A | NEW YORK -- A'ja Wilson and the Las Vegas Aces secured their place as one of the greatest teams in WNBA history.The Aces became the first team to repeat as champions in 21 years, getting 24 points and 16 rebounds from Wilson and a defensive stop in the closing seconds to beat the New York Liberty 70-69 in Game 4 of the Finals on Wednesday night.“It’s not easy, as you know. This is what it's all about,” Wilson said. “Not a lot of people get to do it. To be short-handed and win is amazing. It makes the win that much better. It's hard to get back to the Finals to win again.”The Aces joined the Los Angeles Sparks (2001-02) and the Houston Comets (1997-2000) as the only teams in league history to win consecutive titles.Las Vegas did it without starters Chelsea Gray and Kiah Stokes, who were both sidelined with foot injuries suffered in Game 3. Gray, the 2022 WNBA Finals MVP, was constantly in the ear of her teammates during timeouts and shouting encouragement from the sideline. Las Vegas was also still missing veteran Candace Parker, who had foot surgery in late July.“We’ve been facing adversity all season, playing without different players. ... We have some professional fighters," said Alysha Clark, who was pressed into the starting lineup Wednesday. “To weather the storm of everything we went through, to show up every single day. To be in this moment right now and do it together, it speaks volumes about us, our chemistry.”Coach Becky Hammon said this was the closest team she has ever been around. The entire team attended the postgame news conference and cheered every answer, especially those by Wilson, the Finals MVP, who finished third in the regular-season MVP balloting.With the game tied at 64, Las Vegas scored six straight points, including the first four by Jackie Young, to go ahead 70-64 with 1:26 left.Courtney Vandersloot hit a 3-pointer on New York's next possession, then stole the ball from Kelsey Plum, which led to Sabrina Ionescu's foul-line jumper to get the Liberty within one with 41.7 seconds left.On the ensuing possession, Las Vegas worked the shot clock down before Hammon called timeout with 3 seconds left on the shot clock. The Aces got the ball to Wilson on a lob, but Breanna Stewart blocked the shot, giving New York one last chance.After a timeout with 8.8 seconds left, the Liberty got the ball to Stewart, who was double-teamed. The ball swung over to Vandersloot in the corner, but her shot missed badly, setting off a wild celebration by the Aces at midcourt.“It's a play we’ve ran before, get the ball to Stewie’s hand,” Liberty coach Sandy Brondello said. “Sometimes they work, sometimes they don’t. We got it where we wanted to, but didn’t make it.”Vandersloot finished with 19 points and Betnijah Laney added 15 for New York. Hammon said before the game she would be “throwing the kitchen sink at (the Liberty), see what sticks, see what works.”The Aces rotated defenses, which stymied New York after the Liberty scored 23 points in the first quarter. “I think they were throwing whatever defense they had at us and make sure it’s ugly,” Stewart said. “Sometimes we lost our flow and ball movement.”Hammon started WNBA sixth woman of the year Clark and Cayla George in place of Gray and Stokes. Clark did a stellar job on her former Seattle Storm teammate Stewart, holding her to 10 points on 3-of-17 shooting. George had 11 points.