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The Minnesota Lynx returned home on Tuesday for Game 3 of the WNBA Finals against the New York Liberty with the series tied 1-1. During this run to the Finals, Alanna Smith has been a very important player for the Lynx, but she suffered an injury scare in the first half of Game 3. Alanna […]

The new 3-on-3 women’s basketball league, Unrivaled, co-founded by WNBA stars Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier, secured a huge broadcast partnership with TNT, it was announced on Wednesday, the same day as Game 3 of the WNBA Finals, where Stewart’s New York Liberty and Collier’s Minnesota Lynx will face off in a tied series. The […]

The Chicago Sky may not be competing in the 2024 WNBA Finals, but their players are active and engaged in their offseason endeavors. In addition to recovery from her wrist injury, star forward Angel Reese is stunning the fashion world with her Victoria’s Secret appearance. But Reese might also be catching New York Liberty fans’ […]

New York Liberty star Breanna Stewart has addressed the threatening and homophobic email that her wife, Marta Xargay Casademont, received prior to Game 1 of the WNBA Finals. Stewart described the email as part of an escalating series of messages directed at the couple, according to The Athletic’s Sabreena Merchant. Speaking on Tuesday during WNBA […]

While the New York Liberty are pursuing their first WNBA Championship, forward Breanna Stewart and her wife have been caught in the crossfire of death threats. Stewart’s wife, Marta Xargay Casademont went to report the email to the NYPD’s 78th Precinct in Brooklyn. The pair received a homophobic email saying “I hope someone shoots your […]

Star forward for the New York Liberty Breanna Stewart, vice president of the WNBA players’ union, voiced a bold aspiration for the league: the ability for teams to have a million-dollar player. Currently, the highest salary a WNBA player can earn is approximately $250,000, a cap Stewart believes should rise alongside the league’s growing success. […]

Oftentimes, superstars dwell on their shortcomings rather than their accomplishments. It is a brutal but key part of the anguish that the greats endure in order to reach the apex of their respective sport. They must also have a short memory, though. Neither Breanna Stewart nor head coach Sandy Brondello had any intention of harping […]

New York Liberty forward Breanna Stewart has enjoyed playing against former college teammate Napheesa Collier in the 2024 WNBA Finals and apparantly, so has Geno Auriemma. The longtime UConn women’s basketball head coach has watched many of his former players reach the Finals like a proud father from afar but made the trip to Brooklyn […]

The New York Liberty take on the Minnesota Lynx. Check out our WNBA Finals odds series for our Liberty-Lynx prediction, odds, and pick. Find out how to watch Liberty Lynx. The New York Liberty weren’t technically playing an elimination game on Sunday in Game 2 of the 2024 WNBA Finals, but for all intents and […]

Standing in the hallway outside the New York Liberty locker room on Thursday night, Courtney Vandersloot did her best to keep the night’s events in perspective. New York had just lost Game 1 of the 2024 WNBA Finals to the Minnesota Lynx in historic fashion, coughing up a 15-point lead with five minutes left. She […]

Breanna Stewart made WNBA Finals history on Sunday, leading the New York Liberty to an 80-66 victory over the Minnesota Lynx in Game 2 of the series. Stewart finished the game with 21 points, eight rebounds, five assists and seven steals — setting a WNBA Finals record for most steals in a game, per ClutchPoints. […]

The New York Liberty suffered a brutal 95-93 overtime loss in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals against the Minnesota Lynx, blowing an 18-point lead in the process, and Breanna Stewart opened up on what happened in the waning minutes of regulation, while explaining how they will move on to try to get a win […]

The WNBA has certainly seen a massive surge in popularity and attention, this season in particular. There are more eyes than ever before watching the league. So it comes as no surprise that, that surge would continue into the WNBA Finals between the Minnesota Lynx and New York Liberty. The WNBA Finals tipped-off on Thursday […]

The Minnesota Lynx take on the New York Liberty. Our WNBA Finals odds series has our Lynx Liberty prediction, odds, and pick. Find out how to watch Lynx Liberty. Are you not entertained? Game 1 of the 2024 WNBA Finals was an unforgettable piece of basketball theater. What makes Minnesota’s 95-93 overtime victory over New […]

The Minnesota Lynx made history after coming back from down 18 points to beat the New York Liberty, 95-93, in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals Thursday night. After the collapse by the Liberty to the Lynx, head coach Cheryl Reeve spoke to the media about the resilient victory and what led to the outstanding […]

The New York Liberty did not get enough out of their best players in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals. At one point, the Liberty had an 18-point lead in the second quarter. They also had a 15-point lead with 5:20 to go in the game. Both times they let that lead disappear, surrendering one […]

The Minnesota Lynx made a historic comeback against the New York Liberty in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals at Madison Square Garden. Trailing the Liberty by 15 points (81-66) with five minutes left in regulation, the Lynx went on an incredible 18-3 run to tie the game at 81 to force overtime. Then, Minnesota’s […]

When Barclays Center is full, the New York Liberty have as strong a home-court advantage as exists in the WNBA. The fans are as passionate as they come — deafening in volume and relentless in spirit. Leaving the arena after Game 1 of the 2024 WNBA Finals, however, it wasn’t the crowd that was deafening. […]

The New York Liberty lost Game 1 of the WNBA Finals to the Minnesota Lynx after a staggering collapse that saw the Lynx chip away at an 18-point lead to force overtime and take the game. Thanks to the three-pronged attack of Courtney Williams, Kayla McBride and the Defensive Player of the Year Napheesa Collier, […]

