The Dream named Karl Smesko head coach on Wednesday as the longtime Florida Gulf Coast coach makes the jump to the WNBA.

Over the next week, UConn can celebrate the past and look ahead to the future. But for now, the Huskies open at No. 2.

The Dream fired former coach Tanisha Wright last month after Atlanta fell in the opening round of the playoffs for the second straight year. Smesko said part of the lure of this job was to join the ...