Kareem Copeland ,  Alexa Philippou Close Alexa Philippou Women's Basketball Reporter 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 ,  Michael Voepel Close Michael Voepel ESPN Senior Writer 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. May 8, 2026, 08:30 AM ET After a chaotic offseason in which a new collective bargaining agreement was agreed to just 51 days ago, the WNBA season is finally back. Players, teams and fans haven't had much time to catch their breath, with a two-team expansion draft, free agency for over 100 players, the 2026 WNBA draft and training camp all held within the past five weeks.…