Callie Fin
@calliefin.bsky.social
Aces/UNLV sports reporter for @reviewjournal
Sacramento grown 🌱
Sacramento grown 🌱
Wrote about Dana Evans after her big Game 1 vs. Phoenix. She's living in a "surreal" culmination of a long journey, but it's not enough. She just wants to keep winning:
Aces’ ‘battery’ provides competitive edge during WNBA Finals run lvrj.com/post/3481557
Aces’ ‘battery’ provides competitive edge during WNBA Finals run lvrj.com/post/3481557
Aces’ ‘battery’ provides competitive edge during WNBA Finals run
Guard Dana Evans scored 21 points in Game 1 on Friday and her competitive edge has already benefited the Aces in the WNBA Finals.
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October 5, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Wrote about Dana Evans after her big Game 1 vs. Phoenix. She's living in a "surreal" culmination of a long journey, but it's not enough. She just wants to keep winning:
Aces’ ‘battery’ provides competitive edge during WNBA Finals run lvrj.com/post/3481557
Aces’ ‘battery’ provides competitive edge during WNBA Finals run lvrj.com/post/3481557
Embattled WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert will still address the media an hour ahead of Game 1 of the Aces-Mercury WNBA Finals on Friday at Michelob Ultra Arena, I'm told.
October 1, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Embattled WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert will still address the media an hour ahead of Game 1 of the Aces-Mercury WNBA Finals on Friday at Michelob Ultra Arena, I'm told.
Becky Hammon relished the Aces’ path to last night’s Game 5 vs. the Fever before it started, saying “you couldn’t write it any better.”
Writing is my job though, so here’s how I put the victory to return to the WNBA Finals into words for @reviewjournal ⬇️
lvrj.com/post/3470524
Writing is my job though, so here’s how I put the victory to return to the WNBA Finals into words for @reviewjournal ⬇️
lvrj.com/post/3470524
‘The job’s not done’: Aces back in Finals after OT win over Fever — PHOTOS
The Aces are going to the WNBA Finals for the third time in four years after an overtime win over the Indiana Fever in Game 5 of their semifinals series Tuesday.
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October 1, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Becky Hammon relished the Aces’ path to last night’s Game 5 vs. the Fever before it started, saying “you couldn’t write it any better.”
Writing is my job though, so here’s how I put the victory to return to the WNBA Finals into words for @reviewjournal ⬇️
lvrj.com/post/3470524
Writing is my job though, so here’s how I put the victory to return to the WNBA Finals into words for @reviewjournal ⬇️
lvrj.com/post/3470524
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Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter @calliefin.bsky.social dug deep into team development research to talk this year’s ever-evolving Las Vegas Aces. She busted out the Tuckman Ladder, circa 1965. Respect. 🙏
Listen to the full interview: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...
Listen to the full interview: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...
September 29, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter @calliefin.bsky.social dug deep into team development research to talk this year’s ever-evolving Las Vegas Aces. She busted out the Tuckman Ladder, circa 1965. Respect. 🙏
Listen to the full interview: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...
Listen to the full interview: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...
Reposted by Callie Fin
With the Aces-Fever series headed to a game 5, Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter @calliefin.bsky.social discusses what didn’t work for the Aces in game 4, Becky Hammon’s coaching decisions & how the Tuckman Development Model is applicable everywhere, even the W!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...
September 29, 2025 at 12:54 PM
With the Aces-Fever series headed to a game 5, Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter @calliefin.bsky.social discusses what didn’t work for the Aces in game 4, Becky Hammon’s coaching decisions & how the Tuckman Development Model is applicable everywhere, even the W!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...
“They played with a greater sense of urgency. We couldn’t catch up,” Aces coach Becky Hammon said after her team’s 2nd-round opener vs. the Indiana Fever.
Story on the 89-73 WNBA playoffs loss for @reviewjournal ⬇️
lvrj.com/post/3463945
Story on the 89-73 WNBA playoffs loss for @reviewjournal ⬇️
lvrj.com/post/3463945
Aces lack ‘pep’ in loss to Fever to open 2nd-round WNBA playoffs series
The Aces lacked urgency and lost Game 1 of their best-of-five WNBA playoffs semifinals matchup with the Indiana Fever on Sunday at Michelob Ultra Arena.
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September 22, 2025 at 12:43 AM
“They played with a greater sense of urgency. We couldn’t catch up,” Aces coach Becky Hammon said after her team’s 2nd-round opener vs. the Indiana Fever.
