Michael Voepel
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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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Alexa Philippou
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Alexa Philippou
Women's Basketball Reporter
Covers women's college basketball and the WNBA
Previously covered UConn and the WNBA Connecticut Sun for the Hartford Courant
Stanford graduate and Baltimore native with further experience at the Dallas Morning News, Seattle Times and Cincinnati Enquirer
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Kendra Andrews
May 11, 2026, 08:30 AM ET
The WNBA tipped off its 30th season over the weekend with a collection of cool moments and hot takes.
The Portland Fire , who briefly existed from 2000 to 2002, opened their "resurrection" season while the expansion Toronto Tempo played their first WNBA game.
On Saturday, the Las Vegas Aces got diamond championship rings -- and then got routed by the Phoenix Mercury ,…
