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

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

A’ja Wilson wins AP WNBA Player of the Year for 3rd straight year; Angel Reese top defensive player

NEW YORK — A'ja Wilson is in a class by herself, winning the AP's WNBA Player of the Year award for an unprecedented third straight year. Wilson received 15 of the 17 first-place votes from a national media panel Sunday. She topped Olivia Miles of Minnesota as well as Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell of Indiana, who all had stellar seasons. "It's big. It's an honor for me to do it three times in a row. It's not easy," Wilson said in a phone interview. "My counterparts in this league are really good. I don't take it lightly because of how much talent we do have in this ...