Tina Thompson and A’ja Wilson sharing a moment postgame. From one former
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all-time leading scorer to the player who will almost undoubtedly set that mark in the future.
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Sophia Young has passed the torch to A’ja Wilson, the new all-time leading scorer in Starzz/Silver Stars/Aces history. 4,301 points, and A’ja did it in front of nearly 50 franchise alumni who were in town for Alumni Weekend. Poetic.
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Just getting back from
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Media Day. Here is Kelsey Plum telling me a little bit about how Dawg Camp went this year and how important it is for her to be mentor to the younger generation of players.
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I talked to
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rookie Kate Martin for a couple minutes after practice today. She told me about how she feels she’s progressing through camp, how the veterans on the team have helped her through the process so far and more.
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star Kelsey Plum’s initial reaction to
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commissioner Cathy Engelbert’s announcement that the league will begin full-time charter flights this season.
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Kate Martin makes her rounds among the Iowa contingent, including Lisa Bluder and Jan Jensen, after a dream night here against Caitlin Clark and the Fever in Vegas
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Fan love for A’ja Wilson as she walks off the floor after a successful night at the office. 29 pts on 13-of-22 shooting, nine rebounds and FIVE blocks to go along with it.
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star and
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athlete Kelsey Plum is wearing special edition “All the Smoke” PEs for Ring Night tonight. The shoes are inspired by the legendary cigar photo from the 2022 championship parade.
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Becky Hammon postgame: “The fact that people are coming in here and having career highs on our floor, whether that's Hamby in the paint giving us work, or Kah out here, like, at some point, you’ve got to do the do. You have to be about it.”
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Chelsea Gray going through an individual warmup before the
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face the Lynx tonight. The Point Gawd is inching closer to a return.
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Emotional moment in the post-game presser between Aaliyah Gayles and USC coach Lindsay Gottlieb, as Gottlieb details Gayles’ journey back to the program and how she impacts the group in the aftermath of their 83-74 opening-game victory over OSU in Gayles’ home city.
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She’s awesome, but the Aces have played at T-Mobile Arena before and actually have a second game scheduled there this season against the Sky on September 3. She was certainly a driving factor in the game moving sites, but kind of a misrepresentation to say this is transformative.
One thing that sticks out on the stat sheet tonight despite the loss, Kate Martin was a team high +12 for the
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in 17 minutes on the floor.
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Louis Lappe’s world championship clinching walk-off home run for El Segundo. Thrilling moment. The eighth champion from California.
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This could be huge for
#UNLVFB
, folks. Matthew Sluka was my top FCS QB in the portal. Even ahead of Reese Poffenbarger who played for my hometown school. This kid is for real.
UNLV is expected to host Holy Cross transfer quarterback Matthew Sluka on a visit this weekend, a source tells
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.
The 2x Walter Payton Award Finalist and 2023 Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year has thrown for 5,916 career yards.
Read:
The best player in the
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is doing best player in the WNBA things…A’ja Wilson with 14 points so far in the first, shooting 7-of-8 from the field.
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🧵 Here’s my two cents. With the roster that Barry Odom has put together so far for next season, I think he would be far better served staying with
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for another year than he would be going to Arizona.
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truly looks formidable against anyone in the conference which makes their non-conference disaster even more inexcusable. This is a team that would have been competing for that fifth or sixth Mountain West NCAA tournament bid in a different reality. Tough pill to swallow.
Hawaii shocks Air Force…San Jose State winding down the clock against Fresno…Folks I can’t believe I’m typing this but THE UNLV REBELS ARE ON A COLLISION COURSE TO HOST MOUNTAIN WEST TITLE GAME
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Jackson, McDaniel and Hartley being waived, plus the addition of Emma Cannon from waivers brings the
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roster down to the required max of 12. This means rookies Dyaisha Fair and Kate Martin have likely made the final roster. Fan favs Colson and KB should be safe too.
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Brendan Brisson’s first NHL goal gives the Knights a 3-2 win over the Penguins. Brendan scored the goal while his childhood hero and family friend Sidney Crosby was on the ice for the Pens. Brendan’s father Pat is Sid’s agent. What a moment.
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I would hope that
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has some sort of succession plan that involves promoting Brennan Marion to head coach in the event Barry Odom takes the Arizona job.
Hajj-Malik Williams is cooking. The Campbell transfer throws a dime to Damien McDaniel who takes it the rest of the way for a loooong touchdown. Quite the showing for Williams today.
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Hajj-Malik Williams is cooking. The Campbell transfer throws a dime to Damien McDaniel who takes it the rest of the way for a loooong touchdown. Quite the showing for Williams today.
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THE LOBOS ARE GOING DANCING. This team didn’t deserve to sweat through Selection Sunday and they won’t. What a moment for one of the great fanbases in American sports. Mountain West champions.
