New York Liberty

The New York Liberty entered the season as the favorites to win the 2026 WNBA title. They're not off to an inspiring start.

A three-game losing streak put the Liberty below .500 for the first time in three seasons. It’s an area not familiar in Stew York City — the Liberty spent just one game with a negative record since the 2023 roster overhaul that brought in Breanna Stewart and Jonquel Jones. But under the tutelage of new head coach Chris DeMarco, the Liberty are showing growing pains. It’s very early in the ...

Jonquel Jones‘ No. 35 will soon hang from the rafters at Mohegan Sun Arena, as the Connecticut Sun honor the former WNBA MVP and five-time All-Star. Jones will be honored before the Sun’s home game against her current team, the New York Liberty, on June 8 at 7 p.m. She’s one of six players and coaches who will be honored as a ‘Sun Legend’ during the team’s final season in Connecticut. “This ...

The Liberty's rough week coincided with the returns of Sabrina Ionescu and Satou Sabally

If there was one team that walked into the season with the championship favorite tag attached to them, it was the New York Liberty. Yes, Sandy Brondello was gone, but retaining their Big 3 and then adding Satou Sabally on top of that made the Liberty look like the team everyone had to chase.

The New York Liberty’s early dominance has evaporated. Three straight losses have exposed defensive gaps, with the latest one coming against the Portland Fire on Monday.

It has not been ideal in the Big Apple.

There’s no excuse for what transpired in the fourth quarter of Monday’s 81-74 loss to the Portland Fire.

The four-time WNBA All-Star Sabrina Ionescu missed the Liberty's first five games of the 2026 campaign due to a foot injury she suffered.

Breanna Stewart had predicted there would be an adjustment period under new coach Chris DeMarco but said after the Liberty's latest loss Monday that "nobody expected this."

The New York Liberty went in all guns blazing this offseason. They fired Sandy Brondello, the coach that got them their only title and brought in an unproven Chris DeMarco.

Sarah Ashlee Barker scored all seven of her points in a fourth quarter run to lift the Portland Fire to an 81-74 win over the New York Liberty on Monday night. Trailing 65-60, midway through the fourth quarter, Portland (4-3) scored 12 straight points with Barker leading the way to go up 72-65.

Sabrina Ionescu, after making her season debut Sunday, is getting the night off as the Liberty finish off a back-to-back set with Portland on Monday.

WNBA power rankings for Week 3 of the 2026 WNBA season. New York Liberty's struggles, Dallas Wings win streak and more.

The New York Liberty (3-3) looks to stop a two-game skid as they play the back end of a home back-to-back on Monday night, hosting the expansion Portland Fire (3-3) at Barclays Center in Brooklyn as the teams meet for…

Here's what Wings coach Jose Fernandez said about rookie Azzi Fudd's role after her breakout performance in a 91-76 win over the Liberty.

After losing to the Wings on Sunday, the Liberty will try to avoid a third-straight loss when they host the Fire.

NEW YORK — The New York Liberty’s Core 4 is back, but they didn’t faze the No. 1 overall pick. Sabrina Ionescu’s 2026 regular season debut didn’t fix a third-quarter funk — a repeated theme during the Liberty’s early season. This time, the Liberty lost sight of Dallas Wings rookie Azzi Fudd, who erupted for five 3-pointers in the third period, in Sunday’s 91-76 New York loss at Barclays Center. ...

The Liberty are going through a shaky start to the season, seeing Breanna Stewart explain their solutions after the loss to the Wings.

The Dallas Wings envisioned this when selecting former UConn star Azzi Fudd with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 WNBA Draft.