Story on the 89-73 WNBA playoffs loss for @reviewjournal ⬇️
lvrj.com/post/3463945
Story on the 89-73 WNBA playoffs loss for @reviewjournal ⬇️
lvrj.com/post/3463945
A'ja Wilson just posed on the court with her historic 4th MVP trophy, but now it's back to business. Game 1 of a new series!
3 things to watch in the Aces' 2nd-round matchup vs. the Indiana Fever:
Unfamiliarity on both sides, pace and physicality⬇️
lvrj.com/post/3463688
3 things to watch in the Aces' 2nd-round matchup vs. the Indiana Fever:
Unfamiliarity on both sides, pace and physicality⬇️
lvrj.com/post/3463688
3 things to watch in Aces’ WNBA semifinals series vs. Indiana Fever
The Aces and Indiana Fever clash at Michelob Ultra Arena on Sunday in the start of what’s sure to be an explosive WNBA playoffs semifinals matchup.
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September 21, 2025 at 6:55 PM
A'ja Wilson just posed on the court with her historic 4th MVP trophy, but now it's back to business. Game 1 of a new series!
3 things to watch in the Aces' 2nd-round matchup vs. the Indiana Fever:
Unfamiliarity on both sides, pace and physicality⬇️
lvrj.com/post/3463688
3 things to watch in the Aces' 2nd-round matchup vs. the Indiana Fever:
Unfamiliarity on both sides, pace and physicality⬇️
lvrj.com/post/3463688
It’s official. Aces star A’ja Wilson is the first 4-time winner of WNBA’s MVP award.
More history for the 29-year-old in a decorated eight seasons.
It wasn’t really close, with Wilson winning 51 first-place votes from a panel of 72 media members.
lvrj.com/post/3463811
More history for the 29-year-old in a decorated eight seasons.
It wasn’t really close, with Wilson winning 51 first-place votes from a panel of 72 media members.
lvrj.com/post/3463811
Aces star becomes 1st 4-time winner of WNBA’s MVP award
Aces star center A’ja Wilson was named the WNBA MVP on Sunday, making her the first player in league history to win the award four times.
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September 21, 2025 at 2:43 PM
It’s official. Aces star A’ja Wilson is the first 4-time winner of WNBA’s MVP award.
More history for the 29-year-old in a decorated eight seasons.
It wasn’t really close, with Wilson winning 51 first-place votes from a panel of 72 media members.
lvrj.com/post/3463811
More history for the 29-year-old in a decorated eight seasons.
It wasn’t really close, with Wilson winning 51 first-place votes from a panel of 72 media members.
lvrj.com/post/3463811
NEWS: A’ja Wilson gets her third Defensive Player of the Year award in unprecedented fashion.
She and Minnesota Lynx forward Alanna Smith each received 29 votes for the first tie in the award’s history.
She and Minnesota Lynx forward Alanna Smith each received 29 votes for the first tie in the award’s history.
September 18, 2025 at 7:08 PM
NEWS: A’ja Wilson gets her third Defensive Player of the Year award in unprecedented fashion.
She and Minnesota Lynx forward Alanna Smith each received 29 votes for the first tie in the award’s history.
She and Minnesota Lynx forward Alanna Smith each received 29 votes for the first tie in the award’s history.
It's halftime, the Aces are up 20, and Crime Mob is performing. A'ja Wilson is somewhere smiling.
September 15, 2025 at 2:54 AM
It's halftime, the Aces are up 20, and Crime Mob is performing. A'ja Wilson is somewhere smiling.
We're at the point where A'ja Wilson is drawing MVP chants every single time she visits the free throw line.
September 15, 2025 at 2:51 AM
We're at the point where A'ja Wilson is drawing MVP chants every single time she visits the free throw line.
Q1: Aces 22, Storm 12
The Aces look locked in and their defense stands out. 4 blocks to Seattle's 0.
A'ja Wilson has 8 points and Jewell Loyd came off the bench to score 7 in a minute.
The Aces look locked in and their defense stands out. 4 blocks to Seattle's 0.
A'ja Wilson has 8 points and Jewell Loyd came off the bench to score 7 in a minute.
September 15, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Q1: Aces 22, Storm 12
The Aces look locked in and their defense stands out. 4 blocks to Seattle's 0.
A'ja Wilson has 8 points and Jewell Loyd came off the bench to score 7 in a minute.
The Aces look locked in and their defense stands out. 4 blocks to Seattle's 0.
A'ja Wilson has 8 points and Jewell Loyd came off the bench to score 7 in a minute.
The postseason is here! You could feel the anticipation in the air at Michelob Ultra Arena yesterday.
