Former MVP Candace Parker to sign with champion Aces
1 year, 10 months ago

Former MVP Candace Parker to sign with champion Aces

Associated Press  

LAS VEGAS — Former two-time MVP Candace Parker announced on social media Saturday that she would sign with the defending champion Las Vegas Aces. Parker, a 6-foot-4 forward/center, adds to an already loaded lineup that includes reigning MVP A’ja Wilson, who also won the league’s top award in 2020. The Aces traded one of their key pieces, two-time Sixth Woman of the Year Dearica Hamby, to the Sparks on Jan. 21, creating speculation Las Vegas was creating salary cap room to sign a big-name player. Parker joins the Aces at a time the Women’s National Basketball Players Association said it wanted that organization investigated regarding allegations that Hamby made after being traded.

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Five storylines for WNBA’s 28th season: From Caitlin Clark to Aces’ three-peat bid
7 months, 1 week ago

Five storylines for WNBA’s 28th season: From Caitlin Clark to Aces’ three-peat bid

LA Times  

There are plenty of storylines for the 2024 WNBA season, from the arrival of Caitlin Clark to the two-time defending champion Las Vegas Aces’ bid for a three-peat. Fever pitch Clark, college basketball’s all-time leading scorer, decided to forgo her final season of eligibility to enter the WNBA draft and was selected by Indiana with the top pick, setting off …

Candace Parker, a 3-time WNBA champion and 2-time Olympic gold medalist, announces retirement
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Candace Parker, a 3-time WNBA champion and 2-time Olympic gold medalist, announces retirement

Associated Press  

Candace Parker always said she’d know when it would be time to retire. She’s the one when you talk about people that are now playing and coming up, they practiced Candace Parker’s moves.” She’s the only player in league history to win a championship with three different teams. “The memories Candace Parker created for a generation of women’s basketball fans …

Former Sparks star Candace Parker announces her retirement
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Former Sparks star Candace Parker announces her retirement

LA Times  

Candace Parker, right, blocks a shot by New York’s Epiphanny Prince while playing for the Sparks in 2017. Three-time WNBA champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist Candace Parker announced Sunday she’s retiring after 16 seasons. “My HEART & body knew, but I needed to give my mind time to accept it.” Parker, 38, told the Associated Press in November she …

Candace Parker wants to play next season if she can get healthy
1 year, 1 month ago

Candace Parker wants to play next season if she can get healthy

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Candace Parker plans on playing another season if she’s healthy enough to do so. The two-time WNBA MVP missed the Las Vegas Aces’ run to a second straight league championship after having surgery on her left foot in late July. I don’t want to cheat the game or cheat myself.” Parker said that her left foot had …

Candace Parker opens up on playing career and personal life in new documentary
1 year, 1 month ago

Candace Parker opens up on playing career and personal life in new documentary

LA Times  

Candace Parker celebrates with her Chicago Sky teammates after winning the WNBA title in 2021. “He has been my North Star for sure,” Parker said during a break in last month’s espnW summit at the Ojai Valley Inn, where she was a featured speaker. I don’t think that there’s any one lane that I have to fit in.” Parker’s latest …

Las Vegas Aces become first repeat WNBA champs in 21 years, beating New York Liberty 70-69 in Game 4
1 year, 2 months ago

Las Vegas Aces become first repeat WNBA champs in 21 years, beating New York Liberty 70-69 in Game 4

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A’ja Wilson and the Las Vegas Aces secured their place as one of the greatest teams in WNBA history. To be in this moment right now and do it together, it speaks volumes about us, our chemistry.” Las Vegas Aces head coach Becky Hammon gestures to her team during the first half in Game 4 of a …

WNBA Finals: Aces become first repeat champs in 21 years, beat Liberty in Game 4
1 year, 2 months ago

WNBA Finals: Aces become first repeat champs in 21 years, beat Liberty in Game 4

LA Times  

Las Vegas’ A’ja Wilson drives to the basket as New York’s Stefanie Dolson and Courtney Vandersloot defend during Game 4 of the WNBA Finals on Wednesday in New York. The Las Vegas Aces became the first team in 21 years to win back-to-back WNBA championships, getting 24 points and 16 rebounds from A’ja Wilson and a defensive stop in the …

