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A'ja Wilson has 19 points and Aces extend Sun's losing skid to 10 games with 86-68 victory
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — A'ja Wilson scored 19 points and had four blocks, Chelsea Gray moved into sixth on the WNBA's career assist list and the Las Vegas Aces beat Connecticut 86-68 on Sunday to extend the Sun's franchise-record losing streak to 10 games. Dana Evans scored a season-high 18 points on 7-of-11 shooting, Jackie Young had 14 points and six assists, and NaLyssa Smith added 11 points and 10 rebounds — her first double double of the season — for the Aces. Advertisement Gray sent a left-handed pass to Wilson in the post for a layup to surpass Becky Hammon (1,708) — the current Aces coach — for sixth on the WNBA's assists list. Gray finished with eight assists to go with six points and has 1,710 assists in her career. Las Vegas (9-9) has won seven in a row against the Sun. Evans made a tiebreaking layup that sparked a 13-2 run that gave the Aces a 29-18 lead when Young converted a three-point play with about 5 1/2 minutes left in the first half. Las Vegas took a 43-28 lead into the intermission and led by double figures the rest of the way. Aneesah Morrow led Connecticut (2-16) with 12 points, Tina Charles scored 11 and Saniya Rivers 10. Marina Mabrey (knee) missed her fifth consecutive game for Connecticut. ___ AP WNBA:
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Rockies beat White Sox 6-4 to avoid sweep in series between majors' worst teams
DENVER (AP) — Mickey Moniak finished a double shy of a cycle, Michael Toglia hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the fifth inning and the Colorado Rockies beat the Chicago White Sox 6-4 on Sunday to avoid a sweep in a series between the two worst teams in the majors. At 21-69, the Rockies also avoided tying the 1907 St. Louis Cardinals and 1916 Philadelphia Phillies for the most losses in the first 90 games of a season in the modern era. Moniak had a leadoff home run in the first inning and a two-run triple in the fifth. The former No. 1 overall pick has 13 homers this season, eight in the past month. In his third career MLB game, Colson Montgomery had two hits and an RBI for the White Sox. With two hits and an RBI, Mike Tauchman improved his batting average to .372 over the past 11 games. Zach Agnos (1-3) got the win for the Rockies after giving up one earned run in 1 1/3 innings. Seth Halvorsen pitched a scoreless ninth inning for his eighth save. On the day he was selected for the All-Star Game, White Sox starter Shane Smith (3-7) allowed five earned runs and five hits in 4 1/3 innings. Key moment Toglia's homer to center field off Altavilla in the fifth capped a four-run inning for the Rockies and broke a 4-4 tie. Key stat Nine of the Rockies' MLB-worst 10 home wins this season have come in the final game of a series in which Colorado lost the first two matchups. Up next LHP Austin Gomber (0-1, 5.49 ERA) will take the mound for Colorado against RHP Richard Fitts (0-3, 4.50) at Boston on Monday night. RHP Sean Burke (4-7, 4.03) will pitch for the White Sox against RHP José Berríos (4-3, 3.64) and visiting Toronto. ___ AP MLB:
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A'ja Wilson has 19 points and Aces extend Sun's losing skid to 10 games with 86-68 victory
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — A'ja Wilson scored 19 points and had four blocks, Chelsea Gray moved into sixth on the WNBA's career assist list and the Las Vegas Aces beat Connecticut 86-68 on Sunday to extend the Sun's franchise-record losing streak to 10 games. Dana Evans scored a season-high 18 points on 7-of-11 shooting, Jackie Young had 14 points and six assists, and NaLyssa Smith added 11 points and 10 rebounds — her first double double of the season — for the Aces. Gray sent a left-handed pass to Wilson in the post for a layup to surpass Becky Hammon (1,708) — the current Aces coach — for sixth on the WNBA's assists list. Gray finished with eight assists to go with six points and has 1,710 assists in her career. Las Vegas (9-9) has won seven in a row against the Sun. Evans made a tiebreaking layup that sparked a 13-2 run that gave the Aces a 29-18 lead when Young converted a three-point play with about 5 1/2 minutes left in the first half. Las Vegas took a 43-28 lead into the intermission and led by double figures the rest of the way. Aneesah Morrow led Connecticut (2-16) with 12 points, Tina Charles scored 11 and Saniya Rivers 10. Marina Mabrey (knee) missed her fifth consecutive game for Connecticut. ___ AP WNBA:
