New York Liberty survive near-disaster, beat Los Angeles Sparks 85-81

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• New York Liberty survive near-disaster, beat Los Angeles Sparks 85-81

  Catalina Fragoso/NBAE via Getty Images I was worried about the New York Liberty on Thursday night. They played the 12-20 Los Angeles Sparks at home, just two days after getting embarrassed by the Indiana Fever on national television. Okay, maybe “embarrassed” is a strong word, but it was New York’s first game against a real good team in some time, and they got smoked. For those in the business of doubting the Liberty, Tuesday night turned a profit. The Sparks also played Tuesday night before ...

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• Ionescu scores 20 points and Liberty avoid record collapse to hold off Sparks

  Sabrina Ionescu scored 20 points and the New York Liberty avoided one of the biggest collapses in WNBA history, holding off the Los Angeles Sparks 85-81 on Thursday night. New York (21-14) led 69-41 early in the fourth quarter and looked poised to cruise to an easy victory when Los Angeles scored 21 straight points to get within striking distance. The Sparks (12-21) only trailed 82-79 with 26.6 seconds left and were in position to match the Chicago Sky for the biggest comeback in league history.

  Publisher:Yahoo Sports WNBAArticle published: 2026-08-14 02:21:32 UTC

• Liberty hold off Sparks 85-81 as Ionescu scores 20

  Sabrina Ionescu scored 20 points and the New York Liberty avoided one of the biggest collapses in WNBA history, holding off the Los Angeles Sparks 85-81 on Thursday night. New York (21-14) led 69-41 early in the fourth quarter and looked poised to cruise to an easy victory when Los Angeles scored 21 straight points to get within striking distance. The Sparks (12-21) only trailed 82-79 with 26.6 seconds left and were in position to match the Chicago Sky for the biggest comeback in league history.

  Publisher:Yahoo Sports WNBAArticle published: 2026-08-14 03:55:55 UTC

• New York Liberty survive near-disaster, beat Los Angeles Sparks 85-81

  New York was cruising toward a comfortable home win over the Sparks, then they nearly hit the iceberg.

  Publisher:Yahoo Sports WNBAArticle published: 2026-08-14 03:24:57 UTC

• Sabrina Ionescu's 12 fourth quarter points help Liberty hold off Sparks, 85-81

  Sabrina Ionescu scored 12 points in the fourth quarter to hold off a furious Sparks push as the Liberty defeated Los Angeles, 85-81.

  Publisher:Yahoo Sports WNBAArticle published: 2026-08-14 02:21:30 UTC

• Liberty news: Emerging rookie flashes superpower to survive Sparks' rally

  The Liberty almost blew a 28-point lead on Thursday, which would have set a WNBA record. Rookie Pauline Astier had different plans.

  Publisher:Yahoo Sports WNBAArticle published: 2026-08-14 04:19:16 UTC