内容摘要：Israel’s war in Gaza has killed over 54,000 Palestinians, mostly

Israel’s war in Gaza has killed over 54,000 Palestinians, mostly

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Paige Bueckers had ato Connecticut by scoring a career-best 21 points as Dallas won its first game of the season, beating the Sun 109-87 on Tuesday night.

Bueckers, the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft, shot 8 for 10 from the field and finished with seven assists and five rebounds.Bueckers remained perfect at Mohegan Sun Arena, where the Sun play their home games. She went 15-0 at the building in college while playing for UConn, including winning four Big East championships with the Huskies. Many of her former teammates were in attendance Tuesday night.She received a loud ovation from the sellout crowd when introduced before the game, and many fans were wearing her No. 5 jersey from UConn and Dallas.

Bueckers got Dallas (1-4) going early with seven points and four assists in the opening quarter as she was aggressively attacking for baskets or finding opening teammates.Connecticut (0-5) led by one at the end of the first quarter, however, thanks to the play of Bria Hartley and Tina Charles. Dallas took over behind Bueckers in the second and led 56-42 at the half.

Arike Ogunbowale took over in the third quarter, scoring 15 points in the period after having only two in the first half. She helped the Wings build their lead to 88-74 heading into the final period.

Connecticut never threatened after that, and Bueckers left for good with just over four minutes left in the game.The Steelers have not given Rodgers a firm deadline, though coach Mike Tomlin said earlier this spring that he’d like to have his roster set by the time training camp opens in late July.

While there is an informal nature to OTAs, Freiermuth called the time spent together “very important” from a team development standpoint. Longtime defensive captain Cam Heyward isn’t so sure, pointing out that he skipped all of OTAs last year and ended up making the All-Pro team for the fourth time.“I think any player, you know what you need,” Heyward said. “You know what’s required of you as you progress toward training camp.”

For Rodgers, that might be focusing on the people closest to him. For Rudolph, it means soaking in every opportunity he’s given.Maybe he’s a placeholder for Rodgers. Maybe he’s the starter in Week 1. A year ago, the idea he’d one day return to Pittsburgh seemed remote.