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Commissioner Cathy Engelbert at the podium at the 2021 WNBA playoffs

WNBA will have 13 teams in 2025, says commissioner Cathy Engelbert

By Tony East / February 17, 2024

WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert discussed a wide variety of topics at NBA All-Star weekend.

Steph Curry (L) and Sabrina Ionescu (R) are pictured in side-to-side thumbnails over the label "Stephen vs. Sabrina in Indy"

Locked on Women’s Basketball: What the Stephen Curry vs. Sabrina Ionescu 3-point shootout means for women’s sports

By The Next / February 16, 2024

Ionescu and Curry to face off during NBA All-Star weekend

Sabrina Ionescu points to the court.

Stephen vs. Sabrina is so much more than ‘Battle of the Sexes’ 50 years later

By Jackie Powell / February 15, 2024

What are the implications of this first-of-its-kind shootout between a WNBA and NBA player?

L to R: Boomer (Indiana Pacers mascot), Steve Simon (Pacers Sports & Entertainment co-owner), Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett, Herb Simon (Pacers Sports & Entertainment owner), Adam Silver (NBA Commissioner), Rick Fuson (PS&E COO/President), Tamika Catchings (Indiana Fever legend and former general manager, on Indiana’s NBA All-Star committee. Photo credits: Tony East, The Next

How WNBA is leveraging NBA All Star Weekend like never before

By Aya Abdeen / February 15, 2024

WNBA CMO Phil Cook shares how the weekend plan came together

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Imani McGee-Stafford is ready to make her WNBA comeback

By The Next / February 14, 2024

Howard Megdal sits down with Imani McGee-Stafford to discuss her return to the WNBA and her unique legacy in the league

Utah's Alissa Pili dribbles the ball with her left hand and uses her right arm to try to fend off a defender.

Prospect Pulse: What do WNBA scouts think of Utah’s Alissa Pili?

By Hunter Cruse / February 11, 2024

‘She’s big, strong and agile; I had no idea she was that mobile’

Washington Mystics general manager Mike Thibault sits on press row, next to two women who are having a conversation.

What is the 20-80 scouting scale?

By Emily Adler / February 11, 2024

Translating the language of professional scouts into standard English

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Analyzing draft prospects for Kamilla Cardoso and Alissa Pili

By The Next / February 10, 2024

On the latest episode of Locked On Women’s Basketball, the hosts discuss draft predictions for Kamilla Cardoso and Alissa PIli

Graphic with photos of Natasha Cloud (left, Mystics), Kahleah Copper (center, Sky), and Rebecca Allen (right, Sun) during games. Text below reads "Mercury making moves." Locked On Women's Basketball logo at top right. Headshots of host Natalie Heavren and guest Jesse Morrison at lower right.

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Phoenix Mercury are making moves in 2024 WNBA free agency

By The Next / February 9, 2024

‘[Phoenix] needed somebody that’s really going to be that number one player’

A'ja Wilson discusses her new book.

For A’ja Wilson, the release of ‘Dear Black Girls’ has been a dream come true

By Jackie Powell / February 9, 2024

Inside Wilson’s book talk at Barnes and Noble Union Square