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Team USA started its Olympic run with a breezy win over Japan that showed just how tough its big advantage will be to overcome.
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Jonquel Jones led all scorers with a career-high 34 points, while adding eight rebounds.
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Expect A'ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart to be Team USA's leaders at the Paris Olympics.
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With rookie stars, charter flights, expansion teams and a new TV deal on the horizon, the WNBA has an opportunity to seize momentum.
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New York and Stewart agreed to a one-year deal below the maximum salary of $208,219 in 2024.
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Applying the core player designation to Stewart gives the Liberty exclusive negotiating rights with the star forward this winter.
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Plan on the Liberty prioritizing securing Breanna Stewart and Jonquel Jones.
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The Liberty host Game 4 on Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET.
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The top-five finishers in the 2023 MVP voting were all named as members of the All-WNBA first team.
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For a team assembled to beat the Aces, the Liberty have so far disappointed and failed to compete.
Stewart's Liberty meets Wilson's Aces on Sunday. It's a rivalry likened to the Magic-Bird showdowns of the NBA.
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Stewart previously won WNBA MVP in 2018, the same year she led the Seattle Storm to their first of two championships.
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As the playoffs tip off this week, the Liberty star recommends four Brooklyn eateries.
Phoenix Mercury legend Diana Taurasi set the previous record of 860 in 2006, when the regular season was 34 games.
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"The fact that we're able to bring some hardware home to New York is huge," Breanna Stewart said after the Liberty won the tournament.
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The league will be played from January to March in Miami during the WNBA offseason.
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The 2023 All-Star Game is set for July 15 at Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas.
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Stewart wowed in her first game at Barclays Center.
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Stewart, 28, broke the team's previous record of 40 points set by Cappie Pondexter against Indiana in July 2010.
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The letters written to the WNBA star in prison shared stories of hope, understanding and perseverance.
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