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A'ja Wilson scores 38 as the Aces steamroll the Fever 102-85 in Game 1

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LAS VEGAS — A'ja Wilson played like someone who has multiple MVP awards, and the Las Vegas Aces looked like a team that has won three of the past four WNBA championships. Wilson had 38 points, 16 rebounds and four blocked shots Sunday, and the Aces rolled to a 102-85 Game 1 victory over the Indiana Fever in the first round of the WNBA playoffs. "She understands the stakes fully," Aces coach Becky Hammon said. "She was a clinic tonight." Wilson was named the Associated Press WNBA Player of the Year earlier in the day for an unprecedented third year in a row, and the third-seeded ...

Lakes football rolls to win over North Central

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LAKE LINDEN — There were opportunities in this game for the North Central Jets in their 44-27 loss to the Lake Linden-Hubbell Lakes at home Saturday at Ron Warner Field. But, that was all they ended up being, opportunities. The first opportunity came when they had the Lakes pinned near ...

Breanna Stewart's 34 points leads the Liberty in Game 1, and pushes the top-seeded Lynx to the brink

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MINNEAPOLIS — Breanna Stewart produced yet another clutch performance in the WNBA playoffs with 34 points and 12 rebounds for the New York Liberty in a 91-75 victory over the top-seeded Minnesota Lynx to open their best-of-three first-round series on Sunday. "She's a walking mismatch," said sidekick Sabrina Ionescu, who added 13 points. Stewart, the two-time league MVP, added six assists, two steals and two blocks. She shot 11 for 18 from the floor with her friend and former college teammate Napheesa Collier, the 2024 WNBA Defensive Player of the Year, guarding her most of the ...

A'ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart show why they are 2 of the best with dominating WNBA playoff openers

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A'ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart showed once again why they are arguably the best two players in the world, leading their teams to routs on the opening day of the WNBA playoffs. It's no major surprise since they have helped their respective teams win five of the past six WNBA championships. On Sunday, they combined to scored 72 points, pull down 28 rebounds and block six shots. "She's a walking mismatch," New York guard Sabrina Ionescu said of Stewart, her Liberty teammate. The same could be said of Wilson, who was unstoppable in Las Vegas' rout of Indiana. Hours after Wilson ...

College Athlete of the Week

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Michigan Tech outside hitter Jacqueline Yancy has been chipping in the last four matches for the Huskies. This past week, she had a season-high 10 kills in a five-set loss to Northern Michigan, and six in a three-set win over Wayne State. The senior from Howard’s Grove, Wisconsin, has seen ...