A’ja Wilson is now the second-leading scorer in Aces franchise history after passing coach Becky Hammon in a win over the Atlanta Dream on Sunday.
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Ace coach Becky Hammon was enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday alongside her former boss, Spurs coach Gregg Popovich.
Reigning WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson tied the Aces’ single-game scoring record Friday in a win over Washington, set just a month earlier by teammate Kelsey Plum.
Putting together a speech for her enshrinement Saturday in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is proving to be a challenge for Becky Hammon.
In a meeting of 12 university presidents on Monday, the Mountain West conference pledged to not only stay intact but seek out new member schools.
Reigning WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson scored 28 points in 24 minutes to lead the Aces back into the win column by beating the Dallas Wings.
The NBA’s first-ever in-season tournament finals and semifinals will be played at T-Mobile Arena and the LVCVA has stepped up to sponsor.
The Pac-12 men’s and women’s basketball tournaments and football championship game will be played as scheduled in Las Vegas this coming year, but what happens after that remains to be seen.
The exhibition game, in front of an enthused crowd that included NBA stars Kevin Durant and Draymond Green and boxing legend Floyd Mayweather, was a tuneup for the FIBA World Cup.
The Aces, coming off their worst loss of the season, have a chance to redeem themselves Tuesday against the Dallas Wings, one of three teams to defeat them.
The U.S. concludes its stay in Las Vegas with an exhibition game against Puerto Rico on Monday at T-Mobile Arena. The team is preparing for the World Cup.
The Aces scored only 17 points in the second half and were crushed 99-61 by the New York Liberty, the team’s largest margin of defeat since it moved to Las Vegas.
The Aces and Liberty are different teams from when the Aces romped to a 98-81 victory June 29 at Michelob Ultra Arena. They meet again Sunday in New York.
The Mountain West is a possible option to take in the four remaining Pac-12 schools, “but this is pretty doggone fluid right now,” former UNLV AD Jim Livengood said.
The Aces signed a former No. 2 overall WNBA draft pick to an emergency hardship contract after the hardship contract of Ashley Joens expired.
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