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No. 8 Liberty Sweep No. 1 Lynx in Historic WNBA Playoff Upset

The New York Liberty become the first No. 8 seed to eliminate a top seed, sweeping the Minnesota Lynx 2-0 in the opening round.

6 publishers · 12 articles · first seen 30 Sept 2026 · updated 33d ago

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First reported by CBS Sports Headlines, 4 min ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first

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The odds

How the odds moved · Will New York Liberty win the 2026 WNBA Finals?
0%50%100%0%23 Sept, 12:54 UTCnowwww.espn.com: Reeve: Lynx overachieved, 'don't quite have the right group' for playoffs · 30 Sept, 06:40 UTCwww.espn.com: No. 8 Liberty keep foot on gas to eliminate top-seeded Lynx · 30 Sept, 03:12 UTCThe Guardian US: WNBA playoffs: No 8 Liberty spring historic upset to take down No 1 seed Lynx · 30 Sept, 02:55 UTCCBS Sports Headlines: WNBA playoffs winners and losers: Jordin Canada shines as Dream beat Liberty in Game 1 of semifinals · 4 Oct, 21:43 UTCCBS Sports Headlines: Grading every team in the WNBA playoff's first round: Liberty finally show up, Lynx make disastrous history · 3 Oct, 15:40 UTCSI Feed: All the Pieces Are Coming Together Just in Time for the Battle-Tested Liberty · 1 Oct, 18:41 UTCCBS Sports Headlines: What's next for Lynx after shocking playoff exit? Next steps hinge on Napheesa Collier's free agent decision · 30 Sept, 17:31 UTCSI Feed: The No. 1 Seeded Lynx Lost Another WNBA Playoff Heartbreaker. No One Has a Good Answer Why. · 30 Sept, 15:36 UTCSI Feed: Olivia Miles Gets Rude Awakening in Lynx Playoff Collapse · 30 Sept, 15:27 UTCLatest articles: Liberty complete historic sweep of top-seeded Lynx · 30 Sept, 03:22 UTCfeeds.bleacherreport.com: Olivia Miles, Lynx on Wrong Side of History with 2026 WNBA Playoff Elimination to 8th Seed Liberty · 30 Sept, 03:04 UTCCBS Sports Headlines: Lynx crash out of playoffs as Liberty become first No. 8 seed to down a No. 1 seed in WNBA playoff history · 30 Sept, 02:51 UTC

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The story so far

6 publishers have covered this in 12 articles since 30 Sept 2026. CBS Sports Headlines published first, on 30 September at 02:51 UTC; The Guardian US followed 4 min later. The most recent article, from CBS Sports Headlines, appeared on 4 October at 21:43 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: The Guardian US (major outlet), www.espn.com (major outlet), CBS Sports Headlines, feeds.bleacherreport.com, Latest articles, SI Feed.

One prediction market prices this story:

  • Will New York Liberty win the 2026 WNBA Finals? — resolved “No” on 10 Oct 2026. The Yes outcome occurs if the New York Liberty are officially named the 2026 WNBA champion. The No outcome applies if another team wins or if the Liberty are eliminated from contention. Readers often mistake the date of the linked news story for the resolution deadline, but the market depends solely on the final championship result.

Odds are the market's probability that the outcome happens, updated every few minutes. They are information about what traders expect, not a forecast we make and not investment advice.

How it unfolded

Every source in the order it published, with the odds on Will New York Liberty win the 2026 WNBA Finals? at that moment. A dash means the source published before we started tracking prices.

  1. CBS Sports HeadlinesLynx crash out of playoffs as Liberty become first No. 8 seed to down a No. 1 seed in WNBA playoff history22%
  2. The Guardian USWNBA playoffs: No 8 Liberty spring historic upset to take down No 1 seed Lynx22%
  3. feeds.bleacherreport.comOlivia Miles, Lynx on Wrong Side of History with 2026 WNBA Playoff Elimination to 8th Seed Liberty23%▲1 points since the previous source
  4. www.espn.comNo. 8 Liberty keep foot on gas to eliminate top-seeded Lynx23%
  5. Latest articlesLiberty complete historic sweep of top-seeded Lynx24%▲1 points since the previous source
  6. www.espn.comReeve: Lynx overachieved, 'don't quite have the right group' for playoffs23%▼1 points since the previous source
  7. SI FeedOlivia Miles Gets Rude Awakening in Lynx Playoff Collapse24%▲1 points since the previous source
  8. SI FeedThe No. 1 Seeded Lynx Lost Another WNBA Playoff Heartbreaker. No One Has a Good Answer Why.24%
  9. CBS Sports HeadlinesWhat's next for Lynx after shocking playoff exit? Next steps hinge on Napheesa Collier's free agent decision23%▼1 points since the previous source
  10. SI FeedAll the Pieces Are Coming Together Just in Time for the Battle-Tested Liberty23%
  11. CBS Sports HeadlinesGrading every team in the WNBA playoff's first round: Liberty finally show up, Lynx make disastrous history17%▼5 points since the previous source
  12. CBS Sports HeadlinesWNBA playoffs winners and losers: Jordin Canada shines as Dream beat Liberty in Game 1 of semifinals14%▼3 points since the previous source
  13. Market resolved: No

Sources

Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.

  1. Reeve: Lynx overachieved, 'don't quite have the right group' for playoffs www.espn.com ·
  2. No. 8 Liberty keep foot on gas to eliminate top-seeded Lynx www.espn.com ·
  3. WNBA playoffs: No 8 Liberty spring historic upset to take down No 1 seed Lynx The Guardian US ·
  4. WNBA playoffs winners and losers: Jordin Canada shines as Dream beat Liberty in Game 1 of semifinals CBS Sports Headlines
  5. Grading every team in the WNBA playoff's first round: Liberty finally show up, Lynx make disastrous history CBS Sports Headlines
  6. All the Pieces Are Coming Together Just in Time for the Battle-Tested Liberty SI Feed
Show 6 more sources
  1. What's next for Lynx after shocking playoff exit? Next steps hinge on Napheesa Collier's free agent decision CBS Sports Headlines
  2. The No. 1 Seeded Lynx Lost Another WNBA Playoff Heartbreaker. No One Has a Good Answer Why. SI Feed
  3. Olivia Miles Gets Rude Awakening in Lynx Playoff Collapse SI Feed
  4. Liberty complete historic sweep of top-seeded Lynx Latest articles
  5. Olivia Miles, Lynx on Wrong Side of History with 2026 WNBA Playoff Elimination to 8th Seed Liberty feeds.bleacherreport.com
  6. Lynx crash out of playoffs as Liberty become first No. 8 seed to down a No. 1 seed in WNBA playoff history CBS Sports Headlines

Related prediction markets

Linked by software because they are about the same subject. Most ask a different question from the one this story reports, so read each market's own question. How often the link is right

  • Resolved Will New York Liberty win the 2026 WNBA Finals? No 28d ago

    The market favoured No at 94% a day out, and it won. How often it's right

    Wrong market?

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  • New York Liberty
  • Minnesota Lynx
  • WNBA
  • Napheesa Collier
  • Cheryl Reeve
  • Jonquel Jones
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