Some more info on the Sandy Brondello x Liberty decision. Brondello was officially told she wouldn't be returning on Tuesday, per sources. After winning '24 title, she agreed to a 1yr extension, with a team-option for 26 season So no long-term deal... www.nytimes.com/athletic/665...

The Liberty signed Sandy Brondello to a two-year extension, with a team option in 2026, after winning a title in 2024, sources told The Post. She had been feeling the pressure for some time. Game 2 blow out at home might've been the final straw.

L'shana Tova, happy new year and happy Liberty News dump day to me! A news story on Sandy Brondello’s firing will be coming from my colleagues @theixbasketball.bsky.social. Stay tuned for news analysis coming from me soon!

Napheesa Collier had no choice but to make a difference with her life. Her family made sure of it.

This, as with so many things in WNBA scheduling, is an ABC/ESPN decision not a WNBA one. Tie yourself to one broadcaster, and get the vast majority of your money from them, they basically end up controlling everything. Hopefully with the new TV deal the league will have a little more control. #WNBA

WNBA not making sure to have a semifinal game each night is just such an oversight. I get not wanting to run up against Monday Night Football, but they ran it up against a full slate of NFL games yesterday. Could have just started Mercury-Lynx tonight instead of yesterday.

Not only this, but the advanced stats functionality has just been buggy all season long. Would love to get this fixed for the postseason and for next season in general @wnba.com.

The WNBA stats page has been doing this for days come on man

I am speechless

When Cheryl Reeve used to do her podcast with @jimsouhan.bsky.social called the Cheryl Reeve show, a show I miss dearly, they often spoke about how much they really liked what Aurora was doing and wanted it to become an #NWSL team. This news doesn't surprise me one bit!

#NWSL (ish) / #WNBA crossover news: Minnesota Lynx's Cheryl Reeve + Carley Knox have invested in Minnesota Aurora FC as part of its push to become a professional team. Aurora FC is community-owned and a huge success story in the USL W-League.

#ICYMI: My dispatch from Phoenix where Breanna Stewart proved she’s one of the greatest to ever play on one knee. Comments here from Stewart, Sabrina Ionescu, Jonquel Jones + Leonie Fiebich about how this game and the end of this season went down for the Liberty along with what the future holds.

KIMMEL IS BACK

Breaking: Jimmy Kimmel to return Tuesday.

Congratulations to Nneka Ogwumike of the Seattle Storm for being named the recipient of the 2025 Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award 👏 Ogwumike is the first player in league history to win the award four times! #WelcometotheW

Nneka Ogwumike wins this year’s Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award. Here’s the voting breakdown. Ogwumike had 18 votes. Saniya Rivers had 11 votes. Napheesa Collier and Kayla Thornton round out the top four with 7 votes each.

Exactly. Experts in changing minds say that criticizing (& even presenting facts!) doesn't work, you actually have to get the person to realize and talk through for themselves why they don't actually agree and/or have doubts about something. Would be interesting to hear her try to defend this stuff.

I would love for a reporter with an established history/relationship with Sophie to ask her which of Charlie Kirk’s messages she agreed & disagreed with. I.E. “reject feminism,” “prowling Blacks,” Black women lacking “brain processing power.” Not in an antagonistic way, asking her with curiosity.

New: Sarah MacLachlan, Jewel, and more musicians scheduled to perform at tonight's premiere for Hulu's ABC News doc LILITH FAIR have all pulled out after Disney scrapped the red carpet. First notable talent consequence of the Jimmy Kimmel situation.

The Sky have officially canceled exit interviews for Angel Reese, Courtney Vandersloot and Ariel Atkins. Exit interviews are voluntary so there are no repercussions for player involvement in this part of the media cycle.

Imagine if Richard Nixon had just tweeted out the Watergate scandal rather than putting it on secret tapes. That’s what this is.

Playing on an injured knee, Breanna Stewart recovered from a tough Game 2 performance to score 30 in Game 3. But even that couldn't save the New York Liberty from elimination. Our @classicjpow.bsky.social takes you inside what went wrong, and what's next, for the defending champions. #WNBA

This is also referred to as a Lisfranc injury. Similar to what Karlie Samuelson suffered earlier this season.

Clark drew attention to the matter at Fever practice on Saturday, shouting to reporters from across the gym, "Hey everybody, go look at my tweet!" www.espn.com/wnba/story/_...

