CURT MILLER

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.

LAS VEGAS — (AP) — A’ja Wilson had 26 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Las Vegas Aces to an 85-71 victory over the Connecticut Sun on Tuesday night in Game 2 of the WNBA Finals. Las Vegas was swept in the 2008 Finals when the team was still in San Antonio. Chelsea Gray added 21 for the Aces while Kelsey Plum rebounded from an awful Game 1 to score 20 points. But Las Vegas’ offensive balance continued into the third, with five different scorers helping the Aces push the lead to 14, outscoring Connecticut 23-17, taking a 68-54 lead into the final period. Young returned early in the final period.

A’ja Wilson had 26 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Las Vegas Aces to an 85-71 victory over the Connecticut Sun in Game 2 of the WNBA Finals.

The Connecticut Sun might be down one game in the WNBA Finals after losing their first series opener of the postseason, but they haven’t lost confidence thanks to a stringent defensive effort in Game 1.

Jonquel Jones had 15 points and 10 rebounds and the Connecticut Sun overcame an 11-point deficit in the fourth quarter, beating the Chicago Sky 72-63 in the decisive fifth game of the semifinal series and advancing to the WNBA Finals.

UNCASVILLE, Conn — (AP) — DeWanna Bonner and Courtney Williams each scored 19 points to help the Connecticut Sun rout the Chicago Sky 104-80 on Tuesday night and force a decisive Game 5 in their WNBA semifinal series. Alyssa Thomas added 17 points for Connecticut, which will travel to the second-seeded Sky for the winner-take-all game on Thursday night. Connecticut coach Curt Miller has been saying for the entire series that his team would have to make the game “messy” to beat the Sky. The All-Star forward had six points total in Game 3 and seven in Game 2 — both Connecticut losses. The UConn women's basketball team was in attendance, sitting a few row up from the Chicago Sky bench.

DeWanna Bonner and Courtney Williams each scored 19 points to help the Connecticut Sun rout the Chicago Sky 104-80 and force a decisive Game 5 in their WNBA playoffs semifinal series.

The Connecticut Sun are finally returning home after spending 10 days on the road.

Defending WNBA champion Chicago and Connecticut meet Sunday in the WNBA playoffs for the third straight year and a second straight time in the semifinals.

Following Brittney Griner’s sentencing in Russia to nine years in prison Thursday, WNBA players, coaches and fans locked arms and tried to send the American basketball star strength during a moment of silence.

Han Xu feels much more comfortable in her second WNBA stint with the New York Liberty.

Angel McCoughtry is heading to Minnesota and Briann January is going to Seattle for her final season in the WNBA.

The WNBA semifinal playoff series are knotted at a game apiece and both could go the full five games based on the historic and gritty performances thus far.

The Sun's “engine” did just that, scoring 15 points and providing a defensive presence to help the team even their best-of-five series with the Chicago Sky at one win apiece with a 79-68 victory Thursday night. She's the toughest player to play this game,” Sun guard Jasmine Thomas said. The Sun led 45-39 at the half behind strong play from Jasmine Thomas, who finished the opening 20 minutes with 12 points. It's something that’s been in the conversation for years,” Jasmine Thomas said. Ned Lamont placed the first bet, wagering $50 that the Sun will beat the Chicago Sky by at least 7 points.

With the game tied at 93, Candace Parker scored on a layup off a neat pass from Vandersloot for her record-breaking assist. Connecticut couldn't recover, scoring only its second basket of the second OT on Brionna Jones' jumper with 13.7 seconds left that made it 98-95. With the game tied at 91 in the first OT, the Sky dribbled the clock down before Brionna Jones stole the ball. I want to be visible,” said Miller, who was honored as the league's Coach of the Year for the second time in his career. “I didn't want to be the gay coach," he said.

Jonquel Jones is no stranger to winning Associated Press WNBA awards.

