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New York Liberty basketball team honored with ticker-tape parade in Canyon of Heroes
NEW YORK (AP) — Jonquel Jones, Breanna Stewart, Sabrina Ionescu and their New York teammates were showered with confetti as the Liberty celebrated winning the WNBA title in the Canyon of Heroes in downtown Manhattan. New York Sen. Chuck Schumer, Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York City...
New York Liberty win first WNBA championship, beating Minnesota 67-62 in OT
NEW YORK (AP) — As confetti fell and Frank Sinatra’s “New York, New York” blared through the arena, the New York Liberty celebrated the end of a long odyssey. The team that always fell short, starting from their days in Madison Square Garden, through detours to Radio City...
New York Liberty win first WNBA championship, more could be on the horizon
NEW YORK (AP) — Breanna Stewart joined the New York Liberty two years ago with one goal in mind: to bring the long-suffering franchise it's first championship. WNBA Finals MVP Jonquel Jones soon joined her and the pair helped the Liberty accomplish their mission, a year after they...
Jonquel Jones delivers WNBA Finals MVP performance to bail out Ice-cold Ionescu and Stewart
NEW YORK (AP) — Sabrina Ionescu's first shot hit the side of the backboard. Another one soon after hit nothing at all. After making one of the most memorable shots in WNBA history to win Game 3, the All-Star guard became Ice-cold Ionescu the rest of the way. ...
WNBA Finals reach decisive Game 5 for first time since 2019 as Liberty and Lynx head to New York
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — It's fitting that a record-breaking season for the WNBA would come down to a winner-take-all Game 5 of its Finals. For the first time since 2019, the league championship will go the distance. This one will be in New York on Sunday night. The...
Alanna Smith fights through a back injury to help Minnesota Lynx even WNBA Finals
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — It wasn't always pretty, but Alanna Smith fought through a back injury and made a big difference down the stretch on Friday night as the Minnesota Lynx evened the WNBA Finals by beating the New York Liberty. Smith, Minnesota's 6-foot-4 center, fell hard on her...
Lynx force Game 5 of WNBA Finals on Carleton's free throws to beat Liberty 82-80
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — With their season on the line, the Minnesota Lynx did just enough to stave off elimination and force a decisive Game 5 of the WNBA Finals. Bridget Carleton made two free throws with 2 seconds left, and the Lynx beat the New York Liberty 82-80 on Friday night. The...
New York's stars Breanna Stewart and Sabrina Ionescu struggle in Game 4 loss to Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — In their first chance to secure the first WNBA championship in New York's history, Sabrina Ionescu and Breanna Stewart came up short. The Liberty stars combined to shoot 10 for 36 from the field, missing all nine of their 3-point attempts as New York fell 82-80...
Ionescu's 3-pointer is latest iconic last-second shot in WNBA Finals history
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Sabrina Ionescu's thrilling shot for the New York Liberty with a second left in Game 3 on Wednesday night will go down as one of the best in WNBA Finals history. It came 25 years after one of the most iconic shots in basketball history when Teresa Weatherspoon...
Liberty hope their last-second shot provides a new outcome, a WNBA title, rather than 1999's letdown
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — It's been 25 years since the New York Liberty had a chance to close out a WNBA championship. Just like in 1999, a last-second shot gave them the opportunity to play for a title. This time around, the Liberty are hoping for a different outcome. ...
