A judge formally approved a settlement of three separate lawsuits Friday, paving the way for schools to directly pay student-athletes beginning July 1.
Basketball
Kate Martin, Tiffany Hayes and coach Natalie Nakase all left the Aces this offseason to join the expansion Golden State Valkyries. The teams meet Saturday.
The Oklahoma City Thunder are consensus 9½-point home favorites over the Indiana Pacers in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday, and they’re -750 series favorites.
A Seattle Storm assistant allegedly cursed at an Aces player after Sunday’s game, a league source with knowledge of the situation told the Review-Journal.
The Oklahoma City Thunder are consensus 9½-point home favorites over the Indiana Pacers in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday, and the total is 231.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority is sponsoring Las Vegas Aces players for the second straight season, offering each player on the roster $100,000.
Dallas traded superstar Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers this season, but the Mavericks have the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft and are expected to take Cooper Flagg.
The Aces had to hold off a late Seattle Storm rally to win their Commissioner’s Cup opener Sunday at Climate Pledge Arena.
The Aces get another shot at the Storm on Sunday after a loss to Seattle a week ago. The rematch coincides with the start of the WNBA’s in-season tournament.
Kelsey Plum, who helped the Aces win back-to-back WNBA championships, played against the Aces for the first time at Michelob Ultra Arena.
Sparks guard Kelsey Plum, the WNBA’s second-leading scorer, will test the Aces’ struggling defense when she plays her first game in Las Vegas since being traded.
BetMGM and the Las Vegas Aces have agreed to a multiyear partnership, the sports betting company’s first deal with a professional women’s franchise.
Longtime professional sports bettor Jeff Whitelaw reflected on lessons from his career after being chosen for induction into the Sports Gambling Hall of Fame.
Jewell Loyd’s return to Seattle was spoiled Sunday when the Aces fell to the Storm 102-82 at Climate Pledge Arena.
A week into mediation between the Mountain West and the Pac-12, little is leaking out from inside the conference room — which could be a sign of progress.