WNBA

‘Heart’: New York Liberty’s guiding principle

By Jackie Powell / September 12, 2023

‘To be a New York Liberty player you have to live and breathe that’

Phoenix Mercury combo guard Skylar Diggins-Smith holds her jumper form while looking offscreen towards the hoop. Washington Mystics big Myisha Hines-Allen stands right in front of her with an arm up in front while also looking in that direction.

Still no definitive end to Skylar Diggins-Smith saga with Phoenix Mercury

By Jesse Morrison / September 12, 2023

Taurasi: ‘Next question’

Graphic with a photo of Sabrina Ionescu with a text overlay that reads "2023 WNBA Playoff Preview."

Locked On Women’s Basketball: 2023 WNBA playoff preview

By The Next / September 11, 2023

Missy and Gigi Speer discuss the top contenders and storylines headed into the postseason

Seattle Storm guard Jewell Loyd drives past Las Vegas Aces guard Jackie Young in a WNBA game.

Laney, Loyd and Copper sign contract extensions

By Aya Abdeen / September 10, 2023

A flurry of WNBA deals got done ahead of the league’s Sunday deadline

Indiana Fever players huddle in the paint during a game, while Minnesota Lynx players huddle behind them at the free-throw line. A Lynx player is about to take free throws.

Sunday Notes, Week 15: Let’s talk about the future, with Indiana, Phoenix and more!

By Emily Adler / September 10, 2023

Our weekly look around the WNBA dives into the four teams missing the playoffs and measures how bright their futures are, from Fever to Storm

Washington Mystics guard Natasha Cloud dribbles the ball with her right hand on the perimeter. She has her eyes up looking for options.

Peak point guard: How Natasha Cloud set the Mystics’ single-game assists record

By Jenn Hatfield / September 9, 2023

‘It’s really, really clutch to just have somebody like her’

Fuego hangs out in the Phoenix Mercury Courtyard ahead of the team's game against the Washington Mystics on Sept. 5, 2023.

How new Phoenix Mercury mascot Fuego heats up Footprint Center

By Jesse Morrison / September 9, 2023

‘By the way, his eyes can fly off’

A close-up shot from straight on of Minnesota Lynx guard Seimone Augustus shooting the ball. The phrases "WNBA Retrospect" and "Premier Bucket-Getter" are 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: Seimone Augustus, the WNBA’s best isolation scorer and bucket-getter

By The Next / September 9, 2023

‘The ideal shooting guard prospect but in a big wing’s body’

Kayla McBride introduced as part of the Lynx starting lineup on Aug. 4th at Target Center (Photo Credit: John McClellan)

Kayla McBride signs extension to stay ‘home’ in Minnesota

By Terry Horstman / September 8, 2023

‘K-Mac is at the root of all the good that has happened for the team this season’ – Cheryl Reeve

2023 WNBA MVP race: The case for the Connecticut Sun’s Alyssa Thomas

By Jacqueline LeBlanc / September 8, 2023

‘You take AT off her team, I don’t even know if they’re in the playoffs’