Deadspin | Liberty re-sign F Betnijah Laney-Hamilton Oct 18, 2024; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; New York Liberty forward Betnijah Laney-Hamilton (44) drives past Minnesota Lynx guard Courtney Williams (10) during the second half of game four of the 2024 WNBA Finals at Target Center. Mandatory Credit: Matt Krohn-Imagn Images The New York Liberty re-signed forward Betnijah Laney-Hamilton to a contract on Wednesday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed by the team for Laney-Hamilton, who helped the Liberty capture the WNBA title in 2024. Laney-Hamilton, however, missed the entire 2025 season after undergoing a procedure in March to repair an acute meniscus injury in her left knee. She sustained that injury while competing in the new Unrivaled 3-on-3 league. “Betnijah Laney-Hamilton is foundational to who we are as an organization,” Liberty general manager Jonathan Kolb said. “Betnijah is a rare player in this league: trusted and respected by her teammates and our fanbase, and feared by the opponents she takes on every night. “Betnijah is as healthy as she’s been in years, and her presence elevates everything we do on both ends of the floor. Quite simply, the WNBA is better when Betnijah is a part of it, and having her back on the floor means a great deal to this franchise.” Laney-Hamilton, 32, averaged 11.8 points, 4.2 rebounds and 3.3 assists in 28 games (25 starts) for New York during the 2024 regular season. She has career averages of 9.5 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 234 games (155 starts) with the Chicago Sky (2015-16), Connecticut Sun (2018), Indiana Fever (2019), Atlanta Dream (2020) and Liberty. Laney-Hamilton was the league’s Most Improved Player in 2020 and made the All-Star team in her first season with New York in 2021. She made the All-Defensive first team in 2020 and the second team in 2023. –Field Level Media #Deadspin #Liberty #resign #Betnijah #LaneyHamilton

Jun 28, 2025; Carrollton, Texas, USA; The LIV Golf logo and team flags near the tenth tee during the second round of the LIV Golf Dallas golf tournament at Maridoe Golf Club. Mandatory Credit: Raymond Carlin III-Imagn Images

LIV Golf CEO Scott O’Neil has assured the league’s players that the 2026 season will continue as planned amid speculation that Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund may be preparing to cut its financial support.

A “high-ranking” league source told bunkered.co.uk that “funding and operations for LIV Golf are continuing as planned” for at least the remainder of the 2026 schedule. The site also said it had viewed O’Neil’s email to players ahead of Thursday’s start to this week’s event in Mexico City.

“I want to be crystal clear: our season continues exactly as planned, uninterrupted and at full throttle,” O’Neil’s email read. “While the media landscape is often filled with speculation, our reality is defined by the work we do on the grass. We are heading into the heart of our 2026 schedule with the full energy of an organization that is bigger, louder, and more influential than ever before.

“The life of a startup movement is often defined by these moments of pressure. We signed up for this because we believe in disrupting the status quo. We have faced headwinds since the jump, and we’ve answered every time with resilience and grace. Now, we answer by doing what we do best: putting on the most compelling show in sports.

“The noise you hear is simply the sound of a movement that is working. Embrace it. We are pioneers, and while the road isn’t always smooth, the destination is worth every mile.

“Let’s go out and show the world why LIV Golf is the future of the game.”

That followed a social media post on X earlier Wednesday evening that read, “Slow news day? We are ON!,” with a graphic teasing “breaking news tune in tomorrow” to be announced at 3:15 p.m. ET.

Slow news day? We are ON. #LongLIVGolf pic.twitter.com/uwqEo9N68f
— LIV Golf (@livgolf_league) April 15, 2026

The status of the event, and the future of league itself, was called into question with a report Wednesday morning that league executives had been summoned to New York City for an emergency summit.

The Financial Times reported that PIF could make an announcement as soon as Thursday about cutting its support for the league.

Press conferences in Mexico City were canceled on Tuesday with the league citing power outages, but Sergio Garcia’s Fireballs GC did hold their scheduled session with the media on Wednesday.

Asked about the rumors of LIV being on the verge of shutting down, the Spaniard said, “Honestly, we haven’t heard anything other than what (PIF governor and LIV Golf chairman) Yasir (Al-Rumayyan) told us at the beginning of the year. That he’s behind us, that they have a long-term project.

“You know how these rumors are. There are always a lot of them. And I can’t tell you anything more than what we already know.”

All outward appearances indicated the event was proceeding as planned, with LIV posting tee times for 14 cities in different time zones around the world in the post on X. Shortly after, additional posts were made in advance of the Mexico City event.

The Athletic reported earlier Wednesday that some members of the LIV leadership team were told after the Masters on Sunday that they would soon lose their positions. LIV leaders didn’t respond on Wednesday to The Athletic, who were asked to leave by the front desk when visiting the entity’s New York offices.

According to the report, O’Neil has been seeing ways to salvage some version of the league, perhaps with a smaller budget or without financial backing from the PIF.

The PIF has reportedly poured more than $5 billion into LIV Golf since it launched in 2022, luring stars including Jon Rahm, Bryson DeChambeau and Phil Mickelson with lucrative contracts and massive tournament purses.

LIV Golf’s potential demise would not come as a total shock given the circuit’s stagnant television ratings and its inability to attract marquee players of late, coupled with the recent departures of Brooks Koepka and Patrick Reed back to the PGA Tour.

