A game after she put up 20 points in an 85-81 win over the Sparks, Sabrina Ionescu leads the New York Liberty (21-14) on the road against the Connecticut Sun (8-24) on Saturday, August 15, 2026. The matchup airs at 1 p.m. ET on FOX5 New York and NBCS-BOS.
How to watch New York Liberty vs. Connecticut Sun
New York vs. Connecticut odds
Spread: New York -7.5 (-118), Connecticut +7.5 (-102)
Favorite Moneyline: New York -333
Underdog Moneyline: Connecticut +260
Total: 173.5
Total Over Odds: -110
Total Under Odds: -110
Injury reports
Liberty
Leonie Fiebich: Day-To-Day (Foot),
Satou Sabally: Day-To-Day (Head)
Sun
No injuries listed
Stats to know
The Liberty put up 90.6 points per game, only 3.2 more points than the 87.4 the Sun give up.
Connecticut puts up an average of 79.3 points per game, 8.1 fewer points than the 87.4 New York gives up to opponents.
Breanna Stewart posts 21.0 points, 8.3 rebounds and 3.2 assists per contest, while shooting 46.8% from the field.
Leila Lacan puts up 11.9 points, 4.4 assists and 2.0 boards per game.
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He scored the extra-time winner against Argentina to help Spain claim their second men’s World Cup last month, while his stock had already risen considerably after a strong season with Barcelona.
The forward scored 21 goals in 49 appearances in all competitions, providing three assists, and helped Barcelona win the La Liga title.
PSG, managed by former Barcelona coach and player Luis Enrique, have won the Champions League in the past two seasons.
Torres is the second high-profile forward PSG have signed this summer after the arrival of Maghnes Akliouche from Monaco.
PSG added to their silverware collection on Wednesday by beating Aston Villa 2-1 to win the Uefa Super Cup.
Torres has been at Barcelona since 2022 having previously spent two years at Manchester City.
He has scored 25 goals in 65 appearances for Spain and made his debut for the national team under Enrique.
PSG could lose Bradley Barcola this summer, with the forward wanted by Liverpool.
Bangladesh moved to within sight of one of the biggest wins in their Test history after Australia stumbled to 161-4 at stumps on day three of the first Test in Darwin, still 67 runs behind.
Cameron Green (43 not out) and Alex Carey (19 not out) dug in to keep Australia afloat, but the hosts face a huge task to first erase the deficit and then build a competitive total to defend.
Bangladesh could even secure an innings victory if they take six more Australia wickets quickly, which would secure their first Test victory on Australian soil and arguably their biggest win in Test cricket.
Resuming at 351-6, Mehidy Hasan Miraz calmly shepherded Bangladesh’s tail to another 75 runs, taking the visitors to 426 all out and extending their first-innings lead beyond 200, before returning to make the crucial breakthrough with the ball by removing Steve Smith late in the day.
Mehidy shared partnerships of 46 with Hasan Mahmud, 18 with Taijul Islam and a useful 46 with Taskin Ahmed before eventually falling for 65 from 154 balls.
Australia were their own worst enemy at times with three dropped catches, including an inexplicable miss by Smith in the deep, taking their tally for the match to five.
Josh Hazlewood claimed all four wickets to fall on Saturday and finished with 6-89 from 28 overs.
His dismissal of Mehidy was also his 300th Test wicket, making him the fourth member of Australia’s famed “Big Four” bowling attack to reach the milestone and the ninth Australian overall.
Image: Travis Head walks from the field after he was dismissed
Australia lost both openers cheaply as Bangladesh tightened their grip on the match at Marrara Stadium before tea.
Jake Weatherald (0) and Travis Head (17) both chopped on attempting to cut paceman Hasan Mahmud as Australia slumped to 37-2.
It took Mahmud’s match tally to eight wickets after his first-innings return of 6-55 helped dismiss Australia for 198 and set the tone for the tourists’ dominance over the following two days.
Image: Hasan Mahmud celebrates taking Australia opener Travis Head’s wicket
Marnus Labuschagne, also searching for runs after a lean spell, looked busy at the crease until he missed a straight ball from spinner Taijul Islam (1-28) and was bowled for 31 from 59 deliveries.
Australia’s hopes of salvaging the match rested on Smith’s shoulders and the veteran looked composed as he characteristically accumulated his runs with minimal risk.
The match swung firmly in Bangladesh’s favour, though, when Mehidy (1-20) snaffled a sharp caught-and-bowled chance to dismiss Smith for 44, leaving Australia 122-4 and still 106 runs in arrears.
Image: Bangladesh’s Mehidy Hasan Miraz, centre, is congratulated by team-mates after his caught and bowled dismissed Steve Smith
The largest first-innings deficit Australia have overcome to win a home Test is 206 runs, achieved against Pakistan at the Sydney Cricket Ground in 2010.
