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. The WNBA has delayed the start of its 24th season because of the coronavirus pandemic, commissioner Cathy Engelbert announced Friday. The league was supposed to begin training camps April 26 and open […]

LIONEL MESSI may be Barcelona's highest ever goalscorer and a one club man to boot, but he has missed out in one fan poll naming the club's greatest player of all-time. In a ballot from fan poll site Ranker, the Argentine managed to only come second best with a famous compatriot winning out. Diego Maradona edged Messi when supporters were […]

MIKEL ARTETA is plotting an overhaul at Arsenal after winning his own personal battle with coronavirus. Serge Gnabry turned heads by wearing a Gunners shirt in a video, but it is unlikely Arteta could lure him back from Bayern Munich. But we have all the latest transfer talk and more information about the Jose Reyes tragedy. Follow all the latest […]

The Funhouse Twitter account @BackAftaThis has gotten many followers over the years posting clips of Mike Francesca’s WFAN show, but it looks like it’s coming to an end. After opening his half-hour WFAN show with a tribute to the retiring John Minko, Francesca didn’t mention Funhouse by name but expressed displeasure that social media posted a video of him Tuesday […]

DINA ASHER-SMITH has been backed to go for the Treble in 2022 as Lord Coe promised to squeeze in three major athletics events. The planned 2021 World Athletics Championships in Oregon have been moved back a year because of the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics. Yet in the summer of 2022 there is already the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham between July 27 […]

Buns are on the menu at Paige VanZant’s. On Wednesday, the UFC knockout and husband Austin Vanderford continued their naked escapades at home, showcasing their kitchen skills this time. “Uh, are we doing this right??” VanZant captioned the cheeky shot on Instagram. Vanderford, a fellow MMA fighter, also shared the same snap, posting: “Cookin powder everywhere.” They followed up Thursday […]

Millions will tune in for the VIRTUAL Grand National on Saturday after the Aintree festival fell victim to coronavirus, with bookies taking bets on the ‘real’ runners and riders but giving the proceeds to charity The Virtual Grand National takes the place of the real race on Saturday evening  Usually an appetiser before main event, the virtual version takes centre […]

OLE GUNNAR SOLSKJAER is set to instigate a huge summer overhaul at Manchester United even though Premier League football may not return for months. Former target Matthjis de Ligt is back on the Red Devils' radar with the defender thought to be unsettled at Juventus. And we have the latest on exciting winger Jadon Sancho, Cristiano Ronaldo, Ivan Rakitic and […]

UFC boss Dana White has hammered the "f***ed up" boxing business as a "an absolute f***ing s*** show" as the promoter looks to get into the sport. White announced last year he would hold a press conference to reveal his plans to set up Zuffa Boxing – the same brand owned by his friends and former UFC owners Frank and […]

LIONEL Messi is very very good at keepie-uppies, even with a bog roll. Shortly after the pandemic sent him and the Barca squad home early, he accepted a "pass" from former team-mate Xavi, juggled it a bit then booted it on to pals Luiz Suarez, Arturo Vidal and Jordi Alba, as well as Argentina's Sergio Aguero. He should have passed […]