 8 p.m.; Golden State Valkyries at Portland Fire at 10 p.m.
- Las Vegas is the defending champion, and New York's Sabrina Ionesco is sidelined with a preseason ankle injury.
The WNBA schedules five games for Tuesday, Sept. 22, headlined by Minnesota at Indiana and the Los Angeles Sparks visiting defending champion Las Vegas.
The WNBA has five games on the schedule for Tuesday, Sept. 22. All tip-off times are Eastern. The Connecticut Sun visit the Washington Mystics at 7:30 p.m., with coverage on Monumental Sports Network and NBC Sports Boston.
Two games tip off at 8 p.m. The Minnesota Lynx travel to face the Indiana Fever on ESPN, while the Toronto Tempo are at the Chicago Sky on WCIU - The U and The Sports Network.
The 10 p.m. window features a pair of West Coast matchups. The Los Angeles Sparks visit the Las Vegas Aces on ESPN, and the Golden State Valkyries travel to the Portland Fire, available on KOVR 13 - CBS News Sacramento, Rose City Sportsnet and KPIX - CBS News Bay Area.
Las Vegas enters the season as defending champion with reigning MVP A'ja Wilson leading the roster. Contenders include the Atlanta Dream, New York Liberty and a healthy Indiana Fever squad, while the Liberty are currently without Sabrina Ionesco after an ankle injury in a preseason game against Connecticut.
The Dream made a notable offseason move, acquiring Angel Reese from the Chicago Sky to join a roster that won 30 games last season.
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