My primer for the Aces’ 1st-round WNBA playoffs series vs. the Seattle Storm ⬇️
lvrj.com/post/3448094 for @reviewjournal
My primer for the Aces’ 1st-round WNBA playoffs series vs. the Seattle Storm ⬇️
lvrj.com/post/3448094 for @reviewjournal
3 things to watch in Aces’ 1st-round WNBA playoffs series vs. Storm
The Aces’ WNBA first-round playoff matchup against the Seattle Storm will pit Jewell Loyd against her former team and see a new series format.
lvrj.com
September 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
The postseason is here! You could feel the anticipation in the air at Michelob Ultra Arena yesterday.
My primer for the Aces’ 1st-round WNBA playoffs series vs. the Seattle Storm ⬇️
lvrj.com/post/3448094 for @reviewjournal
My primer for the Aces’ 1st-round WNBA playoffs series vs. the Seattle Storm ⬇️
lvrj.com/post/3448094 for @reviewjournal
One on the ballot that people never talk about: the Kim Perrot Sportsmanship award.
Wrote about Aces' nominee Jewell Loyd and her case as the "ideal sportsman."
Fitting that she's now set to face her former team, the Seattle Storm, in the WNBA playoffs.
lvrj.com/post/3439472
Wrote about Aces' nominee Jewell Loyd and her case as the "ideal sportsman."
Fitting that she's now set to face her former team, the Seattle Storm, in the WNBA playoffs.
lvrj.com/post/3439472
‘The ideal sportsman’: Aces’ Loyd nominated for WNBA award in 1st season
Jewell Loyd won’t be Sixth Player of the Year, but she could still be honored in her first year with the Aces.
lvrj.com
September 12, 2025 at 2:51 PM
One on the ballot that people never talk about: the Kim Perrot Sportsmanship award.
Wrote about Aces' nominee Jewell Loyd and her case as the "ideal sportsman."
Fitting that she's now set to face her former team, the Seattle Storm, in the WNBA playoffs.
lvrj.com/post/3439472
Wrote about Aces' nominee Jewell Loyd and her case as the "ideal sportsman."
Fitting that she's now set to face her former team, the Seattle Storm, in the WNBA playoffs.
lvrj.com/post/3439472
WNBA end-of-season award ballots were due this a.m.
A'ja Wilson entered the Aces' regular-season finale as the betting favorite to win an unprecedented 4th MVP, a reminder of how her dominance shifted the race⬇️
lvrj.com/post/3440336 for @reviewjournal
A'ja Wilson entered the Aces' regular-season finale as the betting favorite to win an unprecedented 4th MVP, a reminder of how her dominance shifted the race⬇️
lvrj.com/post/3440336 for @reviewjournal
4th time’s the charm? Aces star now betting favorite for WNBA MVP
A’ja Wilson hasn’t been the favorite for WNBA MVP most of the season. But she is now after helping the Aces win 15 straight games.
lvrj.com
September 12, 2025 at 2:35 PM
WNBA end-of-season award ballots were due this a.m.
A'ja Wilson entered the Aces' regular-season finale as the betting favorite to win an unprecedented 4th MVP, a reminder of how her dominance shifted the race⬇️
lvrj.com/post/3440336 for @reviewjournal
A'ja Wilson entered the Aces' regular-season finale as the betting favorite to win an unprecedented 4th MVP, a reminder of how her dominance shifted the race⬇️
lvrj.com/post/3440336 for @reviewjournal
The WNBA all-time record for 3-pointers in a game, playoff and regular-season, is also held by the Aces. They recorded 23 vs. the Phoenix Mercury in Game 2 of their first-round playoff series in 2022. Chelsea Gray had 7 of those treys.
The Aces definitely went out with a bang. They set a new WNBA regular-season record for 3-pointers in a game with 22 against the Los Angeles Sparks while extending their win streak to 16 games, which is also league record for the longest to close a season.
September 12, 2025 at 4:14 AM
The WNBA all-time record for 3-pointers in a game, playoff and regular-season, is also held by the Aces. They recorded 23 vs. the Phoenix Mercury in Game 2 of their first-round playoff series in 2022. Chelsea Gray had 7 of those treys.
The Aces definitely went out with a bang. They set a new WNBA regular-season record for 3-pointers in a game with 22 against the Los Angeles Sparks while extending their win streak to 16 games, which is also league record for the longest to close a season.
September 12, 2025 at 3:58 AM
The Aces definitely went out with a bang. They set a new WNBA regular-season record for 3-pointers in a game with 22 against the Los Angeles Sparks while extending their win streak to 16 games, which is also league record for the longest to close a season.
Kierstan Bell is still OUT(lower right leg) for the Aces’ regular season finale vs. the Los Angeles Sparks on Thursday. She’s the only person on the injury report.
