Jan 24, 2025, 07:00 AM ET The 2025 NBA Rivals Week concludes Saturday with four exciting matchups, including a 2024 Finals rematch between the Dallas Mavericks and Boston Celtics. After a dominant return to France, which included a 30-point, five-rebound outing against the Indiana Pacers, Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs will face off […]
Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images As Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat navigate what has been an awkward partnership so far this season, details about the extent to which the team broke from their traditional rules for the six-time All-Star in the past are starting to come out. Per ESPN’s Ramona Shelburnethe Heat gave […]
We finally have our 2024 MLS Cup matchup decided. In the Eastern Conference, the New York Red Bulls continue their magical run. They defeated Orlando City 1-0, thanks to a goal from Andrés Reyes. This puts Sandro Schwarz’s side into its first MLS Cup final since 2008, and it is looking to become the champion […]
The New York Liberty claimed the first title in franchise history on Sunday night, ending a 28-season quest, with a 67-62 victory over the Minnesota Lynx in Game 5 of the 2024 WNBA Finals. In a fitting ending to one of the best Finals ever, the winner-take-all Game 5 went to overtime, where the Liberty […]
Alexa Philippou, ESPNOct 21, 2024, 02:30 AM ET Close 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 NEW YORK — As the seconds ticked down in […]
Melanie Fidler/NBAE via Getty Images Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese attended Game 5 of the WNBA Finals on Sunday, where the Minnesota Lynx faced off against the New York Liberty in Brooklyn. The 22-year-old showed up in style, repping a half-and-half jersey combination of the Liberty’s Breanna Stewart and Lynx’s Napheesa Collier. The one-of-a-kind jersey […]
Alexa Philippou Close Alexa Philippou ESPN 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 Charlie Creme Close Charlie Creme ESPN.com Charlie Creme projects the women’s NCAA […]
Sabrina Ionescu hit the biggest shot of her career on Wednesday nighta game-winning step-back 3-pointer from just inside the logo to give the New York Liberty an 80-77 victory over the Minnesota Lynx in Game 3 of the 2024 WNBA Finals. The Liberty trailed by 15 points in the first half, and were still down […]
Alexa Philippou Close Alexa Philippou ESPN 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 Charlie Creme Close Charlie Creme ESPN.com Charlie Creme projects the women’s NCAA […]
Michael Voepel, ESPN Senior WriterOct 11, 2024, 09:00 PM ET Close 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. NEW YORK — Courtney Williams once joked that it was a big moment […]
