Portland Fire notch first win, edge New York Liberty on buzzer-beater
The Portland Fire are in the win column.The expansion squad — which revitalized an earlier iteration of the franchise that played in the WNBA from 2000 to 2002 — collected its first victory of the season Tuesday, beating the New York Liberty 98-96. Second-year guard Sarah Ashlee Barker had the game winner on a put-back as time expired, and pandemonium ensued. Sarah Ashlee Barker with the buzzer-beating putback for the Fire’s first-ever win. Incredible finish. [image or embed] — Sean Highkin (@highkin.bsky.social) May 12, 2026 at 9:12 PMThe Liberty were short-handed, playing without Sabrina Ionescu and Satou Sabally, among others, but they still had MVPs Breanna Stewart and Jonquel Jones and All-Star Betnijah Laney-Hamilton in the starting lineup. Still, it was the Fire who came out ahead, behind a career-high 26 points from Bridget Carleton.Advertisementالمصدر: The Athletic | Source: The Athletic
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