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Has Alanna Smith already done enough to be the front-runner for WNBA Defensive Player of the year? Minnesota Lynx Beat Writer at The Next, Terry Horstman explains why the answer is yes! Terry also touches on takeaways from the Lynx's recent wins against the New York Liberty, Washington Mystics, and how the DiJonai Carrington trade is already one of the best mid-season trades in Minnesota sports history. Follow & Subscribe on All Podcast Platforms…

We all wake up every morning and the headlines in sports are abundant – action in the WNBA, MLB highlights, college football right around the corner, college basketball recruiting news. But the beauty of sports is chance to peak behind a the curtain a bit – into a college basketball program, in an MLB clubhouse, in the psyche of professional tennis player. Analyst and host Missy Heidrick is joined by Rustin Dodd, senior writer for The Athletic and Peak, The Athletic's new vertical covering sports leadership, personal development and success to talk about what makes the best of the best tick and how the landscape of coaching in the college game is changing as well. (Photo credit: © Mykal McEldowney/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!Monarch MoneyTake control of your finances with Monarch Money. Use code LOCKEDONNBA at monarchmoney.com/lockedonnba for 50% off your first yearGametimeDownload the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDONNBAfor $20 off

The Indiana Fever have zero healthy point guards. What comes next? Plus, why didn't they make any trades and why was their win over the Chicago Sky so important? Tony East, Fever beat reporter for The IX, breaks it all down.Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!Monarch MoneyTake control of your finances with Monarch Money. Use code LOCKEDONNBA at monarchmoney.com/lockedonnba for 50% off your first yearGametimeDownload the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDONNBA for $20 off your first purchase. Terms apply. Download Gametime today. What time is it? Gametime.FanDuelToday's episode is brought to you by FanDuel. Football season is around the corner, visit the FanDuel App today and start planning your futures bets now.FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ,

Today on the show, host Hunter Cruse is joined by co-host Lincoln Shafer to rank the WNBA teams best positioned for the future. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!5-Hour ENERGYTime to fuel up and turn it up with 5-hour ENERGY®️ Transfusion! Go to https://5hourenergy.com today and use my promo code LOCKEDONGOLF to receive 20% off your order.This offer is only valid until September 30th on one order and cannot be used with other promotions. The code is not good on subscription orders.OpenPhoneStreamline and scale your customer communications with OpenPhone. Get 20% off your first 6 months at www.openphone.com/lockedonnbaMonarch MoneyTake control of your finances with Monarch Money. Use code LOCKEDONNBA at monarchmoney.com/lockedonnba for 50% off your first yearGametimeDownload the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDONNBA for $20 off your first purchase. Terms apply. Download Gametime today. What time is it? Gametime.FanDuelRight now, new customers can get ONE HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS in BONUS B

The Next’s Washington Mystics beat reporter Jenn Hatfield joins host Natalie Heavren to chat all about how the team’s moves around the tradeline will impact the team’s future. The pair also chat about the Mystics' trio of rookies — Sonia Citron, Kiki Iriafen and Lucy Olsen — and talk about what to watch for in the last month of the regular season. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!5-Hour ENERGYTime to fuel up and turn it up with 5-hour ENERGY®️ Transfusion! Go to https://5hourenergy.com today and use my promo code LOCKEDONGOLF to receive 20% off your order. This offer is only valid until September 30th on one order and cannot be used with other promotions. The code is not good on subscription orders.OpenPhoneStreamline and scale your customer communications with OpenPhone. Get 20% off your first 6 months at www.openphone.com/lockedonnbaMonarch MoneyTake control of your finances with Monarch Money. Use code LOCKEDONNBA at monarchmoney.com/lockedonnba for 50% off your first yearGametimeDownload the Gametime

In today's Locked on Women's Basketball, Chelsea Leite debriefs every trade that went down before the WNBA Trade Deadline, giving them each grades. Thumbnail: © Rafael Suanes | 2025 Jul 22 Follow & Subscribe on All Podcast Platforms…

Host Howard Megdal is joined by a constellation of Locked On Women's Basketball and The IX Basketball stars to discuss the WNBA. First Jesse Morrison talks about Alyssa Thomas' latest triple-double, while Grant Afseth has an update on Paige Bueckers' back injury from Paige herself. Then Natalie Heavren updates us on the saga of the Connecticut Sun and breaks down best destinations. Is it Boston? Hartford? Uncasville? All revealed within!

