Posts by Jackie Powell

Jackie Powell covers the New York Liberty and runs social media and engagement strategy for The Next. She also has covered women's basketball for Bleacher Report and her work has appeared in Sports Illustrated, Harper's Bazaar and SLAM. She also self identifies as a Lady Gaga stan, is a connoisseur of pop music and is a mental health advocate.

Sami Whitcomb aims to help lead a team of ‘gym rats’

February 24, 2021

How Whitcomb’s career evolution mirrors how the Liberty want to operate

Natasha Howard looks to ‘make things shake’ this season in New York

February 17, 2021

Acquiring Howard reveals what the Liberty learned about last season

With Natasha Howard and Sami Whitcomb, will New York begin to win in a flash?

February 12, 2021

New York stays true to the ‘Hybrid Rebuild’

Betnijah Laney brings ‘true grit’ to New York

February 6, 2021

2020’s Most improved player fits the Liberty in more ways than one

Layshia Clarendon announces they had top surgery

January 30, 2021

The New York Liberty point guard gets support from his team and others within the WNBA community and the sports media landscape

Asia Durr’s journey as a ‘Long-Hauler’ puts her WNBA career in question

January 29, 2021

The Liberty guard has battled adversity before, but fighting the after-effects of COVID-19 is uncharted territory

Betnijah Laney to sign with the Liberty

January 28, 2021

2020’s most improved player is headed to New York

Free agency makes or breaks the Liberty’s plans for a ‘hybrid rebuild’

January 11, 2021

Priorities for New York in free agency remain veteran leadership in the post

Paris Kea undergoes ACL surgery; Liberty will cheer for the Riveters

January 8, 2021

What does Kea’s recovery look like?

Crowdsourcing the New York Liberty offseason wishlist

December 29, 2020

Making sense of your thoughts and mine, with charts, graphs and rhyming couplets