By Danielle McCartan (@CoachMcCartan and www.Facebook.com/CoachMcCartan) WHITE PLAINS, NEW YORK- Entering play today, the (0-4) New York Liberty were hungry and looking for their first win since July 15, 2018. With today’s gritty victory over the (2-2) Las Vegas Aces, they snapped a 17-game losing streak, the longest in franchise history, which was also tied for the…
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Commissioner Calls Aces’ Bluff, Possibly Folding Playoff Hopes
By Danielle McCartan (@CoachMcCartan and http://www.Facebook.com/CoachMcCartan) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. – A professional basketball team looks to board a plane to play a game across the country. The flight’s stopover destination delays the outbound flight twice, causing the team to chase z’s on the airport terminal chairs. The flight the team boards will arrive late, approximately…
LAS VEGAS ACES Dealt Winning Hand, Achieve First Winning Streak at NEW YORK LIBERTY
By Danielle McCartan (@CoachMcCartan and Facebook.com/CoachMcCartan) WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.- It was Las Vegas Aces’ head coach Bill Laimbeer’s first (and only) regular-season return to the Big Apple. After coaching the Liberty to three playoff births in five seasons, he bequeathed the team to one of his assistant coaches, a WNBA legend: Katie Smith. It was…
2018 WNBA Draft: A’ja Wilson to Las Vegas Aces
By Danielle McCartan (@CoachMcCartan and Facebook.com/CoachMcCartan) With the #1 overall pick in the 2018 #WNBADraft the Las Vegas Aces select… pic.twitter.com/7aLtD4FYaA — Las Vegas Aces (@LVAces) April 12, 2018 BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. – At number one overall, the Las Vegas Aces have selected 6’5″ forward A’ja Wilson of South Carolina. Wilson, the best overall player…
Vegas Golden Knights Players Set the Standard for Desert Pro Teams
By Danielle McCartan (@CoachMcCartan and Facebook.com/CoachMcCartan) LAS VEGAS, NEVADA- A city where you can cook an omelet (using only the sun) on its desert sand nine months out of a year has suddenly become a mecca, a bucket-list destination, for hockey fanatics. An ice cube would not stand a chance outside, but the ice inside…