Game 1 of the 2024 WNBA Finals brought plenty of fireworks for fans to enjoy. In the end, following a topsy-turvy end to the ballgame, it was the Minnesota Lynx that came out on top in overtime, 95-93, against the New York Liberty team that has been the WNBA’s cream of the crop all season […]

The Minnesota Lynx took the initiative and a 1-0 series lead over the New York Liberty after winning Game 1 of the WNBA Finals after a miraculous comeback led by Defensive Player of the Year Napheesa Collier. Also, the Lynx had just survived a deciding Game 5 against the Connecticut Sun in the semifinals, which […]

The Chicago Sky missed the 2024 WNBA Playoffs, but that is not stopping one of the team’s stars from tuning into the Finals. Angel Reese had a promising rookie showing with the Sky during the regular season, and while she is not currently competing, watching some of the league’s biggest stars has her excited. She […]

The WNBA Finals between the New York Liberty and the Minnesota Lynx got underway on Thursday for their best of five series. The series begins on the heels of an announcement that the WNBA playoffs will be restructured in 2025 with the WNBA Finals moving to a best of seven format. But when it comes […]

The Minnesota Lynx take on the New York Liberty. Our WNBA Finals odds series has our Lynx Liberty prediction, odds, and pick. Find out how to watch Lynx Liberty. This is what dreams are made of. It’s No. 1 versus No. 2 in a battle for the championship of women’s professional basketball in the United […]

The top two seeds in the 2024 WNBA postseason made it to the WNBA Finals, yet it feels like these playoffs didn’t go exactly like many thought they would. That is because, for the first time since 2021 and only the second time since 2019, the Las Vegas Aces will not be competing for a […]

The Las Vegas Aces may have refused to go down without a fight, but in the end, their 2024 season met its premature end and their bid for a three-peat falls at the hands of the New York Liberty after suffering a 76-62 defeat in Game 4 of the WNBA semifinals. Many believed that the […]

One year ago, the Las Vegas Aces did more than just celebrate in Brooklyn. After defeating the New York Liberty to win their second straight WNBA championship, they paraded through the bowels of Barclays Center. Kelsey Plum had a boombox in hand and led other members of the team into the interview room to crash […]

Sabrina Ionescu led the New York Liberty with 22 points, helping her team defeat the defending champions, the Las Vegas Aces, 76-62 on Sunday in the semifinal series, to advance to the WNBA Finals. The Liberty’s win marks the end of the Aces’ hopes of securing back-to-back-to-back titles. Ionescu’s offensive outburst was supported by Breanna […]

The New York Liberty and Sabrina Ionescu had revenge on their minds in these WNBA playoffs. On Sunday, Ionescu had a big game to help the Liberty close out the Las Vegas Aces in four games and avenge their loss in the WNBA Finals a year ago. Ionescu had a team-high 22 points and seven […]

The Las Vegas Aces returned to the WNBA semifinals on Friday with a vengeance, defeating the New York Liberty 95-81 in “The House” in front of more than 10,000 fans. The Liberty kicked off the semifinal series with the privilege of home-court advantage. Game 3 of the semifinals played out in a packed house at […]

The New York Liberty got off to a flaming hot start in their semifinal series against the Las Vegas Aces, jumping out to a 2-0 lead with an impressive performance in Game 1 and a gritty win in Game 2. They came to Las Vegas with three chances to close out the two-time defending champs […]

The New York Liberty take on the Las Vegas Aces. Our WNBA Playoffs odds series has our Liberty Aces prediction, odds, and pick. Find out how to watch Liberty Aces. The Las Vegas Aces were not going to go down easily. They put up a huge fight in Game 2 of this WNBA semifinal series […]

Despite finishing the 2024 regular season with the best record in the WNBA, the New York Liberty faced their share of challenges. They lost games, lost players to injury, and even got kicked out of their own home arena for the Commissioner’s Cup championship game. However, after a humbling 95-81 road loss to the Las […]

The New York Liberty take on the Las Vegas Aces. Our WNBA Playoffs odds series has our Liberty Aces prediction, odds, and pick. Find out how to watch Liberty Aces. The Las Vegas Aces have won the last two WNBA championships. Winning one title is hard enough, but the Aces went back-to-back in 2022 and […]

The Las Vegas Aces are facing potential elimination from the WNBA playoffs for the first time since 2021 after falling 88-84 to the New York Liberty in Game 2 of their semifinal series on Tuesday at Barclays Center. As in Game 1, the Liberty’s size proved problematic for the Aces, and their defensive anchor, Kiah […]

The New York Liberty might be finally free of the Las Vegas Aces thanks to a historic Game 2 from Sabrina Ionescu. Well, much like last year’s WNBA Finals, they need one more win to feel good about the job done. That’s why Ionescu’s simple message to the locker room after taking a 2-0 series […]

The New York Liberty could have won the 2023 WNBA championship. They were the clear second-best team, facing a juggernaut Las Vegas Aces squad that was down two starters heading into Game 4 of the Finals. The Aces just made a few more plays, beating the Liberty by a point in the deciding game and […]

The New York Liberty have taken full control of their semifinal series against the defending champions Las Vegas Aces, winning Game 2 88-84. As the Liberty are one step closer to sweeping the team that beat them in the WNBA Finals last season, star Breanna Stewart celebrated the hard-fought win with former San Francisco 49ers […]

The New York Liberty have been on a mission all season long; locked in from the get-go, they have been looking forward to avenging their loss to the Las Vegas Aces in the 2023 WNBA Finals. Now, with the two teams matched up against each other in the 2024 WNBA Semifinals, the Liberty could not […]