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Basketball

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Before the Gate · Fan service

A clear bag is not an all-access pass

Going straight from work to the game? Compare six New York and New Jersey venues before packing. Size, bag type and storage are separate questions.

  • Game-day guide
  • Bags
  • MetLife Stadium

NBA · Remembering Bob Pettit

Hall of Famer Bob Pettit, the NBA's first MVP, dies at 93

Named among the NBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1996, Pettit gave the Hawks their 1958 title with a 50-point Finals clincher and helped define the modern forward.

  • Bob Pettit
  • Basketball Hall of Fame
  • NBA 50 Greatest Players

WNBA · Return to play

The WNBA returns with one week to settle the regular season.

Five games restart the schedule on September 17. Here is the opening slate, the playoff format and the next date Liberty fans should circle.

  • WNBA
  • World Cup
  • New York Liberty

FIBA · Women's World Cup

USA 97, France 79. Stewart takes the MVP.

A 30–12 third quarter turned a halftime deficit into U.S. control. Breanna Stewart's double-double led a fifth consecutive Women's World Cup title.

  • FIBA
  • World Cup
  • Breanna Stewart