We’re going to take it one at a time and Washington is next and that’s all we’re thinking about.”The Mystics are one of four teams battling for the final playoff spots. She had to skip the team's last game — a 18-point rally against Dallas — because the back issues flared up again. Washington, New York, Dallas and Los Angeles are all within a game of each other for the final two playoff spots. Brittney Griner sprained her ankle in one of the victories over New York in the game's final 70 seconds. These teams play a home and home set that may go a long way to determining playoff positioning for both squads.

(AP Photo/Eileen T. Meslar) (Eileen T. Meslar)NEW YORK — (AP) — The Chicago Sky are at full strength and moving up the WNBA standings after injuries got them off to a slow start. Chicago (7-7) has won five in a row heading into Tuesday night's road game in New York. Buoyed by the winning streak, the Sky vaulted up to third from 10th in the AP power poll this week. Chicago (7-7): Courtney Vandersloot is averaging 12.1 points and a WNBA-best 8.5 assists. She’s played in just four games this season, averaging 15.8 points, 3.8 assists and 3.5 rebounds9.

The Chicago Sky are at full strength and moving up the WNBA standings after a slow start due to injuries.

After a sluggish start the Storm have found some answers and are becoming more cohesive on defense this season. The only time they gave up more than 75 points in that stretch was the 105-102 overtime win over Dallas. It is not going to be one or two players, it’s going to be a legit one through 12 coming in and making sure that we’re working together to stop a great player.”With it's 3-0 week, Seattle moved back into the top spot in the AP power poll. Seattle (10-2): The Storm cruised through an eastern swing, sweeping a pair of games from Atlanta and beating Connecticut. PLAYER OF THE WEEK:Breanna Stewart of Seattle had a strong week averaging 18.3 points, 10.3 rebounds and 4.7 assists to help the Storm go 3-0.

“It’s magnified when it’s some of the elite players,” said Sun coach Curt Miller, whose team moved back to No. With teams only carrying 11 or 12 players on their rosters, the rash of injuries have left them scrambling. Connecticut (8-2): The Sun had victories over Las Vegas and New York last week to move back atop the poll. “We have completed our investigation and generally do not comment on discipline around officiating,” a WNBA spokesperson said. Augustus spent the first 13 years of her career with Minnesota, helping them win four WNBA championships.

The WNBA season isn’t even two weeks old and the New York Liberty have already doubled their win total from last year and are off to their best start since 2007.

Curt Miller, coach for the WNBA’s Connecticut Sun, has been fined $10,000 and received a one-game suspension for comments he made about the Las Vegas Aces’ Liz Cambage. Cambage said Miller showed a lack of respect in a post she made to Instagram. She also said in the Instagram post not to disrespect her or another woman in the league, The Washington Post reported. “I made an inappropriate and offensive comment in reference to Liz Cambage’s height and weight,” Miller wrote in a statement, according to the AP. The Sun and Aces tip-off against each other again on June 1, the Post reported.

"I will never let a man disrespect me, ever, ever, ever, especially a little White one," Cambage said.

In a social media post following the Aces' 72-65 loss to the Sun on Sunday, Cambage said Miller showed a lack of respect. The coach, while arguing whether a call should have gone the Sun’s way, told the official she weighed 300 pounds. “I made an inappropriate and offensive comment in reference to Liz Cambage’s height and weight," he wrote. The veteran coach said in a media session later Monday evening that he was disappointed in himself“As a leader, words matter. “For a coach on another team to be yelling like protected abuse, ‘cause we can’t do nothing back, it's just crazy to me,” she said.

Connecticut Sun coach Curt Miller has been fined $10,000 and suspended for one game for a remark he made to a referee about the weight of Las Vegas Aces’ post Liz Cambage.

NEW YORK New York Liberty general manager Jonathan Kolb knew that he and first-year coach Walt Hopkins would have to make some tough decisions on the team's roster this year. He just didn't think they'd have to do it so quickly and without seeing players compete in training camp. It's left many teams with tough decisions on who they will cut and little time to figure it out. We have the most international players and with so much uncertainty and lack of answers at the moment, it puts us in a position to have to make decisions.Kolb said he's been in constant contact with the international players, who are in China, Sweden, Australia, France and Canada. There is a chance one or more of the Liberty's international players could decide she wants to stay abroad.