Locked On Women's Basketball – Daily Podcast On The WNBA

Finally, the New York Liberty can say they have a championship. Howard Megdal and Jackie Powell break down the chaotic Game 5, Minnesota Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve's fiery comments about officiating and what winning the WNBA title means for the Liberty. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Em Adler and Lincoln Shafer are joined by Swish Appeal’s Eric Nemchock to discuss The Next’s preseason 2025 WNBA Draft prospect rankings. For your next listen, check out the Locked On NBA podcast, where the season never ends providing national expertise with a local perspective. Click HERE to listen now. Part of the Locked On Podcast Network. Your Team. Every Day. Support Us By Supporting Our Spon...

In an absolutely epic Game 4 of the WNBA Finals, the Minnesota Lynx defeated the New York Liberty, 82-80, to force a Game 5. Liberty head coach Sandy Brondello did not think the game was officiated fairly, and told the media about it postgame. Hosts Howard Megdal and Jackie Powell discuss all they heard from Brondello postgame, along with what Lynx heroes Bridget Carleton and Alanna Smith had to s...

Coaches and players from all 15 Atlantic 10 teams gathered in Washington, D.C. for Media Day earlier this month. Host Natalie Heavren talked to all of them as well as the commissioner of the conference Bernadette V. McGlade and will be sharing parts of their conversations in long and short-form content as the season approaches, starting with a three-part podcast series. In the first installment, s...

Hosts Howard Megdal and Jackie Powell take you inside Target Center ahead of Game 3 of the WNBA Finals. They spoke with New York Liberty star Breanna Stewart, Minnesota Lynx point guard extraordinaire Courtney Williams and many others about the keys to Wednesday night's game, what both team's goals are, and much more. https://www.thenexthoops.com/wnba/new-york-liberty/betnijah-laney-hamilton-hercu...

Host Howard Megdal is joined by The Next's Minnesota Lynx beat reporter Terry Horstman to discuss the remarkable 80-77 win by the New York Liberty over the Lynx to take a 2-1 lead in the 2024 WNBA Finals. Sabrina Ionescu's 3-pointer is dissected, along with Breanna Stewart's signature 30-point outburst, the defensive pluses the Lynx showed all night, and what Minnesota needs to do to avoid elimina...

It is that time of year when everyone tries to pick who are the Top 25 teams in women's college basketball for the upcoming season - we are definitely in that bucket! Welcome to the The Next's 2024-25 Top 25 Preview, where we figure out what goes in to considering a team for this list, who's at the top and who made the cut. National correspondent and analyst Missy Heidrick breaks down her Top 25 f...

Host Hunter Cruse is joined by co-host Em Adler to talk about Slovenia’s Ajsa Sivka, France’s Dominique Malonga and more. For your next listen, check out the Locked On NBA podcast, where the season never ends providing national expertise with a local perspective. Click HERE to listen now. Part of the Locked On Podcast Network. Your Team. Every Day. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Gametime D...

Host and New York Liberty beat reporter Jackie Powell is joined by ESPN’s Alexa Philippou to break down what we all saw transpire following Game 1 of the WNBA Finals between the Minnesota Lynx and New York Liberty, a game that featured a dramatic comeback and devastating collapse. How did Breanna Stewart miss a game-winning free throw? How did Courtney Williams help the Lynx gain the lead with a 4...

The Minnesota Lynx punched their ticket to the 2024 WNBA Finals after beating the Connecticut Sun in five game. How will they fare against the New York Liberty? Minnesota Lynx beat reporter Terry Horstman joins Gigi Speer to talk about the VERY special non-basketball quality Napheesa Collier brings to the team, how role players fit in, and how this team compares to Lynx of years past. Follow & Sub...

Host Howard Megdal breaks down the Game 5 win by Napheesa Collier and the Minnesota Lynx over the Connecticut Sun. What went wrong for Alyssa Thomas and company? And where do the Sun go from here? Then, a closer look at some of the matchups that will define this WNBA Finals between the Lynx and the New York Liberty. Hear from Kayla Thornton and Jonquel Jones. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!...

Host Howard Megdal talked to the once and future executive navigating the Indiana Fever's plan on and off the court, Kelly Krauskopf. The topics ranged from how to retain Kelsey Mitchell, the ways the job has changed, and what Caitlin Clark can bring the franchise both a a recruiting tool for free agents and the off-court branding. And don't lose sight of the role Lin Dunn played in making this al...

Host Hunter Cruse is joined by co-hosts Em Adler and Lincoln Shafer to give their hypothetical expansion draft scenario for the Golden State Valkyries. For your next listen, check out the Locked On NBA podcast, where the season never ends providing national expertise with a local perspective. Click HERE to listen now. Part of the Locked On Podcast Network. Your Team. Every Day. Support Us By Suppo...