September 11, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Kierstan Bell is still OUT(lower right leg) for the Aces’ regular season finale vs. the Los Angeles Sparks on Thursday. She’s the only person on the injury report.
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Veteran forward Cheyenne Parker-Tyus, who signed with the Aces as a free agent this offseason and gave birth to her son Yoshua on July 1, had eight points in eight minutes in her first game with the team.
Parker-Tyus provides spark in debut as Aces win 15th straight
Veteran forward Cheyenne Parker- Tyus scored eight points in eight minutes in her Aces debut Tuesday against the Chicago Sky.
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September 10, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Veteran forward Cheyenne Parker-Tyus, who signed with the Aces as a free agent this offseason and gave birth to her son Yoshua on July 1, had eight points in eight minutes in her first game with the team.
HALFTIME: Aces 43, Sky 35
It's positive that the Aces are shooting 53% from the floor and 50% from deep, but they don't have anyone scoring in double-figures and A'ja Wilson has only taken three field goal attempts.
It's positive that the Aces are shooting 53% from the floor and 50% from deep, but they don't have anyone scoring in double-figures and A'ja Wilson has only taken three field goal attempts.
September 10, 2025 at 3:02 AM
HALFTIME: Aces 43, Sky 35
It's positive that the Aces are shooting 53% from the floor and 50% from deep, but they don't have anyone scoring in double-figures and A'ja Wilson has only taken three field goal attempts.
It's positive that the Aces are shooting 53% from the floor and 50% from deep, but they don't have anyone scoring in double-figures and A'ja Wilson has only taken three field goal attempts.
Seeing Cheyenne Parker-Tyus check in for the Aces for the first time, just a few months removed from giving birth, then watching Jackie Young will that ball to her for her first bucket... that was special. Women are incredible.
September 10, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Seeing Cheyenne Parker-Tyus check in for the Aces for the first time, just a few months removed from giving birth, then watching Jackie Young will that ball to her for her first bucket... that was special. Women are incredible.
Aces starters tonight vs. the Sky:
Aaliyah Nye
A’ja Wilson
NaLyssa Smith
Jackie Young
Chelsea Gray
The rookie from Alabama gets her first career start in the Aces’ final regular season home game.
Aaliyah Nye
A’ja Wilson
NaLyssa Smith
Jackie Young
Chelsea Gray
The rookie from Alabama gets her first career start in the Aces’ final regular season home game.
September 10, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Aces starters tonight vs. the Sky:
Aaliyah Nye
A’ja Wilson
NaLyssa Smith
Jackie Young
Chelsea Gray
The rookie from Alabama gets her first career start in the Aces’ final regular season home game.
Aaliyah Nye
A’ja Wilson
NaLyssa Smith
Jackie Young
Chelsea Gray
The rookie from Alabama gets her first career start in the Aces’ final regular season home game.
Cheyenne Parker-Tyus is in, NaLyssa Smith is in and Kierstan Bell is out tonight vs. the Sky, per Becky Hammon in her pregame presser.
September 10, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Cheyenne Parker-Tyus is in, NaLyssa Smith is in and Kierstan Bell is out tonight vs. the Sky, per Becky Hammon in her pregame presser.
Update here: The Aces have added Kierstan Bell to the injury report as QUESTIONABLE (lower right leg)
Aces status report for tomorrow vs. the Chicago Sky is in!
As most have seen by now, Cheyenne Parker-Tyus is activated and available.
NaLyssa Smith is listed as questionable instead of out, but she’s still in concussion protocol.
As most have seen by now, Cheyenne Parker-Tyus is activated and available.
NaLyssa Smith is listed as questionable instead of out, but she’s still in concussion protocol.
September 9, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Update here: The Aces have added Kierstan Bell to the injury report as QUESTIONABLE (lower right leg)
Aces status report for tomorrow vs. the Chicago Sky is in!
As most have seen by now, Cheyenne Parker-Tyus is activated and available.
NaLyssa Smith is listed as questionable instead of out, but she’s still in concussion protocol.
As most have seen by now, Cheyenne Parker-Tyus is activated and available.
NaLyssa Smith is listed as questionable instead of out, but she’s still in concussion protocol.
September 8, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Aces status report for tomorrow vs. the Chicago Sky is in!
As most have seen by now, Cheyenne Parker-Tyus is activated and available.
NaLyssa Smith is listed as questionable instead of out, but she’s still in concussion protocol.
As most have seen by now, Cheyenne Parker-Tyus is activated and available.
NaLyssa Smith is listed as questionable instead of out, but she’s still in concussion protocol.