Locked On Women’s Basketball

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Graphic with photo of Shatori Walker-Kimbrough (32) pointing to the right during a game for the Atlanta Dream. Locked On Women's Basketball logo at top right. All-caps white text on orange background reads "The WNBA is back in Canada"

Locked On Women’s Basketball: The WNBA returns to Canada this weekend

By The IX Basketball / August 14, 2025

Chelsea Leite: ‘This country is so excited to have more chances to watch basketball, to engage in the community’

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Locked On Women’s Basketball: Cameron Brink’s new level

By The IX Basketball / August 13, 2025

Sabreena Merchant of The Athletic joins host Howard Megdal to talk about Brink’s return, their coach of the year candidates and more

Photo of a woman in a Toronto Tempo jacket, as well as screenshots of Howard Megdal, Annie Peterson, and the Portland Fire logo

Locked On Women’s Basketball: The expansion race is heating up

By The IX Basketball / August 12, 2025

Peterson: ‘All of a sudden, it became, oh, Portland’s got this’

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Locked On Women’s Basketball: Going behind the sports scenes

By The IX Basketball / August 11, 2025

Dodd: ‘With NIL, the kids are making money, and… the transfer portal is like free agency’

Napheesa Collier of the Minnesota Lynx and Aliyah Boston of the Indiana Fever look onward in close up portraits of them taken during in-game action.

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Ranking WNBA teams with best and worst futures

By Deyscha Smith / August 10, 2025

As the season continues, we look ahead of the future of franchises across the league

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Locked On Women’s Basketball: How are the Mystics preparing for the future?

By The IX Basketball / August 8, 2025

Jenn Hatfield joined Natalie Heavren to discuss two big moves by the Mystics and how they will affect the team going forward

Aaliyah Edwards sits on the court, clenches her fists and yells in celebration. A Los Angeles Sparks player is lying in the lane behind her. The photo is the backdrop for a graphic, which also includes the text "WNBA trade deadline special" overlaid at the bottom in all caps and the orange Locked On Women's Basketball logo in the top right corner.

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Grading deals made before the WNBA trade deadline

By The IX Basketball / August 7, 2025

Chelsea Leite: ‘Everybody was just waiting for the shoe to drop with Minnesota, waiting for them to make a move’

Connecticut Sun center Tina Charles is featured in an image promoting the Locked On WBB episode titles "Where are the Sun going?"

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Is the Sun setting in Connecticut?

By The IX Basketball / August 6, 2025

Host Howard Megdal is joined by a constellation of Locked On Women’s Basketball stars

Graphic with photo of Sabrina Ionescu (20, left) and Emma Meesseman (33, right) speaking during a New York Liberty game against the Connecticut Sun. Locked On Women's Basketball logo at top right. Headshots of guest Jackie Powell (left) and host Howard Megdal (right) at lower right. All-caps white text on orange background reads "Sabrina's MVP Case"

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Does Sabrina Ionescu have 2025 WNBA MVP case with New York Liberty?

By The IX Basketball / August 5, 2025

Howard Megdal and Jackie Powell talk Sabrina Ionescu’s offensive and defensive improvements, and more

A graphic shows two action photos of former Wings' DiJonai Carrington and Lynx's Diamond Miller, who were traded on Sunday, August 3. In the top right corner is the Locked on Women's Basketball logo and in the bottom left corner is the video title.

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Minnesota Lynx and Dallas Wings make WNBA trade deadline splash

By The IX Basketball / August 4, 2025

Breaking down the latest move by the Minnesota Lynx.