Locked On Women's Basketball

The great Jordan Robinson, host of The Women's Hoop Show, She's Got Next and much more — seriously, go subscribe — joins host Howard Megdal as the two bat around a lot of the early-season WNBA storylines. How good are the Atlanta Dream, and how sustainable is it? Does this model of A'ja Wilson and the Las Vegas Aces work if A'ja is asked to do this much? And just who will the eighth playoff team be? Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! OpenPhone Streamline and scale your customer communications with OpenPhone. Get 20% off your first 6 months at www.openphone.com/lockedonnba Betterhelp This episode is sponsored by Betterhelp. Your well-being is worth it. Visit BetterHelp.com/lockedonnba today to get 10% off your first month. Monarch Money Take control of your finances with Monarch Money. Use code LOCKEDONNBA at monarchmoney.com for 50% off your first year FanDuel Right now, new customers can get TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS in BONUS BETS when your first FIVE DOLLAR BET WINS! Download the app or head to FANDUEL.C

Today, host Hunter Cruse is joined by co-hosts Lincoln Shafer and Emily Adler to talk about early WNBA season performances from second-year players like Caitlin Clark, Kamilla Cardoso, Angel Reese, and more. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!WayFairGive your home the refresh it needs with Wayfair. Head to Wayfair.com right now. Wayfair. Every style. Every home. Monarch MoneyTake control of your finances with Monarch Money. Use code LOCKEDONNBA at monarchmoney.com for 50% off your first year.Door DashSign up for DashPass and when any player scores 50+ in a playoff game, DashPass members can grab a free 3PC Crispy Tenders Combo from Wingstop the next day, with a $20+ order and code WINGSTOP50. That’s DashPass: your door to more savings, more flavor, and more ways to win. Terms apply.Valid only at participating Wingstop locations. Fees (including service fee), taxes, and gratuity still apply. Orders must have a minimum subtotal of $20, excluding taxes and fees. Offer valid on 4/15/25-6/22 /25 or while suppli

Two weeks into the WNBA season, The Next’s Washington Mystics beat reporter Jenn Hatfield joins host Natalie Heavren to chat all about the team’s season so far. The pair chats about the Mystics win over the Indiana Fever on Wednesday night as well as what lies ahead for Washington. Hatfield also discusses the impacts of veteran guard Brittney Sykes as well as rookie guard Sonia Citron and rookie forward Kiki Iriafen. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!WayFairGive your home the refresh it needs with Wayfair. Head to Wayfair.com right now. Wayfair. Every style. Every home. Monarch MoneyTake control of your finances with Monarch Money. Use code LOCKEDONNBA at monarchmoney.com for 50% off your first year.Door DashSign up for DashPass and when any player scores 50+ in a playoff game, DashPass members can grab a free 3PC Crispy Tenders Combo from Wingstop the next day, with a $20+ order and code WINGSTOP50. That’s DashPass: your door to more savings, more flavor, and more ways to win. Terms apply.Valid only at p

It's another season to remember already for the Minnesota Lynx, who are off to a 5-0 start. Lucas Seehafer of The Next joins host Howard Megdal to discuss the particulars of how Napheesa Collier has somehow gotten better, the team's depth promises even more offensive firepower this season, while the two begin reflecting on Wednesday night' big game in Baltimore, Caitlin Clark or not, and what we can learn about the durability of WNBA audiences through the Lynx. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! WayFair Give your home the refresh it needs with Wayfair. Head to Wayfair.com right now. Wayfair. Every style. Every home. Monarch Money Take control of your finances with Monarch Money. Use code LOCKEDONNBA at monarchmoney.com for 50% off your first year. Door Dash Sign up for DashPass and when any player scores 50+ in a playoff game, DashPass members can grab a free 3PC Crispy Tenders Combo from Wingstop the next day, with a $20+ order and code WINGSTOP50. That’s DashPass: your door to more savings, more fla

On Wednesday's edition of Locked On Women's Basketball, Howard Megdal and Jackie Powell discuss the week's biggest topics, starting with separating the signal from the noise on Caitlin Clark's injury and what it means — and doesn't — for the WNBA. Hear from The Next's correspondents around the league, along with a deeper dive into the Eastern Conference Player of the Week, Natasha Cloud, from Powell. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! WayFair Give your home the refresh it needs with Wayfair. Head to Wayfair.com right now. Wayfair. Every style. Every home. Monarch Money Take control of your finances with Monarch Money. Use code LOCKEDONNBA at monarchmoney.com for 50% off your first year. Door Dash Sign up for DashPass and when any player scores 50+ in a playoff game, DashPass members can grab a free 3PC Crispy Tenders Combo from Wingstop the next day, with a $20+ order and code WINGSTOP50. That’s DashPass: your door to more savings, more flavor, and more ways to win. Terms apply. Valid only at partici

