Locked On Women's Basketball

Host Howard Megdal is joined by the great Alexa Philippou, who covers UConn women's basketball and the Connecticut Sun for the Hartford Courant. The two discuss Paige Bueckers and the largely new UConn team, whose season is just a few weeks away. And the two lament the destruction of the media industry, and provide ways you can help save it. A ton of hoops and some pathos, too! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Erica L. Ayala recaps the Seattle Storm victory over the Las Vegas Aces for their fourth WNBA Championship, brings you clips from the #wubble featuring Alysha Clark (Seattle Storm), Sue Bird (Seattle Storm), Bill Laimbeer (Las Vegas Aces), and Gary Kloppenburg (Seattle Storm).Erica then chats with 2020 Dawn Staley Community Leadership Award winner Natalie Achonwa about her plans to impact the 2020 Election as a Canadian, her partnership with the Madame C.J Walker Legacy Center, and her message to WNBA fans and media members.Resources:#WinWithBlackWomenLove letter to WNBPA episodeSupport Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Rock AutoAmazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you.Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON,” and you’ll get $10 off your first order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, Lindsay Gibbs (Power Plays, Burn It All Down) is joined by Ari Chambers (HighlightHER, Bleacher Report) to discuss Seattle's Game 3 destruction of the Las Vegas Aces and subsequent WNBA championship. They discuss their biggest takeaways from the series, from the celebration, and from the wubble as a whole.Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Rock AutoAmazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you.Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON,” and you’ll get $10 off your first order.HelixRIGHT NOW Helix is offering up to 200 dollars off ALL mattress orders and two free pillows. Get up to 200 dollars off at Helixsleep.com/lockedonnbaKeepsIf you’re ready to take action and prevent hair loss, go to Keeps.com/lockedonnbato receive your first month of treatment for free. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Erica L. Ayala breaks down the All-WNBA First & Second Team selections and what both Seattle and Las Vegas need to do win win Game 3.Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Rock AutoAmazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you.Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON,” and you’ll get $10 off your first order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Seattle Storm are on the brink of a WNBA Championship after taking a 2-0 lead on the Las Vegas Aces. Gabe Ibrahim and Amy Audibert break down whether Breanna Stewart, Sue Bird and company can be stopped and what A'ja Wilson needs to do to get Vegas back in the series. They also get into the All-WNBA teams and how impressed they are with Arike Ogunbowale's season. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Rock Auto: Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Built Bar: Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON,” and you’ll get $10 off your first order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Host Howard Megdal is joined by The Next's Seattle Storm beat reporter Derek James. The two preview the WNBA Finals through a primarily Seattle lens, looking at the stats the Storm put up through Sue Bird, the Jordin Canada experience, how Natasha Howard's defense matters and an extended conversation about Breanna Stewart and her legacy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this edition of Social Justice Thursdays, host Erica L. Ayala talks about the Love Letter to WNBA Players signed by the #WinWithBlackWomen Network.Among the 200+ women who signed and support the letter are Dr. Johnetta Cole and South Carolina Women's basketball head coach Dawn Staley. Both join the show to discuss the letter. Erica also talks to Atlanta Dream center Elizabeth Williams about the struggles of the #Wubble and what she herself learned after reading her love letter.You can sign the letter here.Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Rock AutoAmazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you.Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON,” and you’ll get $10 off your first order.HelixRIGHT NOW Helix is offering up to 200 dollars off ALL mattress orders and two free pillows. Get up to 200 dollars off at Helixsleep.com/lockedonnbaKeepsIf you’re ready to

This week, Matt Ellentuck of Here's Basketball (subscribe here) joins host Lindsay Gibbs of Power Plays and Burn It All Down to talk about an ugly but thrilling Game 5 of the WNBA semifinals, which saw the Las Vegas defeat the Connecticut Sun, 66-63. Topics include A'ja Wilson's fourth quarter, the Sun's questioning commitment to the 3, and the Fighting Irish x-factors in the finals against Seattle.Then, they discuss the fact that Candace Parker, the DPOY, wasn't on the first or second all-defensive team! People have thoughts, and so do we.Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Rock AutoAmazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you.Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON,” and you’ll get $10 off your first order.HelixRIGHT NOW Helix is offering up to 200 dollars off ALL mattress orders and two free pillows. Get up to 200 dollars off at Helixsleep.com/lo

