Forward Stephanie Talbot is joining the defending WNBA champions, the team announced Monday, one week after she was waived by the Valkyries. It reunites Talbot with her former Mercury coach and current Australian national team coach, Sandy Brondello, now in her fourth season as coach of the Liberty.

The New York Liberty didn't have to add one of the world's best players in the middle of the season to beef up their title defense, but they did it anyway, and now New York looks like the favorite once again to hoist the trophy at the end of the year.

Per Alexa Phillippou of ESPN, the Liberty have landed a commitment from international star Emma Meesseman, who set to return to the WNBA after a two-year absence. Phillippou notes that the date of Meeseman's official signing will be determined how long it ...