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Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve cuts off after WNBA Finals loss to Liberty: 'This shit was stolen from us'

Cheryl Reeve was not happy Sunday night. Shortly after her team lost to the New York Liberty in Game 5 of the WNBA Finals, the Minnesota Lynx head coach was thrilled with the officiating team and the Liberty at Barclays Center. “All the headlines will be, 'Reeve has a bad cry.' Bring it on, right?” […]

By Andrew Jack

October 21, 2024October 21, 2024

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WNBA Finals: Liberty star Breanna Stewart addresses threatening, homophobic emails sent to her wife

MINNEAPOLIS – Breanna Stewart's wife, Marta Xargay Casademont, reported to police and the WNBA a threatening and homophobic email she received after Game 1 of the WNBA Finals, the New York Liberty star said at practice Tuesday. The email was sent directly to Xargay's email account, which Stewart said was “attached” to her Instagram profile. […]

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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Liberty persists in the chaotic Game 5, which is characterized by numerous peculiarities

There were moments of beauty in the WNBA Finals. Like Napheesa Collier's game-winning jumper in Game 1 that capped a 15-point comeback, or Sabrina Ionescu's already iconic buzzer-beating 3 in Game 3. There were ugly moments too. Like the agony of Alanna Smith's recurring back problems or the heartbreak of Breanna Stewart's missed free throws […]

By Andrew Jack

October 21, 2024October 21, 2024

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New York Liberty wins first WNBA championship, defeating Minnesota 67-62 in OT

NEW YORK (AP) — As confetti fell and Frank Sinatra's “New York, New York” boomed through the arena, the New York Liberty celebrated the end of a 27-year odyssey. The team that consistently underperformed from its days at Madison Square Garden to detours to Radio City Music Hall and the Westchester County Center finally found […]

By Andrew Jack

October 21, 2024October 21, 2024

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The Liberty-Lynx series had just about everything – and now there's a Game 5 that's all about the winner

MINNEAPOLIS – That the 2024 WNBA Finals would be decided without a full five-game series was unimaginable. Not with the whiplash momentum swings, double-digit comebacks and top-notch playmaking. The stereotypical coaches meddle in the post-game responses and the training day scrums are a series in a chess game. They tinker and make small adjustments for […]

By Andrew Jack

October 19, 2024October 19, 2024

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The experienced Liberty misses numerous opportunities to win the 1st title

Liberty forward Breanna Stewart had a nightmarish Game 4 on Friday night, making 5 of 21 shots. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr) If the New York Liberty want to win the franchise's first WNBA title, they have to win at home. There were moments Friday when it felt like the Liberty had it done. But they didn't. […]

By Andrew Jack

October 19, 2024October 19, 2024

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Liberty vs. Lynx: Minnesota wins a thriller to force Game 5 of the WNBA Finals

The Lynx get Game 5 against the Liberty in the WNBA Finals. (Photo by David Berding/Getty Images) The Minnesota Lynx didn't let the WNBA Finals end after four games. With their backs against the wall in a win-or-home Game 4, the Lynx outlasted the New York Liberty in an 82-80 thriller to force a deciding […]

By Andrew Jack

October 19, 2024October 19, 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 Finals: Sabrina Ionescu's winning goal for eternity: “There was never a doubt”

MINNEAPOLIS — Sabrina Ionescu grinned, smiled, put her face in her hand and ran her hand over her signature ponytail. The timeline was still abuzz with reaction to one of the most spectacular throws in WNBA Finals history and to a heavyweight series already filled to the brim with it. “I mean, that was just […]

By Andrew Jack

October 17, 2024October 17, 2024