The Pac-12 should not believe it has access to the stadiums, arenas and meeting rooms of Las Vegas without accepting UNLV into the conference.
Basketball
The Aces took three of the four regular-season games with the Seattle Storm and are playing some of their best basketball heading into the first-round series.
Plans for a $10 billion NBA-ready arena-hotel project slated for a plot of land just south of the Las Vegas Strip have stalled.
The Aces are preparing for Sunday’s playoff opener, but first, here’s a look back at the team’s top individual performances from the 2024 regular season, led by A’ja Wilson.
The Aces will begin their quest for a third straight WNBA championship against the Seattle Storm at 7 p.m. Sunday at Michelob Ultra Arena.
The Aces enter their regular-season finale against the Dallas Wings on Thursday as the No. 4 seed for the WNBA playoffs with a chance to move to No. 3.
The Aces guaranteed themselves home-court advantage for the first round of the WNBA playoffs with a road victory over the Seattle Storm.
Aces forward Alysha Clark is the second-oldest player in the WNBA, behind only Diana Taurasi. But she’s been a huge part of her team’s pursuit of a third straight title.
A’ja Wilson made WNBA history, and the Aces finished off a three-game regular-season sweep of the Connecticut Sun on Sunday at Michelob Ultra Arena.
The Aces prepared for the postseason with two straight road wins over the Indiana Fever, and their next three games will determine their playoff seeding.
It’s unknown if the UNR storyline had a bearing on UNLV not receiving an invitation to join the Pac-12, but it shouldn’t have in any manner, now or in the future.
The Indiana Fever came back from a double-digit deficit, but Chelsea Gray and the Aces held on for the win Friday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
The Aces are already sold out of 2025 season tickets, becoming the first team to sell out for next season before the end of the current regular season.
The Aces have won five of their past six games and are 3-0 against the Indiana Fever this season, including an 86-75 victory Wednesday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
UNLV and the Mountain West took a right hook to the jaw Thursday when four conference schools agreed to join the Pac-12 beginning in the 2026-27 school year.
