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PORTLAND, Ore. — Breanna Stewart scored 22 points and a deep New York bench powered a strong bounce-back effort as the New York Liberty defeated the expansion Portland Fire 100–82 on Thursday night, avenging a narrow loss earlier in the week. The Fire (1–2) had stunned New York 98–96 on Tuesday, but the Liberty flipped the script behind balanced scoring and a dominant third quarter. New York (3–1) was also without key starters Sabrina Ionescu and Satou Sabally for a fourth st

WASHINGTON — Marine Johannes drilled six 3-pointers and finished with 25 points, while Breanna Stewart added 23 points and nine rebounds to lift the New York Liberty to a 98–93 overtime win over the Washington Mystics on Sunday. Rookie Pauline Astier delivered an all-around performance, scoring 18 points on 6-of-10 shooting, including 6-of-7 from the free-throw line, while adding seven assists, five rebounds and two steals for New York (2-0). Jonquel Jones chipped in 13 point

NEW YORK — Breanna Stewart delivered a dominant season-opening performance with 31 points and 10 rebounds, powering the short-handed New York Liberty to a commanding 106-75 win over the Connecticut Sun on Friday night. Despite missing several key players, the Liberty came out firing and never looked back. Stewart set the tone early, scoring 10 points in the first quarter while knocking down all four of her shot attempts. New York surged ahead immediately, building a 36-13 lea