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The Las Vegas Aces parlayed their dominating regular season by winning their second consecutive WNBA title, holding off the New York Liberty 70-69 Wednesday.The Aces became the first back-to-back WNBA champs in 21 years. Las Vegas won the best-of-five-game series 3-1.The Aces, who are led on the court by A ja Wilson and on the bench by coach Be
stanley termoska cky Hammon, managed to win the title without the presence of Candace Parker late in the regular season and throughout the playoffs.Fans appeared to be entertained by this year s matchup featuring the top two teams from the regular season. The WNBA reported that television ratings through the first three games were up 13% compared to the 2022 WNBA Finals. The first three games of the Finals were also the most-watched WNBA Finals since
stanley becher 2003.SEE MORE: Amid boom in women s sports, WNBA expands with new team in SF Bay AreaFans who tuned in to Game 4 were treated to yet another stellar performance by Wilson, who had 24 points and 16 rebounds.Her performance was needed as the Aces were down by as many as 12 points in the third quarter. She helped the Aces build a 70-64 lead in the final minutes of the game, but a Courtney Vandersloot 3-pointer and steal and a Sabrina Ionescu jumper gave the Libe
stanley tumblers rty an opportunity to win and force a pivotal Game 5. Vandersloot had an attempt at the buzzer but missed.After winning 34 out of 40 games in the regular season, the Aces won all but one of their nine playoff contests.The Aces said they will celebrate w Wbcx Local businesses in Dunedin continue to recover from devastating tornadoes
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A push to give minors more time to report sex crimes is getting some momentum in the Florida Senate. The Criminal Justice Committee unanimously supported SB 170, Tuesday morning.
stanley cup It would eliminate the statute of limitations for sexual battery victims 18 and under. The current range in Florida is between four to eight years, depending on victim age and severity of a crime. Its creator, Sen. Linda Stewart D-Orlando , felt something more clear was needed than the patchwork of laws the state is cu
caneca stanley rrently using. Sixteen and 17-year-olds were given different thresholds of what they had to meet than 14, she said. There are some glitches in the statute. Advocates, in part, helped sway committee members. Rena Romano drove up from Tampa to tell her story to senators. She was a victim of incest, starting at the age of four. Its taken quite a few years getting through all the trauma鈥?working on the trauma, Romano said. Now that Im strong enough and have the courage to speak up against m
cups stanley y perpetrators, its too late for me. The bill stalled last year. Sen. Stewart was hopeful the upcoming session would be different. Besides the backing of Criminal Justice senators, she said her bills House twin had bipartisan sponsorship, and that leadership had shown interest. I really need this bill to go through this year, Sen. Stewart said. I have a lot more hope were going to move this bill over on the House side where it needs to move. The House is also considering a
