Breanna Stewart

New York Liberty forward Breanna Stewart reached another achievement in their game against the Golden State Valkyries.

It was a historic victory for the Portland Fire, getting their first ever win against the New York Liberty. Consequently, that made the Liberty their first ever victims.

Breanna Stewart of the New York Liberty is off to a fantastic start for the 2026 WNBA season. New York is coming off a 100-82 win over the Portland Fire on Thursday, a game in which Stewart had a team-high 22 points. Jonquel Jones led the team with nine rebounds, and Marine Johannes had a team-high 11 assists.

The Liberty capped off a stretch of playing four games in a week Thursday night with a comfortable win against the Portland Fire.

Is it too early to talk about the WNBA MVP race? Nah, not when Breanna Stewart is playing like this.

From a successful WNBA season to Unrivaled and an overseas championship back to the W, Stewie has not stopped in months.

Breanna Stewart called out the referees for their excessive officiating in the Liberty's overtime road win over the Mystics on Sunday.

In the Seattle Storm’s first season after a roster overhaul, it’s been their rookie, Flau’jae Johnson, who’s doing most of the talking so far. Arriving at the Seattle shores, Johnson was put immediately under pressure in the roster as the team was looking to move on from their veterans- Nneka Ogwumike and Skylar Diggins-Smith.

Marine Johannes hit six 3-pointers and scored 25 points, Breanna Stewart had 23 points and nine rebounds, and the New York Liberty beat the Washington Mystics 98-93 in overtime on Sunday. Rookie Pauline Astier shot 6 of 10 from the field and 6 of 7 from the free throw line, finishing with 18 points, seven assists, five rebounds and two steals for the Liberty (2-0). Jonquel Jones added 13 points and eight rebounds.

The MVP debate is already generating strong reactions, and the new WNBA season is just barely starting. In many circles, Caitlin Clark, A’ja Wilson, Napheesa Collier, and Breanna Stewart have emerged as the early frontrunners, with Clark and Wilson appearing to run neck and neck at the very top of the betting markets.

By the time Friday night’s 106-75 Liberty smackdown of the Sun ended, the stat sheet told only part of the story.

Friday night’s Liberty home opener came with a surprise. It wasn’t Breanna Stewart’s 31-point performance or Betnijah Laney-Hamilton’s first game back since the 2024 WNBA Finals, which included a nasty crossover that put Sun defender Gianna Kneepkens on the hardwood. The surprise performance came from Julie Vanloo, a player that joined the Liberty roster less than 24 hours prior to the 106-75 ...

Breanna Stewart dominated, the Valkyries offense was humming and the Tempo made their WNBA debut.

NEW YORK — The Connecticut Sun hoped this season would be different from its dismal record in 2025, but the team’s performance in its 2026 opener against the New York Liberty felt painfully familiar. The Sun never had a chance after an 8-0 run by New York forced Sun coach Rachid Meziane to burn a timeout barely two minutes into the game, and the brief reset did nothing to slow the Liberty’s ...

Breanna Stewart had 31 points and 10 rebounds to help the short-handed New York Liberty open their season with a 106-75 rout of the Connecticut Sun on Friday night. Marine Johannes added 17 points for New York, which was missing star guard Sabrina Ionescu, who is out with a left foot injury she suffered last Sunday in a preseason game against the Sun. Rebecca Allen has a left leg injury and Satou Sabally has a cyst.

In 2025, they were reigning WNBA champions. In 2026, they have something to prove. So begins a massive season for the big-market, big-name New York Liberty. To avenge last fall’s first-round playoff exit, the Liberty will need strident performances from their perennial All-Stars. Sabrina Ionescu brings 3-point prowess on the perimeter. Breanna Stewart racks up buckets, boards and blocks from the post. Jonquel Jones stretches the floor as a polished, versatile center. And new signee Satou Sabally

Brittney Griner is set to begin her first WNBA season with the Connecticut Sun on Friday night, hitting the road to face Breanna Stewart and the New York Liberty at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. This comes after the Sun secured a 1-1 record in the preseason, taking down one of the new expansion teams, the Toronto Tempo, before falling to the Liberty in the preseason finale. Griner saw plenty of action during Connecticut's preseason slate.

WNBA general managers voted Las Vegas Aces center A’ja Wilson as the favorite to be named the league’s Most Valuable Player, according to an annual survey released Tuesday. The Aces were also voted the favorites to repeat as league champions, according to the survey of all 15 general managers. Wilson, who was last season's MVP, received 60% of the votes, followed by the New York Liberty’s Breanna Stewart with 27% and the Indiana Fever’s Caitlin Clark and the Atlanta Dream’s Allisha Gray with ...

Breanna Stewart and the New York Liberty couldn't get it done in their 2026 WNBA preseason opener, falling to Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever 109-91 on their home court at Barclays Center. Now, the Liberty will look to close out the preseason with a win, facing Brittney Griner and the Connecticut Sun on the road on Sunday. Stewart, just a few days after returning from the EuroLeague championship, led the New York starters against Indiana, tallying 16 points on 6-of-7 shooting and five reb...

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