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The Next presents: Top 25 NCAA teams to watch

By Missy Heidrick / October 15, 2021

A look inside the best teams to start the year, the storylines and players to watch

Stewart

Breanna Stewart undergoes successful left Achilles surgery

By Emily Adler / October 14, 2021

Stewart should be ready for the 2022 WNBA season

Briana Weiss. (Photo courtesy of USA Basketball)

Meet Briana Weiss, the new USA Basketball team director

By Scott Mammoser / October 14, 2021

‘My goal is to continue the unbelievable excellence’

Brittney Griner. (Screenshot via WNBA Media Central)

Mercury stars step up in OT win to even WNBA Finals

By Alex Simon / October 14, 2021

‘BG is just playing at a different level right now’

Former Mystic, now-Mayor Tamara James is a different kind of ‘point guard’

By Jenn Hatfield / October 14, 2021

James, the mayor of her hometown of Dania Beach, is a force for change from the inside

How the Phoenix Mercury can answer the bell in Game 2

By Alex Simon / October 13, 2021

‘Nobody’s in panic mode’

Inside Athletes Unlimited’s expansion into women’s basketball

By Gabriella Lewis / October 13, 2021

Innovative sports league turns to women’s basketball to ‘fill the need’ in WNBA offseason

Nikki McCray-Penson

Nikki McCray-Penson steps down as head coach at Mississippi State

By Tee Baker / October 12, 2021

Head coach will leave program to focus on health concerns

Tanisha Wright. (WNBA Media Central)

What new head coach Tanisha Wright brings to the Atlanta Dream

By Tee Baker / October 12, 2021

14-year WNBA vet brings defensive toughness and experience to Atlanta

Chicago Sky guard Kahleah Copper drives to the basket against Connecticut Sun center Jonquel Jones during a WNBA semifinals game at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, on Sept. 28, 2021

Copper’s big night lifts Chicago Sky in Game 1 of WNBA Finals

By Alison Moran-Powers / October 11, 2021

Wade: ‘As the Finals goes on, people are going to start paying attention to her’