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Sabrina Ionescu (34), Breanna Stewart rally Liberty past Dream
Sabrina Ionescu matched a season high with 34 points and the New York Liberty rallied from 17 points down to beat the visiting Atlanta Dream 86-81 Tuesday night.,Ionescu has scored 34 points in each of the last two games for the Liberty (10-1). It is the first time she's had back-to-back 30-point ga...
Caitlin Clark dominates in return, Fever topple Liberty
Caitlin Clark totaled 32 points, nine assists and eight rebounds in a spectacular return from a left quad injury on Saturday leading the Indiana Fever to a 102-88 victory over the New York Liberty, snapping their season-opening nine-game winning streak.,After missing five games, Clark scored 25 poin...
Fever star Caitlin Clark (quad) to return after missing five games
Indiana Fever star guard Caitlin Clark will return to the lineup on Saturday afternoon in Indianapolis against the 9-0 New York Liberty, the team said Friday.,Clark, 23, missed the past five games with a left quad strain sustained during the Fever's previous meeting with the defending champion Liber...
Liberty improves record to 9-0 with easy victory over Sky
Sabrina Ionescu scored 23 points and Breanna Stewart added 18, fueling the undefeated New York Liberty to an 85-66 victory over the visiting Chicago Sky on Tuesday.,Ionescu made 9 of 14 shots from the floor and added seven assists and four steals as New York (9-0) improved to 3-0 in WNBA Commissione...
Liberty not content with 8-0 record as Sky visit
New York Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu is not taking her team's best start in franchise history for granted.,Ionescu, Breanna Stewart and the Liberty (8-0) will aim to keep rolling along on Tuesday when they host the Chicago Sky (2-5).,"Obviously, 8-0 is great, but that's not what our goal is," Iones...
Breanna Stewart's double-double lifts undefeated Liberty over Mystics
Breanna Stewart's double-double of 26 points and 11 rebounds carried the unbeaten New York Liberty to an 86-78 victory over the host Washington Mystics Thursday in the nation's capital.,Sabrina Ionescu added 13 points and Kennedy Burke scored 12 for the reigning WNBA champion Liberty (8-0), who have...
Unbeaten Liberty eye another win over Mystics
The New York Liberty look to remain unbeaten and beat the Washington Mystics for the second time this season when the two teams face off Thursday in D.C.,The Liberty (7-0) won 85-63 over the Mystics (3-5) last Friday and are coming off a dominant 100-52 win over the Connecticut Sun on Sunday.,Washin...
Liberty build 57-point lead to blot out Sun
The New York Liberty tied a WNBA record with 19 3-pointers and set a franchise record for margin of victory with a dominating 100-52 victory over the Connecticut Sun on Sunday at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.,The Liberty improved to 7-0, which tied the franchise record for best start that was se...
Sabrina Ionescu scores 28 as unbeaten Liberty blitz Mystics
Sabrina Ionescu scored a season-high 28 points as the visiting New York Liberty pulled away in the third quarter and extended their season-opening winning streak to six games with a 85-63 victory over the Washington Mystics on Friday night.,New York (6-0) is off to its best start since winning the f...
Breanna Stewart nets 27 as Liberty nip Valkyries
Breanna Stewart scored 18 of her game-high 27 points in the second half and the New York Liberty's 3-point shooting propelled them to an 82-77 win over the Golden State Valkyries in Brooklyn on Thursday.,New York (5-0) shot just 10-of-25 from inside the 3-point arc, but the team's long-range shootin...
Liberty looks to go 5-0 vs. expansion Valkyries
The reigning WNBA champion New York Liberty look to extend their undefeated start to the 2025 season on Thursday when they host the expansion Golden State Valkyries for the second time in as many games in Brooklyn.,New York (4-0) overwhelmed Golden State in Tuesday's 95-67 decision behind 24 points ...
Liberty hit 90 again, stay perfect with win over Valkyries
The New York Liberty went wire-to-wire Tuesday night in a 95-67 victory over the visiting Golden State Valkyries behind a 24-point performance by Breanna Stewart.,It was the Liberty's fourth 90-point game in a row to start the season, one shy of the WNBA record.,New York (4-0) won through ball movem...
Jonquel Jones' big fourth quarter leads Liberty past Fever
After the Indiana Fever and New York Liberty traded 14 lead changes, Jonquel Jones led the Liberty back from a 12-point fourth quarter deficit to defeat the host Fever 90-88.,With the game tied at 88-88 and 10.1 seconds remaining, Indiana (2-2) star Caitlin Clark found DeWanna Bonner under the baske...
Liberty sink WNBA-record 19 3-pointers, scorch Sky
Natasha Cloud and Kennedy Burke each hit four of New York's WNBA-record 19 3-pointers and combined for 35 points as the Liberty rolled to a 99-74 win over the host Chicago Sky on Thursday night.,Sabrina Ionescu set the pace early while scoring 16 for the Liberty (2-0), who went 19-for-34 from beyond...
Report: WNBA's Liberty sell stake at record $450M valuation
New York Liberty owners sold shares in the WNBA team at what would be a record valuation of $450 million for a women's pro sports franchise, The Athletic reported Thursday.,The capital raised from the sale, which represent a percentage share in the "mid-teens," is believed to be earmarked toward con...
Sky ready for basketball to be main story vs. Liberty
As the Chicago Sky navigate a daunting early schedule, star Angel Reese finds herself amid more drama.,Meanwhile, the New York Liberty already appear focused on defending their WNBA title.,Reese and the Sky look to rebound from a rough opener when they host the Liberty on Thursday night.,Chicago (0-...
Liberty open title defense against rival Aces
The New York Liberty, fresh off the first WNBA championship in franchise history, will open their 2025 campaign with a home game against the visiting Las Vegas Aces on Saturday afternoon.,This will be a battle between the two most recent league champs. The Aces won titles in 2022 and 2023 before New...
WNBA notebook: Liberty, Dream blending in new faces, schemes
The New York Liberty team that walked off the court last fall with the franchise's first-ever WNBA championship has made some slight adjustments to the roster.,Stars Breanna Stewart, Jonquel Jones and Sabrina Ionescu are back. Courtney Vandersloot left in free agency, and Kayla Thornton was lost in ...
Liberty F Betnijah Laney-Hamilton (knee) could miss season
New York Liberty forward Betnijah Laney-Hamilton will be sidelined for five to six months following knee surgery.,The reigning WNBA champions confirmed Monday that the veteran underwent a procedure in March to repair an acute meniscus injury in her left knee.,The Liberty's regular season runs from M...
Liberty re-sign Breanna Stewart, complete 'top priority'
Two-time WNBA MVP Breanna Stewart re-signed with the New York Liberty on Saturday.,Terms of the deal were not announced by the Liberty, however the New York Post reported it was a one-year contract with $208,400 guaranteed. ,A three-time league champion, Stewart was named the MVP of the WNBA Finals ...