Between the Oregon alums in the WNBA like Sabrina Ionescu and Satou Sabally, the Oregon Ducks returning to the NCAA Tournament and the forthcoming WNBA team in Portland, Oregon is quickly becoming the center of the women's basketball universe. Kelly Graves, who knows a little something about how that happened, joins host Howard Megdal to talk about his Ducks, the landscape out west, and how he plans to navigate this newfound attention in Oregon to maximize the growth of the game. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Today, host Hunter Cruse is joined by co-hosts Lincoln Shafer and Emily Adler to talk about early WNBA season rookie performances, including Paige Bueckers, Sonia Citron, and Kiki Iriafen.Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!CarGurusBuy or sell your next car today with CarGurus at CarGurus.com to make sure your big deal is the best deal.SKIMSShop SKIMS Mens at SKIMS.com/lockedonnba. Let them know we sent you! After you place your order, select "podcast" in the survey and select our show in the dropdown menu that follows. Monarch MoneyTake control of your finances with Monarch Money. Use code LOCKEDONNBA at monarchmoney.com for 50% off your first year.FanDuelRight now, new customers can get TWO HUNDRED 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. Restr

Host Jackie Powell is joined by Cassandra Negley of Yahoo Sports to dive into the current discourse about WNBA rivalries. The pair discusses what makes healthy rivalries and how hate speech against any player or team shouldn’t be a part of rivalries shaping the league. They consider if the Fever vs. Sky is a legitimate WNBA rivalry? And then they go down memory lane and reminisce as to how the Liberty vs. Aces evolved into an actual rivalry after initial pushback from players and coaches. Breanna Stewart provides her thoughts on the matter too. And lastly, Jackie and Cassandra explain media members and the league can really do to make sure that these rivalries grow, but don't grow at the expense of personal safety.Thumbnail Photo Credit: Left: Grace Smith/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK, Right: Hannah Kevorkian | The NextOther links to click:Find all of Cassandra Negley’s work here:https://sports.yahoo.com/author/cassandra-negley/Yahoo Sports Women’s Sports hub:https://sports.yahoo.com/womens-sports/Katie Nolan’

In today's Locked on Women's Basketball, Chelsea Leite has brought together Lucas Seehafer, PHD, PT, and Hannah Kevorkian, PT, to discuss injuries, prevention, and research in the WNBA. They talk about what causes common basketball injuries, what they do in surgeries, and how these can be prevented.Academic studies mentioned in the episode:The Effect of Sex Hormones on Joint Ligament Properties: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis:https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/...-Anterior cruciate ligament injuries in female athletes: risk factors and strategies for prevention:https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles...-Menstrual Cycle Hormone Relaxin and ACL Injuries in Female Athletes: A Systematic Review:https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles...-Young Athletes Who Return to Sport Before 9 Months After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Have a Rate of New Injury 7 Times That of Those Who Delay Return:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32005...Today's episode is brought to you by FanDuel. Right now, new customers c

It's been a loud few days in Chicago Sky world. But host Howard Megdal reiterates that it is a time to embrace the gray area and pay attention to what matters, not what is loudest. He is joined on today's podcast by Elizabeth Williams of the Sky, who speaks about what the last few days have been like, how she navigates her leadership role in the WNBPA with her on-court work, and what the WNBA player experience is like right now. A conversation with light, not heat. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! CarGurus Buy or sell your next car today with CarGurus at CarGurus.com to make sure your big deal is the best deal. SKIMS Shop SKIMS Mens at SKIMS.com/lockedonnba. Let them know we sent you! After you place your order, select "podcast" in the survey and select our show in the dropdown menu that follows. Monarch Money Take control of your finances with Monarch Money. Use code LOCKEDONNBA at monarchmoney.com for 50% off your first year. FanDuel Right now, new customers can get TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS in BONUS

