WNBA

Seattle Storm head coach Noelle Quinn leads a huddle

2023 WNBA season preview: Seattle Storm

By Rowan Schaberg / May 15, 2023

Storm enter first Bird-less season in decades seeking new identity

Brittney Griner soars to basket in Phoenix Mercury purple and orange uniform.

2023 WNBA season preview: Phoenix Mercury

By Jesse Morrison / May 15, 2023

Plenty of questions entering 2023, but confidence is as high as ever

Washington Mystics players and staff stand in a loose circle at halfcourt and talk at the end of a practice.

2023 WNBA season preview: Washington Mystics

By Jenn Hatfield / May 15, 2023

‘Underdog’ Mystics could challenge WNBA’s superteams with elite defense, improved offense

In Atlanta homecoming, Tiffany Hayes plays like there’s something to prove

By Gabriella Lewis / May 14, 2023

It’s all business for the former Dream vet

‘This would be Canada’s team’: Sights and sounds from the WNBA’s first game in Canada

By James Kay / May 14, 2023

U.S. ambassador of Canada: Having team in Toronto would be important for both the WNBA and Canada

Close-up photos of Indiana Fever forward/center Aliyah Boston (left) and Atlanta Dream guard Rhyne Howard are displayed side-by-side. The text "Indiana or Atlanta?" is overlaid at the bottom in all caps, and the orange Locked on Women's Basketball logo is in the upper right corner.

Locked on Women’s Basketball: Ranking the WNBA’s young cores

By The Next / May 13, 2023

Do the Indiana Fever and Aliyah Boston take the top spot? Or perhaps the Atlanta Dream, led by Rhyne Howard?

Brittney Griner sits with two of her teammates on the Phoenix Mercury bench.

Brittney Griner shows signs of old self, rust in first WNBA game since 2021

By Jesse Morrison / May 13, 2023

‘To see her back is an absolute miracle’

Minnesota’s Bridget Carleton drives to the basket against the Connecticut Sun (Photo Credit: John McClellan)

Bridget Carleton, the pride of Chatham, preps for ‘surreal’ WNBA Canada game

By Terry Horstman / May 12, 2023

“It’s been a whirlwind week, so I’m just starting to process that it’s actually happening.”

Atlanta Dream head coach Tanisha Wright walks the sideline.

Locked on Women’s Basketball: Preseason power rankings, Part 1

By The Next / May 12, 2023

Jackie and Isabel piece together the murky middle tier of the WNBA power rankings entering the 2023 season.

Minnesota Lynx forward Natalie Achonwa holds the ball and looks for a handoff near the elbow as Washington Mystics center/forward Shakira Austin defends. Mystics guard Shatori Walker-Kimbrough guards an off-camera Lynx player near the corner.

‘This is my day’: How going head-to-head in Israel helped Washington Mystics players raise their games

By Jenn Hatfield / May 12, 2023

Shakira Austin, Shatori Walker-Kimbrough and Jazmine Jones all starred on top Israeli League teams