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

Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark returned from injury on Saturday after missing the previous five games with a left quadriceps strain. The Fever went on to defeat the New York Liberty 102-88, and fans were locked in to watch Clark put up 32 points,

Tuesday's WNBA schedule is packed with six games. The action begins at 7 p.m. ET with the Atlanta Dream visiting the New York Liberty and the

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The Atlanta Dream versus New York Liberty game is one of six WNBA Commissioner’s Cup games slated for Tuesday. This will be the fifth game of the in-season tournament for both teams.

The New York Liberty's star-studded squad was missing something as the 2024 regular season came to a close. Although 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.

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Madeline Kenney joins Brandon London in-studio to break down the defending WNBA champion New York Liberty's start to their title defense campaign and previews the team's upcoming matchup