


Sunday night will have a lineup that New York sports fans could hardly have imagined even a few months ago, with two championships on the line and a prime-time reunion of two of football’s biggest names.
The Mets face a win-or-go-home matchup against the Dodgers in Los Angeles; the Liberty will look to win the city’s first basketball title since 1976 in Brooklyn against the Minnesota Lynx; and quarterback Aaron Rodgers and star receiver Davante Adams will play their first game together since their Green Bay days when the Jets take on the Steelers in Pittsburgh.
For the Mets and the Liberty, the games are opportunities to redeem themselves after several close brushes with championship victory over the past few years. For the Jets, who are 2-4 so far this season, Sunday night will be a chance to end a hapless streak and prove themselves to be playoff contenders.
The Mets, in their 62nd season, had the third-worst record in the National League on May 29. Then, in a remarkable turnaround, they went 62-35 and won a wild-card slot to clinch a playoff berth after missing the postseason last year. The Mets are down 2-3 in the seven-game league championship series. If they can make a comeback, they will face the Yankees — who are headed to the World Series after a 5-2 victory over the Guardians on Saturday — in the first Subway Series since 2000.
The Liberty, after losing last year’s W.N.B.A. finals on their home court, dropped only eight games in a dominant season that saw them cruise to the finals behind career-best play from the star guard Sabrina Ionescu, including a last-second three-pointer to win Game 3 of this series.
After losing an opportunity to clinch the title, 82-80, to the Lynx on Friday, the Liberty now look to win in front of their home crowd (and their beloved mascot, Ellie the Elephant).
Here’s how to watch:
New York Liberty vs. Minnesota Lynx: 8 p.m. on ESPN
New York Mets at Los Angeles Dodgers: 8:08 p.m. on FS1
New York Jets at Pittsburgh Steelers: 8:20 p.m. on NBC