The WNBA announced Thursday that its draft is still scheduled for April 17, but will be held without players guests and media in light of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Angel McCoughtry returned to the United States from Russia last week and is patiently awaiting the beginning of the WNBA season while quarantined at her home in Atlanta.
The 32-year-old has played six WNBA seasons, including three games in 2019 for the New York Liberty.
The WNBA and Aces continues to assess the status of the 2020 draft and the start of training camp as the coronavirus pandemic continues.
A star Las Vegas Aces player believes she contracted the coronavirus in January while playing in China.
Mesa (Arizona) Community College has seven Las Vegas players on its roster and is ranked No. 2 in the nation. The U.S. 93 pipeline began to flow in 2011.
Carolyn Swords is retiring after eight WNBA seasons and joining the Aces’ business staff as a marketing specialist beginning Monday.
Sugar Rodgers averaged 3.4 points per game for the Aces last season. She has averaged 7.4 points and shot 34.9 percent from 3-point range in seven WNBA seasons.
Danielle Robinson played five years with franchise in San Antonio, earning All-Star honors with the Stars from 2013 to 2015. She averaged a career-high 12.9 points in 2014.
McCoughtry, 33, is a five-time All-Star, and has averaged 19.1 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists in nine seasons, all with the Atlanta Dream.
Aces guards Kelsey Plum and Jackie Young are among 11 players selected to attend USA Basketball’s three-on-three’s Olympic qualifying team training camp, the organization announced Friday.
Aces standouts A’ja Wilson, Kayla McBride and Kelsey Plum are among a group of American players participating in an expanded national team training program.
Las Vegas will open its third season with a 3 p.m. home game against the Dallas Wings at Mandalay Bay Events Center.
The WNBA and WNBPA announced Tuesday an eight-year agreement on a collective bargaining agreement.
While most of the headlines are about the accomplishments of Derek Carr, Marc-Andre Fleury and A’ja Wilson, local sports teams are making their mark through giving.
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