{
  "id": 10765890,
  "title": "Wings' Jessica Shepard has to step up in Game 2 vs. Valkyries",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/wings-jessica-shepard-has-to-step-up-in-game-2-vs-valkyries",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-29T19:37:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/wings-jessica-shepard-step-game-193723119.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Jessica Shepard must improve in Game 2 of the Dallas Wings vs. Golden State Valkyries series. Dallas requires their other All-Star to step up for their season to continue. Paige Bueckers did what she could in Game 1, scoring 21 points but ultimately, the Wings suffered a 104-81 loss at San Francisco's Chase Center. Shepard contributed no points in Game 1, missing all seven of her shots. The starters aside from Bueckers combined for a mere 23 points. Head coach Jose Fernandez expects Shepard to be significantly better during the next game, saying \"Jess understands and she knows that she has to be a lot better on both ends of the floor, and I expect her to do that tomorrow.\"",
  "summary": "After an awful Game 1, Shepard has to deliver to keep Dallas alive.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}