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Betnijah Laney-Hamilton smiles wide while holding onto Sabrina Ionescu

Betnijah Laney-Hamilton’s herculean performance in WNBA Finals Game 2 powers Liberty to series-tying win

By Jackie Powell / October 14, 2024

Brondello: ‘Number one, B’s a warrior’

A collage of nine pictures of top 2025 WNBA draft prospects: In the middle, UConn guard Paige Bueckers screams in celebration; surrounding her, from top-left clockwise: South Carolina guard Raven Johnson dribble around an Iowa defender; UCLA forward Janiah Barker holds the ball out in one outstreched arm at the top of a crossover; NC State guard Saniya Rivers dribbles between her legs while looking toward the paint; Notre Dame guard Olivia Miles dribbles up the court; Notre Dame guard Sonia Citron holds her shot release while turning to jog back up the court in front of a full audience; Slovenian forward Ajsa Sivka moves up the court; South Carolina guard Te-Hina Paopao reaches in to deflect the ball from an Iowa player's dribble; Stanford big Kiki Iriafen holds the ball above her head in midair to release a jump shot over the extended arm of a defender.

Who’s Next — The Next’s 2025 WNBA Draft Board, V1.0

By Emily Adler / October 14, 2024

The most detailed 2025 WNBA draft resource available outside a team’s actual war room

WNBA Finals: Sabrina Ionescu and Breanna Stewart help Liberty bounce back

By Rob Knox / October 13, 2024

Ionescu: ‘That’s really what my goal was’

Napheesa Collier attempts to score the ball against Breanna Stewart and Sabrina Ionescu

Lynx head back to Minnesota with improvements needed

By Terry Horstman / October 13, 2024

Courtney Williams: ‘It just felt like we had no sense of urgency.’

Iowa women's basketball head coach Jan Jensen

Jan Jensen opens new era for Iowa women’s basketball

By Angie Holmes / October 13, 2024

New head coach looks forward to another sold-out season

Duquesne head coach Dan Burt looks to his right down the sideline with his right hand on his hip.

What Duquesne head coach Dan Burt’s contract extension means for the Dukes

By Natalie Heavren / October 12, 2024

Burt: ‘This really solidifies finishing my career at Duquesne, and I’m really excited to say that’

Side-by-side photos of international prospects Dominique Malonga clapping and Ajsa Sivka shown from the side. The text "Loaded 2025 intl. class" 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: Top international prospects in 2025 WNBA Draft

By The Next / October 12, 2024

Hunter Cruse: ‘This depth is definitely the best since we’ve started doing this’

Minnesota Lynx teammates Alanna Smith and Courtney Williams smile at each other while seated at a podium in front of an orange WNBA playoffs backdrop.

Alanna Smith and Courtney Williams are getting better and growing together in Minnesota

By Terry Horstman / October 12, 2024

Williams: ‘This is really my dog for real’

Three Connecticut Sun players huddle together, laughing and celebrating during a game.

With Big Three entering free agency, what’s next for the Connecticut Sun?

By Gabby Alfveby / October 12, 2024

Plus, will Stephanie White return as head coach?

Alanna Smith jumps in the air to celebrate Minnesota's WNBA Finals Game 1 comeback over the New York Liberty

Locked On Women’s Basketball: WNBA Finals Game 1 reactions

By The Next / October 11, 2024

Philippou: ‘I cannot get over what I just witnessed’