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Washington's Ivory Latta (12) looks to pass during the WNBA basketball game between the Washington Mystics and the Connecticut Sun at the Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut, USA on August 07, 2015.

Sunday Notes, Week 13: It’s time to remember some gals

By Em Adler / August 27, 2023

Welcome back to Sunday Notes, your weekly journey into trends and analysis around the WNBA for week 13

UConn guards Diana Taurasi and Sue Bird listen to head coach Geno Auriemma. The phrases "WNBA Retrospect" and "The Offensive Engine" 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: Diana Taurasi, a generational offensive engine

By The Next / August 26, 2023

‘The hype around Diana was at the highest level for a prospect that you can think of’

The Minnesota Lynx celebrate in a team huddle after a win.

How the enigmatic Minnesota Lynx discovered a winning formula late in the WNBA season

By Terry Horstman / August 26, 2023

The Lynx will need to play like they did recently against the Dallas Wings in the playoffs

Washington Mystics center/forward Shakira Austin reaches with her right hand to contest a left-handed layup by New York Liberty guard Courtney Vandersloot.

How the Washington Mystics are evolving late in the season as stars get healthy

By Jenn Hatfield / August 26, 2023

Mystics race to recapture on-court chemistry as clock ticks down to playoffs

Washington Mystics wing Brittney Sykes in mid-air holds the ball away from her body while attempting a scoop layup around Indiana Fever center Aliyah Boston, who is meeting Sykes in mid-air with an arm outstretched toward the ball, in a WNBA game

How Aliyah Boston keeps getting better for the Indiana Fever

By Tony East / August 25, 2023

‘She just keeps on getting better and working harder’

How Betnijah Laney and Marine Johannès’ pieces fit the Liberty puzzle 

By Jackie Powell / August 24, 2023

Laney and Johannès stepped up during the Liberty’s west coast road trip

Rae Burrell, Los Angeles Sparks

Rae Burrell is making the most of her opportunities this season

By David Mendez-Yapkowitz / August 23, 2023

After a rookie year cut short, the Sparks second-year wing is experiencing life in the WNBA for the first time

Minnesota Lynx head coach and president of basketball operations Cheryl Reeve sits at the podium and addresses the media. Her arms are crossed in front of her and resting on the table, and a backdrop behind her features Lynx and Mayo Clinic logos.

Cheryl Reeve on building culture, success and The Bubble

By Lucas Seehafer / August 23, 2023

Reeve sits down with The Next to discuss her approach to coaching and winning

A’ja Wilson ties WNBA single-game scoring record with 53-point masterpiece

By Aya Abdeen / August 23, 2023

“She runs like a deer, jumps like a cat and catches as if she were a Spider-Man.”

Locked on Women’s Basketball: Washington Mystics induct Nikki McCray-Penson into Hall of Fame, injury update

By The Next / August 22, 2023

Natalie and Jenn discuss Nikki McCray-Penson’s legacy, Hall of Fame ceremony and Mystics injury update