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Yahoo
4 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Sabrina Ionescu Reacts to WNBA's Big Announcement on Wednesday
Sabrina Ionescu Reacts to WNBA's Big Announcement on Wednesday originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The New York Liberty have made it abundantly clear that they are fully intent on defending their title. They have done so by getting off to a tremendous start to the season, winning all seven of their games thus far. Advertisement The Liberty, along with last season's runners-up, the Minnesota Lynx (8-0), are currently the last two remaining teams in the league that have yet to taste defeat in 2025. There's no denying that New York's success boils down to the strong play of their squad. In particular, their stars, such as Sabrina Ionescu, Breanna Stewart and Jonquel Jones, have been rolling of late, which has led to the Liberty's undefeated start. At the same time, however, a lot of credit needs to be given to their head coach, Sandy Brondello, who has done an excellent job in leading her team so far this season. New York Liberty coach Sandy Brondello (right) talks with New York Liberty guard Courtney Vandersloot (22).Kirby Lee-Imagn Images On Wednesday, the league announced that Brondello has been named the WNBA Coach of the Month after registering a perfect 6-0 record in May. Advertisement Ionescu caught wind of the news, and the three-time All-Star just had to flex her coach's big win. Ionescu's post did not need any caption as the 5-foot-11 guard let Brondello's major feat speak for itself. Brondello, Ionescu and the rest of the squad will now want to keep it rolling in their next game, which comes in the form of a road matchup against the 3-5 Washington Mystics on Thursday. The Liberty play three sub-.500 teams in their next three matchups—including Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever on June 14—which indicates that New York could potentially get their winning streak up to double digits. Advertisement Related: WNBA Reacts to Sabrina Ionescu's Behavior on Saturday Night Related: Caitlin Clark's Honest Reaction to Controversial Moment in Fever-Liberty Game Related: Liberty Make Big Announcement After Seventh Straight Win This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 4, 2025, where it first appeared.
New York Post
5 days ago
- Sport
- New York Post
WNBA not investigating Storm coaching staff after cursing claim
We've got you covered on the Liberty beat Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Madeline Kenney about all things Liberty and WNBA. tRY IT NOW WASHINGTON — A report that the WNBA has launched an investigation into the Storm coaching staff is inaccurate, a source with direct knowledge of the situation told The Post on Wednesday. The source explained that a complaint was filed to the league after a Storm assistant cursed at an Aces player in the postgame handshake line following Las Vegas' 75-70 win in Seattle on Sunday. Advertisement The league reviewed the allegation, but nothing more seemingly came of it. To call the exploration into the query an investigation is an 'overstatement,' according to the source. This season marks Noelle Quinn's fourth season as Seattle's head coach. She's led the Storm to a 4-4 record this season and is 62-62 with two postseason berths. But Wednesday's news was the second conflict to saddle Quinn's staff in less than seven months. The Chicago Sun-Times reported in November that the Storm hired a third-party firm to investigate allegations of player mistreatment by the coaching staff. Jewell Loyd was outed as the center of those allegations. Advertisement Seattle Storm head coach Noelle Quinn coaching during a game. Stephen Brashear-Imagn Images Less than a month later, the investigation into alleged harassment and bullying concluded with no violations found, and Loyd requested a trade from the Storm. She was dealt to the Aces as part of a three-team trade that sent Kelsey Plum to Los Angeles and the No. 2 pick in the 2025 draft to Seattle. The source stressed Wednesday's report had nothing to do with the Storm's initial investigation. Advertisement A request for comment from Loyd through the Aces wasn't immediately returned. The Storm didn't immediately respond to The Post's request for comment. After leading the Liberty to a 7-0 start, Sandy Brondello was named Coach of the Month for May, the WNBA announced Wednesday. Advertisement In six games, the Liberty posted a league-best 90.5 points and 24.5 assists per game. They also set a regular-season league record when they made 19 3-pointers against the Sky. New York's net rating of 19.1 puts it at the top of the league, too. Brondello said the monthly honor is as much a reflection of her and her coaching staff as it is the players executing the game plan. 'It's a testament to all of us really,' Brondello said. 'We're 7-0, we're happy with where we're at, but we know what we got, still got room for improvement and got to keep growing.' Nyara Sabally of the Liberty is fouled by the Chicago Sky's Elizabeth Williams. Getty Images Nyara Sabally, who's missed five straight games, is listed as questionable for Thursday's game at the Mystics. Sabally participated in at least some of Wednesday's practice, and Brondello said the third-year center has been 'building up' for her return. 'It's more, like, making sure Nyara feels good. That's important for us,' Brondello said. 'She's getting more confident in the knee and then … it's reloading her now and then being smart about that. And we'll take information from the performance staff.' Advertisement Sabally surely would add another layer to an already dynamic Liberty offense with her rolling abilities and post-up skills. But the Liberty are playing the long game with Sabally, making sure she's available when the team needs her most. 'We're cautious, [and] we're making sure she's good to go,' Brondello said. 'We're winning, so we don't need to bring her back early. Let's think big picture [with] her and make her feel confident in what she's done because she's so critical.'
