Posts by Jackie Powell

Jackie Powell covers the New York Liberty and runs social media and engagement strategy for The Next. She also has covered women's basketball for Bleacher Report and her work has appeared in Sports Illustrated, 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.

Sami Whitcomb has always been improving with nothing to prove

August 14, 2021

Her Most Improved Player campaign shouldn’t come as a shock

Liberty return to old habits after wild week

July 11, 2021

Can New York team finish above .500 before the Olympic break?

Liberty waive Kiah Stokes

June 30, 2021

Shook’s development, Howard’s imminent return drove move

Reshanda Gray knows she deserves to be here

June 23, 2021

With New York, she proved she “can compete with the best”

Liberty complete Queen’s Gambit in win over Mercury

June 15, 2021

Without Sabrina Ionescu, New York found a way to win while addressing old habits

Inside Michaela Onyenwere’s quiet but deadly Rookie of the Year campaign

June 5, 2021

‘People don’t know what she’s capable of’

How Bec Allen, Natasha Howard change the Liberty

May 27, 2021

And what will New York do with Howard out the next 4-to-6 weeks?

How roster crunch led to Liberty waiving Layshia Clarendon

May 20, 2021

Young guards Jones, Richards to play more in support of Ionescu

Many heroes in New York’s 3-0 start

May 19, 2021

Ionescu, yes, but Whitcomb and Shook also vital to Liberty surge

2021 Liberty home opener mirrors 2019 start — with different outcome

May 16, 2021

How the Liberty moved past mistakes in 2019 to create a different outcome in 2021