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 »Mystics’ Elena Delle Donne says medical exclusion request was denied
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Read More »2020 WNBA schedule: the 12 must-see games of the regular season
The new schedule for the unorthodox WNBA 2020 season – 22 games per team to be played in neutral locations – is finally here, and it’s time to highlight the must-see games. While some of the biggest names in the league are in attendance this season, it still promises plenty …
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 …
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