Simone Biles understands the constant speculation about whether she has one more run at Olympic gold in her. Mostly because the American gymnastics icon is still kind of wondering about it herself. So much so that there will be times when the question wakes the 29-year-old two-time Olympic ...
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 ...
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 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 ...
MILWAUKEE — After completing one of the most extraordinary regular seasons of any pitcher in recent history, Milwaukee Brewers flame-throwing right-hander Jacob Misiorowski cited the one number that meant the most to him. Thirty. That's the number of starts Misiorowski made in his first ...
TAMPA, Fla. — A stifling defense and a big play on special teams helped the Minnesota Vikings stay undefeated. Myles Price returned a punt 86 yards for a score, Kyler Murray threw a 41-yard TD pass to Jordan Addison and the Vikings beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 23-16 on Sunday. It was a ...
