The Aces signed free agent forward Angel McCoughtry on Monday. McCoughtry, 33, is a five-time WNBA All-Star, who averaged 19.1 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists in nine seasons with the Atlanta Dream.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority gave a hard-hat tour of the construction site at Paradise Road and Convention Center Drive of the building that 14½ months from now will be teeming with thousands of people attending CES in 2021
Las Vegas native and avid Aces fan Trevor La Porte jokingly asked on Twitter for $250 to fund a tattoo of Dearica Hamby’s miraculous game-winning shot against the Chicago Sky. Except Hamby wasn’t joking, and reached out to La Porte offering to pay for it. La Porte booked an appointment with local artist Kenneth Marañon, who hadn’t done a sports portrait before. So Hamby wired him the money, and La Porte got the tattoo Saturday during a three-hour session at Beloved Family Tattoo Studio. “I think it looks great,” Hamby wrote in an email. “I think it’s cool I could create memories for people like that.”
The Las Vegas Aces season has come to an end after a 94-90 loss to the Washington Mystics in game four of the WNBA semifinals. Las Vegas Review-Journal host Cassie Soto and Aces beat writer for the Aces Sam Gordon discuss the final game and break down how the season closed out.
Las Vegas Aces head coach Bill Laimbeer says his team should be proud of themselves, despite losing to the Washington Mystics in game four of the WNBA semifinals.
The Las Vegas Aces are 2-2 against the Washington Mystics. The Aces rising to the challenge and overcoming the Mystics defense. Liz Cambage leading the night with 28 points and 6 rebounds. (James Schaeffer/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Las Vegas Aces were unable to come away with a win over the Washington Mystics in the final seconds of game one of the WNBA Semifinals.
The Las Vegas Aces will continue a post-season run thanks to forward Dearica Hamby’s game-winning shot over the Chicago Sky. Watch the buzzer beater and hear the WNBA’s Sixth Woman of the Year describe the big moment.
Las Vegas Aces Highlights Vs. Atlanta Dream (WNBA)
The Las Vegas Aces should have come away with an easy win over the 5-20 Atlanta Dream, but it was a fight to the finish in the 94-90 victory for the Aces. LVRJ host Cassie Soto and Aces beat writer Sam Gordon discuss how the Aces almost let this win slip away and how rookie guard Jackie Young is finally finding her groove.
Las Vegas Aces guard Jackie Young is starting to find her groove late in the season, adding 17 points in the 94-90 win over the Atlanta Dream.
With 5 home games lift in the regular season, the Las Vegas Aces have released multiple promotions to encourage fans to attend games.
The Las Vegas Aces bench players were a key part in the team’s 86-54 victory over the Dallas Wings. LVRJ host Cassie Soto and Aces beat writer Sam Gordon break down the win, as well as fill fans in on what they need to know about the Aces rematch against the Washington Mystics after the game was cancelled due to an earthquake in early July.
The Las Vegas Aces showed no signs of fatigue after the WNBA All-Star break, beating the Dallas Wings 86-54. Head coach Bill Laimbeer is proud of his team for getting a big win at home and being able to do so with bench players.
The Las Vegas Aces are tied at the top of the standings and are looking to keep up the success from the first half of the season.
The Las Vegas Aces came away with a 79-74 win over the Minnesota Lynx, despite being down one of their leading scorers in A’ja Wilson (ankle injury). Dearica Hamby stepped up in Wilson’s place, making her first season start and notched 14 points. LVRJ host Cassie Soto and Aces beat writer Sam Gordon break down the win and discuss how long Wilson will be out.
Sen. Jacky Rosen is demanding a congressional hearing on why WNBA players don’t earn as
much as players in the NBA.
The Las Vegas Aces are on a mission to encourage the love of basketball in the city of Las Vegas. To help grow that passion, Las Vegas Aces guards Sydney Colson and Sugar Rodgers hosted a basketball clinic for camp attendees at SkyView YMCA.
The Las Vegas Aces claimed the best record in the WNBA with a 74-71 win over the Indiana Fever on July 10, 2019, (WNBA)
The Aces moved past the earthquake-postponement of Friday’s home game against the Washington Mystics by opening a four-game road trip Sunday with a resounding 90-58 WNBA win over the New York Liberty at Westchester County Center in White Plains, New York. (Las Vegas Aces)
On July 4th Summerlin will be hosting the 25th annual Summerlin Council Patriotic Parade, an event that has grown massively over the years
The Las Vegas Aces are a third of the way into the season and are finally coming together as a team to figure out what works best on the court. Las Vegas Aces head coach Bill Laimbeer says he is looking for Liz Cambage to play a big role in the team’s success and Aces guard Kayla McBride says the team can be unstoppable if they keep up this pace of play.
The Las Vegas Aces were able to come away with a win over the Chicago Sky on Tuesday afternoon. The Aces had five players scored in double-digits in the 90-82 victory. LVRJ host Cassie Soto and Aces beat writer Sam Gordon break down the win.
Las Vegas Aces forward A’ja Wilson has a new tradition this year. After every home game when it’s time for player interviews, Wilson greets the media in a different Bill Laimbeer themed t-shirt. Wilson is extremely proud of her collection that includes a “This Girl Loves Bill Laimbeer” tee, to a comic book style screenshot of her head coach arguing “What Foul?”
Take a look at the highlights from Las Vegas Aces forward A’ja Wilson’s career- high night. Wilson finished with 39 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists in the 102-97 victory over the Indiana Fever.
Las Vegas Aces head coach Bill Laimbeer and Aces forward A’ja Wilson discuss her recording setting night. Wilson scored a career-high 39 points, tying for the most in franchise history.
The Las Vegas Aces suffered an 86-74 loss to the Los Angeles Sparks at Staples Center on Thursday, June 27, 2019. (WNBA)
The Las Vegas Aces turned the ball over 17 times in the 60-56 win over the Seattle Storm on Tuesday night. LVRJ host Cassie Soto and Las Vegas Aces beat writer Sam Gordon discuss how the Aces were able to sneak away with a win over the defending WNBA champions.
Despite beating the defending WNBA champions, Aces head coach Bill Laimbeer was not impressed with his team’s play versus the Seattle Storm on Tuesday night. Aces forward A’ja Wilson mirrored her coach’s comments and said not all wins are pretty.