Janel McCarville News

Betty Lennox came off the bench and ended with 20 points and seven rebounds, as the Los Angeles Sparks took a 69-60 win over the New York Liberty.

Playing just one game in the past 11 days, the Liberty have had plenty of time to think about what's gone wrong this season.

Although Lisa Leslie is injured and Candace Parker is working her way back after giving birth, the Los Angeles Sparks still have veterans Tina Thompson, DeLisha Milton-Jones and Betty Lennox in the starting lineup.

Shameka Christon knew the Atlanta Dream had a tendency to collapse their defense around the basket.

The Indiana Fever overcame a 17-point deficit in the second half for an 82-70 WNBA win over Detroit on Sunday, denying Rick Mahorn his first win as Detroit coach.

Ebony Hoffman made a pair of free throws with 4.8 seconds left in overtime as the Indiana Fever got by the New York Liberty, 82-81, at Madison Square Garden.

Lynx at a glance: Minnesota plays five of its next six games at home, starting tonight.

"At the beginning I didn't play well, but I got better after a few days," 16-year-old Shan wrote in a translated blog post for the U.S. Department of State.

Shameka Christon scored 17 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead the New York Liberty past the Atlanta Dream, 93-81, at Philips Arena.

On the heels of their first victory, the Liberty will try to make it two in a row and inch toward the .500 mark today when they play the Dream in Atlanta.

Janel McCarville scored a game-high 18 points and added six rebounds, as the New York Liberty cruised past the San Antonio Silver Stars, 77-61, at Madison Square Garden.

There's no guarantee their season-opening victory will lead to future success, but the Phoenix Mercury have reason to feel very confident it will.

By Mel Greenberg NEW YORK - Using the advice of that old song from yesteryear the Connecticut Sun took Manhattan Sunday in several ways.

Cappie Pondexter scored 26 points, and Diana Taurasi had 21 points and five assists in the Phoenix Mercury's 91-84 victory over the New York Liberty on Wednesday night.Tangela Smith had 18 points, and rookie DeWanna Bonner added 13 points and five rebounds for the Mercury, 2-0 for the first time since 2000.Essence Carson led New York with 18 ...

NEW YORK - Lindsay Whalen had 14 points and a career-high 12 rebounds to lead the Connecticut Sun to a 66-57 victory over the New York Liberty on Sunday.

Lindsay Whalen had 14 points and a career-high 12 rebounds to lead the Connecticut Sun to a 66-57 victory over the New York Liberty on Sunday.

The clock was about to reach 0:00, so the Liberty's Leilani Mitchell threw the ball toward the basket from 8 feet short of the midcourt line, a fling and a prayer.

The New York Liberty had to wait longer than any other WNBA team to begin their season, but the Connecticut Sun have been waiting for months to get another shot at them.

Welcome to a new season of the WNBA Pick One Challenge where we will be picking one WNBA player per day and totaling their points, rebounds, and assists.

The Liberty stood one win away from advancing to the WNBA Finals last season after squeezing out a 60-56 victory over the Detroit Shock at home in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals.