Jul 12, 2020Mechelle 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.Phoenix Mercury guard Skylar Diggins-Smith said she…
10:31 AM ETGraham HaysESPN.com CloseGraham Hays covers college sports for espnW, including softball and soccer. Hays began with ESPN in 1999.On the same day that Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) declared she had no intention of selling her ownership…
6:20 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.Seattle Storm guard Sue Bird said Saturday…
Duke is in talks with Boston Celtics assistant coach and former WNBA All-Star Kara Lawson to take over as coach of its women's basketball program, a source told ESPN on Friday. The 39-year-old Lawson has become the leading candidate…
NEW YORK -- WNBA MVP Elena Delle Donne is waiting to have her case heard by the league's independent panel of doctors to see if she'll be medically excused for the season, according to the Washington Mystics. The Mystics…
10:10 PM ETGraham HaysESPN.com CloseGraham Hays covers college sports for espnW, including softball and soccer. Hays began with ESPN in 1999.Although some WNBA players offered positive reviews of their accommodations upon arriving for the league's resumption of play,…
Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.), co-owner of the Atlanta Dream, has written WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert to express her opposition to the Black Lives Matter movement and ask the league to put an American flag on every jersey when the…
Jul 7, 2020Graham HaysESPN.com CloseGraham Hays covers college sports for espnW, including softball and soccer. Hays began with ESPN in 1999.Citing a protracted struggle with the coronavirus since testing positive almost a month ago, New York Liberty guard…
The WNBA and its union have agreed to honor women who have died in connection to police action or alleged racial violence -- such as Sandra Bland, Breonna Taylor and Vanessa Guillen -- when the league resumes play this…
The Phoenix Mercury made one final coaching change before the team enters the WNBA bubble, replacing assistant coach Penny Taylor with Chasity Melvin. Taylor -- who married Diana Taurasi in 2017 -- is stepping away to focus on being…