Outdoor basketball game makes history

PA SportsTicker

FLUSHING, N.Y. (Ticker) --- History will be made today when the New York Liberty host the Indiana Fever in a WNBA game that will be played at Arthur Ashe Stadium, the home of the United States Tennis Open.

The contest, called the Liberty Outdoor Classic, will be the first regular-season outdoor game in pro basketball history. It also will be the first non-tennis sporting event to take place at the Billy Jean King National Tennis Center.

"I'm excited because I haven't played outdoors since high school," New York guard Loree Moore said. "It's going to a little different because I haven't done it in a very long time.

Outdoor basketball game makes history....