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  • Liberty fall to first-place Sun

    Liberty fall to first-place Sun

    July 20, 2011

    UNCASVILLE, Conn. -- Tina Charles scored eight of her 24 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Connecticut Sun to an 85-79 win over the Liberty on Tuesday night. The Sun (9-5)...

  • Liberty think Hollingsworth could fill hole at center

    July 19, 2011

    The news before training camp flat-out stunned first-year Liberty coach John Whisenant. Janel McCarville, one of the most popular players in team history and a rugged force on...

  • Liberty rout awful Shock

    Liberty rout awful Shock

    July 18, 2011

    She nearly cracked a couple of times. The emotion was simply so intense that Teresa Weatherspoon, one of a handful of players who put the Liberty on the basketball map, had to...

  • Sun set on Liberty

    July 16, 2011

    Thursday evening the WNBA announced that fans had voted Cappie Pondexter as a starter for the Eastern Conference team in the upcoming All-Star Game. Last night, the Liberty's...

  • Liberty's Pondexter an All-Star starter

    July 15, 2011

    Good news for the Liberty: Guard Cappie Pondexter has been named a starter for the WNBA All-Star Game on July 23 in San Antonio. It will be Pondexter's fourth appearance in the...

  • Liberty shatter Dream in Rock rout

    July 14, 2011

    They came in yellow T-shirts, and red ones and lime green and navy and white and teal. They came, 14,314 campers armed with thunder sticks -- the American equivalent of the...

  • Powell leads Liberty to fourth straight win

    July 13, 2011

    Nicole Powell scored 20 points and the Liberty cruised to a 91-69 victory over the Atlanta Dream on Wednesday. Kia Vaughn had 14 points, Leilani Mitchell scored 12 and Plenette...

  • Liberty adapt to new coach's style

    July 13, 2011

    When John Whisenant took over as coach of the Liberty this season, he didn't expect his team to stumble to a 2-4 start. After all, this was a squad that had a franchise-best 22...

  • Injured Carson comes off bench to lead Liberty over Sky

    July 11, 2011

    The day after Derek Jeter turned in his latest performance for the ages by going 5-for-5 to join an elite fraternity of baseball players with 3,000 hits, Liberty guard Essence...

  • Liberty eye Carson comeback from injury

    July 10, 2011

    NEWARK -- If a player is going to take that giant step to stardom in the WNBA, it often occurs in her third season. These were Essence Carson's stats last season, her third with...

  • Pondexter propels Liberty

    July 09, 2011

    SAN ANTONIO -- Cappie Pondexter had 20 points, nine rebounds and seven assists, Plenette Pierson added 14 points and 10 rebounds, and the Liberty beat the San Antonio Silver...

  • Banged-up Liberty defeat Silver Stars

    July 02, 2011

    If the Liberty make the WNBA playoffs this season, they might look back on last night's gritty 81-75 win over the San Antonio Silver Stars and agree that it was the night they...

  • Liberty lose to Dream

    Liberty lose to Dream

    July 01, 2011

    ATLANTA -- This was a game the Liberty let get away. Erika De Souza tied a career high with 27 points and grabbed 15 rebounds, Lindsey Harding scored 25 points and the Dream...

  • Parker injury mars Liberty's first win at Rock

    Parker injury mars Liberty's first win at Rock

    June 27, 2011

    With the exception of the NFL, which continues to print money despite not having a franchise in Los Angeles, every league benefits when the teams in its biggest markets do well. ...

  • Liberty defeat Shock to end 4-game losing streak

    Liberty defeat Shock to end 4-game losing streak

    June 23, 2011

    TULSA, Okla. -- Cappie Pondexter surprised a spectator after scoring 23 points and dishing 10 assists to lift the Liberty to a 94-82 win Thursday over the Tulsa Shock. She handed...

  • Liberty lose to Sparks on WNBA anniversary

    Liberty lose to Sparks on WNBA anniversary

    June 22, 2011

    LOS ANGELES -- Celebrating a historic night in WNBA history, Los Angeles faced the Liberty on the anniversary of their matchup in the league’s first game in 1997. The Sparks...

  • Newark mayor wants NBA team to replace Nets: report

    June 20, 2011

    The New Jersey Nets have one season left before moving to Brooklyn, but Newark mayor Cory Booker is hopeful the city will be an attractive landing spot for another NBA franchise,...

  • Reeling Liberty drop third in row

    June 18, 2011

    ROSEMONT, Ill. -- Sylvia Fowles had a season-high 27 points and 11 rebounds and the Chicago Sky ran their winning streak to three games, beating the Liberty 85-73 last night. ...

  • Liberty lose after pregame car crashes

    Liberty lose after pregame car crashes

    June 15, 2011

    The Garden's decision to move the Liberty to the Prudential Center in Newark for three years while it undergoes a $100 million transformation has left the team with emotional...

  • Liberty coach is studying chemistry

    June 14, 2011

    For the first 2¾ games as the new coach of the Liberty, almost none of John Whisenant's worst fears had come true. On Saturday, his team was 2-0 and leading the Indiana Fever...

  • Liberty dealt 1st loss of season

    June 12, 2011

    NEWARK -- Memo from Liberty to Madison Garden Square officials: Please expedite transformation on arena; our first game in The Rock was a disaster. The Liberty could have...

  • Fever the first to visit Liberty at Rock tonight

    June 11, 2011

    New general manager. New coach. New system. New home court. Even the most diehard Liberty fan would have a hard time not referring to this as a rebuilding year. Not with the...

  • Liberty open season by beating Dream

    June 06, 2011

    ATLANTA — Sidney Spencer got one shot. She made it count for the Liberty. Spencer knocked down her lone shot of the game, tying it with 0.2 seconds left in regulation, and the...

  • Dream start: Liberty open season with win

    June 05, 2011

    ATLANTA — Sidney Spencer hit a tying basket on her only shot of the game with 0.2 seconds left in regulation, Leilani Mitchell made a clinching 3-pointer in overtime and the...

  • New GM, new challenges for revamped Liberty

    New GM, new challenges for revamped Liberty

    June 05, 2011

    There have been some astonishing streaks in New York sports history: Joe DiMaggio’s 56-game hit streak. The Islanders’ hockey dominance, resulting in four straight Stanley Cup...

  • Liberty suspend player for season after skipping camp

    June 02, 2011

    The Liberty have suspended Janel McCarville for the season because she didn’t join the team for training camp. The 6-foot-2 center averaged 11.2 points and 5.4 rebounds in four...

  • Liberty's new boss shakes off rust

    May 26, 2011

    Early in the Liberty's first preseason game yesterday, coach John Whisenant cringed at an offensive foul called against his team and clasped his hands behind his head in...

  • New coach likes look of Liberty

    New coach likes look of Liberty

    May 19, 2011

    Three practices into training camp, Liberty coach John Whisenant already likes what he’s seen from his new team. Enough for him to talk about winning the WNBA championship on...

  • Liberty draft Georgia Tech's Montgomery

    April 11, 2011

    BRISTOL, Conn. -- Georgia Tech guard/forward Alex Montgomery was chosen by the Liberty with the 10th pick of the WNBA Draft on Monday. The 6-foot-1 player averaged 13.9 points and...

  • Liberty's Pondexter apologizes for tweets about Japan

    March 14, 2011

    Liberty guard Cappie Pondexter apologized for Twitter postings over the weekend about the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Pondexter tweeted on Saturday: “What if God was tired...

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