Wilson’s two-year contract extension with the Aces ensures they’ll remain WNBA championship contenders, solidifying her as the foundational talent around which the franchise can build.
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Sam Gordon was born and raised in Minneapolis and is back for his second stint with the Review-Journal. He’s covered the NFL, NBA, the Big Ten, the Mountain West and prep sports for various publications during his professional tenure. Gordon, a University of Minnesota graduate, is a basketball junkie who coached high school basketball for three seasons.
Former Aces center Liz Cambage expressed displeasure with the WNBA’s pay structure Tuesday, tweeting the league is one in which “a head coach can get paid 4X the highest paid players super max contract.”
Here’s a look at Raiders in the past who have made the Pro Bowl as Las Vegas prepares to host the game on Sunday at Allegiant Stadium.
Derek Carr has waited patiently for the stability that Josh McDaniels and new general manager Dave Ziegler could provide, and is deserving of the contract extension that’s eluded him thus far.
Essence Booker never wanted to play basketball at UNLV or live in Las Vegas after graduating from Spring Valley High School. But now she savors every minute with the Lady Rebels.
The women’s sporting organization is contesting its first basketball season at what’s now called Athletes Unlimited Arena at the Sport Center of Las Vegas — playing two games three nights per week through Feb. 26.
The fight on April 30 caps a monumental sporting weekend in Las Vegas that includes the 2022 NFL draft.
Donovan Williams scored 20 points, and Mike Nuga and Justin Webster provided a lift off the bench in UNLV’s decisive victory at San Jose State on Monday night.
UNLV’s basketball game against San Diego State has been rescheduled for Jan. 24, the Mountain West announced Sunday morning.
Fresno State junior Orlando Robinson had 24 points, 11 rebounds and two blocked shots as the Bulldogs defeated UNLV on Friday night at the Thomas & Mack Center.
The Raiders on Nov. 21 kept both at bay: Joe Burrow passed for a season-low 148 yards and Ja’Marr Chase had three receptions for 39 yards, though they connected on a late touchdown.
The 6-foot-6-inch wing is certainly the program’s most explosive leaper, but he’s also its second-leading scorer, averaging 13.9 points on 49.7 shooting, including 44.7 percent from 3-point range.
UNLV’s road game on Tuesday, Jan. 18, against San Diego State has been postponed because of COVID-19 issues in San Diego State’s program, the Mountain West announced Wednesday.
The Raiders are playing the Cincinnati Bengals again on Saturday, nearly two months after their first meeting — a 32-13 loss at Allegiant Stadium.
Erick Harper was formally introduced by UNLV president Keith E. Whitfield as the university’s new athletic director, marking the continuation of a career in athletic administration that began in 1990 at Kansas State.