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. ,  Kendra Andrews ,  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 ,  Kareem Copeland Apr 17, 2026, 08:00 AM ET WNBA training camps open Sunday as 15 teams start to prepare for the league's 30th season. Between free agency and the annual draft, rosters have begun to take shape. There is still much to be decided about who will be in uniform when the regular season begins May 8. The camps are the first chance for rookies to practice with their new teammates.…