Posts by Terry Horstman

Terry Horstman is a Minneapolis-based writer and covers the Minnesota Lynx beat for The Next. He previously wrote about the Minnesota Timberwolves for A Wolf Among Wolves, and his other basketball writing has been published by Flagrant Magazine, HeadFake Hoops, Taco Bell Quarterly, and others. He's the creative nonfiction editor for the sports-themed literary magazine, the Under Review.

DiJonai Carrington shoots a layup, Bridget Carleton (6) chases in the foreground

Semifinals opponents Bridget Carleton and DiJonai Carrington both personify patience and perseverance

October 7, 2024

Stephanie White: ‘Those are stories that need to be told because that is the reality of a lot of the players in our league’

Napheesa Collier (right) shoots a basketball over DeWanna Bonner (left)

Collier, Lynx roll on offense to a 2-1 series lead in Connecticut

October 5, 2024

Connecticut gave up 90 points in regulation for just the second time this season

Minnesota Lynx forward Alanna Smith shoots a right-handed layup. Connecticut Sun guard DiJonai Carrington tries to defend but is arriving too late to contest the shot.

Minnesota Lynx are ready for ‘knock-down, drag-out’ semifinals against Connecticut Sun

September 28, 2024

It’s a playoff rematch from the 2023 first round, and the Lynx are out to rewrite the ending

Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier (24) puts her arm and three fingers in the air, Phoenix Mercury guard Diana Taurasi (3) in the foreground

Napheesa Collier keeps making history, and buckets, for the Minnesota Lynx

September 27, 2024

Collier goes off for 80 points in first-round sweep of Phoenix

Napheesa Collier (24) runs down the cout in front of the Phoenix Mercury's bench during the WNBA Playoffs

Napheesa Collier’s performance takes center stage in Game 1

September 25, 2024

Collier: ‘I feel like I don’t really pace myself’

Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier drives to the hoop with her left hand as Connecticut Sun forward Alyssa Thomas tries to slide over and cut her off.

Minnesota Lynx ride momentum, anticipation into first-round playoff matchup with Phoenix Mercury

September 21, 2024

Cheryl Reeve: ‘If we win our home games, we can be in the WNBA Finals’

Minnesota Lynx guard Kayla McBride is shown with her back to the camera, running down the court with both hands up in celebration.

Lynx shooting partners Bridget Carleton and Kayla McBride ride historic seasons into playoffs

September 21, 2024

Katie Smith: ‘They really do pull each other along and make it fun’

Napheesa Collier and Bridget Carleton of the Minnesota Lynx box out Indiana Fever's Aliyah Boston

An imperfectly perfect road trip for the Minnesota Lynx

September 12, 2024

Lynx earn three straight road wins, despite first-half struggles

Napheesa Collier, congratulates Myisha Hines-Allen after a play against the Chicago Sky

For Myisha Hines-Allen and Napheesa Collier, a reunion three years in the making

September 6, 2024

Lynx teammates played together in France in 2021

Napheesa Collier, in her special Maya Moore shirt, is introduced ahead of Minnesota's game against the Indiana Fever

Phee ‘is in focus’ — Maya Moore says Minnesota’s current superstar is hitting her prime

August 28, 2024

‘She’s in her groove and her element’