All-Star wing Jackie Young scored a playoff career-best to lead the top-seeded Aces to a Game 1 win against the No. 2 New York Liberty on Sunday at Michelob Ultra Arena.
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The Aces and New York Liberty are about to face off in one of the most anticipated WNBA Finals of all time. Here’s how they stack up against each other.
Coming off a long layoff, the top-seeded Aces and No. 2 New York Liberty will play Game 1 of the WNBA Finals at noon Sunday at Michelob Ultra Arena.
Coach Lindy La Rocque has led some talented teams during her tenure at UNLV, but she says this year’s group may be her most talented team yet.
Raiders center Hroniss Grasu is engaged to New York Liberty star guard Sabrina Ionescu, who faces the Aces in the WNBA Finals beginning Sunday at Michelob Ultra Arena.
We don’t get this often in sports, two super teams — the Aces and New York Liberty — fighting it out for a championship. Think of the Lakers and Celtics back in the day.
Former Bishop Gorman forward Isaiah Cottrell is back on the court for UNLV after a broken foot limited him to just one game last season.
Dearica Hamby filed a gender discrimination complaint against the Aces and the WNBA last week, according to a report by The Washington Post.
Having relocated in September 2022 from the Ivory Coast to Las Vegas, Pape N’Diaye, a four-star center for Trinity International School, announced his commitment to UNLV.
A UNLV Athletics spokesperson confirmed they are aware on an incident involving a Rebels basketball player.
In a much-anticipated matchup of superteams, the Aces opened as favorites over the New York Liberty to win the WNBA Finals.
The reigning champions took care of business to secure their WNBA Finals berth and now await the winner between the No. 2-seeded Liberty and No. 3 Sun.
The top-seeded Aces’ fourth-quarter comeback helped them secure a semifinal sweep against the Dallas Wings and a place in the WNBA Finals.
The top-seeded Aces have avoided their small-ball lineups and stretched center Kiah Stokes’ minutes against the No. 4 Dallas Wings.
The University of Nevada’s basketball team could have a new off-campus home by 2026 under a 10-year expansion plan from Reno’s largest hotel-casino.
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