The New York Liberty, the defending champions of the women's basketball league, are dazzling thanks to a pricey piece of hardware.

Their perfect season ended Saturday, but the defending champs might be better than last year, with one notable weakness.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — It’s official: Rick Carlisle isn’t just an Indiana Fever fan. He’s a fan of the WNBA game in general.

Right now, it looks like the New York Liberty have planted their flag and let the WNBA world know that they are here to win it all again. The Liberty are off to a stellar 9-0 start this season ...

The defending WNBA champions are back in action Chicago Sky come to visit the New York Liberty at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. The Liberty are still one of two undefeated squads remaining this season along with the other 2024 WNBA Finals participants the Minnesota Lynx.

The Valkyries lean on their rebounding skills to score in transition. In their dominant win against the Aces, the Valkyries held double-double machine and one of the league's best rebounders, A'ja Wilson, to only six boards. Golden State's intensity on the glass also helped secure the win against the Sparks in an overtime contest.

The New York Liberty 's star-studded squad was missing something as the 2024 regular season ended. Though a team with Sabrina Ionescu, Jonquel Jones and Breanna Stewart finished with a WNBA -best 32-8 record, head coach Sandy Brondello decided that rookie forward Leonie Fiebich needed to be in the starting lineup when the playoffs began.

New York, off to its best start in franchise history, scored the first 12 points of the game and cruised from there.