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Ailing Liberty take aim at streaking Mercury

The defending champion New York Liberty are on the outside looking in for home-court advantage in the first round of the WNBA playoffs, adding an additional layer to their game at the Phoenix Mercury on Saturday.

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Isabelle Harrison sparks attack as Liberty defeat Mystics

Backup forward Isabelle Harrison, who hadn't played since Aug. 10 due to a concussion, scored a team-high 16 points as the host New York Liberty defeated the Washington Mystics, 89-63, on Thursday night.

Storm use a strong second-half behind Skylar Diggins to upend Lynx

Seattle's Diggins pulls disrespectful move on Minnesota's court after win

Kahleah Copper, Alyssa Thomas carry Mercury past Sky

Mavericks' Kyrie Irving shares an update on his ACL injury recovery

Key Pelicans player suffers scary injury during FIBA AmeriCup

New York Liberty News / ESPN / August 28

Liberty's Ionescu, Jones out for Mystics game

Sabrina Ionescu and Jonquel Jones are out for Thursday night's game against the Washington Mystics. Ionescu injured a toe on her left foot, and Jones wasn't feeling well Thursday morning.

Breanna Stewart News / Sporting News / August 27

Breanna Stewart just launched a her own store (and it's a love letter to NYC)

3x WNBA Champion and Unrivaled Founder Breanna Stewart has a new entry to her resume—her own store.

Dallas Wings News / Yardbarker Quizzes

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WNBA News / The Lead / August 27

Liberty-Lynx is the Hottest New Rivalry in Basketball

On Aug. 19, the New York Liberty and Minnesota Lynx met for the 13th time in just over a year. Between seven regular-season meetings and their Finals matchup from a season ago, everyone anticipated fireworks again.

Breanna Stewart News / Sporting News / August 26

Liberty set unfortunate team record despite Breanna Stewart's return

Stewie's back, but New York still has issues to iron out.

Breanna Stewart News / ESPN / August 25

Liberty's Stewart has 19 in return: 'Felt great'

Breanna Stewart scored 19 points in her return from a bone bruise that cost her 13 games as the Liberty beat the Sun 81-79.

WNBA News / Field Level Media / August 25

Breanna Stewart returns, leads Liberty to narrow win over Sun

Boosted by the return of Breanna Stewart and Sabrina Ionescu, the New York Liberty pushed past visiting Connecticut, 81-79, in a thriller Monday night at Barclays Center.

New York Liberty News / The SportsRush / August 25

'Been a Hard Slog Without Her': Liberty HC Sandy Brondello Praises Breanna Stewart Ahead of Her Return From Injury

After winning the 2024 WNBA championship, the New York Liberty didn’t show any signs of a championship hangover. They began the season by jumping out to the second seed but have fallen to fifth since losing superstar Breanna Stewart to a knee injury.

Breanna Stewart News / Field Level Media / August 25

Liberty F Breanna Stewart back after 13-game layoff

All-Star forward Breanna Stewart will return to the New York Liberty lineup on Monday night after missing 13 games with a knee injury. Stewart confirmed after shootaround Monday morning that she will be on the floor for the game against the visiting Connecticut Sun.

New York Liberty News / Sporting News / August 25

Massive news for the New York Liberty as the champs look to repeat

A big lift coming tonight..

New York Liberty News / FirstSportz / August 25

3 Teams Best Prepared to Defeat Liberty and Become Next WNBA Champions

The New York Liberty brought the city’s first basketball championship in more than half a decade when Sabrina Ionescu and Breanna Stewart lifted the 2024 WNBA championship trophy.

New York Liberty News / Total Apex Sports / August 25

Emma Meesseman Drops Some Harsh Truth Bombs About the Liberty’s Championship Defense Gone Wrong

The New York Liberty are having what you might generously call a “rough patch” lately – and that’s putting it about as nicely as a participation trophy.

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Liberty Announce Sabrina Ionescu's Return Timeline After Loss to Chicago Sky

The New York Liberty, last season’s WNBA champions, have not looked like the dominant force many expected in recent weeks. After holding one of the top two spots in the standings for months, they’ve slipped to the fifth seed and are battling for positioning as the regular season winds down.

Breanna Stewart News / Women's Fastbreak on SI / August 23

Liberty's Startling Slide Reveals Importance of Breanna Stewart

The New York Liberty are approaching a full month without star forward Breanna Stewart. You don't need to dig too deep to see that her presence has been missed.

Sabrina Ionescu News / Athlon Sports / August 22

Sabrina Ionescu Admits Lapse That Led to Liberty Downfall Against Sky

Riding on the wave of momentum generated from their Tuesday night win over the Minnesota Lynx, Sabrina Ionescu and the New York Liberty failed to follow

Kamilla Cardoso News / Sporting News / August 21

Stunner in Brookyln: Angel Reese and Kamilla Cardoso sink New York Liberty

Chicago not only wins, but on the road..

Sabrina Ionescu News / Yardbarker Quizzes

The 'WNBA playoff scoring leaders' quiz

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Emma Meesseman News / The Lead / August 18

Emma Meesseman Returns to States and Resumes Form

Emma Meesseman has largely made a name for herself overseas, establishing herself as one of the greatest European players ever. The list of her international accomplishments is astonishing: However, many are either unaware or are just now learning that Meesseman was a fantastic WNBA player.

WNBA News / Yardbarker / August 16

Lynx leave no doubt they're WNBA's best with win over Liberty

Missing perennial MVP candidate Napheesa Collier for a fourth consecutive game, the Lynx didn't blink in Saturday's rematch of the 2024 WNBA Finals against the Liberty.

Surging Aces make A'ja Wilson a legit WNBA MVP contender

Storm hold off Dream in WNBA's first international game

Kelsey Plum addresses her shot at Indiana star Caitlin Clark

Sun look to build momentum vs. a depleted Fever team

Second-place Dream look to take season series against Valkyries

WNBA News / Yardbarker / August 16