The rebuilding Mystics are gambling even more on youth than they did in 2025. Will it pay off?
Angela Dugalic
‘Ascending’ Washington Mystics add to young core with 6 picks in 2026 WNBA Draft
UCLA’s Lauren Betts headlines the Mystics’ selections, who collectively bring a lot of size and length
Cori Close’s calling finally turns into a UCLA national title
“It’s immeasurably more than I could ask or imagine.”
Gabriela Jaquez embodies UCLA basketball, and it showed in national championship win
Angela Dugalic: ‘When you think of UCLA and of the UCLA Bruins, you think of Gabriela Jaquez’
UCLA must be the aggressor in Texas rematch
The Bruins can’t afford another slow start
Why halftime speeches aren’t always necessary for UCLA’s Cori Close
Close: ‘I think when you have a mature group … it’s better for me to be quick to listen and slow to speak’
Sweet 16 notebook: UCLA, Minnesota gear up for Big Ten rematch
The pair of Big Ten heavyweights will square off in the national spotlight
Angela Dugalic is UCLA’s X factor
The Bruins’ sixth-year forward has embraced a reserve role
No No. 1 overall seed, no problem for UCLA
The Bruins had a chance at snagging the tournament’s top seed
How focusing on life outside of basketball made Lauren Betts even better on the court
Close: ‘I feel like there’s a lightness about her that didn’t exist before’