On Tuesday night the Minnesota Lynx evened the semifinals series at one game apiece. Today the Next’s Minnesota Lynx beat writer Terry Horstman is here to chat all about Game 2 with host Natalie Heavren. The pair discuss how the Lynx adjusted in Game 2, the impact of Myisha Hines-Allen, what adjustments need to be made in Game 3, what their looking forward to in Game 3 and more. For your next list...

Host Howard Megdal spoke with Atlanta Dream general manager Dan Padover Thursday about the decision by the Dream to fire head coach Tanisha Wright after three seasons. Then Howard breaks down what was said, what wasn't, and how the Dream need to be thinking about their next head coach. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! eBay Motors From brakes to exhaust kits and beyond, eBay Motors has over 1...

Host Howard Megdal spoke with Becky Hammon, Chelsea Gray and Alysha Clark following the Game 2 loss by the Las Vegas Aces to the New York Liberty. What is "edge", anyway, and how do the Aces get it back? He also spoke to Liberty head coach Sandy Brondello about the way she uses her bench, and how it came to be the difference in Game 2, with Kayla Thornton and Courtney Vandersloot providing 21 supe...

For the New York Liberty, maximalist performances from Breanna Stewart and Sabrina Ionescu helped New York beat the Las Vegas Aces in Game 1. So what are the chances they keep playing like this in the series, and how much does that change Las Vegas' task of pursuing a threepeat? Host Howard Megdal discussed it with both Ionescu and Stewart. Plus, hear Becky Hammon and Kelsey Plum on what needs to...

The WNBA semifinals are underway and The Next’s Minnesota Lynx beat writer Terry Horstman joins host Natalie Heavren to chat all about Game 1 between the Minnesota Lynx and the Connecticut Sun. The pair talk about what happened on the court and postgame, what adjustments we might see in Game 2, their predictions for the rest of the series and more. For your next listen, check out the Locked On NBA...

Host Hunter Cruse and co-hosts Em Adler and Lincoln Shafer spin a wheel to explore random WNBA teams throughout league history. For your next listen, check out the Locked On NBA podcast, where the season never ends providing national expertise with a local perspective. Click HERE to listen now. Part of the Locked On Podcast Network. Your Team. Every Day. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Game...

Host and New York Liberty beat reporter Jackie Powell is joined by The Next’s Las Vegas Aces beat reporter Matthew Walter to preview the highly anticipated WNBA semifinals series between the two superteams. In this discussion about the rematch of the 2023 WNBA Finals, Jackie and Matthew go over why this matchup and rivalry matter to the league and how it goes beyond the players on the court and ex...

The Los Angeles Sparks shocked the WNBA world by firing Curt Miller Tuesday. Our Howard Megdal has fresh reporting on why it happened, who might replace him and what the Sparks need to do regardless of their next head coach. Plus, Megdal speaks to Sabrina Ionescu after her remarkable Game 2 performance in the New York Liberty series against the Atlanta Dream and puts it in context of her career. A...

Four teams face elimination Tuesday and Wednesday: Caitlin Clark's Indiana Fever, Tina Charles' Atlanta Dream, Diana Taurasi's Phoenix Mercury and Nneka Ogwumike's Seattle Storm. Host Howard Megdal breaks down what all four teams need to do to keep their seasons alive. Plus, a look at how absurd it is that without an upset, none of these four playoff teams will experience so much as a single home...

Live from Barclays Center, Howard Megdal and Jackie Powell break down the New York Liberty's 83-69 win over the Atlanta Dream in Game 1 of their best-of-three playoff series in Brooklyn. From Leonie Feibich's excellence in her first playoff start to Courtney Vandersloot seizing her new bench role, the Liberty did what they had to do. But Tina Charles and Rhyne Howard won't go down without a fight....

Today, Hunter Cruse is joined by co-hosts Em Adler and Lincoln Shafer to discuss the 2024 WNBA rookie class and look ahead to each player’s future. For your next listen, check out the Locked On NBA podcast, where the season never ends providing national expertise with a local perspective. Click HERE to listen now. Part of the Locked On Podcast Network. Your Team. Every Day. Support Us By Supportin...

The WNBA is heading back to Portland in 2026 and Sean Highkin of the Rose Garden Report who broke the story back in August joins host Natalie Heavren to break it all down. The pair talk about September 18’s formal announcement and press conference, what we know and don’t know, as well as the excitement that’s brewing in Portland. For your next listen, check out the Locked On NBA podcast, where the...