The Aces want to spoil the Liberty’s ring night to start the season in New York, but that’s not their primary motivation.
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Aces forward Crystal Bradford won’t play in the season opener Saturday at New York as she finally serves a suspension handed to her in 2021.
Jewell Loyd is the Aces’ newest star after coming over in the Kelsey Plum trade. “Everything I’ve gone through in my career has led to this point,” she said.
The Aces aren’t going for a three-peat this season. Coach Becky Hammon’s “hungry wolves” just want to win after adding some fresh faces to the 2025 roster.
Caitlin Clark is the 2-1 favorite to win WNBA MVP over reigning MVP A’ja Wilson (+225), while the Liberty (+220) are favored to repeat as champions.
NBA officials and the 30 owners will formally discuss expansion for the first time during the board of governors meeting in July, commissioner Adam Silver said.
UNLV women’s basketball coach Lindy La Rocque quickly responded after losing three young players, signing six new faces in the transfer portal.
The Aces’ opening-night roster should be set after the team waived an undrafted guard Monday to get down to 13 players.
A judge ruled that the Aces must face at least some of the claims in former player Dearica Hamby’s federal discrimination lawsuit tied to her pregnancy.
Aces point guard Chelsea Gray is completely healthy — and she needs to be to chase around her 1-year-old son, who has changed her life outside of basketball.
New UNLV men’s basketball coach Josh Pastner details how he quickly assembled his first team in the transfer portal. “I actually enjoy this,” he said.
The Aces need to make one more move to get under the WNBA roster limit before the May 15 deadline.
The Aces trimmed their roster to 14 players Wednesday by waiving a center and one of their 2025 draft picks.
Whether UNLV will soon be invited into a Power Four conference is unknown, but the Rebels have positioned themselves nicely for such a reality.
An undrafted rookie made four straight shots to propel the Aces past the Phoenix Mercury in a preseason game Tuesday at Michelob Ultra Arena.