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More news! I'm excited to announce that I've joined NBC Sports in a freelance capacity as a fantasy content creator where I will be helping their editorial side build out their #WNBA player news section in addition to building out other W coverage w media rights coming in 2026.

Cameron Brink not playing tonight, but participated in shootaround. Lynne Roberts said she’s doing some 5 on 5 and they’re hoping before the end of July, but just waiting on the thumbs up from the medical team.

The Liberty lead the Fever 23-22 going into the second quarter. Jonquel Jones and Leonie Fiebich lead Liberty scorers with 5 points each. Stephanie Talbot earned early minutes in the first jumping Rebekah Gardner in the rotation.

Tuesday’s Liberty win against the Fever was the third largest audience of the season on ESPN, averaging 1.2M (peaking at 1.4M)

Gaga’s entire speech in San Francisco N1: “I knew tonight that he (Tony Bennett) was watching over me when I came on stage”🥺

One more sleep until the pod drops😆 🎧Our first episode goes live tomorrow on @togethxr’s YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts

Come for CBA discussion, stay for the hot takes on friendship and competition...a concept I'm still grappling with. 😆

The WNBA crossed the rubicon this all star. On the StudBudz, a weekend without Caitlin, ongoing negotiations, the NIL generation and a union that has more leverage ever, with 100 days left until the CBA expires: theringer.com/2025/07/23/wnb…

Allow us to reintroduce ourselves…we are The IX Basketball. As part of @TheIXNewsletter rebrand, The IX Basketball is built to deliver breaking news, exclusive stories, and constant coverage from the world of women’s basketball.

Lady Gaga plays “Crazy Train” to finish off her first MAYHEM Ball show in San Francisco, a tribute to the late Ozzy Osbourne.

Isabelle Harrison gave me some fantastic answers in postgame today, including a really nice Sabrina story. Think this is worth any W fan's time. Q: This is gonna be the first > .500 team of your career. What does this environment mean to you, and how are you contributing to it?…

Took the NBA 40 years to turn a profit. The NFL wasn’t profitable until 41 years after its founding. MLS is 29 & counting without being profitable. 🤷🏻‍♀️

New York’s bench combined for a plus/minus of 39 (versus Indiana’s -55) and contributed 23 points tonight. This was the 12th time this season the reserves have scored 20+ points, and the Liberty are now 10-2 in those games.

New York’s starting lineup of Fiebich-Stewart-Jones-Ionescu-Cloud is now a perfect 8-0.

Izzy Harrison said she's playing for the Lupus Foundation of America to spread awareness of the autoimmune disease. She said it runs in her family and she lost her sister in 2017 to lupus.

Jonquel Jones on air guitar celebration: "Nah, there wasn't really a song in my mind. I did it at the beginning of the game... and it just came back to me when I hit that shot. Just decided to have fun with it, and not be too uptight." (Q: @ClassicJpow)

The Liberty are just different with Jonquel Jones on the floor. She is the X factor, her presence makes everyone around better & is felt every single possession on both ends. JJ is the difference from this team being great to elite.

Questlove, Ben Platt and Spike Lee are here tonight!

.@sabrina_i20 makes her Tonight Show debut to talk her @nikebasketball sneakers The Sabrina 3 tonight! #FallonTonight

Sparks announce they’ve added former Wings coach Latricia Trammell to the staff as Special Assistant to Coach Lynne Roberts.

BREAKING NEWS: Phoenix Mercury guard Monique Akoa Makani will not participate for Cameroon at AfroBasket. Akoa Makani was named in Cameroon’s pre-selection squad but will instead remain with the Mercury. The tournament begins Saturday and runs until Aug. 3. #WNBA