Yahoo
04-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
🚨 Serie A reveal March Coach of the Month 🥇
Serie A have announced Bologna's Vincenzo Italiano as the winner of their Coach of the Month award for March. Vincenzo Italiano is the Philadelphia Coach of the Month for March following @BolognaFC1909en's brilliant run 👏🔥 — Lega Serie A (@SerieA_EN) April 4, 2025 The former Fiorentina boss has helped guide his side back into the Champions League places as a result of their recent performances. The Rossoblu won all four of their fixtures last month, scoring 10 times and conceding just twice, including a 5-0 thrashing of Lazio. That outstanding form continued into April, with Bologna on the brink of the Coppa Italia final thanks to a 3-0 first leg win against Empoli in their semi-final meeting on Tuesday. 📸 Alessandro Sabattini - 2025 Getty Images
CBS News
02-04-2025
- Sport
- CBS News
Celtics' Joe Mazzulla named Eastern Conference Coach of the Month
After a dominant March that saw the Celtics lose just once, Boston head coach Joe Mazzulla has been named the NBA's Eastern Conference Coach of the Month. Expect a dismissive "who cares" when the head coach is asked about the honor on Wednesday. Mazzulla and his Celtics have much bigger goals on their minds. The Celtics went an impressive 14-1 last month while putting up some incredible defensive numbers, which earned Mazzulla his fourth Coach of the Month award over his three-year career. Only Doc Rivers has more Coach of the Month honors in Celtics franchise history with six. Mazzulla won his first Coach of the Month in November of the 2022-23 season -- his first full month on the job -- and took home the hardware twice in 2023-24, in December and March. The Celtics went 14-5 last March, which set the team up for its run to an 18th championship in franchise history. Mazzulla finished fourth in NBA Coach of the Year voting last season, after the Celtics finished with the best record in the league at 64-18. Boston was 14-1 in March, with a home defeat to the Oklahoma City Thunder the only blemish for the month. The Celtics were a dominant 8-0 on the road and are coming off the franchise's first-ever 6-0 road trip . Boston's epic March included home wins over the Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Lakers, with road victories over Utah Jazz, Portland Trail Blazers, Sacramento Kings, Phoenix Suns, San Antonio Spurs, and Memphis Grizzlies on the team's perfect road trip. The Celtics won all six games on their 6-0 trip by double digits. The Celtics were feeling it on both ends of the floor in March, and had the best net rating in the Eastern Conference at 11.6. The Boston defense was tops in the East as it held opponents to just 45.2 percent shooting for the month, and ranked second in the conference by holding opponents to just 107.7 points per game. Mazzulla's Celtics are hitting their stride at just the right time, going 17-3 since the All-Star break and 25-5 over the last 30 games. Boston will host the Miami Heat at TD Garden on Wednesday night.
USA Today
01-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Mark Daigneault wins West's March Coach of the Month award
With the playoffs around the corner, the Oklahoma City Thunder have played some of their best basketball. They're putting the finishing touches on one of the greatest regular-season campaigns in NBA history. With constant success comes accomplishments. 30 minutes after Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was named the West's Player of the Month award winner, Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault was named the West's March Coach of the Month award winner. He led the Thunder to a 15-1 run in that stretch. This was Daigneault's third Coach of the Month award this season. He also won it in December and February. It was a busy month for the Thunder as they clinched the West's top seed and another Northwest division title. They've been a winning machine all season and will enter the playoffs as a title favorite. Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla won the East's award. Other West nominees were Chris Finch, Steve Kerr, Ty Lue and Ime Udoka.