Erica L. Ayala brings to you the #wubble! Hear from Kayla McBride (Las Vegas Aces) and Kaila Charles (Connecticut Sun) ahead of tonight's winner-take-all Game 5. The Seattle Storm are awaiting the winner, the 2020 WNBA Finals start Friday night.We start the show with some audio clips from Cheryl Reeve. The Minnesota general manager/head coach will do her best to prepare for the unknown.Erica's Picks:I'm taking Connecticut over Las Vegas tonight. Feel free to troll me, at your own risk (@elindsay08)Stories referenced in today's show: 'It's okay to fall apart' by Kayla McBride 'Wubble Gifting Initiatives Spark New Deals for WNBA Players' by Front Office Sports Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Rock AutoAmazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you.Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON,” and you’ll get $10 off your first order.HelixRIGHT NOW Helix

The Connecticut Sun and Las Vegas Aces are heading to a Game 5 for a chance to take on the Seattle Storm in the WNBA Finals. Gabe Ibrahim and Amy Audibert are breaking down all of the action.First, they get into Angel McCoughtry's tremendous performance in Game 4, Dearica Hamby's injury, and how the Aces can get to the Finals. Then, they talk about the Connecticut Sun's road to Game 5 and how DeWanna Bonner can push them to their second-straight Finals. Finally, the Miami Monday Crew (and what a Monday it is for Miami with the Miami Heat and Miami Hurricanes winning) give some love to the Seattle Storm and the Minnesota Lynx.Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Rock Auto: Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Built Bar: Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON,” and you’ll get $10 off your first order. Helix: RIGHT NOW Helix is offering up to 200 dolla

Host Howard Megdal is joined by The Next's Connecticut Sun beat writer Natalie Heavren to talk about Alyssa Thomas playing through a dislocated shoulder (!!!) and what it means for the team, both in these 2020 WNBA playoffs and the years to come. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Erica L. Ayala talks to Carolyn Swords, Bill Laimbeer, and more in the WNBA wubble about the Kentucky grand jury decision, the Hoopers Vote campaign, and more for Social Justice Thursdays.Erica joined Renee Washington on Locked on Wizards for more WNBA Playoffs talk.Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Rock AutoAmazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you.Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON,” and you’ll get $10 off your first order.HelixRIGHT NOW Helix is offering up to 200 dollars off ALL mattress orders and two free pillows. Get up to 200 dollars off at Helixsleep.com/lockedonnbaKeepsIf you’re ready to take action and prevent hair loss, go to Keeps.com/lockedonnbato receive your first month of treatment for free. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Host Lindsay Gibbs is joined by Alexa Philippou of the Hartford Courant to discuss the Las Vegas Aces defeating the Connecticut Sun to even their semifinal series 1-1, and the thrilling Game 1 between the Seattle Storm and Minnesota Lynx, which was won by an Alysha Clark buzzer-beater.Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Rock AutoAmazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you.Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON,” and you’ll get $10 off your first order.HelixRIGHT NOW Helix is offering up to 200 dollars off ALL mattress orders and two free pillows. Get up to 200 dollars off at Helixsleep.com/lockedonnbaKeepsIf you’re ready to take action and prevent hair loss, go to Keeps.com/lockedonnbato receive your first month of treatment for free. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Erica L. Ayala gives you the details of the inconclusive COVID-19 results reported before Game 1 of the Minnesota Lynx vs Seattle Storm semifinals series. Hear what Cathy said earlier today and why the game wasn't forfeited.UPDATE: The league released a statement the reads in part:"The players in question have all undergone extensive additional testing and have been cleared to rejoin the team, other than one player who most recently tested negative and is awaiting the results of a second test taken 24 hours apart from the first, pursuant to the WNBA health and safety protocols."Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Rock AutoAmazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you.Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON,” and you’ll get $10 off your first order.HelixRIGHT NOW Helix is offering up to 200 dollars off ALL mattress orders and two free pillows. Get up

