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Lisa Bluder smiles as she speaks to media at a podium in Albany.

Lisa Bluder retires after 24 years as Iowa head coach

By Angie Holmes / May 13, 2024

Longtime assistant Jan Jensen named successor

Predictions for the upcoming 2024 WNBA season

Locked On Women’s Basketball: WNBA preseason awards and predictions

By The Next / May 13, 2024

Natalie Heavren and Em Adler discuss the results of Adler’s preseason survey, which predicts the highs and lows of the upcoming WNBA season

WNBA orange and white ball is pictured

WNBA announces three new partnerships

By Sydney Wingfield / May 13, 2024

DICK’S Sporting Goods, SKIMS and CarMax partner with league

Phoenix Mercury combo guard Skylar Diggins-Smith releases a free-throw-line jumper off her fingertips, while Washington Mystics defenders look on

The Next’s 2024 WNBA preseason awards and predictions

By Emily Adler / May 13, 2024

MVP, ROY and off-the-wall questions asked and answered

Seattle Storm guard Jade Melbourne walks down a hallway at the Entertainment and Sports Arena. She is wearing a white T-shirt and black pants and has a backpack slung over her right shoulder.

Washington Mystics acquire Jade Melbourne, make other roster moves ahead of season opener

By Jenn Hatfield / May 12, 2024

The Mystics will roster 12 players, up from 11 in 2023

Chicago Sky guard Marina Mabrey gets low on a drive to the hoop.

What if the Chicago Sky can defy expectations?

By Alissa Hirsh / May 12, 2024

Preseason rout of Liberty creates optimism around an underdog run

Minnesota Lynx forward Bridget Carleton shoots a jump shot in front of her bench. Two of her teammates stand in anticipation as they watch the flight of the ball.

Cheryl Reeve wants Bridget Carleton ‘hunting threes’ this season for Minnesota Lynx

By Terry Horstman / May 12, 2024

Minnesota’s most tenured sharpshooter looks to continue momentum from overseas success

Minnesota Lynx guard Natisha Hiedeman cradles the ball while extending her arm to shoot a layup around the reach of Chicago Sky center Elizabeth Williams during a WNBA preseason game.

Sunday Notes, preseason edition: Concerns in Atlanta and Dallas

By Emily Adler / May 12, 2024

Plus, observations about Indiana, Minnesota and Phoenix

Fairfield's Janelle Brown stands in the middle of a huddle for the Stags and raises her right hand in the air.

‘The people make the place’: At Fairfield, success is all about family

By Eric Rynston-Lobel / May 11, 2024

An in-depth look at a mid-major on the rise

Indiana Fever forward/center Aliyah Boston and guard Caitlin Clark pose for a photo with their arms crossed in front of them. The text "Duo of the future!" 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: Takeaways from WNBA preseason games

By The Next / May 11, 2024

How do you even defend a Caitlin Clark and Aliyah Boston pick-and-roll?