Forget rooftop pools and drinking Frosé. The “it” summer activity in the city is collecting miniature art prints from old-fashioned coin-operated machines. “It’s so fun,” said Kiana Ting, 25, who works in data analytics in the beauty industry and lives in Manhattan. Kiana Ting loves collecting Inciardi prints from vending machines around NYC. Emmy Park … Read more
The Liberty took on the Canyon of Heroes in October after winning their first franchise title. On Monday, they took on the red carpet. Reigning WNBA champions Jonquel Jones, Sabrina Ionescu and Breanna Stewart joined Liberty co-owner Clara Wu Tsai at the Met Gala, adding to the spectacle celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” on the … Read more
Caitlin Clark’s “welcome to the WNBA moment” was quite painful. The Fever guard, who was selected by Indiana with the No. 1 pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft, recalled rupturing her eardrum when she was hit on a hard screen during a blowout loss to the Liberty on June 2. “Somebody set a screen on … Read more
The New York Liberty’s mascot is turning the tunnel walk into her own runway. Ellie the Elephant was already famous for twerking, doing the Ashanti scoot and snapping her braids during games, set to the music of Mary J. Blige or Lil’ Kim. But this season, she’s been in a fashion league of her own, delighting … Read more
The wedding of Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu and Raiders center Hroniss Grasu featured a star-studded crew on the dance floor in Laguna Beach, Calif. over the the weekend. Vanessa Bryant and her daughter Natalia, NBA Hall-of-Famer Pau Gasol and his wife Cat, Lakers GM Rob Pelinka and his wife Kristin, and former NBA coach Steve … Read more
The reason bills don’t arrive scented with perfume is because they’re bills. You could soak them in Aunt Ida’s Sweet Syrup and they’d still stink. Nothing nice about them beyond, perhaps, the word “please,” as in “please remit.” And that’s why Thursday’s lengthy dual-network announcement that YES and MSG will partner in all-their-local-sports streaming ventures … Read more
ESPN fixed its technical difficulties just in the nick of time during Wednesday night’s decisive Game 4 of the WNBA Finals. In the final minute of the fourth quarter, the Aces held the ball and a 70-69 lead over the Liberty, with a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five series. The Aces’ possession was not yielding … Read more
New York Liberty and Brooklyn Nets owner Joe Tsai really struck a nerve with Michael Wilbon. The two sides have now each fired a salvo in a war of words that began on Friday’s edition of ESPN’s “Pardon the Interruption” when Wilbon was asked to pick a winner in Game 3 of the WNBA Finals … Read more
The wedding countdown is officially on for Sabrina Ionescu. The star Liberty guard revealed Wednesday she’ll be marrying Raiders offensive lineman Hroniss Grasu “in a couple of months” following their January engagement. “It’s a great love story. A little Oregon Ducks love story,” she said on the CBS morning show. “He played football at the … Read more