MIAMI LAKES, Fla. -- Katie Lou Samuelson and Devin Cannady took their marriage vows in April. They made another vow to each other long before that. An Olympic vow. It was July 2021 during the Tokyo Olympics, when Samuelson's…
1:00 AM ETMechelle VoepelESPN.com CloseMechelle Voepel covers the WNBA, women's college basketball, and other college sports for espnW. Voepel began covering women's basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996.Seattle Storm forward Katie Lou Samuelson was…
1:55 PM ETKelly CohenESPN Katie Lou Samuelson, a pivotal member of the first-ever 3x3 U.S. Women's Basketball Team, will not compete in the Tokyo Summer Olympics. Samuelson was placed into COVID-19 health and safety protocols over the weekend…
When I look back on when I was dealing with depression and anxiety, it feels like I was putting together a puzzle. Slowly at first, because until recently, I didn't understand exactly what I was working on. Growing up…
Lots of the WNBA's largest stars will battle over the following two months in Unrivaled's inaugural season of 3-on-3 basketball. However earlier than the likes of former MVP Breanna Stewart, fellow 2024 All-WNBA first-team picks Napheesa Collier and Alyssa…
Unrivaled introduced the primary commerce within the new league's historical past Saturday night time with a three-way deal. Natasha Cloud was despatched from the Laces BC to the Lunar Owls after which subsequently to Phantom BC, which additionally received…
With the Dallas Wings having received Sunday's WNBA draft lottery, the main focus of the 12 current groups now shifts towards a really totally different kind of draft: the Golden State Valkyries enlargement draft, the primary within the WNBA…
Surprises in the first round of the 2024 WNBA playoffs? Try sweeps. The top four seeds each advanced to what should be two blockbuster semifinal series, which tip off Sunday. What the first round lacked in drama with four…
Unlike its counterpart in the NBA, the WNBA trade deadline usually passes quietly because the league's hard salary cap makes it difficult to construct workable deals during the season. Already, 2024 is an outlier, with the Connecticut Sun loading…
The greatest athlete of the 21st century? That's easy. It has to be Tom Brady, the quarterback of the greatest dynasty America's favorite sport has ever seen, a seven-time Super Bowl champ and five-time Super Bowl MVP. Yep. Tom…