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Defense has defending champion Aces ready to close out Storm
Las Vegas Aces coach Becky Hammon knows her team is at its best when it plays sound defense.,Hammon subsequently loved the fourth quarter of Game 1 of the Aces' first-round WNBA playoff series with the Seattle Storm, when Las Vegas allowed just two points, both on free throws, and rallied for a 78-6...

Aces' defense too much for Storm in Game 1
A'ja Wilson scored 21 points, Tiffany Hayes added 20 off the bench and a strong defensive performance in the fourth quarter led the host Las Vegas Aces to a 78-67 win over the Seattle Storm on Sunday night in Game 1 of a best-of-three, first-round playoff series. ,Las Vegas held Seattle without a fi...

Raiders look to avoid 'shocker' vs. Andy Dalton-led Panthers
The Las Vegas Raiders will experience a role reversal Sunday as heavy favorites against a visiting Carolina Panthers squad that is making a major change to a key position.,"There are shockers each and every week," Raiders coach Antonio Pierce said. "Last week, it was us (winning). We don't want to b...

Aces star A'ja Wilson caps epic regular season vs. Wings
A'ja Wilson puts the finishing touches on perhaps the top individual regular season in WNBA history when the Las Vegas Aces host the Dallas Wings on Thursday night.,Wilson became the first WNBA player to top 1,000 points (1,021) in a season and also set the single-season rebounding mark of 451 durin...
A'ja Wilson Deserves To Win WNBA MVP
Despite all the hype surrounding Caitlin Clark's rookie season, A'ja Wilson was historic in her own right with the Las Vegas Aces and deserves to win the WNBA MVP....

Aces star A'ja Wilson has milestone within reach vs. Sun
Las Vegas center A'ja Wilson is approaching another milestone, something that could be attained with another big outing Sunday.,The Aces are home against the Connecticut Sun in a battle between two of the top teams in the WNBA.,The Sun enter the game third in the league's overall standings, while th...

MLB confirms Sacramento will host A's in '25
The Athletics, on their way out of Oakland, will spend next season in West Sacramento, Calif., Major League Baseball confirmed on Thursday.,After agent Scott Boras gave multiple media interviews questioning whether Sutter Health Park, home of the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats, was suitable to host ...

Ravens hope Derrick Henry rebounds vs. Raiders
BALTIMORE -- Derrick Henry won't be a player who gets the ball 30 times per game, according to Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh, but the veteran back should get plenty of opportunities to run against the visiting Las Vegas Raiders in their Week 2 matchup on Sunday.,Henry had an underwhelming per...

Aces' A'ja Wilson breaks single-season scoring mark vs. Fever
A'ja Wilson broke the WNBA single-season scoring record to add a milestone to an MVP season, and her double-double led four players in double figures as the Las Vegas Aces stopped the Indiana Fever 86-75 on Wednesday in Indianapolis.,Wilson, a two-time MVP, entered the game 10 points shy of the prev...

Aces' A'ja Wilson breaks single-season scoring mark in win over Fever
A'ja Wilson broke the WNBA single-season scoring record to add a milestone to an MVP season and her double-double led four players in double figures as the visiting Las Vegas Aces stopped the host Indiana Fever 86-75 on Wednesday night in Indianapolis.,Wilson, a two-time MVP, entered the game 10 poi...

Reports: Raiders signing ex-Jags LB K'Lavon Chaisson
The Las Vegas Raiders are expected to sign former Jacksonville Jaguars outside linebacker K'Lavon Chaisson, per multiple reports Tuesday.,Chaisson, 25, was a first-round pick (20th overall) by the Jaguars in the 2020 NFL Draft. He recorded five sacks and 73 tackles in 57 games (11 starts) with the t...

Defensive-minded Liberty take on Aces
The New York Liberty can move closer to clinching the top seed in the upcoming WNBA playoffs with a win, and/or losses by second- and third-place teams Minnesota and Connecticut, when they host the fourth-place Las Vegas Aces on Sunday afternoon.,The game between the Liberty (28-6) and Aces (22-12) ...

Aces' A'ja Wilson out to continue scoring spree vs. Sun
After scoring 71 points in her past two games to widen her lead in the WNBA scoring race, A'ja Wilson and the Las Vegas Aces open a four-game road trip Friday night against the Connecticut Sun in Uncasville, Conn.,Wilson followed up a 41-point outburst at the Phoenix Mercury on Sunday with a 30-poin...

Chargers begin Jim Harbaugh era, welcome Raiders to L.A.
Last season was good enough the Raiders asked Antonio Pierce to stay after the Los Angeles Chargers went to surprising means to secure Jim Harbaugh as their new head coach. ,Pierce, the interim for the final two months last season, faces Harbaugh and the Chargers in the regular-season opener Sunday ...

PGA, LIV stars going head-to-head in Vegas in December
Superstars from the PGA Tour and LIV Golf will meet in a made-for-TV match in Las Vegas in December, Golfweek first reported on Wednesday.,World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and No. 3 Rory McIlroy will face LIV Golf's Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka.,"I'm thrilled to partner with Scottie in what prom...

A’ja Wilson comes up big as Aces cruise past Mercury
A'ja Wilson recorded game highs with 41 points and 17 rebounds to lead the Las Vegas Aces to a 97-79 win over the host Phoenix Mercury on Sunday afternoon.,Wilson, a leading candidate for WNBA Most Valuable Player, made 16 of 23 shots. Kelsey Plum added 16 points, and Jackie Young had 11 points and ...

With playoff spot in hand, Aces visit Mercury
The Las Vegas Aces already have clinched a spot in the WNBA playoffs. The Aces will hit the road Sunday to face the Phoenix Mercury, who are in the hunt for their own playoff berth.,Four playoff spots already have been claimed, heading into play Saturday, with four more up for grabs. The Mercury (16...

Raiders confident TE Brock Bowers (foot) will play Week 1
The Las Vegas Raiders expect rookie tight end Brock Bowers to be ready for the season opener.,The first-round draft pick from Georgia has not practiced for two weeks due to foot soreness.,On Thursday, coach Antonio Pierce said he feels "really good" about Bowers' availability for the Sept. 8 opener ...

Struggling Aces seek accountability in clash with Dream
The Las Vegas Aces have looked more vulnerable than vaunted amid their quest for a third straight WNBA title.,Losers of five of its past seven, Las Vegas (18-12) already has dropped twice as many games this year as it did during its 34-6 regular season in 2023.,The Aces will look to shed their recen...

Napheesa Collier, Lynx down Aces for second straight game
Napheesa Collier outdueled A'ja Wilson in a battle of Most Valuable Player candidates as the Minnesota Lynx held off the Las Vegas Aces 87-74 on Friday night in Minneapolis.,Collier extended her red-hot return from the Olympic break by scoring 27 points on 11-for-15 shooting from the floor and colle...