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. ,  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 ,  Kendra Andrews May 11, 2026, 08:30 AM ET The WNBA tipped off its 30th season over the weekend with a collection of cool moments and hot takes. The Portland Fire , who briefly existed from 2000 to 2002, opened their "resurrection" season while the expansion Toronto Tempo played their first WNBA game.…