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Struggling Sparks seek to stop skid vs. Aces
Two teams on opposite trajectories will meet Friday when the Los Angeles Sparks, looking to end an eight-game tailspin, host the red-hot Las Vegas Aces. ,Las Vegas (12-6) scored its sixth consecutive win on Thursday with a 98-77 rout of the Washington Mystics, continuing to build on what coach Becky...
Kelsey Plum, Aces pour it on in win over Mystics
Kelsey Plum's sizzling shooting generated 28 points as the Las Vegas Aces ran away from the visiting Washington Mystics 98-77 on Thursday night.,Plum shot 10-for-13, including 6-for-9 on 3-point attempts.,Jackie Young poured in 20 points and provided 10 assists and A'ja Wilson had 18 points and nine...
Aces carry 5-game win streak into another matchup vs. Mystics
The Washington Mystics have been checking off some recent accomplishments, but there will be a bigger task ahead Thursday night., ,The Mystics will take on the host Las Vegas Aces, who are riding a season-best five-game winning streak., ,"Our want-to factor, our wanting to be better for each other, ...
Kelsey Plum, Aces down Fever for fifth straight win
Kelsey Plum scored 12 of her season-high 34 points in the fourth quarter as the Las Vegas Aces rode a dominant final period to their fifth consecutive win, an 88-69 defeat of the visiting Indiana Fever on Tuesday.,Las Vegas (11-6) led most of the night, but an Indiana side playing the finale of a fi...
Aces stand between Fever and successful road trip
The Indiana Fever will try to finish above .500 on their five-game road trip when they face the host Las Vegas Aces on Tuesday night.,Indiana (8-12) had won four straight games before falling to the Chicago Sky on June 23 and the Seattle Storm on Thursday. However, the Fever improved to 2-2 on their...
Aces rally to defeat Mystics, extend win streak to four
Jackie Young scored 26 points as the visiting Las Vegas Aces overcame an 11-point deficit to push their season-high win streak to four games, beating the Washington Mystics 88-77 on Saturday.,Chelsea Gray added 22 points on 8-of-9 shooting and Tiffany Hayes delivered 17 off the bench for the Aces (1...
Aces to test improved defense vs. short-handed Mystics
The Las Vegas Aces' quest for a three-peat so far has not featured the same early dominance that the 2022 and 2023 championship teams displayed.,Las Vegas (9-6) already has lost as many games this year as it did in 40 regular-season contests last summer. The Aces were 14-1 at this point last season ...
Frank Bensel aces two straight holes at U.S. Senior Open
Frank Bensel accomplished a rare feat at the U.S. Senior Open on Friday by recording back-to-back holes-in-one.,Bensel, 56, aced a pair of par-3 holes in the second round of the tournament in Newport, R.I.,He started with a hole-in-one on the 184-yard fourth hole and repeated the move at the 203-yar...
A’ja Wilson scores 31 as Aces pull away from Sky
A'ja Wilson had a game-high 31 points and added six rebounds to lead the visiting Las Vegas Aces to a 95-83 win over the Chicago Sky on Thursday., ,Wilson, who finished 10-for-19 from the floor, scored at least 30 points for the fifth time this season for Las Vegas, which has won four of five.,The S...
Sky rookie Angel Reese set to battle Aces' A'ja Wilson
The WNBA's post stars of the present and future will battle when the re-energized Las Vegas Aces travel to the Chicago Sky Thursday. ,Chicago rookie Angel Reese is making her case as the league's most promising frontcourt rookie, but she has never faced the defending two-time champion Aces and their...
A'ja Wilson, Aces hand Sun second loss of season
The WNBA-leading Connecticut Sun lost for only the second time this season on Friday, falling 85-74 to the host Las Vegas Aces, the reigning league champions.,Connecticut (13-2) had its four-game winning streak snapped. The Sun's only previous loss was an 82-75 decision against the visiting New York...
Chelsea Gray, Aces out to take down WNBA-leading Sun
The Connecticut Sun, off to their best start in franchise history at 13-1, will face the defending WNBA champion Aces on Friday night at Las Vegas.,The matchup will also be the first time the Sun travel farther west than Dallas this season. The Sun then head to Seattle on Sunday to face the Storm.,C...
Jackie Young, Aces deliver emphatic win over Storm
Jackie Young had a massive night, firing in 32 points while leading the Las Vegas Aces to a comfortable 94-83 home win over the Seattle Storm on Wednesday.,Young, a two-time All-Star, connected on 11 of 19 shots to lead a re-energized Aces squad. Las Vegas had lost four of its last five games but gr...
Young, Aces deliver emphatic win over Storm, 94-83
Jackie Young had a massive night, firing in 32 points while leading the Las Vegas Aces to a comfortable 94-83 home win over the Seattle Storm.,Young, a two-time All-Star, connected on 11-for-19 shots to lead a re-energized Aces squad. Las Vegas had lost four of its last five games but grabbed a 5-3 ...
Aces desperate to get out of rut entering battle with Storm
The two-time defending WNBA champion Las Vegas Aces are trying to regroup after losing four of their past five games. ,One year removed from posting a league-best 34-6 record, Las Vegas will try to begin its climb back to the top of the standings on Wednesday when it faces the visiting Seattle Storm...
Jonquel Jones pours in 34 points as Liberty defeat Aces
Jonquel Jones scored a career-high 34 points Saturday and the visiting New York Liberty won a rematch of last year's WNBA championship series, thumping the Las Vegas Aces 90-82.,Jones canned 12 of 16 shots from the field and 4 of 5 3-pointers, inserting the dagger on a 3-ball with 2:39 remaining in ...
Hungry Liberty visit Aces in WNBA Finals rematch
The New York Liberty have started 2024 looking like a team eager to avenge last year's championship series loss to the Las Vegas Aces.,Las Vegas is still looking for the form that produced consecutive WNBA titles.,On Saturday, the teams meet for the first time since last October on the Aces' floor i...
Jackie Young puts up 34 as Aces top Mercury, end skid
Jackie Young scored a career-high 34 points and A'ja Wilson contributed 32 points and 15 rebounds to help the Las Vegas Aces snap a three-game losing streak with a 103-99 win over the host Phoenix Mercury on Thursday night.,Young, who also had eight rebounds and four assists, scored the most points ...
Aces look to shake off adversity while visiting Mercury
The two-time defending champion Las Vegas Aces will try to snap their first three-game losing streak since 2019 when they face the host Phoenix Mercury on Thursday night. ,Las Vegas (5-5) is coming off Tuesday's 100-86 loss to the Lynx, letting all five Minnesota starters score at least 14 points. A...
Balanced-scoring Lynx roll to win over slumping Aces
Alanna Smith scored 18 points to lead all five Minnesota starters in double figures, and the visiting Lynx posted a resounding 100-86 victory over the defending WNBA champion Las Vegas Aces on Tuesday.,Kayla McBride (16 points and eight assists), Courtney Williams (15 points and nine assists), Bridg...