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Bonner and Allen lead Connecticut to a 78-63 win over New York in Game 1 of WNBA semifinal series
NEW YORK (AP) — DeWanna Bonner and the Connecticut Sun put forth a stellar defensive effort to take the opener of their semifinal playoff series against the New York Liberty. Bonner scored 20 points, Rebecca Allen added 18 and the Sun held New York to a season low for points in a...
Liberty advance to WNBA playoff semis for first time since 2015 with 90-85 win over Mystics in OT
NEW YORK (AP) — Breanna Stewart scored 27 points and the New York Liberty beat the Washington Mystics 90-85 in overtime on Tuesday night to advance to the semifinals of the WNBA playoffs for the first time in eight years. New York hadn't won a playoff series since 2015. ...
Connecticut Sun coach Stephanie White named WNBA Coach of the Year
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Stephanie White was honored as the WNBA's Coach of the Year on Sunday after guiding the Connecticut Sun to a 27-win season and a No. 3 seed in the playoffs. White, the former Indiana Fever and Vanderbilt coach, took over a team that made it to last years...
Liberty top Mystics 90-75 in Game 1 of playoff series, Sabrina Ionescu scores 29, drops 7 3-pointers
NEW YORK (AP) — Sabrina Ionescu scored 29 points, hitting seven 3-pointers, to help the New York Liberty beat the Washington Mystics 90-75 in Game 1 of their WNBA playoff matchup on Friday night. Jonquel Jones added 20 points and 12 rebounds to give New York its first home playoff...
Connecticut's Alyssa Thomas has crashed the MVP race between A'ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — A'ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart head into the playoffs this week as the top contenders to become the WNBA's most valuable player. That's no surprise. They are the two superstars on the league's two “super teams” — the Las Vegas Aces (34-6) and the New...
Breanna Stewart sets Liberty scoring record, rallies New York past Connecticut in OT
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Breanna Stewart broke the Liberty's single-season scoring record, scoring 24 points on Thursday night as New York rallied from a 20-point second-half deficit to beat the Connecticut Sun 95-90 in overtime. Connecticut's Alyssa Thomas broke the WNBA record...
Liberty beat the Aces 82-63 in the WNBA Commissioner's Cup behind Jonquel Jones' MVP performance
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Marine Johannes scored 17 points with five 3-pointers, Jonquel Jones had 16 points and 15 rebounds, and the New York Liberty beat the Las Vegas Aces 82-63 on Tuesday night to win the third WNBA Commissioner’s Cup championship. New York handed Las Vegas its first...
Ionescu makes 6 3-pointers, Liberty beat the Lynx 76-66
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Sabrina Ionescu scored 18 points on six 3-pointers, Breanna Stewart added 17 points and the New York Liberty beat the Minnesota Lynx 76-66 on Friday night. New York (21-6) has won three straight since dropping a home game to Minnesota on July 28. Ionescu had 31...
Vandersloot scores 20 of her season-high 23 points after halftime, Liberty beat the Sparks 76-69
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Courtney Vandersloot scored 20 of her season-high 23 points in the second half, Breanna Stewart added 16 points and 12 rebounds, and the New York Liberty closed on a 10-2 run to beat the Los Angeles Sparks 76-69 on Tuesday night. Vandersloot also had seven...
Breanna Stewart has 25 points and 9 rebounds to help Liberty beat Sparks 87-79
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Breanna Stewart scored 25 points and grabbed nine rebounds, Jonquel Jones added 13 points and 13 boards and New York never trailed Sunday in the Liberty's 87-79 win over the Los Angeles Sparks. Marine Johannes made 5 of 7 from 3-point range and finished with 15...