Brittney Griner relishing latest All-Star Game experience
1 year, 5 months ago

Brittney Griner relishing latest All-Star Game experience

The Hindu  

A’ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart are serving as captains at the WNBA All-Star Game for the second consecutive year, but the biggest spotlight of Saturday’s main event in Las Vegas undoubtedly will be on Brittney Griner. READ:Las Vegas is the center of the basketball world ahead of the WNBA All-Star Game “It’s a great feeling to be here,” Griner said. …

Las Vegas is the center of the basketball world ahead of the WNBA All-Star Game
1 year, 5 months ago

Las Vegas is the center of the basketball world ahead of the WNBA All-Star Game

The Hindu  

The timing and location of the WNBA All-Star Game couldn’t be much better. Just in the past week, 19-year-old phenom Victor Wembanyama made his NBA debut in the Summer League to sold-out crowds at the nearby Thomas & Mack Center, league commissioner Adam Silver spoke openly about Las Vegas as a potential expansion candidate, and the Aces continued to roll …

Twice WNBA MVP Parker signing with Las Vegas Aces
1 year, 10 months ago

Twice WNBA MVP Parker signing with Las Vegas Aces

The Hindu  

Twice WNBA MVP Candace Parker is signing with the Las Vegas Aces, the double Olympic champion said on social media on Saturday after two seasons with hometown team Chicago Sky. The move will see the veteran forward and seven-times Women’s National Basketball Association All-Star join forces with the reigning champion after leading the Los Angeles Sparks and the Sky to …

Former Sparks star Candace Parker signing with the Las Vegas Aces
1 year, 10 months ago

Former Sparks star Candace Parker signing with the Las Vegas Aces

LA Times  

Candace Parker controls the ball during a playoff game between the Chicago Sky and the Connecticut Sun on Aug. 28. Parker, who won a title win the Sparks in 2016, announced Saturday she will sign with the Las Vegas Aces. Former two-time MVP Candace Parker announced on social media Saturday that she would sign with the defending champion Las Vegas …

Las Vegas Aces win first WNBA title, Chelsea Gray named MVP
2 years, 3 months ago

Las Vegas Aces win first WNBA title, Chelsea Gray named MVP

Associated Press  

UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Las Vegas never had a professional sports champion — until Sunday. Chelsea Gray scored 20 points to lead the Las Vegas Aces to their first WNBA title, and the city’s first pro title, in a 78-71 road win over the Connecticut Sun in Game 4. I saw excellence and I wanted to be a part of it.” …

Las Vegas Aces wins first WNBA title, Chelsea Gray named MVP
2 years, 3 months ago

Las Vegas Aces wins first WNBA title, Chelsea Gray named MVP

The Hindu  

Las Vegas never had a professional sports champion — until Sunday. Chelsea Gray scored 20 points to lead the Las Vegas Aces to its first WNBA title, and the city’s first pro title, in a 78-71 road win over the Connecticut Sun in Game 4. I saw excellence and I wanted to be a part of it.” Hammon also paid …

Las Vegas Aces win first WNBA title; Chelsea Gray named MVP
2 years, 3 months ago

Las Vegas Aces win first WNBA title; Chelsea Gray named MVP

LA Times  

Las Vegas star A’ja Wilson holds up the WNBA championship trophy after the Aces’ title-clinching victory over the Connecticut Sun in Game 4 on Sunday. Chelsea Gray scored 20 points to lead the Las Vegas Aces to their first WNBA title in a 78-71 road win over the Connecticut Sun in Game 4 on Sunday. The Las Vegas Aces celebrate …

WNBA to crown first-time champion as Las Vegas Aces and Connecticut Suns head into the finals
2 years, 3 months ago

WNBA to crown first-time champion as Las Vegas Aces and Connecticut Suns head into the finals

The Hindu  

The WNBA will crown a first-time champion when Las Vegas and Connecticut meet in the Finals starting Sunday. I think that’s exciting for our league,” said Aces guard Chelsea Gray, who won a title when she played for Los Angeles. That’s why I came here, you know, bringing Vegas its first championship amongst other things, but it’d be awesome to …

