Mitchell fuels Fever to fifth straight -

Local Sports Toronto Tempo's Isabelle Harrison (21) fouls Indiana Fever's Caitlin Clark (22) during the first half of a WNBA basketball game in Toronto on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026. Kelsey Mitchell scored 16 points in the first quarter and finished with 29 before sitting out the fourth quarter. Caitlin Clark added 24 points, and the Indiana Fever beat the Toronto Tempo 101-95, marking their fifth straight victory. Mitchell and Clark have each scored 20 or more points in the same game 16 times this season, setting a WNBA record. Diana Taurasi and Cappie Pondexter had done this 15 times with Phoenix in 2008. Mitchell also scored 20 or more points for the 20th consecutive game, matching Las Vegas' A'ja Wilson for the longest streak in WNBA history. However, after scoring eight points in less than a minute late in the third quarter, Mitchell went to the locker room and did not return. Fever coach Stephanie White said Mitchell got "overheated." Aliyah Boston scored 16 points, and Sophie Cunningham made all three 3-point attempts, finishing with 13. The Fever never trailed, and Indiana won 10 of 12 games. Toronto's Marina Mabrey cut the gap to 97-93 with back-to-back 3-pointers late in the fourth quarter, but the Tempo could not close the gap. Mabrey finished with 22 points, and Brittney Sykes had 15 points in her return from injury. The Tempo lost their 11th straight game. In the Fever's first visit to Toronto this season, there was a mix of cheers and boos when Cunningham entered the game, and fans cheered when she missed her first free-throw attempt. Cunningham mentioned in an ESPN profile that she was opposed to transgender girls and women competing in girls' and women's sports. During the game, fans cheered when a supporter holding a transgender rights banner was shown on the screen. Before the game, a small group gathered near the stadium's west entrance, offering selfies with a banner featuring Cunningham's photo. Mitchell and Mabrey were issued technical fouls after they clashed early in the third quarter. Aneesha Morrow had 15 points and 16 rebounds for Toronto, while Temi Fagbenle scored 13 points and Kiki Rice had 10. Brittney Sykes returned after missing more than two months with a left plantar fascia injury, having not played since a June 16 loss at Indiana.