By Abe Beame On October 24th of last year, I kept my daughter home from school. We had plans in the West Village—ramen, tea service, and the Alvin Ailey exhibit at the Whitney. But first, we headed to the Canyon of Heroes in the financial district, the place New York City gathers to publicly fete its champions. I’d been a number of times in my life to celebrate the Yankees’ rings in the ’90s and again in ... Read more
The real reason no team wants to face the Las Vegas Aces when the WNBA playoffs arrive.BT
Editor's note: The Las Vegas Aces have qualified for the playoffs and this column has been updated from it's original post date of Aug. 27. CHICAGO — The Las Vegas Aces are back to their old selves. And that ought to scare the hell out of the rest of the WNBA. After falling two games below .500 on July 10 and being in danger of missing the playoffs, the Aces take an 16-game win streak into the first round of ... Read more
The Las Vegas Aces turned 20 days into a story that defies belief.BT
That was the final score of the Las Vegas Aces’ loss to the Minnesota Lynx on August 2nd, a blowout defeat that worsened their record to 14-14 and cast widespread doubt about the Aces’ ability to contend. The two-time WNBA champions seemed unrecognizable. Kelsey Plum, who departed for the Los Angeles Sparks in the offseason, appeared to be severely missing. And her replacement, fellow ... Read more
The Los Angeles Sparks are quietly making strides that could redefine their 2025 season.BT
Despite not reaching the 2025 WNBA Playoffs, the Los Angeles Sparks made strides as a team and a front office to become a contending franchise. The Sparks ended their season with a 21-23 overall record, narrowly missing the eighth seed of the Playoffs by two wins. The efforts of center Azurá Stevens and Rickea Jackson gave the Sparks a competitive edge throughout the season. Stevens led Los Angeles with 8.0 rebounds per ... Read more
Los Angeles is suddenly unstoppable as the Sparks roll into the season’s second half with five straight wins.BT
NEW YORK — No team has been playing better since the All-Star break then the Los Angeles Sparks and they’ve been doing it with a stellar offense. The team has won five straight games, including three on the road, heading into Tuesday night’s matchup with the Las Vegas Aces. It’s only the third time in the past five years that the team has won five or more games in a row. The Sparks had a nine-game winning streak in 2020 and ... Read more