Aces lead assistant coach Natalie Nakase is leaving the organization to become head coach of the Golden State Valkyries, the WNBA expansion team announced Thursday.
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Callie Fin was hired by the Review-Journal in April 2024 to cover the Aces and UNLV. She previously worked for Yahoo Sports and NBC Sports. She was born in New York, but has lived most of her life in Sacramento, California. She earned her bachelor’s degree from UC Riverside and her master’s degree from San Francisco State, and she ran the hurdles on the track and field team at both schools.
UNLV star wide receiver Ricky White entered the season with clear expectations for himself: To “be the best receiver in the nation” and block at least two punts.
Two of the Aces’ guard were dealing with injuries during the team’s WNBA title defense, details of which weren’t disclosed until the end of the season.
Hajj-Malik Williams said teammates helped him get through some tough times after he lost the starting quarterback job to Matthew Sluka to begin the season.
The back-to-back defending WNBA champions were eliminated by the New York Liberty, their 2023 WNBA Finals foe, on Sunday at Michelob Ultra Arena.
The UNLV football team didn’t hold its position in The Associated Press and USA Today coaches polls after losing to Syracuse on Friday at Allegiant Stadium.
Coach Becky Hammon apologized to the Aces for calling them “distracted,” and it’s clear the postseason has their attention now entering Game 4 vs. the Liberty.
The Aces’ hopes of a third straight WNBA title were not swept away Friday, as they dominated the second half to beat the New York Liberty at Michelob Ultra Arena.
Aces guard Tiffany Hayes was announced as WNBA Sixth Player of the Year on Friday ahead of Game 3 of their semifinal series against the New York Liberty.
The Aces are facing elimination at home Friday against the New York Liberty, the team they beat in the 2023 WNBA Finals.
UNLV senior wide receiver and returner Jacob De Jesus juggles family life — he and his fiancee have a 4-year-old daughter — with football for the No. 25 Rebels.
Alysha Clark won Sixth Player of the Year last season, and Tiffany Hayes is a favorite for this season’s award. The Aces need them to mount a comeback against the Liberty.
The UNLV volleyball team will not forfeit its match against an upcoming Mountain West opponent, unlike three other schools in the conference.
The tense Game 2 between the Aces and New York Liberty wasn’t decided until the final seconds Tuesday at Barclays Center in New York.
The Aces trail the New York Liberty 1-0, and no team has come back to win a WNBA best-of-five playoff series after losing the first two games.