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Announced attendance for Aces vs. Fever tonight: 20,366. Largest crowd for any WNBA game since 1999. All-time record for a sporting event at T-Mobile Arena. Unreal.
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Good news for
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is that all their portal entrants to this point are guys who played replaceable roles this season. The portal goes both ways, time for Odom and staff to continue their hot streak on the recruiting trail.
Some words on A’ja Wilson’s historic performance, the trending topic in the
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and why this run for Wilson and the
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isn’t ending anytime soon.
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My (bootleg) night at the Las Vegas Grand Prix
Lead story for
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today on the adventure my friends and I went on last night. Enjoy.
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I do wonder what kind of offers Maiava has because he’s just not a Power 5 caliber QB. There wasn’t a QB in the FBS this year who benefited more from elite scheming than he did and even then he played the position with a metaphorical gun to his head. Better options in the portal.
CAMERON OLIVER WITH THE BIGGEST PLAY OF THE SEASON FOR THE REBELS SO FAR. An interception inside UNLV's five-yard line halts a sure Wyoming touchdown drive in it's tracks and sends us to halftime. Wow.
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Holy Cross transfer Matthew Sluka was also in attendance at today’s
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spring game, but he was not in uniform and was there as a guest of the program with some of the other incoming and prospective recruits.
Rookie Kate Martin logged her first two
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minutes at the tail end of the first quarter...seems like Becky is going with a deep bench today so wouldn't be surprised to see some minutes for Dyaisha Fair either.
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down 18-16 to start the second quarter.
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As Jordan Love looks to lead the Packers to an upset playoff victory over the Niners, Aaron Rodgers is here with us at The Fortress. He was welcomed with a chorus of boos.
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Here’s something interesting: the top box office movie in America on July 9, 2013 (NCAA 14 release date) was Despicable Me 2.
Today, one day before College Football 25 early access, the top movie in America is Despicable Me 4.
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Avoiding a second round matchup against San Diego State in the Mountain West tourney is crucial to
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’s chances of putting together a potential run. They need a favorable draw or else the gauntlet will likely prove too extreme.
Golden Knights coach and former Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy pays respect to Bill Belichick’s legendary tenure in New England and talks about his experience in Boston with the GOAT. Also suggests Belichick for the
#RaiderNation
coaching vacancy.
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Kahleah Copper seemed to be walking fine (all things considered) on her way to the locker room at halftime. Certainly looks a lot better than it did a few minutes ago.
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I’m seeing more complaints from Boise State fans than San Jose State fans this morning, which is strange. You have your title game shot against a team your fanbase clearly deems the lesser possible opponent, come to Vegas and beat them if they are so unworthy.
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With the WNBA draft tonight, I’d say it’s a good time to share that I will be taking on the Aces beat for
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Follow along for comprehensive online coverage of your 2x defending champions on their quest to make it a three-peat.
From two weeks ago…this is probably the Rebels toughest Mountain West test yet. Other side of the coin, a UNLV win guarantees they host the title game and likely gets them a top 25 ranking. Noon tomorrow can’t come soon enough.
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Air Force week is rightfully the focus, but UNLV absolutely can not look past San Jose St. in two weeks. They are the hottest team in the Mountain right now, and that 5-5 record is not reflective of the team they’ve been the last month.
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I have a story coming out Monday on what the release of EA
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means to the athletes, with comments from some of the game’s biggest stars and some dawgs who you’ll surely get to know along the course of your playing. Keep your eyes peeled, it’ll be worth it.
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My Sunday column for
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on the four core
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being selected to the US Olympic team and why the decision to leave Caitlin Clark off was the correct one.
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#ICYMI
: I spoke with F1 greats Alain Prost and Jacques Villeneuve about “Lap of Legends,” the state of Formula One and their perspective on some of the challenges facing the sport in this new era.
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Good news for
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is the next handful of games here in conference play will be less of a gauntlet. Obvious bad news is that they SHOULD be 4-1 in the Mountain West right now. Word of the season for this team is “almost”.
Some clips from Frank Martin’s media workout today as he gears up to face Gervonta “Tank” Davis for the WBA lightweight title next Saturday.
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Jackie Young will in fact be in the lineup for the
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tonight. Kate Martin won’t be getting the start on her 24th birthday, but safe to say she’s still living the dream.
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The Aces select Syracuse G Dyaisha Fair with the 16th overall pick in the WNBA draft. Fair finished her career with the Orange as the third all-time leading scorer in NCAA Division I women’s basketball history.
Pregame scene at the Thomas & Mack Center as
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takes on New Mexico at 7:30 p.m. on FS1. First home game in conference play for the Runnin’ Rebs.