Sabrina Ionescu is playing at another level over the past few weeks, and the New York Liberty are starting an MVP push for her. Does she have a path, or is prohibitive favorite Napheesa Collier still a lock? Howard Megdal and Jackie Powell break this down, along with the ways Emma Meesseman is fitting into New York so far, and how Diamond Miller is relishing a new start in Dallas.

The Golden State Valkyries have won three of their last four games and are back in the playoff hunt. However, with players like Tiffany Hayes, Monique Billings and Cecilia Zandalasini hurt, do they need to make a move before Thursday's trade deadline? On this episode of Locked on Women's Basketball Valkyries report, host Matthew Walter is joined by 95.7 The Game's Kevin Danna to discuss the Valkyries recent 5 game road trip and if the team should make a move at the trade deadline. Photo Credit: Chris Poss | The Next Follow & Subscribe on All Podcast Platforms…

The Minnesota Lynx acquired DiJonai Carrington from the Dallas Wings in exchange for Diamond Miller, Karlie Samuelson, and a 2027 2nd-round draft pick. The Next's Lynx beat writer Terry Horstman, and Wings beat writer Grant Afseth, give their instant reaction, break down the fit for both teams, and speculate on what other deals might happen before the WNBA trade deadline on Thursday, August 7. Follow & Subscribe on All Podcast Platforms…

Today on the show, host Hunter Cruse and co-host Lincoln Shafer discuss the WNBA's worst trades since 2016. The duo discusses their biggest lessons learned from these moves and identifies the best & worst teams at trades.  Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!5-Hour ENERGYTime to fuel up and turn it up with 5-hour ENERGY®️ Transfusion! Go to https://5hourenergy.com today and use my promo code LOCKEDONGOLF to receive 20% off your order. This offer is only valid until September 30th on one order and cannot be used with other promotions. The code is not good on subscription orders. Monarch MoneyTake control of your finances with Monarch Money. Use code LOCKEDONNBA at monarchmoney.com/lockedonnba for 50% off your first yearGametimeDownload the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDONNBA for $20 off your first purchase. Terms apply. Download Gametime today. What time is it? Gametime.FanDuelRight now, new customers can get ONE HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS in BONUS BETS when your first FIVE DOLLAR BET WI

What do Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, Breanna Stewart, and Rhyne Howard all have in common? They are all currently dealing with a host of different injuries. Host Jackie Powell is joined by The Next’s Lucas Seehafer to discuss why the WNBA is in the midst of an injury epidemic. Lucas first explains via his WNBA injury tracker why the data is steering in this direction along with some other league wide trends. Then the pair does some myth-busting about why in particular 2025 has been worse on the injury front than seasons prior. And finally Jackie and Lucas discuss how the WNBA’s upcoming new collective bargaining agreement can help play a role in helping players stay healthy moving forward.Thumbnail Photo Credit:  Grace Hollars/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Other links to click:The last time Lucas and Jackie discussed WNBA injuries on Locked on Women’s Basketball:https://youtu.be/OnPA6qTCK4g?si=wrUaSpDrA8BxDEV6Jackie wrote a column addressing the 2025 injury issues for NBC Sports:https://www.nbc

The Indiana Fever keep winning, and they were led by two players who prove the WNBA is ready for expansion with Chloe Bibby and Aari McDonald. Tony East, Fever beat reporter for the next, breaks down those two players as well as the Fever's win over the returning DeWanna Bonner and the Phoenix Mercury.Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!5-Hour ENERGYTime to fuel up and turn it up with 5-hour ENERGY®️ Transfusion! Go to https://5hourenergy.com today and use my promo code LOCKEDONGOLF to receive 20% off your order. This offer is only valid until September 30th on one order and cannot be used with other promotions. The code is not good on subscription orders. Monarch MoneyTake control of your finances with Monarch Money. Use code LOCKEDONNBA at monarchmoney.com/lockedonnba for 50% off your first yearGametimeDownload the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDONNBA for $20 off your first purchase. Terms apply. Download Gametime today. What time is it? Gametime.FanDuelRight now, new customers can ge

