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White leads Fever’s win over Storm

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Tan White scored a season-high 23 points to lead the Indiana Fever to a 90-62 victory over the Seattle Storm on Wednesday night in Indianapolis.

Tamika Catchings had 14 points and 10 rebounds for her second double-double of the year.

She became the 17th player in WNBA history to reach 3,000 career points when she made a 3-pointer with 3:48 left in the first quarter.

Tammy Sutton-Brown added 15 points, and nine rebounds and reserve Sheri Sam had 15 for Indiana (8-1), which won its fourth straight game and snapped Seattle’s two-game winning streak.

Janell Burse led Seattle (4-4) with 18 points, and Lauren Jackson added 17.

Lynx 77, Sun 73 (OT): Seimone Augustus scored six of her 28 points in overtime to help Minnesota beat Connecticut in Minneapolis.

Nicole Ohlde added 18 points and eight rebounds for Minnesota (2-9), which won for just the third time in 21 games dating to last season.

The Lynx ended a four-game losing skid to the Sun, winning for the first time since July 22, 2004, in Connecticut. Minnesota also won at home for the first time this season.

Mystics 86, Mercury 69: Monique Currie scored a career-high 25 points, and Tree Rollins got his first victory as a WNBA coach in Washington’s home victory over Phoenix.

With the win, the Mystics (1-8) ended the second-worst start in WNBA history, a tumultuous losing streak that included a trade, a player retirement and a coach’s resignation. The 2002 Detroit Shock opened 0-13.

Alana Beard scored 17 of her 19 points in the second half for the Mystics, who blew the game open with a 18-2 fourth-quarter run.

Sparks 74, Comets 71: Taj McWilliams-Franklin tied her season high with 20 points, including two free throws with 12.8 seconds left, and Los Angeles rallied for the victory over Houston. LaToya Thomas added 16 points for the Sparks.