Posts by Jackie Powell

Jackie Powell covers the New York Liberty for The IX Basketball and hosts episodes of The IX Sports podcast, where she explores national women's basketball stories. She also has covered women's basketball and the culture of the sport for Bleacher Report, Sports Illustrated, MSNBC, Yahoo Sports, 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.

2022 New York Liberty finally ‘touched the surface’ of their potential

September 8, 2022

‘We’re going to be a tough team to beat’

‘Why not us?’: How the New York Liberty shocked the world in Game 1

August 20, 2022

One phrase has kept the Liberty hungry and humming this season

‘We’re the Underdogs?’: How the Liberty can upset the Chicago Sky

August 17, 2022

Can familiarity breed success?

How Sabrina Ionescu made the New York Liberty her team

August 11, 2022

‘We’ve all accepted holding each other to that standard’

How Jocelyn Willoughby and DiDi Richards can still help the Liberty

August 4, 2022

New York’s got reinforcements back, staying ready

Can the New York Liberty move on from their Camp Day blues?

July 23, 2022

The Liberty have lost five games in a row, including three straight Camp Day games

Natasha Howard, Sabrina Ionescu: portrait of two New York Liberty All Stars

July 7, 2022

Brondello: ‘It’s fun for me as a coach to see their chemistry grow’

The gaps that Crystal Dangerfield fills for the Liberty

July 3, 2022

How the 2020 Rookie of the Year Crystal Dangerfield has become invaluable for the Liberty

Age is no longer a limit for Han Xu

June 24, 2022

How did the 6’10 center transform from last player off the bench to first?

‘Is it safe?’ WNBA players, coaches reckon with another U.S. mass shooting

June 17, 2022

‘It feels like every other game, we’re having a moment of silence’