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Las Vegas Aces center Kiah Stokes holds the basketball above her head while Connecticut Sun post Brionna Jones guards her.

How Kiah Stokes has filled her defensive stopper role perfectly

By Matthew Walter / July 24, 2023

Aces center Kiah Stokes has found her niche as a defender and rebounder

Napheesa Collier has her hands raised to receive high fives from fellow Lynx teammates.

Napheesa Collier’s star keeps rising higher and higher

By Terry Horstman / July 24, 2023

Napheesa Collier is enjoying a special kind of comeback campaign in 2023

Team USA claims U19 World Cup title in final possession thriller

By Scott Mammoser / July 23, 2023

McMahon’s spinning layup caps off Team USA’s 3rd U19 title in a row

New York Liberty still working through growing pains at halfway point of 2023

By Jackie Powell / July 23, 2023

Even with tying best 20-game start in franchise history, plenty of work remains

Washington Mystics players put their hands together in a huddle. Point guard Natasha Cloud addresses the group.

What’s been going wrong with the Washington Mystics’ defense?

By Jenn Hatfield / July 23, 2023

Once the best defensive team in the WNBA, the Mystics have gotten away from that identity since Shakira Austin’s injury

Dallas Wings guard Arike Ogunbowale holds her follow-through in midair, with a Minnesota Lynx defender lunging toward her, as the ball travels past her and toward the rim while players from both WNBA teams fight under the basket.

Sunday Notes, Week 8: Sun’s defense, Wings’ offense, hope in Seattle and Becky Hammon … the player?

By Emily Adler / July 23, 2023

It’s your weekly journey into trends and analysis around the WNBA for this week

In a photo from 2017, then-Temple head coach Tonya Cardoza puts her arm around UConn head coach Geno Auriemma against a backdrop of American Athletic Conference Tournament branding.

How Tonya Cardoza returning as an assistant coach impacts UConn

By Tee Baker / July 22, 2023

Cardoza was an assistant coach at UConn for 14 seasons in the 1990s and 2000s

Team USA and UCLA teammates Londynn Jones and Kiki Rice stand back-to-back with their arms crossed over their chests and smile for a photo.

How UCLA teammates Jones and Rice are thriving together at FIBA Under-19 World Cup

By Scott Mammoser / July 22, 2023

The pair previously won two gold medals with Team USA

Incoming Phoenix Mercury general manager Nick U'Ren sits at the podium, looking to his left, as he takes questions from reporters. A backdrop featuring many Mercury logos is visible behind him.

Inside new general manager Nick U’Ren’s first press conference with Phoenix Mercury

By Jesse Morrison / July 22, 2023

‘When I thought about taking this job, it checks so many boxes’

Old Dominion point guard Ticha Penicheiro is shown dribbling the ball. The phrases "WNBA Retrospect" and "The Passing Wizard" 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: Ticha Penicheiro, the intersection of highlight culture and statistical production

By The Next / July 22, 2023

‘This was the greatest passer of all time’