Liberty players make Sandy Brondello stance loud and clear after season-ending flameout nypost.com/2025/09/20/s...

Phoenix leads NY on the board 40-26. Wowza.

The Liberty somehow got back into this one and trail 45-41 at halftime. They went on a run with Breanna Stewart, Sabrina Ionescu, Leo Fiebich and Kennedy Burke on the floor. They've really struggled to rebound the ball getting out-rebounded 28-15.

Sandy Brondello's challenge of that foul on the missed Monique Akoa Makani three was successful, but the first quarter was a slog. The Mercury took 10 free throws in the first quarter alone and lead the Liberty 22-15.

Sandy Brondello's challenge of that foul on the missed Monique Akoa Makani three was successful, but the first quarter was a slog. The Mercury took 10 free throws in the first quarter alone and lead the Liberty 22-15.

Somewhat obvious, but picking on Ionescu repeatedly isn't just about trying to exploit a weaker defender. It's also just exhausting to be an active defender on every damn play, constantly running into screens. She virtually never gets a play off, which then hurts her offense at the other end. #WNBA

Leonie Fiebich has now returned to the bench.

Leonie Fiebich went back to the locker room after Kahleah Copper banged into her abdomen. Not the start the Liberty wanted with 8:46 left in the first quarter. New York had to take an early timeout. Sabrina Ionescu was emphatically calling the Liberty's training staff to come and get her.

Let game 3 begin!

Mercury vs Liberty Game 2 averaged 1.1M viewers (peaked at 1.2M) up +24% vs. the comparable game last year (Dream/Liberty G2) Lynx vs Valkyries Game 2 averaged 1M viewers (peaked at 1.2M) up +5% vs. the comparable game last year (Storm/Aces G2)

Writers guild of America members are protesting the firing of Jimmy Kimmel!

With the Fever and Aces now set to meet up in the Semifinals, how about a throwback to the 1998 NCAA Tournament where their head coaches matched up in the Second Round? Stephanie White's Purdue squad overcame Becky Hammon and Colorado State 77-63 in West Lafayette.

Minutes before Harris went onstage at her debate with Trump, Biden called and told her that his brother told him that she was bad-mouthing him. "I just couldn’t understand why he would call me, right now, and make it all about himself." @katierogersnyt.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/u...

A'ja Wilson is just the 3rd player in WNBA history to score more than half of their team's points in a postseason game... Cynthia Cooper (1998 Finals Game 1): 29 of 51 points (loss) Maya Moore (2015 WCF Game 2): 40 of 72 points (win) A'ja Wilson (2025 First Round Game 3): 38 of 74 points (win)

A'ja Wilson's third 30+pt/2+stl/2+blk playoff game. Only six others in league history, and no one else has more than one. #WNBA

I know we keep focusing on Colbert and Kimmel as we should, but we also need to remember there are hundreds of people who work for these shows who also just lost their jobs because of this bullshit, and most of them are probably not millionaires.

The New York Liberty know their performance in Game 2 wasn't good enough. Our @classicjpow.bsky.social explains how things collapsed in the 26-point home loss and how the defending champions will approach Game 3. #WNBA

PHX also killing the details, NYL missing a healthy Stewie badly Look at Satou cutting baseline here, ensuring Emma Meesseman is all alone trying to zone up two shooters but NYL has to see what's coming...Leo and Emma have to pre-switch here

Celebrity stylist and wardrobe consultant Amadi Brooks talks about dressing the world’s best hoopers (including girlfriend Syd Colson), how tunnel fits have expanded the appeal of women’s basketball, and some of her favorite WNBA player looks this season. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...

if Jimmy Kimmel's political humor is too hot for you to handle, I'm not sure "snowflake" even cuts it as a term of derision for the level of fragility you've achieved

A roster reference for players with basketball ties to the United States who are playing in overseas competitions that we are covering this season can be found here and will continue to be updated: overseas.valhalla.basketball/overseas-ros...

Marine Johannès will be checking in to begin the fourth quarter as Sandy Brondello searches for offense which has been so hard to come by this evening.

BREAKING: Per @howardmegdal.bsky.social, Breanna Stewart will be playing for the New York Liberty tonight. They will face the Phoenix Mercury in Game 2 of the First Round of the #WNBAPlayoffs at 8 p.m. ET.

Spike Lee is back!

Pay The Players signs here pregame.

Breanna Stewart is warming up. She’s moving a lot better than she was yesterday during practice. She’s still a game time decision.