The 2022 WNBA Finals between the Aces and Connecticut Sun features the two most recent MVPs — Jonquel Jones and A’ja Wilson — among its interesting storylines.
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UNLV and coach Lindy La Rocque revealed the Lady Rebels non-conference schedule including a game against Oklahoma State.
An injured Dearica Hamby will be missing when the top seeds in the WNBA meet Thursday as the Aces welcome the Chicago Sky to Michelob Ultra Arena.
The Fox 5 subsidiary is called Silver State Sports Entertainment Network and will concentrate on sports other than football and men’s basketball.
Golden State Warriors guard Mac McClung finished with 22 points, six rebounds and six assists in a victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday at the NBA Summer League.
Golden State Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga, the No. 7 overall pick in the 2021 NBA draft, scored 28 points against the San Antonio Spurs at the NBA Summer League.
Daishen Nix, who played high school basketball in Las Vegas, hopes his play in the NBA Summer League leads to more playing time for the Houston Rockets next season.
Aces guard Kelsey Plum, making her first All-Star Game appearance, scored 30 points to help teammate A’ja Wilson’s Team Wilson defeat Team Stewart on Sunday.
After missing out on the Commissioner’s Cup Final during 2021, the Aces are undefeated in Commissioner’s Cup games this season.
A poor second half — including a seven-point third quarter — doomed the Aces on Tuesday as they suffered their first loss to the Washington Mystics.
Former Liberty High School star Rae Burrell has spent the past four years cultivating her game at Tennessee, growing into a potential first-round pick in the WNBA draft.
The Thomas Mack Center felt just like Laramie, minus about 5,000 feet of elevation. Hosting the MW Tournament isn’t any sort of home-court advantage for UNLV. Hasn’t been for some time.
Tommy Lloyd, Arizona’s first-year coach, has a history of winning conference tournaments in Las Vegas and looks to keep it going in the Pac-12 event at T-Mobile Arena.
Senior Bryce Hamilton scored 22 points but it wasn’t enough as No. 5-seeded UNLV lost to No. 4 Wyoming Thursday in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West tournament at the Thomas & Mack Center.
In his only year at UNLV, fifth-year guard Michael Nuga has become one of coach Kevin Kruger’s most reliable utility players, either off the bench or in the starting lineup.