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2022 WNBA champions Aja Wilson, Chelsea Gray and Kelsey Plum, plus 2020 WNBA MVP Breanna Stewart, headline USA Basketballs 12-person roster for the upcoming FIBA World Cup.

WNBA players are finding other places to play this offseason, skipping Russia in light of Brittney Griners legal situation there and the invasion of Ukraine.

Veteran NBA referee Kane Fitzgerald, 41, has been named vice president of the leagues referee operations and will oversee day-to-day operations of the NBA Replay Center.

The Las Vegas Aces are WNBA champions for the first time, beating the Connecticut Sun 78-71 in Game 4 of the Finals. Chelsea Gray was named WNBA Finals MVP.

Connecticut Sun "machine" Alyssa Thomas had the first triple-double in WNBA Finals history Thursday as the Sun beat Las Vegas 105-76 in Game 3 of the best-of-five series after losing the first two games out on the famed Strip.

Kelsey Plum responded to a blunt critique from Aces teammate Aja Wilson with a performance that helped Las Vegas to a Game 2 win over the Sun in the WNBA Finals.

Fruit Bites for September 13-15 ... Insect Invasion

Now 86 years old, Malcom McPhail has been growing cranberries in Pacific County since 1985, and is loving every minute of it.

Now 86 years old, Malcom McPhail has been growing cranberries in Pacific County since 1985, and is loving every minute of it.

Disappointed in how Las Vegas was playing in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals, Aces coach Becky Hammon let her feelings known to a club that responded with a second-half surge and a victory over the Connecticut Sun.