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.
Callie Fin
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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.
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.
Jewell Loyd’s return to Seattle was spoiled Sunday when the Aces fell to the Storm 102-82 at Climate Pledge Arena.
All-Star guard Jewell Loyd requested a trade from the Storm and will now return to Seattle with the Aces for the first time on Sunday.
The Aces trailed by nine points with just over three minutes to play before pulling out a victory over the Washington Mystics on Friday at Michelob Ultra Arena.
Four Aces helped Team USA win gold in Paris, and they will be honored before the team’s home opener Friday at Michelob Ultra Arena.
Jewell Loyd scored 20 points in her second game with the Aces to lead the team to a road win over the Connecticut Sun on Tuesday.
The Aces lost their season opener, but they’ll look to bounce back when they face the Connecticut Sun on the road Tuesday.
The Aces couldn’t overcome a double-digit halftime deficit against the New York Liberty, who celebrated the franchise’s first WNBA championship before the opener.
The Aces want to spoil the Liberty’s ring night to start the season in New York, but that’s not their primary motivation.
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.