Tag: Finals
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WNBA Finals Game 5 draws highest viewership in 25 years
It was a big finish for the 2024 WNBA season. The fifth game of this year’s WNBA Finals between the Minnesota Lynx and the New York Liberty was the most-viewed WNBA finals game in 25 years across all networks, according to ESPN, citing Nielsen data. The game aired on ESPN and topped out at 3.3 million…
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New York Liberty star Breanna Stewart and her wife receive homophobic threats amid WNBA Finals
Police are investigating a threatening, homophobic e-mail sent to WNBA power forward Breanna Stewart’s wife as the New York Liberty compete in the finals. Police did not identify the person who filed the report, but said a said a 33-year-old woman made an aggravated harassment report on Oct. 10 after receiving “a threatening email.” Stewart confirmed…
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Lynx stun Liberty with 95-93 overtime win in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals
NEW YORK — Napheesa Collier’s turnaround jumper with 8.8 seconds left lifted the Minnesota Lynx to a 95-93 win over the New York Liberty in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals on Thursday night. With the game tied in overtime, Collier faked in the lane and scored. New York had a chance to tie it…