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In Commissioner’s Cup race, the New York Liberty have been winning for women’s health

By Jackie Powell / August 15, 2023

‘I know that it’s not just about us’

Washington Mystics center/forward Shakira Austin raises her left hand over her head and grins during a game against the Phoenix Mercury.

Shakira Austin’s return gives Washington Mystics desperately needed jolt

By Jenn Hatfield / August 14, 2023

Austin’s return, Egbo’s efficiency show how good Mystics’ center rotation can be

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