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Inside the new normal of 2021 summer recruiting

By Missy Heidrick / August 26, 2021

Challenges and changes abound in WCBK recruiting, with coaches back on the road

Emma Meesseman

Emma Meesseman decides not to play in the WNBA in 2021

By Jenn Hatfield / August 25, 2021

The Washington Mystics had left the door open for Meesseman to join the team after the Olympics, but Meesseman said she needed to “take some extra time” for herself after a grueling summer of basketball

BROOKLYN, NY - MAY 29: Crystal Bradford #9 of the Atlanta Dream drives to the basket against the New York Liberty on May 29, 2021 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. (Photo by Steven Freeman/NBAE via Getty Images)

Crystal Bradford out with a broken foot

By Spencer Nusbaum / August 25, 2021

Injury to one of the rare bright spots of the Atlanta Dream signals again toward the lottery

Inside the WNBA’s partnership with Top Shot

By Tee Baker / August 25, 2021

What partnership with digital trading card platform means for the league

Pepper Persley and Ticha Penicheiro. (photo courtesy of Pepper Persley)

She Got Next, Episode 33: WNBA legend Ticha Penicheiro

By Pepper Persley / August 25, 2021

Listen to the former point guard and current agent on the growth of the game

Natasha Howard directing traffic.

How Natasha Howard’s return affects the Liberty’s success — and growing pains

By Jackie Powell / August 24, 2021

The Liberty are adjusting to playing with their new star Natasha Howard

Inside the Seattle Storm visit to the White House

By Tee Baker / August 24, 2021

WNBA welcomed to White House for the first time since 2015

Mercury

Injury disasters avoided, Mercury are kicking into higher gear

By Alex Simon / August 23, 2021

The Mercury’s four-game winning streak has vaulted Phoenix into fifth place at 13-10

‘That’s my Batman’: Sights and sounds from Elena Delle Donne’s season debut

By Jenn Hatfield / August 23, 2021

The Washington Mystics star and two-time WNBA MVP showed some familiar moves, scoring 16 points in her first game since 2019

How the Minnesota Lynx course corrected after back-to-back losses

By Alyssa Graham / August 22, 2021

The Lynx ended their eight-game win streak with two losses to Connecticut, but they turned things around against the Sky.