After Mexico City, there are nine events remaining on the schedule in LIV Golf’s fourth season.

–Field Level Media

#Deadspin #Report #LIV #Golf #CEO #tells #players #league #continuing #full #throttle">

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Jun 28, 2025; Carrollton, Texas, USA; The LIV Golf logo and team flags near the tenth tee during the second round of the LIV Golf Dallas golf tournament at Maridoe Golf Club. Mandatory Credit: Raymond Carlin III-Imagn Images

LIV Golf CEO Scott O’Neil has assured the league’s players that the 2026 season will continue as planned amid speculation that Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund may be preparing to cut its financial support.

A “high-ranking” league source told bunkered.co.uk that “funding and operations for LIV Golf are continuing as planned” for at least the remainder of the 2026 schedule. The site also said it had viewed O’Neil’s email to players ahead of Thursday’s start to this week’s event in Mexico City.

“I want to be crystal clear: our season continues exactly as planned, uninterrupted and at full throttle,” O’Neil’s email read. “While the media landscape is often filled with speculation, our reality is defined by the work we do on the grass. We are heading into the heart of our 2026 schedule with the full energy of an organization that is bigger, louder, and more influential than ever before.

“The life of a startup movement is often defined by these moments of pressure. We signed up for this because we believe in disrupting the status quo. We have faced headwinds since the jump, and we’ve answered every time with resilience and grace. Now, we answer by doing what we do best: putting on the most compelling show in sports.

“The noise you hear is simply the sound of a movement that is working. Embrace it. We are pioneers, and while the road isn’t always smooth, the destination is worth every mile.

“Let’s go out and show the world why LIV Golf is the future of the game.”

That followed a social media post on X earlier Wednesday evening that read, “Slow news day? We are ON!,” with a graphic teasing “breaking news tune in tomorrow” to be announced at 3:15 p.m. ET.

Slow news day? We are ON. #LongLIVGolf pic.twitter.com/uwqEo9N68f
— LIV Golf (@livgolf_league) April 15, 2026

The status of the event, and the future of league itself, was called into question with a report Wednesday morning that league executives had been summoned to New York City for an emergency summit.

The Financial Times reported that PIF could make an announcement as soon as Thursday about cutting its support for the league.

Press conferences in Mexico City were canceled on Tuesday with the league citing power outages, but Sergio Garcia’s Fireballs GC did hold their scheduled session with the media on Wednesday.

Asked about the rumors of LIV being on the verge of shutting down, the Spaniard said, “Honestly, we haven’t heard anything other than what (PIF governor and LIV Golf chairman) Yasir (Al-Rumayyan) told us at the beginning of the year. That he’s behind us, that they have a long-term project.

“You know how these rumors are. There are always a lot of them. And I can’t tell you anything more than what we already know.”

All outward appearances indicated the event was proceeding as planned, with LIV posting tee times for 14 cities in different time zones around the world in the post on X. Shortly after, additional posts were made in advance of the Mexico City event.

The Athletic reported earlier Wednesday that some members of the LIV leadership team were told after the Masters on Sunday that they would soon lose their positions. LIV leaders didn’t respond on Wednesday to The Athletic, who were asked to leave by the front desk when visiting the entity’s New York offices.

According to the report, O’Neil has been seeing ways to salvage some version of the league, perhaps with a smaller budget or without financial backing from the PIF.

The PIF has reportedly poured more than $5 billion into LIV Golf since it launched in 2022, luring stars including Jon Rahm, Bryson DeChambeau and Phil Mickelson with lucrative contracts and massive tournament purses.

LIV Golf’s potential demise would not come as a total shock given the circuit’s stagnant television ratings and its inability to attract marquee players of late, coupled with the recent departures of Brooks Koepka and Patrick Reed back to the PGA Tour.

After Mexico City, there are nine events remaining on the schedule in LIV Golf’s fourth season.

–Field Level Media

#Deadspin #Report #LIV #Golf #CEO #tells #players #league #continuing #full #throttle">Deadspin | Report: LIV Golf CEO tells players league continuing at ‘full throttle’

“The noise you hear is simply the sound of a movement that is working. Embrace it. We are pioneers, and while the road isn’t always smooth, the destination is worth every mile.

“Let’s go out and show the world why LIV Golf is the future of the game.”

Slow news day? We are ON. #LongLIVGolf pic.twitter.com/uwqEo9N68f
— LIV Golf (@livgolf_league) April 15, 2026

The status of the event, and the future of league itself, was called into question with a report Wednesday morning that league executives had been summoned to New York City for an emergency summit.

The Financial Times reported that PIF could make an announcement as soon as Thursday about cutting its support for the league.

Press conferences in Mexico City were canceled on Tuesday with the league citing power outages, but Sergio Garcia’s Fireballs GC did hold their scheduled session with the media on Wednesday.

“You know how these rumors are. There are always a lot of them. And I can’t tell you anything more than what we already know.”

According to the report, O’Neil has been seeing ways to salvage some version of the league, perhaps with a smaller budget or without financial backing from the PIF.

After Mexico City, there are nine events remaining on the schedule in LIV Golf’s fourth season.

–Field Level Media

#Deadspin #Report #LIV #Golf #CEO #tells #players #league #continuing #full #throttle

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