Breanna Stewart

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Breanna Stewart scored 28 points, including a key putback with 24.8 seconds left, Han Xu had 14 points in her first career WNBA start, and the New York Liberty beat the Connecticut Sun 89-80 on Monday night. Xu started in place of Jonquel Jones , who was a late scratch because of an illness. Jones, who spent six years with the Sun before coming to New York in 2023, had her No. 35 jersey retired by Connecticut before the game. Connecticut got within 85-80 with 45.9 sec...

UNCASVILLE — Former UConn star Breanna Stewart scored 28 points as the New York Liberty posted an 89-80 victory over the Connecticut Sun in a WNBA game at Mohegan Sun Arena Monday night. Brittney Griner was out with a rib injury, so the Sun started both former UConn centers Aaliyah Edwards, who scored 15 points with five rebounds, and Olivia Nelson-Ododa, who had 15 points and eight rebounds. ...

This Friday night, Breanna Stewart and the New York Liberty pulled off a win over the Indiana Fever of Caitlin Clark, 83-75. They did so on the back of a commanding performance by Breanna Steward, who was the most productive player on the court with 30-points.

It takes a lot for Breanna Stewart to show visible frustration during a game. The Liberty star is known for keeping her emotions in check, regardless of the situation.

Breanna Stewart performed at a high level with 30 points and eight rebounds in the Liberty's victory over the Fever on Saturday night.

The Indiana Fever watched their 12-point second-half lead evaporate against the New York Liberty in an 83-75 defeat on Saturday night at Barclays Center. After taking a 57-45 lead with over three minutes left in the third quarter, Indiana suffered a collapse that only compounded concerns about the team’s cohesion and Caitlin Clark’s growing pains.

Breanna Stewart scored 15 of her points in the fourth quarter as the Liberty defeated Caitlin Clark and the Fever.

The New York Liberty stormed back from a 12-point deficit to take down the Indiana Fever 83-75 on Saturday night at Barclays Center. Amid Indiana’s brutal collapse, many also highlighted an argument between Liberty’s Breanna Stewart and a Liberty coach, comparing it to the much-debated incident between Caitlin Clark and Stephanie White days earlier.

New York Liberty (7-4, 4-0 Eastern Conference) at Connecticut Sun (2-10, 0-3 Eastern Conference) Uncasville, Connecticut; Monday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: New York Liberty visits the Connecticut Sun after Breanna Stewart scored 30 points in the Liberty's 83-75 win over the Indiana Fever. The Sun have gone 0-3 against Eastern Conference opponents. Connecticut has a 1-6 record against opponents above .500. The Liberty are 4-0 against Eastern Conference opponents. New York is sixth in the WNB...

Breanna Stewart told her team to wake up halfway through a dismal shooting performance in Saturday's Commissioner's Cup game, and the Liberty responded with a rugged second-half effort.

Breanna Stewart made 18 of 21 free throws and scored 30 points to help the New York Liberty rally to beat the Indiana Fever 83-75 on Saturday night. The Liberty (7-4), who have won four straight games, trailed by double-digits in the second half. New York was down 66-62 midway through the fourth quarter before going on a 19-4 run to take the lead.

Indiana led by as many as 12 points on Saturday; however, New York rallied with persistant ball pressure that led to an uptick in scoring.

Jonquel Jones had 22 points and 17 rebounds to help the New York Liberty beat the Toronto Tempo 97-82 on Wednesday night. Breanna Stewart added 19 points, including 17 in the second half, for the Liberty (6-4), who have won three straight games. New York was still missing guard Sabrina Ionescu, who is sidelined with a back issue.

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 ...

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.

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

The New York Liberty suffered just their second loss of the season on Thursday, falling 87-70 to the Golden State Valkyries. It was also only their second home game of the year.