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Liberty new head coach hire continues big trend

Liberty new head coach hire continues big trend

The New York Liberty finally have a new head coach — and it’s longtime Golden State Warriors assistant Chris DeMarco. ESPN first reported that DeMarco would be taking over the post on Friday afternoon, and multiple sources, including The Athletic, have since confirmed it.

DeMarco has been an assistant coach on the Warriors since 2012, as well as the head coach of the men’s national team since 2019. He’s been a fixture of the team’s defense and was a part of four championship teams with Golden State.

ESPN’s Anthony Slater reported that Sabrina Ionescu spoke to Stephen Curry — a good friend of hers — throughout the hiring process regarding his experience playing for DeMarco for over a decade. DeMarco will reportedly remain on the Warriors’ sidelines in the short term before fully assuming his Liberty head coaching responsibilities.

What the New York Liberty hiring means for the league

The Liberty finally securing their new head coach means that all five WNBA coaching vacancies have been filled. The Portland Fire (Alex Sarama) and Seattle Storm (Sonia Raman) also chose coaches with NBA backgrounds. The Dallas Wings hired longtime USF coach Jose Fernandez, while the Toronto Tempo hired Sandy Brondello, whose head coach contract with the Liberty was not renewed.

The hiring also continues a trend of WNBA head coaching vacancies being filled by coaches with NBA experience. Sarama comes to Portland after serving as the assistant coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers, while Raman comes after years of experience with the Memphis Grizzlies. Phoenix Mercury head coach Nate Thibbets assumed head coach responsibilities after serving as an assistant coach for the Cavaliers, the Portland Trail Blazers, and, most recently, the Orlando Magic.

The Wings went for a standout college basketball coach, while the Tempo opted for the most experienced WNBA coach available.

Of the league’s 16 head coaches, 9 are men and 7 are women. Two — Sarama and DeMarco — assume WNBA coaching responsibilities without significant experience coaching women. Whether that trend continues remains to be seen.

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Abhay Singh loses to former world No 1 Gawad in Zurich thriller

India’s Abhay Singh lost to Egyptian former World No. 1 and world champion Karim Gawad in a thriller in the men’s quarterfinals of the Grasshopper Cup, a PSA Gold-level event, in Zurich.

World No 24 Singh recovered from 6-0 down to force the opening game into tie-break, and went toe-to-toe with world No 4 Gawad in the second, before the Egyptian second seed clinched the contest 12-10, 11-9.

“The pace was really fast, we’ve only played twice but I feel like we’ve played more than that. In Qatar (2025) he (Singh) beat me in four and today I got on court and thought I don’t want to lose again,” Gawad said.

“In best of three with one of the smartest and talented players on Tour, you can never see what he’s thinking with the next shot or the next rally. He can come back with crazy points as you saw in the first game when I was 7-0 up and he came back out of nowhere (and) in less than three minutes we were tied,” the Egyptian added.

– Team Sportstar

Published on Apr 25, 2026

#Indian #sports #wrap #April #Abhay #Singh #loses #world #Gawad #Zurich #thriller">Indian sports wrap, April 25: Abhay Singh loses to former world No 1 Gawad in Zurich thriller  SQUASHAbhay Singh loses to former world No 1 Gawad in Zurich thrillerIndia’s Abhay Singh lost to Egyptian former World No. 1 and world champion Karim Gawad in a thriller in the men’s quarterfinals of the Grasshopper Cup, a PSA Gold-level event, in Zurich.World No 24 Singh recovered from 6-0 down to force the opening game into tie-break, and went toe-to-toe with world No 4 Gawad in the second, before the Egyptian second seed clinched the contest 12-10, 11-9.“The pace was really fast, we’ve only played twice but I feel like we’ve played more than that. In Qatar (2025) he (Singh) beat me in four and today I got on court and thought I don’t want to lose again,” Gawad said.“In best of three with one of the smartest and talented players on Tour, you can never see what he’s thinking with the next shot or the next rally. He can come back with crazy points as you saw in the first game when I was 7-0 up and he came back out of nowhere (and) in less than three minutes we were tied,” the Egyptian added.– Team SportstarPublished on Apr 25, 2026  #Indian #sports #wrap #April #Abhay #Singh #loses #world #Gawad #Zurich #thriller

