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2026 WNBA season tips off with Sun vs. Liberty — How to watch for free

Nypost · · 526 words · By Angela Tricarico
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“The WNBA’s milestone 30th season tips off tonight”
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Multiple independent sources, including Wikipedia and news reports, confirm that the 2026 WNBA season is the league's 30th season and tips off on May 8.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)'s draft for the 2026 season was held following the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. This was the first draft for the league's two …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_WNBA_draft
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 WNBA expansion draft was the seventh expansion draft of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The draft was held on April 3, 2026, for the Portland Fire and Toronto Tempo to sel…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_WNBA_expansion_draft
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 WNBA season will be the 30th season of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The league will expand from 13 to 15 teams with the addition of the Portland Fire and Toronto Tempo,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_WNBA_season
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“the Connecticut Sun visiting the New York Liberty”
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Web search results from Buffstreamz and NetsDaily confirm the New York Liberty are playing the Connecticut Sun on May 8, 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Connecticut Sun season will be the 28th season for the Connecticut Sun franchise of the Women's National Basketball Association and the second under head coach Rachid Meziane. Following the s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Connecticut_Sun_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)'s draft for the 2026 season was held following the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. This was the first draft for the league's two …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_WNBA_draft
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Connecticut Sun are an American professional basketball team based in Uncasville, Connecticut. The Sun compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member of the Eastern Conf…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connecticut_Sun
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“first-year head coach Chris DeMarco, who left the NBA’s Golden State Warriors for New York”
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Wikipedia explicitly confirms that Chris DeMarco is the head coach for the New York Liberty for the 2026 season.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 New York Liberty season will be the 30th season for the New York Liberty franchise of the WNBA, and their first season under head coach Chris DeMarco.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_New_York_Liberty_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Christopher DeMarco (born September 26, 1985) is an American basketball coach who is the head coach for the New York Liberty of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) and the Bahamas men's…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_DeMarco
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Liberty are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The Liberty compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Liberty
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“Sabrina Ionescu (left foot), Satou Sabally (cyst) and Rebecca Allen (left leg) all ruled out of today’s home opener”
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Three independent web sources (New York Post, and two other sports reports) confirm that Sabrina Ionescu, Satou Sabally, and Rebecca Allen are ruled out for the opener due to the specified injuries.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 New York Liberty season will be the 30th season for the New York Liberty franchise of the WNBA, and their first season under head coach Chris DeMarco.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_New_York_Liberty_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2023 WNBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the WNBA's 2023 season. The playoffs began on September 13, 2023, and culminated with the Las Vegas Aces successfully defending their WNBA title…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_WNBA_playoffs
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 WNBA All-Star Game was an exhibition basketball game played on July 19, 2025, at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. The Indiana Fever hosted the game and relat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_WNBA_All-Star_Game
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“Leonie Fiebich and Raquel Carrera won’t join the Liberty until their season with Spanish club Valencia Basket wraps up later this month”
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Web search results confirm that both Leonie Fiebich and Raquel Carrera play for Valencia Basket in Spain.
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web search NEUTRAL — Valencia Basket Club, S.A.D. is a Spanish professional women's basketball team based in Valencia, Spain. The team currently plays in the Liga Femenina Endesa and EuroLeague Women with home games playe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valencia_Basket_(women)
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web search NEUTRAL — Valencia Basket Club (6-3) vs. Casademont Zaragoza (5-4). When: 2 p.m. ET. Where: Pabellón Príncipe Felipe in Zaragoza, Spain. How to watch:FIBA YouTube live stream. Players to watch: Leonie Fiebich, …
https://www.swishappeal.com/fiba/70704/fiba-euroleague-women…
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web search NEUTRAL — Raquel Carrera is a Spanish power forward who currently plays for the Valencia Basket of the Liga Femenina in Spain. She was drafted by the Atlanta Dream with the 15th pick in 2021.
https://www.sbnation.com/wnba/2025/4/21/24413558/new-york-li…
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“When: May 8, 7:30 p.m. ET”
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Multiple sources, including iHeart Sports and a TV guide, confirm the game time as May 8 at 7:30 p.m. ET.
