Wilson, Clark rewriting record book

A’ja Wilson became the first WNBA player to score 1,000 points in a season when she finished with 29 in the Aces’ 84-71 win over the Sun on Sunday in Las Vegas. Wilson hit a pull-up from the elbow with 2 minutes left in the game to reach the mark. Earlier this week, the Aces’ star broke the single-season scoring record that Jewell Loyd set last year. The Aces called timeout about 30 seconds later and her teammates mobbed Wilson. She then went out on the court and acknowledged a loud ovation from the crowd, clapping her hands. The Aces (25-13) hold a one-game lead over the Storm for the No. 4 seed in the playoffs and home-court advantage in that series. Also Sunday, Caitlin Clark scored a career-high 35 points to help the Fever beat the Wings 110-109 in Indianapolis. Clark, whose 329 assists are a single-season WNBA record, has a rookie-record 761 points this season, breaking the mark set by Seimone Augustus (744) in 2006. The Fever (20-19), who were coming off back-to-back losses to the Aces, clinched the No. 6 seed in the playoffs. The Fever will play the third-seeded Sun, who won three of the four regular-season matchups between the teams, in the first round.

Crosby gets 2-year, $17.4M extension

Sidney Crosby is looking to finish what he started in Pittsburgh. The Penguins star signed a two-year contract extension on Monday that runs through the 2026-27 season. The deal, which carries an average annual value of $8.7 million, would keep Crosby with the team until nearly his 40th birthday. The deal comes on the eve of Crosby’s 20th training camp with the Penguins, who took him with the first overall pick in the 2005 draft. The 37-year-old Crosby, a three-time Stanley Cup winner and two-time league MVP, didn’t ask for a raise even though he remains one of the most productive players in the NHL. Crosby led the Penguins in goals (42), assists (52) and points (94) last season, well clear of the rest of an underachieving club that missed the playoffs for a second straight year. He has played in more games (1,272) than any player in team history and trails only Mario Lemieux in every other major category, including goals (592, 2nd), assists (1,004, 2nd), and points (1,596, 2nd). Crosby will begin the 2024-25 season 10th all-time in league history in points.

Shooting leaves 2 dead at tailgate

A second person has died from a shooting at a popular tailgating site after a Detroit Lions game, police said Monday. A fight broke out around 4:30 p.m. Sunday at Eastern Market, an open-air gathering spot, police Chief James White said. Tampa Bay had just defeated the Lions nearby at Ford Field, 20-16. “I don’t know all the details to it, but anytime that somebody loses their life, that’s a tragic thing,” Lions coach Dan Campbell said Monday. The fight escalated when one person pulled out a gun and fired at least two rounds. Police officers in the area responded to the shooting, arrested the suspected shooter and recovered two handguns, White said. “Tailgating, drinking and guns — they don’t mix,” White told reporters Sunday. The victims were described as Detroit men, one in his 40s and another in his 20s. A suspect from Oak Park, Michigan, was in custody. White said the confrontation began with a larger fight that broke up after a few minutes. “They reconvened a few feet away from where the initial fight started,” the chief said. “The two fighters put up their hands like they were about to fight each other. ... One of the people in the fight, a male from Oak Park, pulls out a gun and fires at least twice.” — Associated Press