The fans were on their feet at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, filling the building with cheers as Ashley Battle dribbled away the final seconds of the Liberty’s 86-65 victory over the Washington Mystics. Shameka Christon took a microphone at center court and thanked the crowd of 15,667 for its support.
Soon she and her [...]
In Finale, Liberty Shows What It Lacked
Liberty finish poor season with a win
The Liberty should petition the WNBA to adopt an NFL-like schedule in 2010, because the Liberty are dominant on Sundays but not so good the rest of the week.
The Liberty concluded their disappointing season yesterday with an 86-65 victory over the…
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Liberty try to go out on high note
When the New York Liberty take the court today to close out their 2009 season against the Washington Mystics (4 p.m., MSG), they will be looking to end the season on a positive note.
The Liberty, whose playoff chances ended a week ago, have had a …
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Liberty prepare for final away game
The Liberty have no choice but to adopt the old Brooklyn Dodgers mantra and “Wait ’til next year.”
As the lone team in the Eastern Conference out of playoff contention, their crawl toward 2010 has begun.
But Anne Donovan won’t let the passing tim…
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Libs suffer 20th loss
The Liberty committed 18 turnovers and showed exactly why they won’t be in the WNBA playoffs this year during last night’s 69-63 loss to the Indiana Fever at the Garden.
“That’s been a problem most of the season for us, so without Shameka Christon…
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Libs playing for pride
The Liberty will play host to the Indiana Fever tonight (7:30, no TV) at the Garden with only pride on the line.
Their spirited push for a playoff spot was too little, too late, and the club became the first in the Eastern Conference to be elimina…
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LIBERTY’S TASK: START TO REBUILD
Anne Donovan didn’t imagine her first season with the Liberty would be like this. She didn’t see herself being named interim head coach midway through the year, following Pat Coyle’s firing on July 31 after the Liberty stumbled to a 6-11 start…
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LIBS LOSE UGLY ONE
The Liberty showed why they are a team clinging to its playoff hopes while Seattle proved it is a true WNBA title contender. After leading for most of the second half, the Liberty allowed the Storm to go on a game-closing 10-3 run to eke out a…
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LIBS ON THE BRINK
This past weekend’s home-and-home series with the Sky typified everything about the Liberty’s season. The last-place Liberty traveled to Chicago on Friday night and demonstrated why they are where they are in the standings, losing by 19. Just…
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Liberty cruises by Chicago Sky at Madison Square Garden, 77-63
The Liberty didn’t look like a team mired in last place in the Eastern Conference in its 77-63 victory over the Chicago Sky on Sunday at the Garden.
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