INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Aliyah Boston had 27 points and nine rebounds, Odyssey Sims scored 22 points and the Indiana Fever beat the Seattle Storm 95-75 on Tuesday night to finish a sweep of the three-game season series.
Indiana (20-18) moved past Seattle (20-19) and Golden State (19-18) for sixth in the WNBA standings, with six games remaining in the regular season. The top eight teams make the playoffs.
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Seattle Storm forward Ezi Magbegor (13) goes to the basket against Indiana Fever forward Damiris Dantas (12) during the first half of a WNBA basketball game, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Indiana Fever guard Lexie Hull reacts during the first half of a WNBA basketball game against the Seattle Storm, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark watches during the first half of a WNBA basketball game against the Seattle Storm, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Indiana Fever forward Aliyah Boston grabs a rebound from Seattle Storm center Dominique Malonga during the first half of a WNBA basketball game, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Kelsey Mitchell scored 21 points and Lexie Hull had nine rebounds to help the Fever double up the Storm 42-21 on the boards.
Caitlin Clark (right groin) did not play for the 16th straight game. Clark has not played or practiced since getting injured July 15. She did, however, participate in Indiana’s pregame shootaround Sunday at Minnesota.
Nneka Ogwumike scored 12 of her 17 points in the first half for Seattle, which had its three-game winning streak snapped. Brittney Sykes added 12 points, and Skylar Diggins had eight assists.
Mitchell scored 16 points in the first half, Boston had 11 and Sims added 10 to help build a 50-39 lead. The Fever were 6 of 11 from 3-point range in the first half before finishing 6 for 17.
The Fever opened the third quarter on a 14-4 run, with seven points from Boston, to extend their lead to 64-43. It was 89-59 after Indiana scored 15 of the first 18 points of the fourth.
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Seattle Storm forward Ezi Magbegor (13) goes to the basket against Indiana Fever forward Damiris Dantas (12) during the first half of a WNBA basketball game, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Indiana Fever guard Lexie Hull reacts during the first half of a WNBA basketball game against the Seattle Storm, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark watches during the first half of a WNBA basketball game against the Seattle Storm, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Indiana Fever forward Aliyah Boston grabs a rebound from Seattle Storm center Dominique Malonga during the first half of a WNBA basketball game, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. forces in the Caribbean Sea have seized another sanctioned oil tanker that the Trump administration says has ties to Venezuela, part of a broader U.S. effort to take control of the South American country’s oil.
The U.S. Coast Guard boarded the tanker, named Veronica, early Thursday, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem wrote on social media. The ship had previously passed through Venezuelan waters and was operating in defiance of President Donald Trump’s "established quarantine of sanctioned vessels in the Caribbean,” she said.
U.S. Southern Command said Marines and sailors launched from the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford to take part in the operation alongside a Coast Guard tactical team, which Noem said conducted the boarding as in previous raids. The military said the ship was seized “without incident.”
Several U.S. government social media accounts posted brief videos that appeared to show various parts of the ship’s capture. Black-and-white footage showed at least four helicopters approaching the ship before hovering over the deck while armed troops dropped down by rope. At least nine people could be seen on the deck of the ship.
The Veronica is the sixth sanctioned tanker seized by U.S. forces as part of the effort by Trump’s administration to control the production, refining and global distribution of Venezuela’s oil products and the fourth since the U.S. ouster of Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro in a surprise nighttime raid almost two weeks ago.
The Veronica last transmitted its location on Jan. 3 as being at anchor off the coast of Aruba, just north of Venezuela’s main oil terminal. According to the data it transmitted at the time, it was partially filled with crude.
The ship is currently listed as flying the flag of Guyana and is considered part of the shadow fleet that moves cargoes of oil in violation of U.S. sanctions.
According to its registration data, the ship also has been known as the Gallileo, owned and managed by a company in Russia. In addition, a tanker with the same registration number previously sailed under the name Pegas and was sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury Department for moving cargoes of illicit Russian oil.
As with prior posts about such raids, Noem and the military framed the seizure as part of an effort to enforce the law. Noem argued that the multiple captures show that “there is no outrunning or escaping American justice.”
Speaking to reporters at the White House later Thursday, Noem declined to say how many sanctioned oil tankers the U.S. is tracking or whether the government is keeping tabs on freighters beyond the Caribbean Sea.
“I can’t speak to the specifics of the operation, although we are watching the entire shadow fleet and how they’re moving,” she told reporters.
However, other officials in Trump's Republican administration have made clear that they see the actions as a way to generate cash as they seek to rebuild Venezuela’s battered oil industry and restore its economy.
Trump met with executives from oil companies last week to discuss his goal of investing $100 billion in Venezuela to repair and upgrade its oil production and distribution. His administration has said it expects to sell at least 30 million to 50 million barrels of sanctioned Venezuelan oil.
This story has been corrected to show the Veronica is the fourth, not the third, tanker seized by U.S. forces since Maduro’s capture and the ship also has been known as the Gallileo, not the Galileo.
Associated Press writer Ben Finley contributed to this report.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks with reporters at the White House, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks with reporters at the White House, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks with reporters at the White House, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks with reporters at the White House, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks with reporters at the White House, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a press conference, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks at a news conference at Harry Reid International Airport, Nov. 22, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Ronda Churchill, File)
