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Changes are coming to Aces after they fall short of three-peat

Oct. 06, 2024 20:29 PM EDT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Becky Hammon wasn't quite ready to look ahead, Sunday's 76-62 loss to the Liberty that ended the Aces' season in the WNBA semifinals still too fresh in her ahead. But she acknowledged if Las Vegas was to return to championship form, the organization couldn't sit...

Alyssa Thomas helps the Connecticut Sun force Game 5 with 92-82 win over the Minnesota Lynx

Oct. 06, 2024 20:12 PM EDT

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — With the season on the line, Alyssa Thomas and Ty Harris helped Connecticut force a decisive Game 5. Thomas had 18 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds to help the Sun stave off elimination and beat the Minnesota Lynx 92-82 on Sunday in their semifinal...

Ionescu scores 22 points to lead Liberty to 76-62 win over Aces and into WNBA Finals

Oct. 06, 2024 19:08 PM EDT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Sabrina Ionescu didn't take long to make a quick statement that what transpired not even 48 hours earlier would not happen again. But she and her Liberty teammates had an even larger message to deliver. Ionescu rebounded from a rare off game to score...

New York Liberty advance to the WNBA Finals for second straight year, beating two-time defending champion Las Vegas Aces

Oct. 06, 2024 17:12 PM EDT
LAS VEGAS (AP) — New York Liberty advance to the WNBA Finals for second straight year, beating two-time defending champion Las Vegas Aces.

Jackie Young's 24 points and Aces' 16-point run staves off elimination in 95-81 win over Liberty

Oct. 05, 2024 08:16 AM EDT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — On the verge of elimination, the Aces showed Friday night as the two-time defending WNBA champions they weren't ready to go quietly. Las Vegas took control with a 16-point third-quarter run, held the Liberty without a point over a 7:36 stretch and won 95-81 to cut...

Napheesa Collier scores 26 to help Lynx top Sun 90-81 and take 2-1 lead in semifinal series

Oct. 05, 2024 07:30 AM EDT

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — After struggling in the last game offensively, Napheesa Collier wasn't going to let it happen again. The Lynx's star scored 26 points and Minnesota beat the Connecticut Sun 90-81 on Friday night to take a 2-1 advantage in the best-of-five semifinal matchup....

Aces avoid elimination against Liberty while Lynx take 2-1 lead in series with Sun

Oct. 05, 2024 06:01 AM EDT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A return home helped Las Vegas stave off elimination by New York and look like the team that has won consecutive WNBA championships, while Connecticut couldn't stop Minnesota and take advantage of their homecourt. Both the Aces and Sun now will try to avoid seeing...

Las Vegas Aces guard Tiffany Hayes wins WNBA Sixth Person of the Year award

Oct. 04, 2024 21:54 PM EDT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Aces guard Tiffany Hayes earned the WNBA Sixth Person of the Year award Friday, the league announced. Hayes received 38 of 67 votes from a national media panel. New York's Leonie Fiebich finished second with 21 votes. Shatori Walker-Kimbrough of Washington and...

Indiana Fever hire Amber Cox as chief operating officer and general manager

Oct. 04, 2024 10:43 AM EDT

The Indiana Fever have hired Amber Cox as the team's chief operating officer and general manager, the franchise announced Friday. Cox will succeed current GM Lin Dunn, who will move into a new position as a senior advisor for the team. “I have known Amber for over 20...

Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark a near-unanimous choice as WNBA's Rookie of the Year

Oct. 03, 2024 20:26 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Caitlin Clark has been named the WNBA Rookie of the Year in a near-unanimous vote, giving the Indiana Fever back-to-back winners after Aliyah Boston won the honor last season. A national panel of sportswriters and sportscasters gave Clark 66 of 67 votes in balloting...