Frustrated through words and now tears, the Aces on Saturday again played little defense in falling to the red-hot New York Liberty at Michelob Ultra Arena.
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Teams try a lot of in-arena gimmicks that don’t work. But the Aces broke one out Saturday that’s tried and true — the baby race. Even LeBron James enjoyed it.
After only trailing by two points at halftime, the Aces couldn’t stop the New York Liberty in the second half Saturday at Michelob Ultra Arena.
Five new members were inducted into the Southern Nevada Sports Hall of Fame on Friday at Lee’s Family Forum.
Aces star A’ja Wilson will match up with reigning WNBA MVP Breanna Stewart on Saturday. The voting for that award left Wilson with a source of motivation.
After falling into a 16-point deficit in the opening quarter, the Aces exploded to close the first half en route to a victory over the Mercury on Thursday in Phoenix.
Aces All-Star point guard Chelsea Gray hasn’t played in a game yet this season, but that could change Thursday at the Phoenix Mercury.
One bettor placed a $16.68 eight-leg futures parlay at FanDuel sportsbook that pays $999,869.03. They hit the first four legs and had favorites in the other four legs before losing.
One bettor was confident the Celtics would beat the Mavericks in Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday despite a key player being injured.
The NBA legend was “the personification of basketball excellence and a friend to all who knew him,” the Los Angeles Clippers said in announcing his death.
The Aces didn’t have an answer for Minnesota, especially from the 3-point line, in a blowout defeat Tuesday at Michelob Ultra Arena.
The Aces see a silver lining in their rocky start to the season. Injuries have given one of their rookies a huge opportunity and she’s proven she can handle it.
The Aces couldn’t close a late deficit and lost their fourth game of the season Sunday night at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
Los Angeles Clippers coach Tyronn Lue was at the World Series of Poker on Friday supporting a player in the $5,000 buy-in No-limit Hold’em 8-handed event.
A’ja Wilson, Chelsea Gray, Kelsey Plum and Jackie Young are reportedly headed to the 2024 Olympics. The Aces are off to a 5-3 start without the injured Gray.