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Liberty intend to show more of same in Game 2 vs. Aces
The New York Liberty are chasing a commanding 2-0 lead in their WNBA semifinal matchup with the two-time defending champion Las Vegas Aces when the best-of-five series continues Tuesday in Brooklyn.,Outside of a 3-3 score early in Sunday's eventual 87-77 Game 1 win, New York led Las Vegas wire-to-wi...
Semifinals pair Aces, Liberty in rematch of 2023 Finals
A rematch of the 2023 WNBA Finals will determine one of the participants in this year's championship round, as the No. 1-seeded New York Liberty host the fourth-seeded Las Vegas Aces in Game 1 of their best-of-five semifinal series on Sunday in Brooklyn.,In the opening round of the playoffs, Las Veg...
New York Liberty Looking Like WNBA Champions
As the WNBA Playoffs get ready to tipoff, here's why the New York Liberty seem primed to dethrone the Las Vegas Aces as WNBA Champions....
Dream facing 'win and in' scenario against host Liberty
Tina Charles, the all-time scoring leader for the New York Liberty, is on the verge of becoming the WNBA's all-time leader in double-doubles.,Five years after her final game for the Liberty, Charles attempts to reach the milestone and help the Atlanta Dream clinch the final playoff spot in Thursday'...
Mystics' hopes hinge on clash with first-place Liberty
In Tuesday's penultimate regular-season game for both teams, the Washington Mystics are trying to hang on to the final WNBA playoff spot as the visiting New York Liberty close in on the No. 1 seed.,Washington (13-25) started the season 0-12 but has rallied to a three-way tie with the Chicago Sky and...
Sabrina Ionescu gets off to fast start as Liberty rout Wings
Sabrina Ionescu poured in 20 points, 16 of them in a torrid first quarter, as the New York Liberty pummeled the Dallas Wings 99-67 on Thursday in Arlington, Texas, in the second game between the teams in a three-night span.,New York (31-6) won its fifth straight contest and carries a 3 1/2-game lead...
Sabrina Ionescu gets off to fast start as Liberty roll past Wings
Sabrina Ionescu poured in 20 points, 16 of them in a torrid first quarter, as the visiting New York Liberty pummeled the Dallas Wings 99-67 on Thursday in Arlington, Texas, in the second game between the teams in a three-night span., ,New York (31-6) won its fifth straight contest and carries a 3 1/...
Chasing top seed, Liberty look to avoid letdown vs. Wings
The New York Liberty have a four-game winning streak and can inch closer to clinching the top seed in the WNBA playoffs when they visit the Dallas Wings on Thursday.,This is the second of a two-games-in-three-nights stint between the teams in Arlington, Texas.,The Liberty (30-6) won the first game 1...
Dream takes momentum into challenging test vs. Liberty
An inconsistent team that is fresh off a big win meets the league leader that is coming off a tough loss when the Atlanta Dream visit the New York Liberty on Sunday afternoon.,The Dream (7-9) had lost seven of nine games before they marched into Uncasville, Conn., and knocked off second-place Connec...
Liberty looking to extend Sparks' road woes
The road has been rough for the Los Angeles Sparks, who are 1-8 away from home and bring a five-game overall losing streak into Saturday afternoon's rematch with the host New York Liberty in Brooklyn.,Powered by a season-high 31 points from Sabrina Ionescu, the Liberty beat the Sparks 93-80 Thursday...
Hungry Liberty visit Aces in WNBA Finals rematch
The New York Liberty have started 2024 looking like a team eager to avenge last year's championship series loss to the Las Vegas Aces.,Las Vegas is still looking for the form that produced consecutive WNBA titles.,On Saturday, the teams meet for the first time since last October on the Aces' floor i...
Top teams tangle as unbeaten Sun host Liberty
The teams with the top two records in the WNBA meet Saturday afternoon at Uncasville, Conn.,The unbeaten Connecticut Sun are looking to bolster their stellar start to the season, while the New York Liberty have won five consecutive games.,The Liberty have a relatively quick turnaround after Thursday...
Seeking 5-0 start, streaking Liberty host Sky
In their initial season in 1997, the New York Liberty won their first seven games and 10 years later they won their first five.,This version of the Liberty (4-0) is off to an unbeaten start with the hopes of another dominant regular season as New York attempts to extend its season-opening winning st...
Breanna Stewart-led Liberty beat Caitlin Clark's Fever for second time
Breanna Stewart led five New York Liberty players in double figures with 24 points during a 91-80 cruising past the visiting Indiana Fever on Saturday afternoon.,The Liberty made 15 baskets from 3-point range in their home opener, helping overcome rookie Caitlin Clark's 22 points and eight assists f...
Caitlin Clark show comes to Big Apple as Fever visit Liberty
The New York Liberty look to remain unbeaten on Saturday afternoon when they host the Indiana Fever and rookie Caitlin Clark in their home opener in Brooklyn.,"We have to show up and play our 40 minutes of best basketball in order to win," Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu said.,It is a rematch of Thurs...
Steph bests Sabrina in their 3-point shootout
The better player won. Steph Curry beat Sabrina Ionescu in their 3-point showdown at the NBA’s All-Star Skills contest last night, 29-26....
These are the WNBA's top 10 free agents
WNBA’s free agency started this week, and while players can’t sign until Feb. 1, teams are allowed to be in conversation with them. Here are the top 10 players who are eligible free agents and some scenarios around what would happen if they re-sign or go somewhere else....
Will NBA2K put the WNBA MVP on the next cover?
To the victor go the spoils, unless you’re an MVP in the WNBA....
NBA 2K’s decision to put Sabrina Ionescu on the cover was based on race — not merit
Being a superstar is the lone requirement for receiving superstar treatment — like being on the cover of a video game. Well, that’s unless the league you play in has always been Black, and your whiteness has been hijacked as a marketing tool — providing you with superstar treatment when you aren’t a...
WNBA, NSWL TV rights are more valuable than ever as leagues seek new deals
Hours before the WNBA’s New York Liberty were set to take the court against the Connecticut Sky at 2 p.m. on Sunday, the crowd near the players’ entrance was already entrenched. Parents and their kids, couples, and groups of friends, many decked out in shirts and shoes with that distinctive Statue s...