DeMarco rips refs for ‘Shoe-gate’
July 14, 2026
First-year Liberty coach Chris DeMarco finally decided to let the officials have it after weeks of biting his tongue at press conferences
First-year Liberty coach Chris DeMarco finally decided to let the officials have it after weeks of biting his tongue at press conferences
Jonquel Jones earns WNBA All-Star honors as the Liberty star continues proving her value alongside New York’s championship core.
The New York Liberty look to build momentum against the Dallas Wings after wins over the WNBA’s top two teams.
While outlasting the Aces may have put more hardware in the Liberty’s trophy case, the game itself didn’t count in the standings.
The New York Liberty became the WNBA’s first-ever two-time champions of the Commissioner’s Cup on Tuesday night.
The slumping Liberty will host the dynastic Las Vegas Aces in the WNBA’s in-season tournament final at Downtown’s Barclays Center on Tuesday.
Ionescu had to watch helplessly from the bench last Sunday as the Los Angeles Sparks stole victory from the New York Liberty at the buzzer.
Brown revealed that he had a good feeling about coming to Brooklyn based on his pre-draft meetings and workouts with the Brooklyn hierarchy.
The win avenged the Sparks’ defeat to New York at the Great Western Forum in the then-fledgling league’s first game three decades prior.
Sabrina Ionescu hasn’t played a major role in the Liberty rising toward the top of the standings, or clinching a berth in the Commissioner’s Cup championship game. On Wednesday night
Since a tumultuous injury-plagued 4-4 start to this campaign, the Liberty (11-4) finally appear to be at full health and clicking.
The red-hot New York Liberty will play in their third Commissioner’s Cup final in four years at the end of the month.
The reigning Eastern Conference Player of the Week is off to her best start since 2023, her first year with the Liberty (8-4).
“We’re growing together. We’re building together,” DeMarco said following New York’s season-high fifth straight win Monday night.
Breanna Stewart watched fellow Big Three member Jonquel Jones get her No. 35 raised to the rafters at the Mohegan Sun Arena.
“I have so many great friendships here and that’s not going to change just because I coach a different team,” Sandy Brondello said.
The winningest coach in Liberty history will be on the opposing bench at Barclays Center on Wednesday night.
A non-drafted free agent that had to make the New York Liberty’s talent-packed roster during training camp, Pauline Astier looks more like a first-round pick chasing WNBA Rookie of the
The New York Liberty were sick and tired of losing at home and they just weren’t going to take it anymore.
After getting off to a 3-1 start despite missing players due to injury and overseas commitments, the New York Liberty had to be looking forward to this seven-game homestand as
The “sense of urgency” Breanna Stewart was looking for from herself and her teammates lasted only three quarters on Memorial Day.
New York returns to Barclays Center from a three-game road trip Thursday night hoping to build more chemistry.
Logging just over 33 minutes per game, Stewart is shooting 47% from the field, 93% at the free-throw line.
It took forward Alex Fowler nearly three years to go from one of the best players in the history of the University of Portland to the WNBA.
Shorthanded and still stinging from a last-second loss at expansion Portland, the Liberty will be out for revenge in Thursday’s rematch.
Sarah Ashlee Barker’s putback attempt dangled on the edge of the rim before going in as time expired Tuesday night in Portland.
The sharp-shooting French guard is averaging 21.0 points per contest during the Liberty’s 2-0 start under first-year coach Chris DeMarco.
“This is a championship organization,” Chris DeMarco said back in December, shortly after being named head coach of the New York Liberty.
Astier, a 24-year-old non-drafted free-agent guard, may have to step up in place of Ionescu during the first few games of the season.
The All-Star guard will have to sit out longer than her teammates, who will begin the 2026 campaign Friday night at Barclays Center.
The two-time league and Finals Most Valuable Player won’t have any lingering issues from that injury entering this year.
The native of Lisieux has appeared in 122 games, including 20 starts, over her four seasons with New York, beginning in 2019.
The most-anticipated appearance at Barclays Center during the Liberty’s preseason opener Saturday wasn’t new head coach Chris Demarco.
DeMarco is walking into an instant pressure-cooker as the Liberty have already been deemed the favorite to capture their second WNBA title.
The 6-foot-4 forward has already earned three All-Star nods and led the Phoenix Mercury to the Finals last season.
There was a big missing piece in the middle of New York’s championship puzzle last year.And now she’s back.