It is easy to get caught up in the hype of the current WNBA and lose sight of those who brought us to this A'ja Wilson, Caitlin Clark, Napheesa Collier moment of today. So we are joined by historians Pamela Grundy and Susan Shackelford, whose newly revised book, Shattering the Glass, helps us put that in context. Next, host Howard Megdal is joined by Lisa Leslie, whose game itself helped move the WNBA into its current era of positionless basketball to talk hoops both then and now. Get Shattering the Glass here! https://bookshop.org/p/books/shattering-the-glass-the-remarkable-history-of-women-s-basketball-revised-susan-shackelford/21838603?ean=9781469674780&next=t Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! CarGurus Buy or sell your next car today with CarGurus at CarGurus.com to make sure your big deal is the best deal. SKIMS Shop SKIMS Mens at SKIMS.com/lockedonnba. Let them know we sent you! After you place your order, select "podcast" in the survey and select our show in the dropdown menu that follows.

The WNBA regular season is off and running – games started to count for real on May 16th for a season we do not want to miss. But one of the big things that we need to understand and watch this summer is what’s happening in the board rooms and at the negotiation table – that’s the WNBA Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). Analyst and host Missy Heidrick is joined by The Next's Jacob Mox to talk about timelines, key points of leverage and what to look for as the two sides get set to strike a new deal in 2025 for one of the fastest growing professional leagues in the nation. (Photo credit: Domenic Allegra, The Next)Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!CarGurusBuy or sell your next car today with CarGurus at CarGurus.com to make sure your big deal is the best deal.SKIMSShop SKIMS Mens at SKIMS.com/lockedonnba. Let them know we sent you! After you place your order, select "podcast" in the survey and select our show in the dropdown menu that follows.Monarch MoneyTake control of your finances with Monarch Money

Hosts Emily Adler and Lincoln Shafer discuss the opening games of the 2025 WNBA season. They recap the Phoenix Mercury offense, Caitlin Clark and DeWanna Bonner's historic performances, Angel Reese's growth, and the dire situation in the Dallas Wings' frontcourt room.Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!PrizepicksNow’s the perfect time to join. Download the app today and use code LOCKEDONNBA to get $50 instantly when you play your first $5 lineup! That’s right—no need to win to get the bonus, it’s guaranteed. PrizePicks—Run Your Game!Click Here: https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/LOCKEDONNBAHungryrootWith Hungryroot, it’s like having a personal shopper and a nutritionist all in one. For a limited time, get 40% off your first box and a free item in every box for life! Just go to Hungryroot.com/lockedonnba and use code LOCKEDONNBA. CarGurusBuy or sell your next car today with CarGurus at CarGurus.com to make sure your big deal is the best deal. WayFairAfter the holiday hustle, there’s nothing like giving your

The WNBA season starts today, and The Next’s Emily Adler joins host Natalie Heavren to break down the results of The Next’s 2025 WNBA preseason awards and predictions. The pair chats about Adler’s preseason survey as well as their own award and season predictions. Adler also talks about the preseason so far and what excites her about the upcoming season.Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!PrizepicksNow’s the perfect time to join. Download the app today and use code LOCKEDONNBA to get $50 instantly when you play your first $5 lineup! That’s right—no need to win to get the bonus, it’s guaranteed. PrizePicks—Run Your Game!Click Here: https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/LOCKEDONNBAHungryrootWith Hungryroot, it’s like having a personal shopper and a nutritionist all in one. For a limited time, get 40% off your first box and a free item in every box for life! Just go to Hungryroot.com/lockedonnba and use code LOCKEDONNBA.CarGurusBuy or sell your next car today with CarGurus at CarGurus.com to make sure your big de

At Los Angeles Sparks Media Day, host Howard Megdal talks one-on-one with Julie Allemand and Sarah Ashlee Barker, two critical pieces of the team's new-look offense under head coach Lynne Roberts. The discussion ranges from expectations and efficiency on the court to the way playing in Los Angeles offers an opportunity to embrace the WNBA's expanded reach off of it. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Prizepicks Now’s the perfect time to join. Download the app today and use code LOCKEDONNBA to get $50 instantly when you play your first $5 lineup! That’s right—no need to win to get the bonus, it’s guaranteed. PrizePicks—Run Your Game! Click Here: https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/LOCKEDONNBA Hungryroot With Hungryroot, it’s like having a personal shopper and a nutritionist all in one. For a limited time, get 40% off your first box and a free item in every box for life! Just go to Hungryroot.com/lockedonnba and use code LOCKEDONNBA. CarGurus Buy or sell your next car today with CarGurus at CarGurus.com

