Features

Azzi Fudd is pictured smiling while speaking to reporters.

Paige Bueckers’ return a big piece of UConn’s optimism heading into overseas travel

By Tee Baker / August 13, 2023

Paige Bueckers cleared for full-contact play after year of recovery from ACL injury

Review: ‘FLEX’ provokes in ways that most fictional storytelling around women’s basketball has not

By Jackie Powell / August 13, 2023

Playwright Candrice Jones and director Lileana Blain-Cruz nail the entertaining and heartfelt conflict.

Washington Mystics point guard Natasha Cloud is shown in a close-up photo, gazing down in front of her.

During a trying month, Natasha Cloud adapts as Mystics’ leader

By Jenn Hatfield / August 13, 2023

Washington’s point guard works to balance the fiery and quieter sides of her leadership

Minnesota Lynx big Napheesa Collier releases a jump shot off her fingertips as Las Vegas Aces big A'ja Wilson jumps toward her with an outstretched arm to contest the shot in a WNBA game.

Sunday Notes, Week 11: Napheesa Collier is a star, Azurá Stevens is good again, and more

By Emily Adler / August 13, 2023

It’s your weekly journey into trends and analysis around the WNBA for the week of Aug. 6-12

Indiana Fever head coach Christie Sides walks onto the court to high-five her players after the final buzzer.

‘Pineapple!’ How a fruit keeps the Indiana Fever focused

By Tony East / August 12, 2023

The Indiana Fever stayed composed for an important win on Thursday. A tropical fruit was a big factor.

Tennessee head coach Pat Summitt points out something to forward Tamika Catchings. The phrases "WNBA Retrospect" and "Best Ever Non-No. 1 Pick" are overlaid at the bottom in all caps, and the orange Locked on Women's Basketball logo is in the upper right corner.

Locked on Women’s Basketball: Why did Tamika Catchings fall in 2001 WNBA Draft?

By The Next / August 12, 2023

Should the Charlotte Sting have picked Catchings over Georgia’s Kelly Miller?

Wearing a baseball cap commemorating the Las Vegas Aces' 2022 WNBA championship, head coach Becky Hammon sits at the podium and answers questions from reporters.

From Rapid City, S.D., to Springfield, Mass.: Becky Hammon’s journey to the Naismith Hall of Fame

By Matthew Walter / August 12, 2023

A’ja Wilson: ‘She’s just changed the game’

The Phoenix Mercury huddle before tip-off.

Why are the Phoenix Mercury so much better at home than on the road?

By Jesse Morrison / August 12, 2023

The Mercury are 8-7 at the Footprint Center but 1-13 on the road

Three side-by-side photos from practice: Kaitlyn Davis dribbles the ball with her right hand; McKenzie Forbes stands with her hands on her hips; and Kayla Padilla gets in a defensive stance.

‘A little Ivy power team’: How three Ivy League rivals are settling in at USC

By Jenn Hatfield / August 12, 2023

Kaitlyn Davis, McKenzie Forbes and Kayla Padilla will all play for the Trojans as graduate transfers

Monique Billings, Rhyne Howard and Allisha Gray standing under the basket during Atlanta Dream vs. Washington Mystics game in Washington, D.C. (Photo credit: Domenic Allegra, The Next)

Notebook: Atlanta’s offensive woes continue in late collapse at Seattle

By Hunter Cruse / August 11, 2023

Dream are still in contention to host the WNBA Playoffs with one month to go