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Locked on Women’s Basketball: Drafting WNBA players ages 25 and under

By The Next / April 29, 2023

Which young WNBA player would be best to build a team around long-term?

A sign inside Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis shows Indiana Fever rookie center Aliyah Boston smiling and holding her blue No. 7 jersey at chest level. The Fever logo is behind her.

Aliyah Boston is everything the Indiana Fever need

By Tony East / April 29, 2023

The rookie Boston is a perfect fit for rookie head coach Christie Sides and Indiana

Locked on Women’s Basketball: 2023 WNBA training camp preview

By The Next / April 28, 2023

Jackie and Maggie Hendricks discuss the most competitive and trickiest camps.

Stephanie Talbot drives past a Minnesota Lynx Defender on May 5, 2022.

Inside the Stephanie Talbot journey back to basketball: Part 2

By Abby Gordon / April 28, 2023

Nearly two months down, many more to go

Brittney Griner poses alongside friends and families in front of a new mural outside of Phoenix's Footprint center. The mural features a Griner and the likeness of other U.S. citizens wrongfully detained abroad.

Jovial Griner ready to return to the court

By Jesse Morrison / April 28, 2023

Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner spoke to the media on Thursday for the first time since returning home from wrongful detention

Locked on Women’s Basketball: Aliyah Boston arrives in Indiana, where the Fever have roster crunch 

By The Next / April 27, 2023

Howard and Tony chat about Aliyah Boston’s arrival in Indiana and her impact on the team — Emily Engstler’s departure

Chicago Sky’s Ruthy Hebard announces birth of first son

By James Kay / April 27, 2023

What it means for Hebard and the Sky this season

Louisville guard Hailey Van Lith shoots a left-handed layup as Mississippi defenders fail to contest.

What Hailey Van Lith brings to LSU

By Gabriella Lewis / April 27, 2023

Dynamic transfer guard slots in as quarterback for Kim Mulkey

Locked on Women’s Basketball: Betnijah Laney’s been building toward this New York Liberty season 

By The Next / April 26, 2023

Howard and Betnijah Laney discuss her role in New York, the best moment during the offseason and reflects on her journey with the Liberty

Three photos are arranged in a grid: Maryland's Diamond Miller celebrates on the court at left; South Carolina's Aliyah Boston backs down a defender at top; and Tennessee's Jordan Horston looks up as she dribbles at bottom.

Who typically wins WNBA Rookie of the Year — and what happens next?

By Jenn Hatfield / April 26, 2023

Aliyah Boston is the favorite, but she’ll have challengers