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8:31 PM ETMechelle VoepelespnW.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.HARTFORD, Conn. -- Breanna Stewart, the 2018…

Alana Beard, a two-time winner of the WNBA's defensive player of the year award and a four-time All-Star, announced her retirement Wednesday. Beard, 37, was the second overall pick by the Washington Mystics in the 2004 draft after the…

Minnesota Lynx star Maya Moore will sit out a second consecutive WNBA season and has taken herself out of consideration for the Olympics so she can push for the prison release of a Missouri man who she believes is…

NEW YORK -- The WNBA season is expanding to a 36-game schedule and adding the Commissioner's Cup tournament, the league announced Thursday. The league has had a 34-game schedule since 2003. The season begins on May 15 and ends…

10:45 AM ETMechelle VoepelespnW.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.How do the best break down Sabrina…

MINNEAPOLIS -- The Minnesota Lynx hired Katie Smith, the franchise's third-leading all-time scorer and Hall of Fame player, as the lead assistant Tuesday on coach Cheryl Reeve's staff. Smith was head coach of the New York Liberty the past…

Jan 14, 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.The WNBA and the players' union announced…

8:58 AM ETMechelle VoepelespnW.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.The WNBA and the players' union have…

6:20 PM ETMechelle VoepelespnW.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.Walt Hopkins officially was named the New…

NEW YORK -- Minnesota Lynx assistant coach Walt Hopkins will be hired as the next head coach of the New York Liberty, a source confirmed to ESPN. Hopkins has been an assistant for the Lynx for since 2017. New…