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Mechelle Voepel is a regular contributor to ESPN.com.

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High hopes for Lib in dispersal draft, Lynx in '10

Mechelle Voepel

Knee-jerk thoughts on the two big announcements in the WNBA on Tuesday? First, that with Cheryl Reeve as the new head coach and the talent they alread...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 09, 2009

Buckeyes lose but learn plenty about themselves

Mechelle Voepel

DURHAM, N.C. -- Ohio State point guard Sammy Prahalis slumped down on the bleachers and got a commiserating hug from her mom. It had not been a fun ni...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 03, 2009

Hand's injury drops OU roster to nine players

Mechelle Voepel

At Big 12 media day in October, Oklahoma sophomore guard Whitney Hand discussed having gone sky-diving earlier this year. As she spoke about it, you ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 30, 2009

Versatile Pedersen fills many roles for Stanford

Mechelle Voepel

One of Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer's assistants told her she took do-it-all junior Kayla Pedersen for granted. "And I said, 'No, I don't,'" VanDer...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 26, 2009

Baylor's Griner never grows tired of dunking

Mechelle Voepel

If you didn't already know Baylor's Brittney Griner was from a military/law enforcement family, you'd guess it right away from hearing her talk. Good ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 24, 2009

SEC seems back on top of game in 2009-10

Mechelle Voepel

Last season was, of course, an unusual one in the SEC. Tennessee finished tied for fifth and found itself having to watch a few big celebrations from ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 23, 2009

Middle Tennessee taking on all comers

Mechelle Voepel

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- Middle Tennessee might be considered the Sun Belt favorite, but coach Rick Insell doesn't want to depend on winning the league'...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 17, 2009

Spartak owner's death is big loss for game

Mechelle Voepel

The murder of Spartak owner Shabtai von Kalmanovic in Moscow on Monday will have some kind of effect on the entire world of professional women's baske...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 03, 2009

Pondexter puts in MVP-worthy performance, too

Mechelle Voepel

PHOENIX -- Phoenix's Cappie Pondexter was the WNBA Finals MVP in 2007, and could well have received that same honor in 2009 (for what it's worth, I vo...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 10, 2009

Johnson savoring another shot at title

Mechelle Voepel

Temeka Johnson was on the first LSU team to advance to the Women's Final Four. That happened in 2004, when the event was in her native New Orleans. It...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 08, 2009

Purdue roots run deep at Game 4

Mechelle Voepel

INDIANAPOLIS -- On the court for Indiana was Katie Douglas. On the Fever sideline was Lin Dunn. Doing color commentary for ESPN2 was Carolyn Peck. In ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 08, 2009

January has been the postseason's top rookie

Mechelle Voepel

INDIANAPOLIS -- Eight years ago, when her current Indiana teammates Katie Douglas and Tammy Sutton-Brown were competing in the NCAA tournament, Fever ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 06, 2009

Time to put supposed head-butt behind us

Mechelle Voepel

INDIANAPOLIS -- As you can imagine, it was really tense and scary and stuff like that Monday as the Indiana and Phoenix players caught sight of each o...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 05, 2009

Griffith enjoying Fever's ride in WNBA Finals

Mechelle Voepel

INDIANAPOLIS -- This season was supposed to be Yolanda Griffith's chance at one last championship, a perfect ending to her career. Indiana coach Li...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 04, 2009

Expect aggressive start from Phoenix in Game 3

Mechelle Voepel

Someone once told me about being a writer that great was the enemy of good. Meaning that if you were striving all the time to come up with the "great"...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 04, 2009