Three keys for Liberty in semifinal matchup vs. Aces
The Liberty will play a four-game rematch from the 2023 WNBA Finals, where the Aces won their second straight title. The two superteams will meet in the semifinals earlier this year starting on Sunday. Here are Liberty's three keys to changing the game in Las Vegas. Leonie Fievich replaced Courtney Vandersloot in Liberty's starting lineup. […]
Liberty set sights on avenging bitter WNBA Finals loss to Aces
Liberty doesn't need to watch the tape of last year's WNBA Finals loss to Las Vegas or the game that won the Aces their third straight regular season. They don't need film. they have feelings. Brianna Stewart said Liberty “has a chip on its shoulder” as it looks to avenge last season's loss in the […]
Liberty stars blast WNBA for not condemning racism sooner
The WNBA is at a golden moment. Unfortunately, many players fail because they are too busy enjoying the moment. WNBA players are increasingly the targets of racist bile, online hate, and even death threats, much of the speech coming from Indiana fans who support Caitlin Clark. It is reported that there is. During the Fever's […]
Sabrina Ionescu, Kelsey Plum overcame parallel struggles to lead Liberty, Aces to Game 2 wins
Sabrina Ionescu herself was not great offensively, shooting just 33 percent from the field in the second half of the regular season with the New York Liberties, and that number dropped even further in the final three games of the year, plummeting to 18 percent. The New York Liberty were the overwhelming favorites going into […]
Jonquel Jones comes alive with double-double to help Liberty close out Dream
It had been more than a month since Jonquel Jones last recorded a double-double, which came in the Liberty's final 11 games of the regular season and their first playoff game against the Atlanta Dream. She still had games where she had double-digit rebounds and games where she scored 15 or more points. But they […]
Sabrina Ionescu powers Liberty past Dream into WNBA semifinals
Sabrina Ionescu's reaction — fists clenched as she walked down the court — said it all, as did the MVP chants that accompanied her final free throw of the day a few minutes later. Leonie Fiebic had just converted an and-one under the basket midway through the fourth quarter, but an assist from Ionescu — […]
Leonie Fiebich’s emergence has forced the Liberty to shake things up
There was a learning curve for Leonie Fiebic in the games and months, in fact most of the season, before her breakout performance, until Liberty lineup changes on Sunday saw her slide into the starting group for Game 1 against the Dream, where she scored a career-high 21 points and all but ensured she'd stay […]
Vance calls Harris ‘the biggest threat to religious liberty we've had in at least a generation’
Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) called Vice President Harris “the greatest threat to religious freedom we've seen in at least a generation” while campaigning in North Carolina and suggested the administration is an “enemy” of individual liberty. “So let's take a quick look at some of the ways in which the Kamala Harris administration has been […]
Liberty cruise to win over Dream in WNBA playoff opener
Sandy Brondello's 10-minute pregame press conference was dominated by questions about the Liberty's postseason readiness. If a somewhat shaky end to the regular season was an ominous sign, it was one in which the top seed in the WNBA playoffs lost two of their final three games, including an 11-point loss to their opening-round opponent. […]
New York Liberty face Atlanta Dream in WNBA playoffs: preview, predictions, schedule, matchups and more
The New York Liberty (32-8) will host the Atlanta Dream (15-25) at home. WNBA The playoffs will be a best-of-three series featuring two-time MVP Breanna Stewart, one-time MVP Jonquel Jones, the league's all-time leading rebounder Tina Charles and all-star guards Sabrina Ionescu, Rhyne Howard and Alisha Gray. While the Liberty undoubtedly has the advantage in […]