Ex-Sparks star Candace Parker fires up hometown fans as Sky close in on WNBA title
3 years, 2 months ago

Ex-Sparks star Candace Parker fires up hometown fans as Sky close in on WNBA title

LA Times  

For 14 years, Candace Parker heard all about the WNBA’s growth. The Sky’s Candace Parker makes a move under pressure from the Mercury’s Brianna Turner during Game 3 of the WNBA Finals at Wintrust Arena on Oct. 15 in Chicago, Illinois. “ a lot of hope,” said Oregon State freshman guard Greta Kampschroeder, who grew up in Parker’s hometown of …

Candace Parker to be first woman on cover of NBA 2K game
3 years, 5 months ago

Candace Parker to be first woman on cover of NBA 2K game

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Candace Parker grew up playing video games, and now she’ll be the first female basketball player on the cover of one. “I grew up a video game fanatic, that’s what I did, to the point where my brothers would give me the fake controller when I was younger where I think I was playing and I wasn’t,” …

WNBA announces All-Stars for game against US National Team
3 years, 5 months ago

WNBA announces All-Stars for game against US National Team

The Hindu  

Candace Parker, Liz Cambage and Jonquel Jones will lead Team WNBA against the USA Basketball Women's National Team in next month's WNBA All-Star Game. Las Vegas Aces star Cambage, who is from Australia, and the Chicago Sky's Parker, a two-time league MVP, were among the biggest names selected to Team WNBA. The Aces leads all teams with four players participating …

Column: Candace Parker might be leaving, but she will forever be a Spark
3 years, 10 months ago

Column: Candace Parker might be leaving, but she will forever be a Spark

LA Times  

Sparks forward Candace Parker looks to pass in front of Phoenix Mercury forward Brianna Turner at Staples Center on Aug. 8, 2019. Candace Parker is really leaving, with multiple media outlets reporting Wednesday that the 13-year Sparks cornerstone will leave the team as a free agent and sign with her hometown Chicago Sky. Sports Report: Candace Parker leaving Sparks to …

Report: Candace Parker leaving Sparks to join Chicago Sky
3 years, 10 months ago

Report: Candace Parker leaving Sparks to join Chicago Sky

LA Times  

Candace Parker, the Sparks star and reigning WNBA defensive player of the year, has agreed to play with the Chicago Sky, according to reports from multiple media outlets, ending a 13-year career with the Sparks that started when Parker was the No. The 34-year-old forward was one of several free-agent priorities for the Sparks and head coach Derek Fisher, who …

Sparks’ Candace Parker is named WNBA defensive player of the year
4 years, 3 months ago

Sparks’ Candace Parker is named WNBA defensive player of the year

LA Times  

This, too, is for Pat. Four years after dedicating her first WNBA championship to former Tennessee coach Pat Summitt, Sparks forward Candace Parker was reminded of her college coach again when she learned Wednesday that she would be named WNBA defensive player of the year. “‘Offense sells tickets, defense wins games, rebounding wins championships.’” Parker turned rebounding into a new …

Candace Parker revolutionized basketball, but she’s not done
4 years, 3 months ago

Candace Parker revolutionized basketball, but she’s not done

LA Times  

Sparks star Candace Parker is in her 13th WNBA season and looking for a second championship. “She’s still my role model to this day.” From initiating Parker into the league with brutal practice battles, former Sparks forward turned Old Dominion head coach DeLisha Milton-Jones is seeing glimpses of Parker’s legacy on the recruiting trail. Parker penned an essay in Time …

Candace Parker, and daughter Lailaa, are more than ready for WNBA season
4 years, 5 months ago

Candace Parker, and daughter Lailaa, are more than ready for WNBA season

LA Times  

Two-time MVP Candace Parker will be entering her 13th WNBA season later this month when the Sparks open play. “Basketball has been something that I’ve always leaned on my entire career, my entire life, really, when things aren’t going well,” Parker said Tuesday from the WNBA’s bubble location in Bradenton, Fla. “I look to that for joy. “And I know …

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