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Locked On Women’s Basketball: Inside WNBA expansion

June 30, 2025

In an emergency podcast, host Howard Megdal breaks down the expansion to Cleveland, Detroit and Philadelphia

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Locked On Women’s Basketball: Jonquel Jones, the biggest draft steal?

June 28, 2025

Our Locked On Women’s Basketball draft crew breaks down the draft stock of Jonquel Jones, who was picked No. 6 overall in 2016.

Jun 25, 2025; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Las Vegas Aces center A'ja Wilson (22) poses for a photo op after scoring 5,000 career points during an WNBA basketball game against the Connecticut Sun at Michelob Ultra Arena. Photo credit: Lucas Peltier | Imagn Images

Locked On Women’s Basketball: A’ja Wilson keeps making history for the Las Vegas Aces

June 28, 2025

Wilson became the fastest player in WNBA history to reach 5,000 career points.

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Locked On Women’s Basketball: Will the Las Vegas Aces MISS the WNBA playoffs?

June 26, 2025

Jamie Steyer Johnson: ‘Their stars are still great, but it’s the down the roster where they’re floundering a little bit’

Jan Jensen smiles while grabbing onto the shoulders of a woman in front of her

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Iowa post-Caitlin Clark

June 25, 2025

Jensen: ‘Iowa women’s basketball is a special program with a special tradition,’

Golden State Valkyries head coach Natalie Nakase directs players during a game

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Talking Valkyries

June 23, 2025

Smith: ‘They’re playing a really good brand of basketball’

Close-up photos of two basketball players mid-game

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Early All-Rookie team picks

June 21, 2025

Adler: ‘This is the deepest rookie class we have seen in a long time’

Caitlin Clark and Nneka Ogwumike argue with officials in side-by-side images

Locked On Women’s Basketball: WNBA officiating

June 20, 2025

Also, conversation about the Liberty

Graphic with photo of Alana Beard during a press conference smiling and looking toward the left. Locked On Women's Basketball logo at top right. Headshots of guest Alana Beard and host Howard Megdal at lower right. White, all-caps text on orange background at lower left reads "Alana: Hall of Famer"

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Hall of Famer Alana Beard joins show, discusses WNBA legacy and future

June 19, 2025

Beard: ‘I’m going to welcome all bandwagoners, because it’s only going to benefit everyone that’s involved’

Podcast promotion graphic with photos of Indiana's Caitlin Clark. and New York's Jonquel Jones battling Atlanta's Brittney Griner in the post. Text overlay reads "Fever fight; Dream big."

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Why Indiana and Connecticut fought

June 18, 2025

Host Howard Megdal shares reactions to Tuesday night’s scuffle and conversations with players from Atlanta