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Caitlin Clark

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Almost elimination time in the WNBA playoffs

By The Next / September 24, 2024

Four teams are already facing elimination. What do they need to do to stay alive?

Chicago Sky players Diamond DeShields (0, left) and Angel Reese (5, right) clasp hands and celebrate during a game against the Dallas Wings.

With two first-round draft picks, Angel Reese and the Chicago Sky are looking forward to 2025

By Rob Knox / September 24, 2024

Reese: ‘That’s the biggest thing for me. I just really, really want to win’

Breanna Stewart Smiles

Breanna Stewart now knows what it takes to win in New York

By Jackie Powell / September 24, 2024

Olaf Lange: ‘I think she’s playing better than last year’

Nneka Ogwumike walks off the court with Skylar Diggins-Smith, hands on hips and staring pensively down towards the ground.

After difficult fourth quarter, Seattle Storm face elimination

By Bella Munson / September 24, 2024

Nneka Ogwumike: ‘We have to put together four quarters of high energy, and that’s a mindset, not a skill set’

New York Liberty bench cheering during a game

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Liberty start out strong in playoff series against Dream

By The Next / September 23, 2024

‘This was an opportunity for the Liberty to sort of sound a keynote on what they hope, plan, believe will be, ultimately, a march to the championship’

Players going for the ball

How the Aces defense turned it up to 10 in the fourth quarter of Game 1

By Matthew Walter / September 23, 2024

A fourth quarter defensive clinic and a spark from the bench led the Aces to a Game 1 victory over the Storm

Connecticut Sun forward Alyssa Thomas and center Olivia Nelson-Ododa clench their fists and yell in celebration during a playoff game against the Indiana Fever.

6 takeaways for the Connecticut Sun from their Game 1 win

By Gabby Alfveby / September 23, 2024

Stephanie White: ‘Everybody stepped up. And that’s what it’s gonna take’

Connecticut Sun forward-guard DeWanna Bonner (24) shoots over Chicago Sky forward Brianna Turner (21).

The legacy of DeWanna Bonner

By Gabby Alfveby / September 22, 2024

Alyssa Thomas: ‘I think it’s an underrated legacy’

Wearing red jerseys, five Washington Mystics players huddle a little past midcourt.

Despite winless start and missing playoffs, Washington Mystics ‘set a foundation’ in 2024

By Jenn Hatfield / September 22, 2024

Brittney Sykes: ‘Resiliency is an understatement’

A WNBA game with three players from the Washington Mystics stand together, two looking toward one side of the court and one looking the other way, while a ref and three members of the Chicago Sky stand behind them looking off the court.

Sunday Notes, Week 15: Let’s talk about the future, with Los Angeles, Chicago and more

By Emily Adler / September 22, 2024

Exploring what the future could hold for the Sparks, the Sky, the Mystics, and the Wings