Alexa Philippou
@alexaphilippou.bsky.social
ESPN women’s college basketball, WNBA reporter. Posting on here and, for now, X | IG: alexaphilippou_ESPN
@kpelton.bsky.social, @michaelvoepelespn.bsky.social, @kendra-andrews.bsky.social & I tried to make sense of what's at stake for the various sets of interests among WNBA players in this labor battle, and how might those differences manifest in CBA negotiations:
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What's at stake for every player in the WNBA labor battle
From stars with millions in off-court endorsements to those making the minimum, every WNBA player stands to gain in the new CBA.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:45 PM
@kpelton.bsky.social, @michaelvoepelespn.bsky.social, @kendra-andrews.bsky.social & I tried to make sense of what's at stake for the various sets of interests among WNBA players in this labor battle, and how might those differences manifest in CBA negotiations:
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Jazzy Davidson in her second-career game: 21 points, 5 blocks, 4 assists, 4 rebounds, 3 steals, and the game-winning layup over No. 9 NC State
No. 18 USC takes down NC State, 69-68, despite trailing by as many as 11. Huge non-con win for the JuJu Watkins-less Trojans
No. 18 USC takes down NC State, 69-68, despite trailing by as many as 11. Huge non-con win for the JuJu Watkins-less Trojans
November 9, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Jazzy Davidson in her second-career game: 21 points, 5 blocks, 4 assists, 4 rebounds, 3 steals, and the game-winning layup over No. 9 NC State
No. 18 USC takes down NC State, 69-68, despite trailing by as many as 11. Huge non-con win for the JuJu Watkins-less Trojans
No. 18 USC takes down NC State, 69-68, despite trailing by as many as 11. Huge non-con win for the JuJu Watkins-less Trojans
The WNBA draft lottery will take place Nov. 23 on ESPN, featuring the Dallas Wings, Minnesota Lynx, Seattle Storm, Washington Mystics & Chicago Sky
Odds to land the No. 1 pick:
DAL: 42%
MIN: 26.1%
SEA: 16.7%
WAS: 9.7%
CHI: 5.5%
The ‘26 draft is scheduled for April 13
Odds to land the No. 1 pick:
DAL: 42%
MIN: 26.1%
SEA: 16.7%
WAS: 9.7%
CHI: 5.5%
The ‘26 draft is scheduled for April 13
November 7, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The WNBA draft lottery will take place Nov. 23 on ESPN, featuring the Dallas Wings, Minnesota Lynx, Seattle Storm, Washington Mystics & Chicago Sky
Odds to land the No. 1 pick:
DAL: 42%
MIN: 26.1%
SEA: 16.7%
WAS: 9.7%
CHI: 5.5%
The ‘26 draft is scheduled for April 13
Odds to land the No. 1 pick:
DAL: 42%
MIN: 26.1%
SEA: 16.7%
WAS: 9.7%
CHI: 5.5%
The ‘26 draft is scheduled for April 13
A big week for new coaches in the WNBA: Jose Fernandez was introduced earlier today in Dallas, where he said, "This won't be the same old Dallas Wings, my brother," paraphrasing his late colleague at USF, Amir Abdur-Rahim. "Change is coming, and we're gonna win."
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Fernandez eyes change for Bueckers-led Wings
New Wings coach Jose Fernandez says he is excited to work with Paige Bueckers and promised change for the last-place franchise.
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November 6, 2025 at 8:36 PM
A big week for new coaches in the WNBA: Jose Fernandez was introduced earlier today in Dallas, where he said, "This won't be the same old Dallas Wings, my brother," paraphrasing his late colleague at USF, Amir Abdur-Rahim. "Change is coming, and we're gonna win."
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News story on the Storm introducing new coach Sonia Raman as a "trailblazer," with GM Talisa Rhea highlighting Raman's expertise in analytics and player development as well as her ability to build relationships: www.espn.com/wnba/story/_...
Storm introduce Raman, hail her as 'trailblazer'
The Storm introduced Sonia Raman as the team's new head coach at a news conference Wednesday.
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November 6, 2025 at 1:58 AM
News story on the Storm introducing new coach Sonia Raman as a "trailblazer," with GM Talisa Rhea highlighting Raman's expertise in analytics and player development as well as her ability to build relationships: www.espn.com/wnba/story/_...
Don't miss @katiebarnes.bsky.social on Azzi Fudd before she and the Huskies officially begin their title defense tonight
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The real Azzi Fudd? 'None of you have seen it'
The Most Outstanding Player of last year's Final Four has shown her peak powers only in small glimpses. Now Azzi Fudd is ready to level up for the Huskies' repeat bid.