The WNBA Semifinals are here! Well, half of the WNBA Semifinals at least. The Minnesota Lynx-Seattle Storm series was postponed due to inconclusive COVID-19 tests. Gabe Ibrahim and Amy Audibert discuss the postponement as well as the Connecticut Sun beating down the top-seeded Las Vegas Aces. Then, they break down the first and second rounds of the WNBA playoffs including Diana Taurasi's great performances. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Rock Auto: Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Built Bar: Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON,” and you’ll get $10 off your first order. Helix: RIGHT NOW Helix is offering up to 200 dollars off ALL mattress orders and two free pillows. Get up to 200 dollars off at Helixsleep.com/lockedonnba Keeps: If you’re ready to take action and prevent hair loss, go to Keeps.com/lockedonnba to receive your first month

Host Howard Megdal is joined by Las Vegas Aces point guard Danielle Robinson. The two discuss Las Vegas' ability to overcome key losses, the evolution of Robinson's perimeter game, life in the #wubble and much more. Listen in and get ready for the WNBA semifinals, which begin on Sunday afternoon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In a WNBA season dedicated to the #SayHerName campaign and #BlackLivesMatter, host Erica L. Ayala asked players and coaches for their reaction to the $12 million settlement being offered to Breonna Taylor's family.Breonna Taylor was shot and killed in her home after police officers entered her home under a no knock warrant.Read the New York Times and CNN reports from Tuesday.Watch the NBC News reportHere are the WNBA Voices who weighed in about the settlement Angel McCoughtry Napheesa Collier Candace Parker Mercedes Russell Cheryl Reeve Bridget Carlson Derek Fisher Breanna Stewart Courtney Vandersloot Diana Taurasi Crystal Dangerfield Gary Kloppenburg Brittney Sykes Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Rock AutoAmazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you.Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON,” and you’ll get $10 off your first order.HelixRIGHT NOW

In this episode, host Lindsay Gibbs (Power Plays, Burn It All Down) talks with Matt Ellentuck (Here's Basketball) about an eventful first round of the WNBA Playoffs. They give you the *full* Shey Peddy hero story that you won't hear anywhere else, look at what went wrong for the Washington Mystics and Chicago Sky, and preview Thursday's Round 2 games: Minnesota Lynx vs. Phoenix Mercury and Los Angeles Sparks vs. Connecticut Sun.Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Rock AutoAmazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you.Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON,” and you’ll get $10 off your first order.HelixRIGHT NOW Helix is offering up to 200 dollars off ALL mattress orders and two free pillows. Get up to 200 dollars off at Helixsleep.com/lockedonnbaTheragunTry Theragun RISK-FREE for THIRTY-DAYS. Go to Theragun.com/LOCKEDON right now and get your Gen 4

It's officially WNBA Awards SZN!Erica L. Ayala goes of the league Peak Performers, the AP 2020 WNBA Awards, and a few other regular season awards lists you won't wanna miss! Pepper Persley's panel featuring Erica L. Ayala WSlam 2020 WNBA People's Choice Awards Tamryn Spruill offers her WNBA Awards picks in The New York Times. Here are links for you to REGISTER TO VOTE and complete the 2020 U.S. CENSUS.Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Rock AutoAmazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you.Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON,” and you’ll get $10 off your first order.HelixRIGHT NOW Helix is offering up to 200 dollars off ALL mattress orders and two free pillows. Get up to 200 dollars off at Helixsleep.com/lockedonnbaTheragunTry Theragun RISK-FREE for THIRTY-DAYS. Go to Theragun.com/LOCKEDON right now and get your Gen 4 Theragun TODAY.  Learn

THE WNBA PLAYOFFS ARE HERE! After a crazy weekend, the playoff brackets are set and we are here to break down all of the matchups. Gabe and Amy recap the final weekend of the WNBA regular season and make predictions for each playoff round. First, they get into the Washington Mystics' late season surge on the back of Myisha Hines-Allen and the Las Vegas Aces snagging the top seed over the Seattle Storm. Then, they get into the first round matchups with the Connecticut Sun facing off with the Chicago Sky and DC taking on Diana Taurasi and the Phoenix Mercury. Finally, they make predictions for the entire playoff bracket with Amy making some upset picks. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Rock Auto: Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Built Bar: Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON,” and you’ll get $10 off your first order. Helix: RIGHT NOW Helix