Greetings from Los Angeles Sparks Media Day! In Part I of a two-part show, host Howard Megdal spoke one-on-one with Kelsey Plum, Dearics Hamby and Rickea Jackson about the new-look Sparks. Megdal delves into the offensive makeup of the new roster, how the players plan to work within themselves and among the strength and depth of the team, while each detailing their individual journeys. Get to know the new-look Sparks! Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Amazon Fire TV Stick 4k Did you know your Fire TV is also an Xbox? Turn any TV into your gaming and entertainment hub with Fire TV Stick 4K devices — no console required. Head to Amazon.com/firetvlockedon to get started. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription and compatible controller required. Wonderful Pistachios Get snackin' and get crackin' with the snack that packs a protein punch. Visit WonderfulPistachios.com to learn more! Supply House Join the TradeMaster program today at SupplyHouse.com/TM and start ordering plumbing, HVAC, and electrical supplie

Grace Berger, Minnesota Lynx guard, joins the show to talk about her pro journey. From the moment she got claimed on waivers by the Lynx to her overseas play, Berger has never let changes get in the way of developing her game further. She discusses everything from how to navigate a midrange shooting world amid the rise in analytics to the ways she connects with her dog while playing in Turkey. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Prizepicks Now’s the perfect time to join. Download the app today and use code LOCKEDONNBA to get $50 instantly when you play your first $5 lineup! That’s right—no need to win to get the bonus, it’s guaranteed. PrizePicks—Run Your Game! Click Here: https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/LOCKEDONNBA Hungryroot With Hungryroot, it’s like having a personal shopper and a nutritionist all in one. For a limited time, get 40% off your first box and a free item in every box for life! Just go to Hungryroot.com/lockedonnba and use code LOCKEDONNBA. CarGurus Buy or sell your next car today wi

It is almost the middle of May and that means the WNBA season is starting in earnest in one week but there is always room to talk about the topics swirling in the college game and college athletics. From coaching changes to house settlements, conference stability and revenue sharing and the portal – it’s all things to take notice to - analyst and host Missy Heidrick bounces us around the country in this week's Monday Musings. (photo credit: © Amy Kontras-Imagn Images)Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!PrizepicksNow’s the perfect time to join. Download the app today and use code LOCKEDONNBA to get $50 instantly when you play your first $5 lineup! That’s right—no need to win to get the bonus, it’s guaranteed. PrizePicks—Run Your Game!Click Here: https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/LOCKEDONNBAHungryrootWith Hungryroot, it’s like having a personal shopper and a nutritionist all in one. For a limited time, get 40% off your first box and a free item in every box for life! Just go to Hungryroot.com/lockedonnba and

Host Hunter Cruse is joined by co-hosts Em Adler and Lincoln Shafer for a draft of the WNBA’s best players 25 and under. The goal isn’t to build the best team to win a game today, but rather to build the best young core for the present and future.Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!Amazon Fire TV Stick 4kDid you know your Fire TV is also an Xbox? Turn any TV into your gaming and entertainment hub with Fire TV Stick 4K devices — no console required. Head to Amazon.com/firetvlockedon to get started. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription and compatible controller required.BetterhelpThis episode is sponsored by Betterhelp. Your well-being is worth it. Visit BetterHelp.com/lockedonnba today to get 10% off your first month. UpworkVisit Upwork.com right now and post your job for free. With Upwork, you can find specialized freelancers in marketing, development, design, and more—experts ready to help you take your business to the next level. OpenPhoneStreamline and scale your customer communications with OpenPhone. G

Host and The Next’s New York Liberty beat reporter Jackie Powell is joined by Madeline Kenney of the New York Post to examine the expectations going into the 2025 season for the defending champions the New York Liberty. What roles will the newcomers have and what should we expect to see from the team’s big three in Jonquel Jones, Sabrina Ionescu and Breanna Stewart? Which player on the bubble will make the final roster spot and which players could we see return to the team in June when players are away at EuroBasket? Later Jackie and Maddie breakdown GM Jonathan Kolb’s comment about how the Liberty’s goal is to be a egacy franchise that’s iconic. What does that mean for how this team operates moving forward? Thumbnail Photo Credit: Brandon Todd | NY LibertyOther links to click: Part one of our New York Liberty takeaways came from Howard Megdal:https://youtu.be/VGDk96bTVUo?si=ldUkHzICzaj9tstOFind all of Madeline Kenney’s work here:https://nypost.com/author/madeline-kenney/Jackie Powell’s New York Liberty prev