Today on Locked on Women's Basketball, Jacob Mox joins Chelsea Leite to break down the current WNBA contract negotiations with the Players' Union. Thumbnail: © Trevor Ruszkowski Follow & Subscribe on All Podcast Platforms…

Host and New York Liberty beat reporter Jackie Powell is joined by The Next’s Minnesota Lynx beat reporter Terry Horstman to preview and breakdown the matchup that the WNBA world has been waiting for: the first of four rematches of the 2024 WNBA Finals between the New York Liberty and Minnesota Lynx. It’s finally here! Jackie and Terry discuss what the two teams have been up to since that dramatic 5 game finals, including talking about how both rosters have changed and how the first half of the season went for both teams. Later Terry takes listeners inside what Lynx practice was like the day before this matchup along with explaining why Lynx head coach and POBO Cheryl Reeve signed Yvonne Anderson, which spurs Jackie to question what the Lynx are going to do before the trade deadline on August 7. Finally the pair gives keys to the game, matchups to look out for and predictions. With the Liberty missing three key players in Breanna Stewart, Kennedy Burke and Nyara Sabally for Wednesday night’s game, it’s going

For the 2025 Dallas Wings, making the playoffs really doesn't matter. All that matters is Paige Bueckers' development, seeing which rookies and other non-free agents work best with her, and getting ready for 2026. Accordingly: is the would-be free agent Arike Ogunbowale part of that solution? Host Howard Megdal breaks down the signs out of the last few games. Plus: the New York Liberty lost and it doesn't matter. Really, truly doesn't matter.

The Golden State Valkyries took a big blow when it was announced that All-Star Forward Kayla Thornton would be out for the rest season after suffering a right knee injury. On this episode of Locked On Women's Basketball Valkyries Report host Matthew Walter is joined by the Athletic's and KPIX's Zena Keita to talk about how the Valkyries adjust with Thornton out for the season. They also discuss their first two games since the All-Star break and what they need to see from Golden State for the rest of their five game road trip.Follow & Subscribe on All Podcast Platforms…

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While the action is heating up to end July in the W, we are also watching all of the happenings off the floor in college athletics - the ACC heads into the 2025-26 season much on much more stable ground than they were a year ago. Analyst & host Missy Heidrick is joined by SB Nation's Mitchell Northam to talk about where the league is today, what women's basketball coaches have to say about revenue sharing, tourney expansion and general managers in the fold and much more. (photo credit: Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images)Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!5-Hour ENERGYTime to fuel up and turn it up with 5-hour ENERGY®️ Transfusion! Go to https://5hourenergy.com today and use my promo code LOCKEDONGOLF to receive 20% off your order. This offer is only valid until September 30th on one order and cannot be used with other promotions. The code is not good on subscription orders. Monarch MoneyTake control of your finances with Monarch Money. Use code LOCKEDONNBA at monarchmoney.com/lockedonnba for 50% off your first ye

Today, host Hunter Cruse is joined by co-hosts Emily Adler and Lincoln Shafer to discuss why Brittney Sykes and Bri Jones were fallers in the 2017 WNBA Draft in this episode of WNBA Retrospect, a historical draft prospect scouting series.Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!Monarch MoneyTake control of your finances with Monarch Money. Use code LOCKEDONNBA at monarchmoney.com/lockedonnba for 50% off your first yearGametimeDownload the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDONNBA for $20 off your first purchase. Terms apply. Download Gametime today. What time is it? Gametime.FanDuelRight now, new customers can get ONE HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS in BONUS BETS when your first FIVE DOLLAR BET WINS! Download the app or head to FANDUEL.COM to get started. Bet with FanDuel—Official Partner of the NBA.FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling