LIBS MAKE HERSTORY

BUT FALL IN 1ST OUTDOOR HOOP MATCH The red digital readout on Academy Tour Bus No. 1718 flashed 4:59 p.m. when the driver shifted into gear and the Liberty began a historic journey. There was an atmosphere of quiet determination combined with a humbling sense of the importance of the night as the team left the LaGuardia Marriott hotel for the USTA Billie Jean King Tennis Center and first ever outdoor pro basketball game. As the bus merged onto the Grand Central Parkway, exited at Northern Boulevard and passed Shea Stadium, the red readout flashed the temperature - 99 degrees. No one said making history would be easy, and it wasn't. The Liberty (12-10) never found their outside shooting touch on baskets that seemed suspended from midair and lost 71-55 to the Indiana Fever (11-11) before an announced crowd of 19,393. The... [read full story]