The Liberty's WNBA championship run has motivated the successful NYU and Columbia programs to keep up their excellence.

The New York Liberty won their first WNBA championship Sunday, defeating the Minnesota Lynx 67-62 in an overtime thriller to win the series in five games.

In an exhilarating moment for New York sports, the New York Liberty clinched their first WNBA championship, marking a historic victory and leaving one team in New York with no titles. The New York sports scene is over the moon;