“Just knowing what she likes to do. And just locking in and making sure that I don’t give that to her," Clark said of guarding Stewart. "I’m so proud of this team.”This was the first close game of the season between these teams. The four regular-season matchups were all blowouts with the closest contest being a nine-point win by New York on Aug. 28. The first three games of the WNBA Finals were also routs, with New York winning Game 3 87-73 to stave off elimination.Game 4 was so tense that Ionescu was seen vomiting into a trash can during a timeout midway through the fourth quarter, shortly after she hit a 3-pointer to get the Liberty within 60-58. Ionescu stayed in the game after the timeout.New York's record fell to 2-10 all-time in the WNBA Finals. Teams that fall behind 0-2 in the best-of-five series Finals have lost all nine of those series.STAR-STUDDED CROWDOnce again, New York drew dozens of celebrities to the game, including basketball royalty Sue Bird and Dawn Staley — the South Carolina coach who loudly cheered on her former star player, Wilson. The two embraced in a long hug after the game. Also in attendance were Liberty Ring of Honor members Vickie Johnson and Sue Wicks, and actors Jennifer Connelly, Issa Rae and Jason Sudeikis.___AP WNBA: https://apnews.com/hub/wnba-basketball。 1.3万支大学生暑期社会实践团队下沉一线把课堂搬到基层 在服务中长才干日报讯（记者刘荣荣 见习记者屈玉琪）今年暑假，19.2万名高校学生、1.3万支实践团队走出校园，把课堂搬到乡野田间、基层一线，深入开展调研走访，参与公益托管、科技助农等各类实践活动，将所学书本知识转化为服务地方的实际行动，在察民情、长才干的历练中，实现青春成长与社会价值的双向奔赴。“母亲不用千言万语来教育你，就用实行来教育你……”8月2日，四川宜宾赵一曼纪念馆内，燕山大学社会实践团的同学们围拢在讲解员身旁，细读赵一曼写下的狱中绝笔。
B | 为纪念抗日英雄赵一曼牺牲90周年，这支实践团奔赴英雄故里，在沉浸式学习中感悟革命精神。
C | “新时代大学生虽不必直面枪林弹雨，却应当具备迎难而上的勇气。
D | ”听完赵一曼的事迹，团队成员程琬婷眼角泛起泪光，“我们要在科研攻关、志愿服务中扛起青年责任，走好属于我们这一代人的长征路。”连日来，广大青年学子追寻红色足迹，在革命热土上汲取信仰力量。师范大学马克思主义学院“红砖”星火实践队走进西柏坡革命老区，开展7场主题宣讲，完成18场深度访谈，用青年视角探索红色故事的传播新路径；美术学院“抗大薪火·邢襄文脉”实践团奔赴中国人民抗日军政大学总校办学旧址，通过现场写生创作，用笔尖定格红色旧址原貌；农业大学植物保护学院“植青振乡”实践团来到涞源县博物馆，循着史料足迹重温太行老区峥嵘岁月，接受红色精神洗礼……走进乡村街巷、俯身田间大棚、投身政务实践……广大学子立足自身专业特长下沉基层，将所学知识转化为实干动能。“从检测数据来看，这些羊粪如果不处理直接堆置或者还田，容易造成水体污染，带来耐药菌扩散等风险。”近日，保定职业技术学院“青禾牧创”实践团成员结合调研数据，向唐县肉羊养殖场的养殖户讲解粪污处理技术。唐县是华北地区重要的肉羊养殖基地。实践团发挥专业优势，开展科学用药指导、粪污堆肥发酵培训、疫病防控科普等服务，引导养殖户从“经验养殖”转向标准化、绿色化养殖。今年夏天，衡水职业技术学院数字商贸系实践团成员立足电子商务专业特长，为故城县郑口镇五户村的农户和合作社送上电商助农服务。实践团成员结合主流电商平台运营规则，手把手讲解店铺注册、页面装修、产品上架等实操技能，还普及电商运营、售后规范、网络反诈等实用知识。同时，该系还与五户村合作社签订长期扶持合作协议，常态化开展校地结对帮扶，为农户解决产业发展、线上运营难题。“走进产业一线，才真正懂得了‘学什么’‘干什么’‘怎么干’之间的联系。
E | ”实践团成员说，通过深入了解基层所需，更加坚定了职业方向。大学生社会实践的阵地，更遍布城乡社区的街头巷尾。“弟子规，圣人训。首孝悌，次谨信……”近日，无极县花园路社区的托管班内，清脆的快板声与孩子们稚嫩的诵读声交织在一起。
F | 唐山工业职业技术大学社会实践团的志愿者把《弟子规》《三字经》改编成快板童谣，让孩子们在学习中感受传统文化的魅力。该实践团队通过前期走访，得知社区存在儿童暑期“看护难、辅导难、成长陪伴少”的难题。
G | 他们联动社区居委会，将闲置空间改造成集学习区、活动区、展示区于一体的托管阵地，开展多种特色课程，为社区46名儿童送上暖心托管服务。
H | “以前暑假我都在家里看电视，现在每天都盼着来托管班，这里的课程特别有意思！”托管班学生张浩宇开心地说。团省委学校与少年部工作人员赵紫豪表示，今年的大学生社会实践活动，通过组织动员广大青年学生聚焦传承红色基因、促进乡村全面振兴、投身社会服务等八个方向，在真下乡、真调研、真服务、真解决实际问题中实现“受教育、长才干、作贡献”的目标。
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