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Aces handle Storm, secure home court in Round 1
Sep 24, 2023; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; The Las Vegas Aces logo at center court during game one of the 2023 WNBA Semifinals at Michelob Ultra Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images A’ja Wilson and Kelsey Plum scored 21 points each to lead a balanced scoring effort and the visiting Las Vegas Aces clinched home-court advantage for the first round of the playoffs with an 85-72 victory against the short-handed Seattle Storm on Tuesday night.
Jackie Young added 16 points, Chelsea Gray scored 13 and Tiffany Hayes had 10 for the Aces (26-13), who clinched no worse than fourth place by winning for the eighth time in nine games.
Las Vegas will finish the regular season at home against Dallas on Thursday night and could claim third place with a victory and a Connecticut loss to Chicago.
Nneka Ogwumike scored 19, Skylar Diggins-Smith had 17 points and nine assists and Gabby Williams scored 14 to lead the Storm (24-15), who played without leading scorer Jewell Loyd (knee) and leading rebounder Ezi Magbegor (concussion).
Seattle, whose four-game winning streak ended, will begin the playoffs on the road as the fifth seed. The Storm conclude the regular season at Phoenix on Thursday.
Ogwumike made two field goals and Diggins-Smith had one as the Storm started the third quarter with a 6-0 run to pull within 48-46.
Plum’s 3-pointer ended the Aces’ 4½-minute scoring drought and increased the lead to six points.
Seattle got as close as one point before Young’s three-point play helped Las Vegas take a 63-61 lead at the end of the quarter.
Diggins-Smith’s basket tied the score and, moments later, she made another to give Seattle its only lead, 65-64. Wilson made two free throws to start an 8-0 run that gave Las Vegas a 72-65 lead.
The Aces maintained control as the Storm scored just 11 points in the fourth quarter.
Wilson scored 10 points as the Aces took a 25-12 lead. They led by 13 points on two more occasions before Diggins-Smith made two free throws to trim the deficit to 29-18 at the end of the first quarter.
A field goal by the Storm’s Mercedes Russell started the second-quarter scoring, but Young scored seven points as Las Vegas expanded the lead to 44-26.
Ogwumike scored seven points during a 14-4 run that pulled Seattle within 48-40 at halftime.
–Field Level Media
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DeAndre Hopkins joins Georgia Tech as assistant WRs coach
Nov 27, 2025; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Baltimore Ravens wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins (10) reacts after making a catch against the Cincinnati Bengals during the second half at M&T Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images Three-time All-Pro DeAndre Hopkins has been hired as an assistant wide receivers coach at Georgia Tech.
Yellow Jackets head coach Brent Key made the announcement on Friday for Hopkins, who auditioned for a coaching role last week with the New England Patriots.
“DeAndre is one of the greatest receivers of all-time, but his value to our program goes far beyond that,” Key said in a statement. “He has an exceptional knowledge of what we’re doing on offense due to his long relationship with (offensive coordinator) George Godsey and strong familiarity with the ACC, but most importantly, he’s a leader of men that I’m very excited for our players to be around, on and off the field.”
Despite his foray into coaching, Hopkins took to social media to note that his playing career isn’t done.
“I Haven’t retired from the @NFL … But if you’re a WR and you want to be great, come to @GeorgiaTechFB,” Hopkins wrote on X on Saturday morning.
Hopkins, 34, recorded just 22 catches for 330 yards in 17 games (three starts) last season with the Baltimore Ravens.
He has totaled 1,006 receptions for 13,295 yards and 85 touchdown catches in 195 NFL games (172 starts).
Hopkins has seven career 1,000-yard receiving seasons and has caught over 100 passes four times. He earned first-team All-Pro honors three straight years (2017-19).
Hopkins spent his first seven seasons with the Houston Texans before being traded to the Arizona Cardinals. He spent three seasons with Arizona before being released, and he also played with the Tennessee Titans and Kansas City Chiefs.
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Bills S C.J. Gardner-Johnson carted off practice field
Dec 20, 2025; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Chicago Bears safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson (35) reacts against the Green Bay Packers during the first quarter at Soldier Field. Mandatory Credit: Mike Dinovo-Imagn Images Buffalo Bills veteran safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson sustained an injury to his lower right leg on Saturday and was carted off the practice field.
The severity of the injury was not immediately known for Gardner-Johnson.
Gardner-Johnson, 28, won a Super Bowl with the Philadelphia Eagles during the 2024 season before he was traded to the Houston Texans on March 11, 2025.
He played just three games with the Texans before catching on with Chicago and playing seven more contests with the Bears. He totaled 66 tackles and three sacks and two interceptions in 2025.
Gardner-Johnson has 20 interceptions, 370 tackles and seven sacks in 87 career games (71 starts) with the New Orleans Saints (2019-21), Eagles (2022, 2024), Detroit Lions (2023), Texans and Bears.
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Chiefs rookie WR Cyrus Allen carted off practice field
Jun 9, 2026; Kansas City, MO, USA; Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Cyrus Allen (13) runs drills during the Kansas City Chiefs mandatory mini-camp at the Chiefs practice facility. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-Imagn Images Kansas City Chiefs rookie receiver Cyrus Allen was carted off the field with an apparent leg injury on Saturday after he collided with a teammate during a special teams drill.
The severity of the injury was not immediately known for Allen, who had difficulty putting weight on his left leg before a cart was summoned to take him back to the locker room.
Allen, 23, impressed head coach Andy Reid during the first few days of training camp.
“He’s done a nice job,” Reid said Friday. “The quarterback trusts him.”
Listed at 5-foot-11 and 180 pounds, Allen was selected by the Chiefs in the fifth round of the 2026 NFL Draft out of Cincinnati.
–Field Level Media
DeAndre Hopkins joins Georgia Tech as assistant WRs coach
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