Breanna Stewart re-signed with the New York Liberty on Saturday, the team announced.

The move wasn’t a surprise after she helped lead the franchise to its first WNBA championship last year. Stewart has won three league titles, the first two coming with Seattle. She earned WNBA MVP honors twice and was Finals MVP twice.

Stewart has averaged 21.8 points and 8.9 rebounds in her two seasons in New York. She also had 3.7 assists, 1.6 steals and 1.4 blocks.

The 30-year-old Stewart came to the Liberty in 2023 to be closer to her home in Syracuse, New York. She played the first seven years of her career in Seattle after she was drafted first by the Storm in 2016.

The Liberty have their entire starting five back from last season’s title run, which saw New York beat Minnesota in a decisive fifth game. The team also added guard Natasha Cloud in a trade.

Tennis

Sabalenka wins Miami Open title >> Aryna Sabalenka entered the Miami Open final against Jessica Pegula with 18 career titles on her elite resume.

The Miami Open crown had proved elusive until Saturday.

The No. 1 seed from Belarus knocked off fourth-seeded American Jessica Pegula 7-5, 6-2 for her first Miami Open title in a rematch of the 2024 U.S. Open final.

Sabalenka fired up her lethal forehand in posting 22 winners on that wing to win the $1.1 million first prize. Sabalenka hit a backhand passing shot on match point after which she raised both hands to the air and looked up to the sky.

Sabalenka, a three-time Grand Slam champion, had won the U.S. Open over Pegula, also in straight sets, 7-5, 7-5, but in 2025, Sabalenka’s finals luck had run out.

NBA

Warriors’ Curry signs book deal >> Steph Curry has a deal with a Random House Publishing Group imprint that you could call a 3-point play.

The NBA superstar has agreed to release three books through One World, beginning Sept. 9 with “Shot Ready,” which Curry is calling a “personal reflection” on his life on and off the court. The book also includes more than 100 photographs.

“I want to use my story to connect with people of different backgrounds and help them solve the puzzle of their own potential,” Curry said in a statement released Saturday through One World. “This book is a celebration of the work that happens in the shadows, the creativity that fuels every move, and the mindfulness that keeps me grounded. I hope ‘Shot Ready’ inspires readers to embrace their own journey, trust the process, and always find joy in the pursuit of excellence.”

Grizzlies GM speaks on firing coach >> Memphis general manager Zach Kleiman said the decision to fire coach Taylor Jenkins with nine games remaining in the regular season with the franchise firmly in the playoff chase was “mine and mine only” and in the Grizzlies’ best interests.

Kleiman spoke to reporters after the Grizzlies’ pregame shootaround for Saturday night’s game against the Los Angeles Lakers — barely 24 hours after Memphis announced firing Jenkins in his sixth season with the Grizzlies. Memphis named Tuomas Iisalo as the interim coach with the Helsinki, Finland, native in his first season coaching in the NBA.

“I came to the conclusion this was in the best interest of the team, and urgency is a core principle of ours so decided to go on with the move,” Kleiman said.

The Memphis GM spoke for less than three minutes, and no Grizzlies spoke after the shootaround.

Golf

Lee leads Houston Open >> Min Woo Lee chipped in for birdie to take the lead and then left Scottie Scheffler and everyone else in his wake with a 7-under 63, giving him a four-shot lead in the Houston Open as the Australian closes in on his first PGA Tour victory.

Scheffler began the third round with a one-shot lead and was stuck in neutral at Memorial Park, making birdie only on the par 5s and missing a few par putts in the 6-foot range to fall five shots behind with a 69.

Lee, the 26-year-old younger brother of LPGA major champion Minjee Lee, turned a bunched leaderboard into big separation around the turn, which included a tee shot on the par-3 ninth that was inches from going in for an ace, a 12-foot birdie putt on the 10th hole and an approach to 5 feet on the 12th.

NFL

Bills extend Benford >> The Buffalo Bills reached an agreement to sign cornerback Christian Benford to a four-year, $76 million contract extension in their latest offseason move to secure a young core player to a long-term deal.

The 24-year-old Benford was entering the fourth and final year of his rookie contract after being selected in the sixth round of the 2022 draft out of Villanova. The extension runs through the 2029 season.

Benford has been a Bills starter since winning the job to open his second season following a competition with 2022 first-round pick Kaiir Elam, who was traded to Dallas last month.

Baseball

Yankees hit 3 home runs in 3 pitches >> Aaron Judge combined with Paul Goldschmidt and Cody Bellinger to go deep on the first three pitches from Milwaukee’s Nestor Cortes, then had two more homers and a career-high eight RBIs as the New York Yankees set a team record with nine home runs in taking an 20-6 lead over the Brewers.

Judge hit a solo homer, his ninth career grand slam, and a two-run shot in his 40th multi-homer game and third with three homers.

Snowboarding

Kim, James win golds >> American snowboarder Chloe Kim and Australia’s Scotty James won the halfpipe gold medals at the world championships.

Kim scored 93.50 in her first run during the women’s final for her third world title after wins in 2019 and 2021.