Posts by Terry Horstman

Terry Horstman is a Minneapolis-based writer and covers the Minnesota Lynx beat for The IX Basketball. He previously wrote about the Minnesota Timberwolves for A Wolf Among Wolves, and his other basketball writing has been published by Flagrant Magazine, HeadFake Hoops, Taco Bell Quarterly, and others. He's the creative nonfiction editor for the sports-themed literary magazine, the Under Review.

Natisha Hiedeman pantomimes sleeping

Natisha Hiedeman’s star is shining brighter and brighter in Minnesota

June 7, 2025

Alanna Smith: ‘T is hooping right now’

Napheesa Collier stands in her black and green Lynx jersey with her hands on her hips

Napheesa Collier’s leadership has fostered an ‘environment of growth’ in Minnesota

May 22, 2025

Collier: ‘This is an open area where everyone can talk and everyone is receptive to what’s being said’

Courtney Williams wearing all blue standing in the center of a dark arena

Courtney Williams has the Minnesota Lynx offense humming

May 20, 2025

19 assists + 0 turnovers = 2 wins in 2 games for Williams and Minnesota

Courtney Williams (left) and Napheesa Collier (right) collide in mid-air wearing blue 'Minnesota' jerseys

Lynx shine on opening night behind dazzling performances from Collier and Williams

May 17, 2025

Minnesota rebounds from shaky first half to start 1-0

Alanna Smith smiles while holding flowers in front of a sold out arena.

Alanna Smith is the definition of ‘delayed not denied’

May 13, 2025

Smith: ‘It was like the pinnacles of my career in a space of three months’

A Minnesota Lynx mascot holds a sign that reads 'I can't hear you' in the center of a full arena

2025 WNBA season preview: Minnesota Lynx

May 2, 2025

Natisha Hiedeman: ‘It’s definitely a revenge tour’

Camryn Taylor (center) shoots the basketball in the foreground

Camryn Taylor is making the most out of another training camp in Minnesota

April 30, 2025

Cheryl Reeve: ‘Cam is going to compete’

Lynx fans watch the draft on the big screen in a dark arena

Minnesota Lynx add three prospects to cap off busy draft day

April 15, 2025

Cheryl Reeve: ‘We tried to balance the idea of the 2025 team that deserves our best foot forward, as well as the future’

Karlie Samuelson (44. center) smiles in her red Mystics jersey as she steps on the court in front of a photographer in the foreground

Instant reaction: What trading for Karlie Samuelson means for the Minnesota Lynx

April 14, 2025

Minnesota makes a pair of trades leading up to the 2025 WNBA Draft

Minnesota Lynx guard Natisha Hiedeman celebrates with her teammates, including Bridget Carleton and Alanna Smith, after winning a WNBA playoff series.

Natisha Hiedeman returns to Minnesota Lynx, cementing roster continuity from 2024 Finals run

February 3, 2025

Lynx also add French forward Marième Badiane