Liberty Page 15 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Liberty take on Dream in search of 5th straight win
On the heels of a dominant performance from Breanna Stewart, the New York Liberty will go for their fifth straight win on Thursday night when they face the host Atlanta Dream. ,Stewart went for 33 points and 14 rebounds as New York (8-2) downed the Chicago Sky 88-75 on Tuesday night. With the victor...
Angel Reese ejected in Sky's loss to Liberty
Breanna Stewart scored 33 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to help the visiting New York Liberty beat the Chicago Sky 88-75 on Tuesday.,Chicago rookie Angel Reese was ejected after receiving two technical fouls with 2:31 remaining in the game. Reese finished with 13 points and 10 rebounds but shot 3 o...
Breanna Stewart powers Liberty past Sky
Breanna Stewart had 33 points and 14 rebounds to help the visiting New York Liberty beat the Chicago Sky 88-75 on Tuesday. , ,The Liberty (8-2) won their fourth in a row and avenged their loss to the Sky (3-5) on May 23. New York went on a 15-2 run to start the fourth quarter after Chicago erased a ...
Liberty get another crack at Sky after early loss
On May 23, the Chicago Sky marched into New York and handed the Liberty their first loss of the season in a 90-81 victory. Since then, each team has had struggles but the Liberty are back on a winning streak entering Tuesday's rematch in Chicago.,That defeat was the first of two in a row for the Lib...
Liberty eclipse 100 points, stifle weary Fever
Betnijah Laney-Hamilton scored 20 points in 25 minutes as the host New York Liberty recorded a wire-to-wire 104-68 victory over the Indiana Fever on Sunday night in their opening Commissioner's Cup game.,The Liberty (7-2) won their third straight and beat the Fever for the third time this season. Ne...
Liberty aim to beat Fever, Caitlin Clark for third time
The New York Liberty regained their footing in their past two games by making enough plays down the stretch and are now entering a stretch of five straight games with a financial incentive.,The Liberty begin the first of five straight Commissioner's Cup games Sunday night when they host Caitlin Clar...
Sabrina Ionescu, Liberty keep Mystics winless
Sabrina Ionescu's 24 points and four 3-pointers led the way for the New York Liberty, who used a 32-point outburst in the first quarter to keep the visiting Washington Mystics winless with a 90-79 victory on Friday.,Breanna Stewart's fifth double-double of the season (18 points, 15 rebounds) also he...
Leaning on several stars, Liberty prepare to face winless Mystics
While the WNBA season is still young, Friday's matchup between the Washington Mystics and the host New York Liberty will see the league's last remaining winless team take on one of its best outfits.,The Liberty (5-2), who started the season on a four-game win streak before dropping consecutive games...
Liberty hold on to end skid against Mercury
Sabrina Ionescu collected 22 points and nine assists as the host New York Liberty blew a 15-point lead before making enough plays down the stretch for an 81-78 victory over the Phoenix Mercury on Wednesday night.,Jonquel Jones added 10 of her 20 in the fourth quarter to help New York outscore Phoeni...
Liberty hold on to end losing skid against Mercury
Sabrina Ionescu collected 22 points and nine assists as the host New York Liberty blew a 15-point lead before making enough plays down the stretch for an 81-78 victory over the Phoenix Mercury on Wednesday night.,Jonquel Jones added 11 of her 20 in the fourth quarter to help New York outscore Phoeni...
Kahleah Copper, Mercury look to heat up vs. Liberty
Tuesday afternoon, Kahleah Copper was recognized as the WNBA's Western Conference Player of the Week for a dynamic three-game stretch in which she averaged 29.7 points.,By the end of the day, Copper and the rest of the Phoenix Mercury were struggling to score while getting blown out by the undefeate...
Lynx get balanced scoring to roar past Liberty
Napheesa Collier had 15 points and 12 rebounds and was one of four Minnesota Lynx players to score in double figures in an 84-67 win over the New York Liberty on Saturday at Minneapolis.,Alanna Smith added 15 points, while Kayla McBride scored and Bridget Carleton each scored 14 for the Lynx. Carlet...
Liberty look to put first loss aside when they visit Lynx
The New York Liberty look to rebound from their first loss of the season when they take on the Minnesota Lynx on Saturday afternoon in Minneapolis.,The Liberty (4-1) are coming off a 90-81 loss to the Chicago Sky at home on Thursday. Sabrina Ionescu scored 19 points with six assists but made just 2 ...
Marina Mabrey, Sky hand Liberty first loss of season
Marina Mabrey scored 21 points as the visiting Chicago Sky pulled away down the stretch and recorded a 90-81 victory over the previously unbeaten New York Liberty on Thursday night.,After shooting 11-of-33 in Chicago's two-game series at Dallas, Mabrey made 8 of 13 shots in 36 minutes. The guard als...
Sabrina Ionescu, Liberty get by Storm to move to 4-0
Sabrina Ionescu scored a game-high 20 points and dished out eight assists Monday night as the unbeaten New York Liberty never trailed in a 74-63 win over the visiting Seattle Storm.,Breanna Stewart netted 16 points, 11 rebounds and three steals for New York (4-0), while Jonquel Jones added 16 points...
Liberty shoot for 4-0 start, take on Jewell Loyd, Storm
Jonquel Jones had a message for New York Liberty fans before Saturday's home opener against Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever.,"This season is our season," she said as a sellout crowd roared.,And New York gave nearly 18,000 fans no reason to think otherwise with a 91-80 victory.,The Liberty will t...
Liberty pummel Fever, spoil Caitlin Clark's home debut
Breanna Stewart scored 20 of her 31 points in the first half, helping the New York Liberty spoil Caitlin Clark's home debut with a 102-66 rout of the Indiana Fever on Thursday in Indianapolis.,Stewart added 10 rebounds, four assists, three steals and two blocks to avenge her lackluster performance i...
Caitlin Clark, Fever move past tough opener, host Liberty
Caitlin Clark will look to put her less-than-spectacular WNBA debut in her rearview mirror on Thursday night when the Indiana Fever host the New York Liberty in Indianapolis.,Sure, Clark scored a team-high 20 points in the Fever's 92-71 setback to the Connecticut Sun on Tuesday. However, the top ove...
Jonquel Jones, Liberty hold off Mystics
Jonquel Jones scored 25 points and Betnijah Laney-Hamilton added 20 as the visiting New York Liberty earned a season-opening, 85-80 win over the Washington Mystics on Tuesday.,The Liberty were also boosted by the play of Sabrina Ionescu, who piled up 15 points, eight assists, seven rebounds and two ...
Liberty take continuity into season opener at new-look Mystics
The 2024 WNBA season will begin in Washington on Tuesday night when the rebuilding Mystics host a New York Liberty team that aims to contend for the league championship again.,After finishing 19-21 last season, the Mystics look different this year. Gone are longtime leaders Natasha Cloud and Elena D...