LAS VEGAS (AP) — Chelsea Gray had 20 points and seven assists, Jackie Young added 18 points and the top-seeded Las Vegas Aces beat the Chicago Sky 87-59 on Wednesday night to begin a WNBA playoff series. The defending champion Aces host Game 2 of the best-of-three series on Sunday. Las Vegas, which had the best record in the league at 34-6, has won all four matchups with … [Read more...] about Chelsea Gray, Jackie Young lead Aces past Sky 87-59 to open their WNBA title defense
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Aces clinch top seed in postseason, Liberty finish second
NEW YORK (AP) — A'ja Wilson and the Las Vegas Aces will have homecourt advantage throughout the WNBA playoffs — a place they only lost once during the regular season. The defending champions wrapped up the top seed in the postseason before they even stepped on the court Sunday by virtue of New York's last-second loss to Washington. It wouldn't have mattered if the Liberty … [Read more...] about Aces clinch top seed in postseason, Liberty finish second
Aces visit the White House to celebrate team’s 2022 WNBA championship
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris will take center court in the East Room of the White House on Friday to welcome the 2022 WNBA champion Las Vegas Aces. The Aces defeated the Connecticut Sun 78-71 at home in Game Four of last year's finals to win the championship trophy, 3-1. The team was lifted to its first championship title by Finals MVP Chelsea Gray, who … [Read more...] about Aces visit the White House to celebrate team’s 2022 WNBA championship
Las Vegas Aces’ A’ja Wilson ties WNBA record for most points in single game
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- Las Vegas Aces' star A'ja Wilson can not be stopped. She played a historic game Tuesday night in Atlanta that will put her name in the record books. "I don't know what kind of creature she is but I can tell you she runs like deer, jumps like a cat, and catches as if she was Spiderman," said Aces' Head Coach Becky Hammon. The Aces forward now ties the … [Read more...] about Las Vegas Aces’ A’ja Wilson ties WNBA record for most points in single game
Aces guard arrested on suspected domestic battery charges
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A Las Vegas Aces player was arrested Tuesday, court records showed. Riquna Williams, a guard for the Aces, faces nine charges related to suspected domestic battery. According to court records, Williams was arrested on four misdemeanor charges of domestic battery, three felony charges of domestic battery by strangulation, one felony charge of domestic … [Read more...] about Aces guard arrested on suspected domestic battery charges