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November 4, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Don't miss @katiebarnes.bsky.social on Azzi Fudd before she and the Huskies officially begin their title defense tonight
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Statement from the WNBPA:
“The WNBPA Executive Committee agreed to the league’s proposed 30-day extension of the current CBA, with the condition that the players may terminate the extension at any time with 48 hours’ notice. ...
“The WNBPA Executive Committee agreed to the league’s proposed 30-day extension of the current CBA, with the condition that the players may terminate the extension at any time with 48 hours’ notice. ...
October 31, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Statement from the WNBPA:
“The WNBPA Executive Committee agreed to the league’s proposed 30-day extension of the current CBA, with the condition that the players may terminate the extension at any time with 48 hours’ notice. ...
“The WNBPA Executive Committee agreed to the league’s proposed 30-day extension of the current CBA, with the condition that the players may terminate the extension at any time with 48 hours’ notice. ...
Can confirm the WNBA and the WNBPA have agreed to a 30-day extension as they work towards a new collective bargaining agreement. The new deadline will be Nov. 30.
The 30-day extension was initially offered by the league, as reported earlier this week
The 30-day extension was initially offered by the league, as reported earlier this week
October 31, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Can confirm the WNBA and the WNBPA have agreed to a 30-day extension as they work towards a new collective bargaining agreement. The new deadline will be Nov. 30.
The 30-day extension was initially offered by the league, as reported earlier this week
The 30-day extension was initially offered by the league, as reported earlier this week
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Spoke to Sonia Raman, who was officially announced as the Storm's new head coach Wednesday, for a news story about how the Storm played a key role in her move to the WNBA after four seasons as an NBA assistant and her coaching philosophy: www.espn.com/wnba/story/_...
New coach Raman calls Storm job 'homecoming'
New Storm coach Sonia Raman touted her connection to the Seattle area and the aspects of the franchise that make her new job attractive.
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October 29, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Spoke to Sonia Raman, who was officially announced as the Storm's new head coach Wednesday, for a news story about how the Storm played a key role in her move to the WNBA after four seasons as an NBA assistant and her coaching philosophy: www.espn.com/wnba/story/_...
It's official: Two-time WNBA champion head coach Sandy Brondello has agreed to terms to become the first head coach of the Toronto Tempo.
The deal was negotiated by Jonathan Jordan of SIG Sports
The deal was negotiated by Jonathan Jordan of SIG Sports
October 29, 2025 at 4:49 PM
It's official: Two-time WNBA champion head coach Sandy Brondello has agreed to terms to become the first head coach of the Toronto Tempo.
The deal was negotiated by Jonathan Jordan of SIG Sports
The deal was negotiated by Jonathan Jordan of SIG Sports
A source said the players may be willing to consider an extension "under the right circumstances" but they feel "those circumstances do not yet exist."
Breaking: The WNBA has offered players a 30-day extension to continue negotiations for a new CBA, sources told ESPN.
Time is ticking for a resolution, one way or another, with Friday's deadline rapidly approaching
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Time is ticking for a resolution, one way or another, with Friday's deadline rapidly approaching
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Sources: WNBA offers extension on CBA deadline
The WNBA has offered players a 30-day extension to continue negotiations for a new CBA ahead of the October 31 deadline.
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October 28, 2025 at 11:32 PM
A source said the players may be willing to consider an extension "under the right circumstances" but they feel "those circumstances do not yet exist."
Breaking: The WNBA has offered players a 30-day extension to continue negotiations for a new CBA, sources told ESPN.
Time is ticking for a resolution, one way or another, with Friday's deadline rapidly approaching
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Time is ticking for a resolution, one way or another, with Friday's deadline rapidly approaching
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Sources: WNBA offers extension on CBA deadline
The WNBA has offered players a 30-day extension to continue negotiations for a new CBA ahead of the October 31 deadline.
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October 28, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Breaking: The WNBA has offered players a 30-day extension to continue negotiations for a new CBA, sources told ESPN.
Time is ticking for a resolution, one way or another, with Friday's deadline rapidly approaching
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Time is ticking for a resolution, one way or another, with Friday's deadline rapidly approaching
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Jose Fernandez to the Dallas Wings is a done deal. Expect an announcement soon on Fernandez's hiring as their new head coach.
