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Las Vegas Aces forward A'ja Wilson (22) celebrates after Dallas Wings center Teaira McCowan (7) was charged with a foul during the second half Game 1 of a WNBA basketball semifinal series Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023, in Las Vegas.(Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)

Aces have a chance to make history with win over Liberty in the WNBA Finals

By Mark Anderson - Associated Press

Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo stands on the pitch during the team's English Premier League soccer match against Norwich City on April 16, 2022, in Manchester, England. Lawyers for Ronaldo are headed back to court in a legal battle over the hush money he paid to a woman who accused him of raping her in Las Vegas in 2009. A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has scheduled oral arguments Wednesday, Oct. 4, on the woman's bid to overturn last year's dismissal of the civil suit. (AP Photo/Jon Super, File)

U.S. appeals court to hear arguments over 2010 hush money settlement of Ronaldo rape case in Vegas

By Ken Ritter and Scott Sonner - Associated Press

Former New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady runs on the field during halftime ceremonies held to honor him at an NFL football game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Patriots, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer) **FILE**

WNBA officially approves Tom Brady’s ownership stake in the Aces

By Mark Anderson - Associated Press

Tupac Shakur 1971-1996 - was just 25 when he was killed in 1996 in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas. The celebrated rapper had already released five studio albums, served time for a sexual abuse conviction and survived a previous shooting during a robbery. (AP Photo/Columbia Pictures)

Man tied to suspected shooter in Tupac Shakur’s 1996 killing arrested in Las Vegas

By Rio Yamat and Ken Ritter - Associated Press

Matthew Mannix, accused of holding a woman hostage and throwing furniture out of a Caesars Palace hotel room, appears in court during his sentencing at the Regional Justice Center, on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023, in Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)

Former Colorado fugitive sentenced to prison for spectacular Caesars Palace standoff in Vegas

By Ken Ritter - Associated Press

Nevada basketball coach Steve Alford, center, talks to wolf pack backers on the floor of the grand Sierra resort hotel casino ahead of a news conference Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023 in Reno, Nev. The University of Nevada’s basketball team could have a new off-campus home by 2026 under an ambitious 10-year expansion plan that Reno’s largest hotel-casino announced Wednesday. The nearly $1 billion private capital investment will be the biggest in the city's history, according to officials of the Grand Sierra Resort. (AP Photo/Scott Sonner)

Reno casino expansion plan includes new arena that could be University of Nevada basketball home

By Scott Sonner - Associated Press

Culinary Union members, including Veronica Flores Serrano, who works at The Linq, cast their ballots during a strike vote, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023, at Thomas & Mack Center on the UNLV campus in Las Vegas. Tens of thousands of hospitality workers who keep the iconic casinos and hotels of Las Vegas humming were set to vote Tuesday on whether to authorize a strike amid ongoing contract negotiations. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)

Las Vegas bartenders and culinary workers give thumbs-up to strike

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

New York Liberty forward Breanna Stewart holds her WNBA MVP trophy during a news conference, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023, at Barclays Center in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Stewart edges Thomas, Wilson for WNBA MVP award in tight race

By Doug Feinberg - Associated Press

Workers stand at a Formula One construction site at the Bellagio fountains on Monday, Sept. 25, 2023, in Las Vegas. A worker who died during the weekend of an injury received at a temporary Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix grandstand construction site at the Bellagio resort fountains was identified Monday by authorities. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)

Worker killed at temporary Vegas Strip auto race grandstand construction site identified

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Las Vegas Aces forward A'ja Wilson, center left, passes to guard Jackie Young while Dallas Wings forward Natasha Howard (6) and guard Arike Ogunbowale (24) defend during the first half in Game 1 of a WNBA basketball semifinal series, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023, in Las Vegas. . (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)

Wilson scores 34, leads Aces past Wings in opener of the semifinal series

By Kirk Kern - Associated Press

Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt (90) sacks Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson during the first half of an NFL football game Monday, Sept. 18, 2023, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Matt Freed)

Steelers and Raiders are in similar positions entering Sunday night matchup

By Mark Anderson - Associated Press

A police car with flashing lights is shown in this Jan. 17, 2022 file photo (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File) **FILE**

Prosecutors want teen driver charged as adult for ramming, killing cyclist in Las Vegas

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

Las Vegas Aces forward A'ja Wilson (22) swats down a shot by Chicago Sky center Elizabeth Williams, right, during the first half of Game 2 of a WNBA basketball playoff series game, Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023, in Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)

Wilson scores career playoff high 38, Aces beat Sky 92-70 to sweep first-round series

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New York Liberty forward Breanna Stewart (30) shoots against Seattle Storm guards Jewell Loyd (24) and Sami Whitcomb (32) during the second half of a WNBA basketball game, Tuesday, May 30, 2023, in Seattle. finished the regular season second in the league in scoring, averaging a career-best 23 points a game. She helped New York secure the second best record in the league and Tuesday, Sept. 12, became the first player to repeat as The Associated Press WNBA Player of the Year. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File) **FILE**

Breanna Stewart edges A’ja Wilson for AP WNBA Player of the Year honors by one vote

By Doug Feinberg - Associated Press

The Las Vegas Monorail passes by MGM Grand in Las Vegas on April 27, 2006. A cybersecurity issue led to the shutdown of some casino and hotel computer systems at MGM Resorts International properties across the U.S., a company official reported Monday, Sept. 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) **FILE**

Cybersecurity ‘issue’ prompts computer shutdowns at MGM Resorts properties across U.S.

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Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Chandler Jones (55) warms up before an NFL football game against the New England Patriots, Monday, Dec. 19, 2022, in Las Vegas. Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Chandler Jones indicated in since-deleted social media posts on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023, that he no longer wanted to play for coach Josh McDaniels and general manager David Ziegler.(AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Chandler Jones likely out when the Las Vegas Raiders open their season at Denver

By MARK ANDERSON - Associated Press

Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier (24) gestures towards a referee during overtime of a WNBA basketball game against the Atlanta Dream, Friday, Sept. 1, 2023, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr) **FILE**

WNBA playoff spots still up for grabs with less than one week left in regular season

By Doug Feinberg - Associated Press

A maintenance worker pushes a refuse cart in the sun, Friday, Aug. 25, 2023, in Las Vegas. A historic heat wave that began blasting the Southwest and other parts of the country this summer is shining a spotlight on one of the harshest, yet least-addressed, effects of climate change in the U.S.: the rising deaths and injuries of people who work in extreme heat, whether inside hot warehouses and kitchens or outside under the blazing sun. Many of them are migrants in low-wage jobs. (AP Photo/Ty O'Neil)

Workers exposed to extreme heat have no consistent protection in the U.S.

By Gabe Stern - Associated Press

Las Vegas Aces guard Chelsea Gray shoots as Aces center Kiah Stokes (41) and New York Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu, forward Breanna Stewart (30) and forward Betnijah Laney (44) watch during the first half of a WNBA basketball game Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023, in Las Vegas. (Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun via AP)

Chelsea Gray’s triple-double leads the Aces, who end the Liberty’s 6-game win streak

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Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Aidan O'Connell (4) throws the ball against the San Francisco 49ers during the first half of an NFL preseason football game, Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

O’Connell efficient in leading Raiders to a 34-7 preseason win over 49ers

By Mark Anderson - Associated Press