The Aces rolled to a 99-75 road victory over the Los Angeles Sparks on Wednesday, improving their record to 12-4 at the midway point of the WNBA season.
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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.
Cambage and Hamby will play against teammates A’ja Wilson and Chelsea Gray of Team USA on July 14 in the WNBA All-Star game at Michelob Ultra Arena.
The Las Vegas Aces approach the midway point of the 2021 season as the best offensive team and second best defensive team in the WNBA.
Point guard Chelsea Gray keyed a fourth-quarter comeback and made the go-ahead jumper late in overtime as the Aces defeated the defending WNBA champion Seattle Storm.
The clubs split the first two meetings in May, and sport the two best records and offensive ratings in the WNBA.
Las Vegas erased a nine-point deficit late in regulation at the Target Center in Minneapolis, but fell in overtime.
Gervonta Davis (24-0, 23 knockouts) will fight for the first time as a junior welterweight Saturday against Mario Barrios, who doubles as the tallest and heaviest opponent he’ll have faced to date.
The Aces are already the best offensive team in the WNBA through more than a third of the 2021 season.
Aces guard Kelsey Plum scored a career-high 32 points and helped turn an 11-point deficit into an easy win over the New York Liberty on Tuesday at Michelob Ultra Arena.
The game coincides with the Olympic break, and a team comprised of WNBA All-Stars will play a team from the USA national team, which will be training in Las Vegas.
WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and rival Deontay Wilder will conclude their trilogy this summer at T-Mobile Arena, Top Rank announced this weekend.
A’ja Wilson scored 19 of her 28 points in the second half of a victory over the Dallas Wings on Sunday to power Las Vegas to its sixth win in seven games.
Shakur Stevenson coasted to consensus 120-107 victory over an overmatched Jeremiah Nakathila, securing the vacant WBO interim junior lightweight title.
Sugar Rodgers concluded her playing career with the Aces last seasonand is adjusting to her new role as an assistant coach on Bill Laimbeer’s coaching staff.
Shakur Stevenson, one of the brightest young stars in boxing, fights Jeremiah Nakathila at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas for the vacant WBO interim junior lightweight title.