Basketball Wednesday from The Next: Pac-12 remembered

The IX: Basketball Wednesday with Howard Megdal, Aug. 23, 2023

Howard Megdal is away this week, so we’re using Basketball Wednesday as a chance to highlight the work we do over at The Next, our 24/7/365 women’s basketball newsroom. Recently, two of our writers — Michelle Smith, Matthew Walter — and Alex Simon of Bay Area Newsgroup, all of whom have covered the Pac-12 for us — discussed the dissolution of the conference and what it means.

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Mondays: Soccer
By: Annie Peterson, @AnnieMPeterson, AP Women’s Soccer
Tuesdays: Tennis
By: Joey Dillon, @JoeyDillon, Freelance Tennis Writer
Wednesdays: Basketball
By: Howard Megdal, @HowardMegdal, The Next
Thursdays: Golf
By: Addie Parker, @addie_parker, The IX
Fridays: Hockey
By: @TheIceGarden, The Ice Garden
Saturdays: Gymnastics
By: Lela Moore, @runlelarun, Freelance Writer

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Written by Howard Megdal

Howard is the founder of The Next and editor-in-chief.