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1 week ago | 
sports.yahoo.com | Jonathan Lehman
Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Madeline Kenney about all things Liberty and WNBA. tRY IT NOW A timeline is beginning to emerge for Jonquel Jones. AdvertisementThe Liberty center aggravated a right ankle injury in Thursday night’s loss to the Mercury. Jones stayed back in New York on Friday to undergo further imaging and examination on her ankle, a team source told The Post’s Madeline Kenney, as the Liberty departed for a 10-day road trip.
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1 week ago | 
sports.yahoo.com | Jonathan Lehman
New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change. Big-time soccer — coming soon to MetLife Stadium, or another American venue near you. AdvertisementThe United States will jointly host the 2026 World Cup, a major milestone in the country’s history with the beautiful game.
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2 weeks ago | 
sports.yahoo.com | Jonathan Lehman
There’s a busy schedule, and then there’s what Gotham FC has. “I don’t think there’s a team that works harder in this league than Gotham,” owner Carolyn Tisch Blodgett said last weekend. Three weeks ago, the team was in Monterrey, Mexico, claiming the inaugural CONCACAF W Champions Cup — an achievement that was celebrated Tuesday night, when the Empire State Building was lit up in Gotham blue. AdvertisementThen it was off to international duty for many of the team’s standouts.
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2 weeks ago | 
sports.yahoo.com | Jonathan Lehman
New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change. A new kind of soccer tournament is landing on America’s shores.
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2 weeks ago | 
sports.yahoo.com | Jonathan Lehman
Rose is backFrom her ankle boo-booThe rain fell downAnd Gotham did, too. The return of star midfielder Rose Lavelle, meant to spark Gotham FC during a patchy run of league form, instead provided just a silver lining during a 2-1 home loss to the Kansas City Current on a gray and rainy early Saturday afternoon.
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1 month ago | 
sports.yahoo.com | Jonathan Lehman
Gotham FC haven’t scored in nearly a month. But a trophy is within reach. This week brings a trip to Mexico to try to capture the inaugural Concacaf W Champions Cup, a tournament comprising club teams from the region of North America, Central America and the Caribbean. AdvertisementIt would be a nice piece of hardware to add to the cabinet alongside Gotham’s 2023 NWSL crown.
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2 months ago | 
sports.yahoo.com | Jonathan Lehman
Gotham FC are all-in on their head coach. Juan Carlos Amorós is signing a five-year contract extension that runs through 2029, the team announced Thursday, signaling a massive commitment to the Spaniard who has overseen Gotham’s rise from the NWSL cellar into one of the league’s powers. AdvertisementThe terms of the deal were not disclosed. “Juan has played an enormous role in shifting the culture at this club over the last two years,” general manager Yael Averbuch West said in a statement.
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Dec 25, 2024 | 
nypost.com | Jonathan Lehman
Mikal Bridges spent much of this Knicks season before the holidays — too much, probably — as the “but.”As in, yes, the new-look Knicks are shaping up to be a legit contender with an unreal offense and a defense that’s creeping into the top half of the league, and yes, the Karl-Anthony Towns trade has worked out even better than imagined, but what’s up with Mikal Bridges? Bridges’ Knicks debut on opening night in Boston was a horror show. There seemed to be something weird going on with his shot.
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Nov 10, 2024 | 
nypost.com | Jonathan Lehman
Defending champions Gotham FC’s offseason was marked by the free-agent additions of four USWNT standouts. Rose Lavelle has had her moments of mastery, and Emily Sonnett and Tierna Davidson have helped solidify the back line. But there’s so much more that makes Gotham hum, including the team’s signature high-pressing defense and “the amount of attacking players who can score goals,” according to former captain Ali Krieger.
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Nov 2, 2024 | 
nypost.com | Jonathan Lehman
For all of the changes in women’s college basketball, it’s status quo at the top. South Carolina remains the sport’s preeminent program under Dawn Staley, and it will try to follow last season’s undefeated national title campaign with the school’s first repeat — which would make it four crowns in the past eight tournaments.
