New York Liberty

AS the WNBA celebrates its 30th season, two original franchises face off in primetime.

The Dallas Wings backcourt dominated the Liberty in their last meeting. But can they do it again?

Nneka Ogwumike's 3-pointer at the buzzer sent the Sparks past the Liberty on Sunday night in a rematch of the first WNBA game in 1997.

LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Sparks defeated the New York Liberty, 98-97, at Crypto.

The Washington Mystics have the youngest team in the WNBA. And they have now moved above .500 by defeating two championship contenders in back-to-back games. On Friday, they defeated the New York Liberty 86-83. And now, they defeated the Minnesota Lynx, the team currently leading in the standings, 84-79. Better yet, the Mystics are now […]

LOS ANGELES — Nneka Ogwumike couldn’t fight back the tears as the ESPN broadcast asked her what it meant to have a celebration of the WNBA’s evolution on her home court. No. 30 hit the game-winner at the buzzer for the Los Angeles Sparks’ 98-97 victory over the New York Liberty on Sunday night to commemorate the league’s 30th season and honor all of the legends in the building who helped the franchise survive to this point. It was all too much for the 15-year veteran to process during her live i

LOS ANGELES -- It was a game to remember.

Sunday night featured the two teams that started the WNBA’s journey thirty years ago. But as harmonious as the pre-game brunch and a friendly tip-off between Lisa Leslie (Los Angeles Sparks) and Kym Hampton (New York Liberty) were, the game brought the same level of feisty energy on the floor.

The Liberty squandered a 17-point third-quarter lead. They got complacent and it resulted in them fighting with the Sparks down the stretch, only to lose on Nneka Ogwumike’s buzzer-beating 3-pointer.

The only thing better than the Sparks-Liberty game was the celebration of the WNBA happening around the action.

Nneka Ogwumike was emotional after hitting a game-winning triple for the Sparks on Sunday in the 30th anniversary game vs. the Liberty.

Liberty players took their seats in the conference room of their hotel here Sunday morning to prepare for that day’s game against the Sparks. They thought it would be a routine game prep.

When Lisa Leslie thought back to the first game in WNBA history, it reminded her a lot of Sunday’s 30th season celebration. On June 21, 1997, she and her former Los Angeles Sparks teammates had brunch, signed autographs and posed for a photoshoot. On Sunday evening, Leslie even took a ceremonial tip-off against the New York Liberty just as she did in that first game. The one thing she wished she could have changed wasn’t the 16 points or the dunk she got hung on because the enormity of the day h

Chiney Ogwumike erupted on live television after sister Nneka hit a walk-off three-pointer to lift the Los Angeles Sparks over the New York Liberty, 98-97, on the WNBA's 30th anniversary. Nneka finished with 24 points and scored 12 in the final 3:50, capping a comeback from 17 down with no timeouts left.

LOS ANGELES — As the Los Angeles Sparks and New York Liberty met Sunday night to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the WNBA’s first game, Nneka Ogwumike found herself tasked with explaining the meaning behind the moment. Who else would it be? The Sparks forward is, after all, “Madame President,” the leader of the players’ union and one of the most veteran players in the league. But her best answer was what she did when the Sparks trailed by two with a second left, when she caught the ball on t

UConn women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma and Robin Roberts will call Dallas Wings vs. New York Liberty on July 7.

The Washington Mystics have really grown on their recent road trip after suffering some tough lessons early in the season. Washington has won three straight games on the road, including closing out victories late over New York and Minnesota. “I think it takes time to get to where you want to go,” said Washington forward Kiki Iriafen, who scored the go-ahead basket in the wins over both the Liberty and Lynx.

Ogwumike sent the Sparks home with a win Sunday night with a buzzer-beating 3-pointer over the Liberty

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