Deadspin | Three teams post Round 1 sweeps at CDL Stage 3 Minor  A custom gaming keyboard backlit with red LED lights waits for tactile input before Manual took on Boone County in a Rocket League match, which was streamed on YouTube on Thursday, March 5, 2020.   The Miami Heretics, G2 Minnesota and Toronto KOI opened with sweeps while the Riyadh Falcons also prevailed in Round 1 of the Call of Duty League Stage 3 Minor on Friday to reach the quarterfinals.  All 12 CDL teams are competing in the tournament, which will reward ,000 and 30 CDL points to the champion. The single-elimination bracket is seeded based on teams’ standing following Major 2. All matches are best-of-five.  Taking on the Boston Breach, the Heretics rolled to victory with wins on Colossus Hardpoint (250-199), Raid Search and Destroy (6-0) and Exposure Overload (4-3).  Minnesota made quick work of Cloud9 New York, posting consecutive victories on Scar Hardpoint (250-93), Scar Search and Destroy (6-1) and Exposure Overload (6-5).  Facing the Carolina Royal Ravens, Toronto opened with a 250-249 win on Scar Hardpoint, then followed up with a 6-4 victory on Raid Search and Destroy before closing out the sweep 4-1 on Scar Overload.  The Vancouver Surge posted a match-opening 250-246 win over Riyadh on Den Hardpoint, but the Falcons bounced back with three straight wins — 6-2 on Plaza Search and Destroy, 4-3 on Scar Overload and 250-174 on Sake Hardpoint.  The Saturday schedule (quarterfinals):  –OpTic Texas vs. Toronto KOI  –Los Angeles Thieves vs. G2 Minnesota   –FaZe Vegas vs. Riyadh Falcons  –Paris Gentle Mates vs. Miami Heretics  Call of Duty League’s Stage 3 Minor prize pool  1. ,000, 30 CDL points  2. no money, 20 CDL points  3-4. no money, 10 CDL points  5-8. no money, no CDL points  9-12. no money, no CDL points — Carolina Royal Ravens, Cloud9 New York, Vancouver Surge, Boston Breach  –Field Level Media    #Deadspin #teams #post #sweeps #CDL #Stage #MinorA custom gaming keyboard backlit with red LED lights waits for tactile input before Manual took on Boone County in a Rocket League match, which was streamed on YouTube on Thursday, March 5, 2020.

The Miami Heretics, G2 Minnesota and Toronto KOI opened with sweeps while the Riyadh Falcons also prevailed in Round 1 of the Call of Duty League Stage 3 Minor on Friday to reach the quarterfinals.

All 12 CDL teams are competing in the tournament, which will reward $20,000 and 30 CDL points to the champion. The single-elimination bracket is seeded based on teams’ standing following Major 2. All matches are best-of-five.

Taking on the Boston Breach, the Heretics rolled to victory with wins on Colossus Hardpoint (250-199), Raid Search and Destroy (6-0) and Exposure Overload (4-3).

Minnesota made quick work of Cloud9 New York, posting consecutive victories on Scar Hardpoint (250-93), Scar Search and Destroy (6-1) and Exposure Overload (6-5).

Facing the Carolina Royal Ravens, Toronto opened with a 250-249 win on Scar Hardpoint, then followed up with a 6-4 victory on Raid Search and Destroy before closing out the sweep 4-1 on Scar Overload.

The Vancouver Surge posted a match-opening 250-246 win over Riyadh on Den Hardpoint, but the Falcons bounced back with three straight wins — 6-2 on Plaza Search and Destroy, 4-3 on Scar Overload and 250-174 on Sake Hardpoint.

The Saturday schedule (quarterfinals):

–OpTic Texas vs. Toronto KOI


–Los Angeles Thieves vs. G2 Minnesota

–FaZe Vegas vs. Riyadh Falcons

–Paris Gentle Mates vs. Miami Heretics

Call of Duty League’s Stage 3 Minor prize pool

1. $20,000, 30 CDL points

2. no money, 20 CDL points

3-4. no money, 10 CDL points

5-8. no money, no CDL points

9-12. no money, no CDL points — Carolina Royal Ravens, Cloud9 New York, Vancouver Surge, Boston Breach


–Field Level Media

#Deadspin #teams #post #sweeps #CDL #Stage #Minor">Deadspin | Three teams post Round 1 sweeps at CDL Stage 3 Minor  A custom gaming keyboard backlit with red LED lights waits for tactile input before Manual took on Boone County in a Rocket League match, which was streamed on YouTube on Thursday, March 5, 2020.   The Miami Heretics, G2 Minnesota and Toronto KOI opened with sweeps while the Riyadh Falcons also prevailed in Round 1 of the Call of Duty League Stage 3 Minor on Friday to reach the quarterfinals.  All 12 CDL teams are competing in the tournament, which will reward ,000 and 30 CDL points to the champion. The single-elimination bracket is seeded based on teams’ standing following Major 2. All matches are best-of-five.  Taking on the Boston Breach, the Heretics rolled to victory with wins on Colossus Hardpoint (250-199), Raid Search and Destroy (6-0) and Exposure Overload (4-3).  Minnesota made quick work of Cloud9 New York, posting consecutive victories on Scar Hardpoint (250-93), Scar Search and Destroy (6-1) and Exposure Overload (6-5).  Facing the Carolina Royal Ravens, Toronto opened with a 250-249 win on Scar Hardpoint, then followed up with a 6-4 victory on Raid Search and Destroy before closing out the sweep 4-1 on Scar Overload.  The Vancouver Surge posted a match-opening 250-246 win over Riyadh on Den Hardpoint, but the Falcons bounced back with three straight wins — 6-2 on Plaza Search and Destroy, 4-3 on Scar Overload and 250-174 on Sake Hardpoint.  The Saturday schedule (quarterfinals):  –OpTic Texas vs. Toronto KOI  –Los Angeles Thieves vs. G2 Minnesota   –FaZe Vegas vs. Riyadh Falcons  –Paris Gentle Mates vs. Miami Heretics  Call of Duty League’s Stage 3 Minor prize pool  1. ,000, 30 CDL points  2. no money, 20 CDL points  3-4. no money, 10 CDL points  5-8. no money, no CDL points  9-12. no money, no CDL points — Carolina Royal Ravens, Cloud9 New York, Vancouver Surge, Boston Breach  –Field Level Media    #Deadspin #teams #post #sweeps #CDL #Stage #Minor

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