On Thursday, the NCAA Institute for Sports Science released extended guidelines to help schools continue to navigate a return to fall sports amid the coronavirus pandemic, including testing and results within 72 hours of competition in “high-risk contact sports,” but NCAA President Mark Emmert admitted that the virus is heading …
Read More »Mystics’ Elena Delle Donne expects denial of Lyme disease medical exemption not based on WNBA status
2:24 PM ET Mechelle VoepelESPN.com Near Mechelle 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. Elena Delle Donne of Washington said Wednesday that she hopes that denying her request for a …
Read More »WNBA players will wear jerseys with names of murdered women; ‘Say your name’ in the warm-ups
The WNBA and its union agreed to submit the names of women who died in connection with police action or alleged racial violence, such as Sandra Bland, Breonna Taylor and Vanessa Guillén, when the league resumes play this month. WNBA players will also wear warm-up shirts that say “Black Lives …
Read More »Liz Cambage of Las Vegas Aces hopes to miss the WNBA season
NEW YORK – Las Vegas Aces All-Star Center Liz Cambage is expected to miss out on the next WNBA season for health reasons, according to his agent. “In assessing Liz Cambage’s health and pre-existing risk factors with her team doctor, we believe she is at high risk for serious illness …
Read More »NBA, union plan to paint ‘Black Lives Matter’ in Orlando courts
The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association plan to paint “Black Lives Matter” on the court within both sidelines in the three arenas that the league will use at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida when the 2019 season resumes. Late 20 next month, league sources told …
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