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Michael Voepel

ESPN Senior Writer

Michael Voepel is a senior writer who covers the WNBA, women's college basketball and other college sports. Voepel began covering women's basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996.

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Kendra Andrews

Nov 3, 2026, 04:24 PM ET

Three days after crowning its 2026 champion, the WNBA was back in the news. Chris DeMarco will not be retained as head coach of the New York Liberty , sources told ESPN on Tuesday.

The Liberty will have a third head coach in as many years; the franchise previously moved on from Sandy Brondello in September 2025, one season removed from New York winning its first WNBA title.

"We need to nail this," Liberty general manager Jonathan Kolb said at the time, two months before hiring DeMarco.…