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Aces, Mercury both leaning on resilience as Finals shift to PhoenixPHOENIX -- The Las Vegas Aces defended home court to take an early lead in the WNBA Finals. To remain viable, the Mercury must do the same as the series shifts to Phoenix.,Four-time WNBA MVP A'ja Wilson and the Aces bring a 2-0 series edge to Arizona for Game 3 Wednesday. Game 4 of the league's firs...

Jackie Young, A'ja Wilson go off as Aces take 2-0 Finals lead over MercuryLAS VEGAS -- Jackie Young and A'ja Wilson combined for 60 points, leading the Las Vegas Aces to a decisive 91-78 win over the Phoenix Mercury in Game 2 of the WNBA Finals on Sunday.,Young scored 21 of her 32 points in the third, setting the record for the most points in a single WNBA Finals quarter,...

Report: Napheesa Collier cancels meeting with WNBA commissioner The relationship between WNBA star forward Napheesa Collier and league commissioner Cathy Engelbert apparently hit another setback, with the player canceling a meeting scheduled for next week, ESPN reported on Saturday.,Collier criticized Engelbert and the league in a news conference on Tuesday, say...

Mercury in daunting yet familiar hole down 1-0 to Aces

LAS VEGAS -- The Phoenix Mercury have already erased two separate 0-1 deficits on their way to the WNBA Finals, but the circumstances in which they lost Friday's series opener make this situation feel a bit more precarious.,Those circumstances loom large as the Mercury prepare to face the Aces in La...

Dana Evans leads Aces' 4th-quarter rally for win in Finals opener

LAS VEGAS -- Olympians and All-Stars headline the Las Vegas Aces' roster, but the team turned to the bench for a hero in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals.,Reserve guard Dana Evans tallied a 21 points, including nine in the fourth quarter, leading Las Vegas on a furious rally en route to a come-from-behind ...

Aces battle back in 4th quarter, take WNBA Finals opener

LAS VEGAS -- Despite trailing for most of the contest, the Las Vegas Aces escaped Game 1 of the WNBA Finals with an 89-86 victory over the Phoenix Mercury after a furious fourth-quarter rally.,With Las Vegas up 87-86 and 24.6 seconds remaining, Alyssa Thomas missed a pair of free throws that could h...

WNBA commissioner: ‘I have to do better’ amid player blowback

LAS VEGAS -- Cathy Engelbert accepted some responsibility for WNBA players' disapproval of the job she's done as commissioner while denying certain remarks that Napheesa Collier alleged she said in a pointed statement earlier this week.,Engelbert faced reporters ahead of Game 1 of the WNBA Finals be...

Aces, Mercury reshaped rosters en route to berths in WNBA Finals

LAS VEGAS -- In an era of women's basketball largely defined by new blood, the WNBA Finals will feature two familiar franchises in the Las Vegas Aces and Phoenix Mercury that are no strangers to collecting hardware.,However, they were no lock to reach this year's finals, a best-of-seven series begin...