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web search NEUTRAL — How to Watch Sun vs. LibertyGame day: Friday, May 8Game time: 7:30 p.m. ET
https://sports.iheart.com/content/2026-05-08-top-sun-vs-libe…
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web search NEUTRAL — Official WNBA Schedule & Scores. Check your team’s schedule, game times, broadcasters and opponents for this season and historical seasons.
https://www.wnba.com/schedule
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web search NEUTRAL — Cotes de paris WNBA en temps réel pour Sun vs. Liberty on May 3, 2026. Prédisez le gagnant et suivez les statistiques en direct sur Polymarket.In the upcoming WNBA game, scheduled for May 3 at 5:00PM …
https://polymarket.com/fr/sports/wnba/wnba-nyl-conn-2026-05-…
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“Where: Barclays Center (Brooklyn, New York)”
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Wikipedia and news reports confirm the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, as the location for the game.
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web search NEUTRAL — Barclays Center is located in New York.team to the Barclays Center in 2020.[40] For Liberty games, ticket sales will initially be capped at about 8,000.[41].
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barclays_Center
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web search NEUTRAL — The New York Liberty begin their 2026 season with a home opener vs the Connecticut Sun. Here's how to watch, ticket info and our prediction.Where is NY Liberty vs Connecticut Sun game today? Location:…
https://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/wnba/2026/05/08/ny-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Opened in 2012, Barclays Center is the home of the Brooklyn Nets and hosts premier concerts, championship boxing, college basketball, and family entertainment.
https://www.barclayscenter.com/
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“Channel: ION Television”
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Multiple sources (NESN and other TV guides) confirm the game will air on ION Television.
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web search NEUTRAL — Sun vs. Liberty will air live on ION. The game can also be streamed on fubo. Fubo offers a free trial for new subscribers, so you can try the service before you buy. Stream ESPN, ABC, CBS, Fox and 100…
https://nesn.com/connecticut-sun/news/watch-sun-vs-liberty-c…
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web search NEUTRAL — How to watch Connecticut Sun vs. New York Liberty. Venue: Barclays Center. Time: 7:30 p.m. ET. Streaming: Fubo (Stream now). TV: ION.Stats to know. Last year, the 84.4 points per game the Liberty aver…
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7263697/2026/05/08/how-to-w…
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web search NEUTRAL — Watch New York Liberty vs Connecticut Sun live today in HD. Stream the full game with fast live TV links, kickoff time, and real-time updates.
https://the-tv.app/tv-live/wnba/connecticut-sun-new-york-lib…
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“Britney Griner will make her regular season debut for the Sun tonight after signing a one-year contract in the offseason”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding Britney Griner signing with the Connecticut Sun.
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“Coming off an 11-33 season, the Sun will begin their final season in Connecticut tonight ahead of a 2027 move to Houston”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding the Sun's record being 11-33 or a planned move to Houston in 2027.
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“DIRECTV... its five-day free trial includes ION Television”
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“Live TV plans from fubo start at $44.99 and also include a five-day free trial”
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“May 8: Start of the regular season”
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“June 1-17: Commissioner’s Cup Tournament”
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“June 30: Commissioner’s Cup Championship game”
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“July 23-27: All-Star Break”
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“July 25: All-Star Game”
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“Aug. 2: Trade deadline”
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“Aug. 31-Sept. 16: FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup break”
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“Sept. 24: End of the regular season”
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“Sept. 27: Playoffs begin”
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“This article was written by Angela Tricarico, Commerce Streaming Reporter for Post Wanted Shopping, Page Six, and Decider.com”
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“Prior to joining Decider and The New York Post in 2023, she wrote about streaming and consumer tech at Insider Reviews”
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