Howard Megdal is a Senior Contributor at The IX Newsletter and The Next Basketball Newsroom. He specializes in covering a wide range of sports including WNBA, NFL, NWSL, MLB, and NCAA basketball, with a strong focus on sports business and competitive sports. Howard's work has been featured in prominent publications such as The New York Times, FiveThirtyEight, and Sports Illustrated.
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By: Howard Megdal
The IX: Basketball Insider with Howard Megdal, April 15, 2026
The IX: Basketball Insider with Howard Megdal, April 22, 2026
Greetings and welcome to Basketball Insider, presented by The BIG EAST Conference. I am joining you a little late tonight — college night took
Welcome to Basketball Insider, presented by The BIG EAST Conference. Tina Charles called it a career on Tuesday morning , leaving the WNBA absolutely on her own terms, and with her skills utterly undiminished.
Howard Megdal breaks down the WNBA's updated approach to officiating, and other early trends from the 2026 season.
In this week's Basketball Insider, Howard Megdal breaks down how upstart wing Rickea Jackson's season-ending injury changes Chicago's path.
By: Howard Megdal
The IX Sports: Basketball Insider with Howard Megdal, May 27, 2026
The IX: Basketball Insider with Howard Megdal, June 3, 2026
Howard Megdal discusses how theories swirling around Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever persist, despite hardly holding water.
Basketball Insider Howard Megdal asks his remaining key questions for the first-half of the 2026 WNBA season.
