NEW YORK – Kyrie Irving is helping to ensure that WNBA players can get through the season without stressing over a paycheck. The Brooklyn Nets star is pledging $ 1.5 million to supplement the income of players who choose not to play this season, either for coronavirus reasons or for …
Read More »NCAA postpones decision on fall sports championships until August
The NCAA board of governors on Friday avoided making major decisions about the fall sports championships, declaring it will continue discussions in August, a decision likely to appease FBS conference commissioners and athletic directors who voiced strong opposition. to cancel the championships at this time. in the coronavirus pandemic. The …
Read More »Michelle Wie West will be assistant captain of the Solheim Cup
10:21 am ET Charlotte GibsonESPN Michelle Wie West, a five-time Solheim Cup veteran and 2014 US Women’s Open champion, will return to the US Team as an assistant captain. Captain Pat Hurst selected 30-year-old Wie West to work alongside previously announced assistant captain Angela Stanford when Team USA competes against …
Read More »Sabrina Ionescu of New York Liberty – Everything you need to know about her WNBA debut
9:30 am 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. As Sabrina Ionescu transitions from the vibrant green of the Oregon Ducks to the green foam …
Read More »WNBA is not forcing Dream’s Kelly Loeffler to sell
2:06 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. WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert said Atlanta Dream co-owner Kelly Loeffler, an American senator from Georgia, will …
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