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Big offseason questions loom after Liberty's historic WNBA title

The Liberty will need some time to celebrate the franchise's groundbreaking first WNBA title, which they won in a hard-fought Game 5 on Sunday night, capping a classic finale. Then it’s back to business for the team’s brain trust. A busy off-season awaits you. The question will be to what extent general manager Jonathan Kolb […]

By Andrew Jack

October 21, 2024October 21, 2024

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Liberty fights through past disappointments, grueling and difficult series to conquer the throne: “It’s a picture-perfect ending”

NEW YORK – Here in the five boroughs, an incongruous color was increasingly breaking out of the fall palette. A seafoam hat on the streets. A branded t-shirt in the local park. A dog bandana. Blocks from Barclays Center, a page of sports talk about New York teams competing for championships flew toward passersby. They're […]

By Andrew Jack

October 21, 2024October 21, 2024

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Sabrina Ionescu has made the “biggest throw of my career,” but the New York Liberty star isn’t done yet

Sabrina Ionescu has made the “biggest throw of my career,” but the New York Liberty star isn’t done yet MINNEAPOLIS — Sabrina Ionescu initially couldn't remember the details of the biggest shot of her career. She wasn't sure how far she was pulling up or which hand she was dribbling with. But rest assured: Anyone […]

By Andrew Jack

October 17, 2024October 17, 2024

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WNBA goes off script, the result is extremely entertaining

The New York Liberty will face the Minnesota Lynx in the WNBA finals The WNBA Finals are here! The New York Liberty take on the Minnesota Lynx. We break down the storylines and X-factors. No one will ever claim that the WNBA has a script. While other leagues are a petri dish for conspiracy theories, […]

By Andrew Jack

October 17, 2024October 17, 2024

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Liberty's Breanna Stewart and Betnijah Laney-Hamilton star in the WNBA finals

The New York Liberty will face the Minnesota Lynx in the WNBA finals The WNBA Finals are here! The New York Liberty take on the Minnesota Lynx. We break down the storylines and X-factors. NEW YORK – Breanna Stewart had to complain. “It’s time,” the New York Liberty forward said just minutes after leading her […]

By Andrew Jack

October 14, 2024October 14, 2024

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WNBA Finals: State of Mind in New York – Liberty vows to put Game 1 collapse behind them and move on

NEW YORK (AP) — Napheesa Collier watched the Game 1 broadcast again, even though the Minnesota Lynx star never normally does because everything was so blurry. The MVP runner-up didn't remember Courtney Williams, their 6-foot-1 point guard, coming down the hill and finishing against 6-foot center Jonquel Jones. She was in awe. New York Liberty […]

By Andrew Jack

October 13, 2024October 13, 2024

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Yahoo Sports AM: The WNBA Finals are a clash of titans

Yahoo Sports AM is our daily newsletter that keeps you up to date on all things sports. Register here to get it every weekday morning. 🚨 Headlines 🌪️ Milton causes damage in Tampa: The roof of the Rays' Tropicana Field was destroyed when Hurricane Milton made landfall Wednesday, while the field at the Buccaneers' Raymond […]

By Andrew Jack

October 10, 2024October 10, 2024

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WNBA Playoffs: The real Aces finally show up to make a statement – and make a series out of it

LAS VEGAS – Becky Hammon waited and believed in this version of the Las Vegas Aces. The two-time champions are at their best when their guard trio around three-time MVP A'ja Wilson is firing on all cylinders. That version was missing for most of the season, and it certainly didn't appear in the first two […]

By Andrew Jack

October 5, 2024October 5, 2024

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WNBA Playoffs: Sabrina Ionescu emerges as a star as Liberty continue to prove they are different this year

NEW YORK – Sabrina Ionescu eagerly pumped her fist on her way out of New York's Liberty duel on Tuesday night, just moments before Barclays Center erupted on a second overturned call in favor of the home team. Ionescu, whose Liberty team was leading by just one possession, had redirected the short inbound bounce pass […]

By Andrew Jack

October 2, 2024October 2, 2024

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New York takes a 2-0 lead and puts Las Vegas on the brink

What makes the New York Liberty and Las Vegas Aces strong teams? USA Today's Lindsay Schnell talks about how the Liberty and Aces are dominating the league. Sports pulse NEW YORK – Rinse. Once again, the New York Liberty are one win away from redemption and a return to the WNBA Finals. Sabrina Ionescu scored […]

By Andrew Jack

October 2, 2024October 2, 2024