Lisa Leslie, Kym Hampton recreate first-ever WNBA tipoff 29 years later
The Los Angeles Sparks and the New York Libety faced off in the WNBA's inaugural game nearly three decades ago.
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The Los Angeles Sparks and the New York Libety faced off in the WNBA's inaugural game nearly three decades ago.
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.
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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
Sparks star Nneka Ogwumike lost it in a postgame interview after she hit a game-winner during the WNBA's 30th anniversary game.
Chicago Sky coach Tyler Marsh is in the hot seat after a series of Instagram stories were posted by Skylar Diggins. The Chicago guard said in her posts that she will now be coming off the bench. Currently, Chicago has a 6-14 record after back-to-back losses to the defending WNBA champions, the Las Vegas Aces.
The Sparks have no answer for Storm rookie Flau'jae Johnson, who scores 23 points in Seattle's victory.
Nneka Ogwumike is uniquely qualified to understand the historic significance of this Los Angeles Sparks' win over New York.
Thirty years after the Los Angeles Sparks and New York Liberty helped usher in a new era for women's basketball, the two franchises met again Sunday night with history front and center.
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LAS VEGAS — The boo birds sang from Section 110 inside Michelob Ultra Arena as the New York Liberty took the court before the game. Las Vegas provides one of the league’s most raucous settings, but ahead of the Liberty’s 87-76 win over the Aces on Tuesday night, there was maybe a little added spice behind New York’s pregame welcome. After all, these teams “have history,” as the Liberty’s Breanna Stewart put it. For the better part of the last four seasons, the Aces and Liberty have provided the
In a matchup of the past two WNBA champions, the visiting Liberty beat the Aces behind guard Sabrina Ionescu's first double-double of the season.
LAS VEGAS, NV – The New York Liberty defeated the Las Vegas Aces, 87-76, in a WNBA game at Michelob ULTRA Arena on June 23, 2026 and The Sporting Tribune's DJ Cabanlong was there to capture the following TST Images.
It was a difficult night for the Las Vegas Aces in their Tuesday night game against the New York Liberty. They lost the first two quarters, and the third was going the same way.
The Los Angeles Sparks announced that Kelsey Plum will be out for at least four weeks with a lower left leg injury.