2025 WNBA Finals: Social media reacts to the Las Vegas Aces' title - ESPN
The Las Vegas Aces are WNBA champions.
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How A'ja Wilson led the Aces to a dynasty -- and reached GOAT status - ESPN
PHOENIX — THE MORNING after A'ja Wilson hit the game-winning shot in Game 3 of the WNBA Finals — the basket that gave her Las Vegas Aces a 3-0 series lead and became the defining image of Wilson's already storied basketball career — Aces coach Becky Hammon texted her superstar a graphic comparing an elk and a deer.
Coco Gauff overcomes 7 double faults to beat Jasmine Paolini and reach Wuhan final
WUHAN: Coco Gauff had more struggles with her serve but overcame seven double faults to beat Jasmine Paolini 6-4, 6-3 and reach the Wuhan Open final on Saturday. With both top-10 players struggling with their service games, Gauff edged Paolini winning the battle of converted breaks seven-to-five. The third-ranked Gauff fought back from three breaks in the second set and won the final four games to advance to the final. Gauff, who changed her serving coach in August, leads the women’s circuit this season with 378 double faults, over 120 more than the next player. Fifth-ranked Paolini had eliminated Wimbledon champion Iga Swiatek in the quarterfinals. Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka faces Jessica Pegula in the other semifinal on Saturday.
A'ja Wilson makes unprecedented history as Aces win third WNBA championship in 4 years
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WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert booed by crowd, flipped off while presenting WNBA championship trophy
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Lynx open as favorites to win 2026 WNBA title - ESPN
The Las Vegas Aces and A'ja Wilson cemented their legacies by winning their third WNBA title in four seasons, capping it off with a sweep of the Phoenix Mercury in the 2025 WNBA Finals. Bookmakers are already looking ahead to the 2026 season and are favoring an up-and-coming powerhouse with a different potential MVP, though.
Schauffele grabs share of Japan lead in bid to break drought
YOKOHAMA: Xander Schauffele closed in on his first win of the year after grabbing a share of the lead Saturday heading into the final day of the US PGA Tour’s Baycurrent Classic in Japan. The American carded a third-round four-under-par 67 at a rain-soaked Yokohama Country Club to move level with Max Greyserman on 12-under, three shots clear of their nearest challengers. Schauffele won the British Open and the PGA Championship in 2024 but has yet to lift a trophy this year and has only finished in the top 10 three times. The 31-year-old, part of the losing US Ryder Cup team two weeks ago, said confidence was “a tricky thing.” “It takes a while to grow and then it goes away quickly,” he said. “I’m just trying to put one walk after the other and slowly grow that confidence.
‘Filling a moral vacuum’: Ashish Prashar leads global campaign to eject Israel from football
DUBAI: On Sept. 17, New Yorkers and tourists in Times Square were greeted by a billboard that said: “Israel is committing genocide. No genocide on the pitch.”
Ailing Djokovic beaten in Shanghai semis by qualifier Vacherot
SHANGHAI: An ailing Novak Djokovic was knocked out of the Shanghai Masters semifinals on Saturday by world number 204 Valentin Vacherot. The 26-year-old qualifier from Monaco beat Djokovic 6-3, 6-4 to deny him a record-extending fifth title in Shanghai. A hobbling Djokovic, 38, threw up courtside and received medical treatment multiple times. Vacherot will face either his cousin, the unseeded Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech, or Daniil Medvedev in Sunday’s final. “I’m trying to pinch myself, is this real,” said Vacherot after the biggest win of his career. “I know not many of you guys wanted me to win,” he told the crowd, who had cheered thunderously for 24-time Grand Slam champion Djokovic. “To have Novak on the other side of the court was first of all an invaluable experience for me. “I have a hundred feelings right now.” Djokovic, the former world number one, said Vacherot’s unlikely run in the tournament was “an amazing story.” Vacherot is the lowest-ranked player to reach an ATP Masters 1000 final since the format’s introduction in 1990. “I told him at the net that he’s had an amazing tournament, but more so his attitude is very good...so it’s all about him,” said Djokovic. “I wish him all the best in the finals and the better player won today.” Health issues Djokovic declined to answer questions about his physical state. He had said after his last match that he was concerned after battling vomiting bouts, leg injury scares and fatigue throughout the tournament. However, he looked alert and seemed to be having a dream start when he broke in the first game. But the satisfaction was short-lived as Vacherot broke back instantly. The Serb began having issues in his left leg at the start of the seventh game, stopping to