WNBA

‘It’s going to take more than us’: WNBA players feel continued weight during fight for justice

By Katie Davidson / August 26, 2020

Simply sticking to writing about basketball isn’t, and hasn’t been, enough.

She Got Next, Episode 3: Pepper Persley talks to Tierra Ruffin-Pratt, Los Angeles Sparks

By Howard Megdal / August 19, 2020

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Mike Thibault keeps 2021 in mind during Washington Mystics’ losing streak

By Jenn Hatfield / August 15, 2020

Player health and development are the priority right now, not the playoffs

Sparks’ depth starting to show in consecutive wins

By David Mendez-Yapkowitz / August 15, 2020

Los Angeles benefiting from Kristine Anigwe’s emergence

Wings duo Bella Alarie, Ty Harris talk life in the WNBA and Under Armour

By Dorothy J. Gentry / August 14, 2020

A plan to do for women’s basketball what Steph Curry did for the men’s game

Navigating 2020-21 EuroLeague, EuroCup seasons and WNBA rookie signings

By Christine M. Hopkins / August 11, 2020

Team assignments for the top European leagues, qualifying series and what happens if COVID-19 disrupts the season

How the Mystics and the Sun celebrated birthdays in the WNBA bubble

By Jenn Hatfield / August 3, 2020

A welcome respite from the grind of basketball and life

Breaking down the quirks of the 2020 WNBA schedule

By Alex Simon / July 23, 2020

It was always going to be different, but here are some key takeaways from the 132-game regular season

Exclusive: How the 2020 WNBA schedule got made

By Alex Simon / July 21, 2020

The Next talks to the two people in charge of putting together the 132-games-in-50-days WNBA season

The Connecticut Sun are bringing a different look to the 2020 season

By Natalie Heavren / July 17, 2020

Curt Miller welcomes six new faces to the team