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Alexa Philippou
ESPN
- Covers women’s college basketball and the WNBA
- Previously covered UConn and the WNBA Connecticut Sun for the Hartford Courant
- Stanford graduate and Baltimore native with further experience at the Dallas Morning News, Seattle Times and Cincinnati Enquirer
The first-place New York Liberty picked up where they left off before the Olympic break, dominating the Los Angeles Sparks 103-68 as the WNBA returned to action Thursday. The Washington Mystics got two welcome returns personnel-wise — though not a victory — and the Phoenix Mercury’s three Olympians were among the Paris gold medalists who looked fresh and ready to go.
The league is back in action with the push for the playoffs on everyone’s minds. With about a month left in the regular season, teams know every game from here on has an impact. The Liberty, seeking the franchise’s first WNBA title, are focused on the No. 1 seed as the goal.
For the third-place Minnesota Lynx, who won the Commissioner’s Cup final in…
