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Charlie Baker, president of the NCAA, stands at a podium with his hands outstretched

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Unpacking the House settlement

By The IX Basketball / June 16, 2025

Host Missy Heidrick talks to listeners about the landmark House settlement and what it means for present and past college athletes

Washington Mystics guard Georgia Amoore stands in the second row on the Mystics' sideline and claps her hands together. Wing Sonia Citron sits in front of her and sips on a blue recovery drink.

During ACL recovery, Georgia Amoore has been Washington Mystics’ extra coach and biggest fan

By Jenn Hatfield / June 16, 2025

Jade Melbourne: ‘So far, she hasn’t had a bad day’

Locked On Women’s Basketball: New York Liberty’s perfect season crushed by Caitlin Clark

By The IX Basketball / June 15, 2025

Maria Marino and WNBA betting expert Dano Mataya discuss the New York Liberty’s first loss of the 2025 season to the Indiana Fever.

What to watch for in the FIBA Women’s EuroBasket 2025

By Scott Mammoser / June 15, 2025

Defending champion Belgium and Olympic silver medalist France are the favorites

The WNBA logo is seen on the court at Mohegan Sun Arena on Sept. 25, 2024 ahead of a WNBA playoff matchup between the Indiana Fever and the Connecticut Sun.

The WNBA’s bubble season reverberates five years later

By Michelle Smith / June 15, 2025

It can be argued that what we are all experiencing now in the WNBA, the national exposure, the television ratings, the sponsors, the Caitlin Clark phenomenon, the expansion of the league in Golden State and the preparation for a game-changing collective bargaining agreement – none of it happens if the league can’t pull off a season in isolation in Florida in 2020.

A graphic showing side-by-side close-up photos of Dallas Wings guard/forward DiJonai Carrington and Golden State Valkyries forward Janelle Salaün. The text "2021 WNBA re-draft" and "Carrington at No. 1?" is overlaid at the bottom in all caps, and the orange Locked On Women's Basketball logo is in the top right corner.

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Redrafting the 2021 WNBA Draft

By The IX Basketball / June 14, 2025

For this exercise, Charli Collier is out as the No. 1 overall pick. Who’s in?

Connecticut Sun Marina Mabrey and Tina Charles smile at each other.

How Connecticut’s Marina Mabrey and Tina Charles are coexisting as stars

By Gabby Alfveby / June 14, 2025

Lindsay Allen: ‘They’re a really, really good one-two punch’

Washington Mystics guard Lucy Olsen jumps in the air and is about to shoot a left-handed layup. None of her teammates or the New York Liberty defense have caught up to her, and only two seconds have come off the shot clock.

The Washington Mystics want to play fast on offense. Is it working?

By Jenn Hatfield / June 14, 2025

Here’s what the data shows, 10 games into the Sydney Johnson era

A woman puts her hands up and celebrates at a basketball arena

Minnesota Lynx to honor the esteemed career of Seimone Augustus this weekend

By Terry Horstman / June 13, 2025

Augustus: ‘Minnesota for me is … the foundation of me even finding my identity as a person’

A coach focuses on the game

Team Canada prepares for first tournament with Nell Fortner at the helm

By Chelsea Leite / June 13, 2025

Fortner: ‘It’s a total honor’