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Minnesota tops New York to keep alive hopes of getting top overall seed in WNBA playoffs
NEW YORK (AP) — The Minnesota Lynx have had the best of the New York Liberty this year, winning two of the three regular season matchups and the Commissioner's Cup final. On Sunday, the Lynx looked poised to win an easy one over New York before needing to hold off a furious fourth...
Sabrina Ionescu, Betnijah Laney-Hamilton lead Liberty over Wings 99-67 for 5th straight victory
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Sabrina Ionescu scored 20 points, Betnijah Laney-Hamilton had 17 and the New York Liberty never trailed on the way to their fifth straight win, a 99-67 romp over the Dallas Wings on Thursday night. Ionescu made 8 of 18 shots with four 3-pointers, and added...
Sabrina Ionescu records 11 of New York's season-high 33 assists in a 105-91 victory over the Wings
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Breanna Stewart scored 27 points, Sabrina Ionescu had 14 points and 11 of New York's season-high 33 assists, and the Liberty cruised by the Dallas Wings 105-91 on Tuesday night. New York (30-6) became the second team in WNBA history, joining the 2023 Las...
Ionescu has big fourth quarter as Liberty beat short-handed Aces 75-71
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Liberty have been saying all season long that they are a new team this year. On Sunday they showed it. Facing a Las Vegas squad that was missing star A'ja Wilson, the Liberty blew a 20-point lead, but still found a way to win. Last year, they might not...
Laney-Hamilton returns to starting lineup, helps Liberty to 77-70 win over Storm
NEW YORK (AP) — Betnijah Laney-Hamilton scored 18 points in her return to the starting lineup and the New York Liberty beat the Seattle Storm 77-70 on Thursday night. Laney-Hamilton returned from a right knee injury on Aug. 26 that sidelined her for roughly six weeks after she had...
Breanna Stewart scores 32 points, Sabrina Ionescu adds 25 as Liberty defeat Storm 98-85
SEATTLE (AP) — Breanna Stewart scored 32 points, Sabrina Ionescu added 25 and the New York Liberty pulled away for a 98-85 win over the Seattle Storm on Friday night. Leonie Fiebich added 12 points for the Liberty (27-7), who bounced back after losing to the last-place Los Angeles...
Last-place Sparks snap 7-game losing streak with 94-88 win over WNBA-leading Liberty
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dearica Hamby scored 21 points, rookie Rickea Jackson added 19 and the last-place Los Angeles Sparks beat the WNBA-leading New York Liberty 94-88 on Wednesday night to snap a seven-game losing streak. Rae Burrell made 7 of 8 from the field, 3 of 3 from 3-point...
New York Liberty's chemistry on and off the court has helped put them at top of the WNBA standings
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Liberty have been building chemistry on and off the court and it's paid off in a big way. They are the team sitting atop the WNBA standings. New York has won nine of its last 10 games, including all but one of is post-Olympic contests and holds a...
Breanna Stewart scores 21 points, Liberty pull away for 84-70 win over Mercury
PHOENIX (AP) — Breanna Stewart scored 21 points, Courtney Vandersloot added 16 and the New York Liberty used a 10-0 run in the fourth quarter to pull away from the Phoenix Mercury 84-70 on Monday night. Sabrina Ionescu scored five points as the Liberty, starting with Stewart's...
Mabrey helps Sun end Liberty's 8-game winning streak with 72-64 victory, clinch spot in playoffs
NEW YORK (AP) — The Connecticut Sun capped off a busy week with a victory over New York and a spot in the playoffs. Marina Mabrey scored 15 points to help the Sun end New York's eight-game winning streak with a 72-64 victory over the Liberty on Saturday night. That win in addition...
