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Brittney Griner and Jason Collins recently acknowledged their sexuality in different ways, which begs the question of what role we the media should play in "outing" sports figures.

What exactly does it mean to be an openly gay athlete? Well, the recent news surrounding Brittney Griner shows the changing dialogue around gay athletes in sports.

It would have been perfect if Griner had told Cuban to spend more time worrying about the Mavericks' playoffs chances than her NBA possibilities.

No current female basketball player would be able to compete in the NBA. That includes Baylor center Brittney Griner.

In the first edition of Man Up, Val Ackerman talks with Golden State Warriors president Rick Welts about the marketing and future of women's sports, and why its differences from men should be appreciated.

In her new column for espnW.com, Val Ackerman will talk with prominent male executives to get their ideas about where women's sports are headed.

With WNBA rosters capped at 11, teams can't afford to carry their own Jeremy Lins, young players who could become stars.

Kate Fagan has never been a fan of the WNBA, though she should fit right in with the league's demographic. In the first of a three-part series to educate herself on the league, Fagan realizes some of the its flaws are, in fact, strengths.

For Shelden Williams, being a dad to 3-year-old Lailaa is about tea parties, Hello Kitty and having a ball.

Chasity Melvin is the first WNBA participant in Sportscaster U, a three-day seminar at Syracuse University to train basketball players for TV jobs.

In this week's roundtable, our experts address Brittney Griner's choice to return to Baylor for her senior season. The consensus: Waco is where she should be.

Betting on women's sports? In Vegas, women's hoops action doesn't heat up until the summer.

For the Dream's Lindsey Harding, NBA All-Star weekend is a nonstop array of fun, games and shmoozing. We track her whirlwind schedule.

In this week's installment of "That's What She Said," espnW poet laureate Sarah Spain tackles the year in sports, carol-style.

In the last two years, the Storm have lost only two games at home. The fans are passionate, knowledgeable and know how to have fun.

Washington Mystics, Wizards and Capitals owner Sheila Johnson discusses business, philanthropy and growing the WNBA for our Power Players series.