News - Page 101 of 149

WNBA July 22, 2021

Olympics 2021 – Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi and Team USA women’s basketball seek history at Tokyo Games

10:38 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.Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi sit in…

WNBA July 21, 2021

Sue Bird, Eddy Alvarez to serve as U.S. flag bearers at Olympic opening ceremony

Four-time Olympic women's basketball gold medalist Sue Bird and baseball player Eddy Alvarez have been chosen as U.S. flag bearers for the opening ceremony of the Olympics on Friday night. Alvarez, who won a silver medal in speedskating at…

WNBA July 20, 2021

Sources — Alex Rodriguez, Marc Lore approved as limited partners of Minnesota Timberwolves, WNBA’s Lynx

The NBA board of governors approved Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez as limited partners with the Minnesota Timberwolves and Minnesota Lynx in a vote on Tuesday, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. Lore and Rodriguez join Glen Taylor's ownership group…

WNBA July 20, 2021

Nneka Ogwumike, Elizabeth Williams won’t play for Nigeria women’s basketball at Tokyo Games after appeal rejected

LAS VEGAS -- Nneka Ogwumike and Elizabeth Williams won't be playing for Nigeria in the Tokyo Olympics after the Court of Arbitration for Sport rejected their appeal. The WNBA players had asked the CAS to grant them a provisional…

WNBA July 19, 2021

Katie Lou Samuelson won’t compete in 3×3 U.S. Women’s Basketball due to COVID-19 protocols

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…

WNBA July 19, 2021

Olympics 2021 — The Team USA athletes to watch in Tokyo

After an unprecedented pandemic delay, the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics will finally begin on Friday. And while there are many superstars competing (Simone Biles, Katie Ledecky and Allyson Felix, to name three), there also are other names…

WNBA July 19, 2021

Otis Hughley Jr. calls on FIBA to let Nneka Ogwumike, Elizabeth Williams ‘help grow the game’ by playing in Olympics after Nigeria’s exhibition loss to United States

Jul 18, 2021Mechelle 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.LAS VEGAS -- Nigerian women's basketball coach…

WNBA July 19, 2021

U.S. women’s basketball team earns first exhibition win, routs Nigeria

LAS VEGAS -- The U.S. women's Olympic basketball team was in unfamiliar territory after dropping two exhibition games in a row for the first time in a decade. The Americans rebounded with a strong effort to beat Nigeria 93-62…

WNBA July 19, 2021

U.S. women’s basketball team earns first exhibition win, routs Nigeria

LAS VEGAS -- The U.S. women's Olympic basketball team was in unfamiliar territory after dropping two exhibition games in a row for the first time in a decade. The Americans rebounded with a strong effort to beat Nigeria 93-62…

WNBA July 18, 2021

U.S. women’s basketball team seeking ‘feel-good game’ against Nigeria after 2 losses

9:27 PM 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.LAS VEGAS -- After two consecutive exhibition…

Pick	Team	Player	School
1.	Indiana Fever	Caitlin Clark	Iowa
2.	Los Angeles Sparks	Cameron Brink	Stanford
3.	Chicago Sky (from Mercury)	Kamilla Cardoso	South Carolina
4.	LA Sparks (from Storm)	Rickea Jackson	Tennessee
5.	Dallas Wings	Aaliyah Edwards	UConn