This week: New York Liberty tickets giveaway contest; sports industry career fair
July 13, 2009 by Megan Hueter
Filed under Basketball, Campaigns, Events
Check it out – there’s a giveaway for tickets to the 7/30 New York Liberty game vs the Washington Mystics over at WomenTalkSports.com.
If you work in the industry and you live in New York, it may benefit you to attend the Liberty’s career fair being held this Thursday, July 17. Reps from a number of sports organizations will be there.
Good luck on the contest! If anyone attends this week’s career fair, please let me know how it went!
USA Softball, Knicks, Liberty at Sports Museum of America
October 14, 2008 by mhueter
Filed under Basketball, Events, Famous Women in Sports, Softball
The Sports Museum of America forwarded me some pictures of the event they held this past Monday. Check them out (below). Looks like it was a cool event!
The USA Women’s Softball Team at the Sports Museum of America.
From left to right; front row: Tairia Flowers, Natasha Watley, Vicky Galindo, Andrea Duran and Kelly Kretschman. From left to right; back row: Crystl Bustos, Jennie Finch, Cat Osterman, Alicia Hollowell, Monica Abbott, Jessica Mendoza, Lauren Lappin and Caitlin Lowe.
Former New York Knicks All-Star John Starks and Liberty standout Kym Hampton hosting a skills and techniques clinic for kids
Mascots from the New York area
From left to right, the New Jersey Ironmen’s IronDog, Maddie from the New York Liberty, the Fordham Ram, New York Shark’s Sharkie and in the center, Mr. Met.
WNBA: Detroit Tops Liberty in the East, Sparks Eliminated by Stars in the West
September 29, 2008 by mhueter
Filed under Basketball, Sports Headlines, Sports Journalism
Yesterday’s WNBA action was certainly exciting for both the Eastern and Western Conference Finals. The Detroit Shock beat NY Liberty 64-55, and LA Sparks were eliminated by San Antonio Silver stars, 76-72.
The two heroes of the day were Deanna Nolan of the Detroit Shock (pictured on the right) and Becky Hammon of the San Antonio Stars.
Deanna Nolan scored 22 points to lead the Shock in their victory over the Liberty in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals Sunday. They play again tonight at 7pm EST on ESPN2.
In the West, Becky Hammon led the Silver Stars in their Western Conference Championship by scoring 35 points and making four free throws in the final 36 seconds.
It was definately an exciting day for the WNBA. Tonight’s matchup will be equally exciting; I just wish we wasn’t so overpowered by all of the football coverage going on right now.
Reminder: WNBA Playoff Games Today
September 28, 2008 by mhueter
Filed under Basketball
Just a reminder to everyone: WNBA playoffs are today, taking place in Detroit. Tune in to ESPN2.
At 3pm EST, Detroit Shock plays NY Liberty for the East; right now, the Liberty are up 1-0.
At 5pm EST, the LA Sparks take on San Antonio Stars for the West; right now, the two teams are tied at 1-1.
These should be some pretty good games; I’ll be posting about them later. For more information, check out WNBA.com.
Have a great Sunday!
WNBA: Liberty offering cheap tickets Friday!
September 24, 2008 by mhueter
Filed under Basketball, Marketing and Advertising, Special offers
If you’re in the New York area on Friday night, you should consider getting tickets to the New York Liberty – they’re selling them, cheap!
In case you aren’t aware, WNBA is right in the height of their playoffs. Friday’s game will be a great preview and might be your last change to see a game.
Semifinals start Sunday:
Eastern Conference Finals: New York Liberty vs. Detroit Shock (Sunday, 3PM on ESPN)
Western Conference Finals: LA Sparks vs. San Antonio Stars (Sunday, 5PM on ESPN)
But if you’re in the NY area and want to catch a good game, click the picture below and enter the code STRETCH.
WNBA’s First Outdoor Game
July 22, 2008 by mhueter
Filed under Basketball, Sports Headlines
This past Saturday, the Indiana Fever beat home team New York Liberty to make history – not as winners, but rather as participants in the WNBA’s first outdoor game.
According to WNBA.com, in addition to making professional basketball history, the Liberty Outdoor Classic was the first non-tennis sporting event to take place at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, which is the largest public outdoor tennis facility in the world.
“Since opening in 1997, the world’s largest outdoor tennis-only venue has been the main stadium for the U.S. Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. It’s where Serena and Venus Williams have won two women’s titles each, and Roger Federer the last four men’s championships.
For one night, there was a different ball bouncing on the court in the first outdoor regular-season game in professional basketball history — men’s or women’s.
The game drew 19,393 to the 23,226-seat stadium. The attendance fell short of the team’s Garden record of 19,563, achieved three times — the last against Charlotte on Aug. 11, 2002.
Fireworks shot out from the sides outside the stadium before the Liberty’s starting lineup was announced, and on the court during the introductions as the players ran on the court”
Very, very cool. Check out the rest of the above article on ESPN.
