Michael Voepel is a senior writer who covers the WNBA, women's college basketball and other college sports. Voepel began covering women's basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996. NEW YORK -- Breanna Stewart said as disappointing as the New York Liberty's Game 1 loss in the WNBA Finals was on Thursday, she didn't lose sleep over it. "The moment the game ended Thursday, I was looking forward to Sunday," Stewart said.
After the turmoil of last season's WNBA Finals, Stewart refused to lose in Sunday's Game 4, but New York still has unfinished business.
The Liberty held off the Aces with help from Sabrina Ionescu's five 3-pointers.
The Aces outscored the Liberty 21-6 in the third quarter.
New York grabbed the lead and never looked back, beating Las Vegas 87-77 with Stewart and Ionescu combining for 55 points.
The Liberty are now just a win away from completing the series sweep in a rematch of last season's WNBA Finals.
Despite an up-and-down season, the defending champion Aces like where they are at as they prepare to face New York.
New York was dominant from start to finish, outscoring Atlanta 29-16 in the first quarter, and the Aces began their title defense on a positive note as well.
A day after taunting Eagles fans during a win over the Browns, Nick Sirianni changed his tone.
The Dodgers' pitching has been lights-out for 33 innings and counting.
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While in the process of completely dismantling the Dallas Cowboys, the Detroit Lions threw in a little trickeration. Is that poor sportsmanship?
The 2025 Ryder Cup has announced its ticket prices, and boy, are they steep.
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