Can confirm the Dallas Wings are closing in on hiring longtime USF coach Jose Fernandez as their new head coach
Sources told ESPN Dallas was looking for someone with significant head coaching experience, a proven track record for sustained success + international reach
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Sources told ESPN Dallas was looking for someone with significant head coaching experience, a proven track record for sustained success + international reach
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Source: Wings to hire USF's Fernandez as HC
The Wings are closing in on hiring longtime South Florida coach Jose Fernandez as their new head coach, a source confirmed to ESPN.
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October 27, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Jose Fernandez to the Dallas Wings is a done deal. Expect an announcement soon on Fernandez's hiring as their new head coach.
Can confirm the Dallas Wings are closing in on hiring longtime USF coach Jose Fernandez as their new head coach
Sources told ESPN Dallas was looking for someone with significant head coaching experience, a proven track record for sustained success + international reach
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Sources told ESPN Dallas was looking for someone with significant head coaching experience, a proven track record for sustained success + international reach
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Source: Wings to hire USF's Fernandez as HC
The Wings are closing in on hiring longtime South Florida coach Jose Fernandez as their new head coach, a source confirmed to ESPN.
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October 23, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Can confirm the Dallas Wings are closing in on hiring longtime USF coach Jose Fernandez as their new head coach
Sources told ESPN Dallas was looking for someone with significant head coaching experience, a proven track record for sustained success + international reach
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Sources told ESPN Dallas was looking for someone with significant head coaching experience, a proven track record for sustained success + international reach
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In the latest of a series of escalating public exchanges between the WNBA and WNBPA, the league says it has offered an uncapped revenue sharing proposal to the players, calling the union's statement to the contrary "frustrating and counterproductive.”
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WNBA pushes back on union's revenue share claim
The WNBA said Wednesday it has offered an uncapped revenue sharing proposal to the players and called the union's statement to the contrary "frustrating and counterproductive."
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October 23, 2025 at 12:04 AM
In the latest of a series of escalating public exchanges between the WNBA and WNBPA, the league says it has offered an uncapped revenue sharing proposal to the players, calling the union's statement to the contrary "frustrating and counterproductive.”
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Brondello received significant interest from multiple organizations before choosing Toronto, which is set to begin play in 2026 alongside another WNBA expansion team in the Portland Fire.
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Source: Brondello set to coach expansion Tempo
Sandy Brondello, who has won two WNBA championships as head coach, has agreed to become the first coach of the expansion Toronto Tempo, a source told ESPN.
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October 23, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Brondello received significant interest from multiple organizations before choosing Toronto, which is set to begin play in 2026 alongside another WNBA expansion team in the Portland Fire.
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One year following the WNBPA's opt-out of the current CBA and nine days before the deadline to come up with a new one, here's the latest we're hearing on CBA negotiations:
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What we're hearing on the WNBA's CBA negotiations
Ten days out from the WNBA's deadline for a new CBA, where do talks stand?
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October 22, 2025 at 2:21 PM
One year following the WNBPA's opt-out of the current CBA and nine days before the deadline to come up with a new one, here's the latest we're hearing on CBA negotiations:
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Some Liberty news: Three additional investors – Robin Roberts, Olivia Walton and Amy Griffin – have completed the round of investment the franchise announced earlier this year valuing the team at $450 million
The investor group supports the building of NY’s new practice facility
The investor group supports the building of NY’s new practice facility
October 22, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Some Liberty news: Three additional investors – Robin Roberts, Olivia Walton and Amy Griffin – have completed the round of investment the franchise announced earlier this year valuing the team at $450 million
The investor group supports the building of NY’s new practice facility
The investor group supports the building of NY’s new practice facility
NBA commissioner Adam Silver said Tuesday that WNBA players will get a "big increase" in salaries in their new collective bargaining agreement, but pointed to "absolute numbers" as the way to measure that growth as opposed to share of revenue.
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Silver: 'Big increase' coming to WNBA's salaries
During an appearance Tuesday on the Today Show, NBA commissioner Adam Silver said that WNBA players will get a "big increase" in salaries in their new collective bargaining agreement, and that "they d...
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October 21, 2025 at 9:11 PM
NBA commissioner Adam Silver said Tuesday that WNBA players will get a "big increase" in salaries in their new collective bargaining agreement, but pointed to "absolute numbers" as the way to measure that growth as opposed to share of revenue.
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"Once you have that kind of fighting with your best players, it's a death spiral."
"If I had a vote, I would probably ask for a replacement."
ESPN canvassed WNBA owners, execs and other industry sources on the turmoil surrounding Cathy Engelbert and more
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"If I had a vote, I would probably ask for a replacement."
ESPN canvassed WNBA owners, execs and other industry sources on the turmoil surrounding Cathy Engelbert and more
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'Change is a must': WNBA owners, insiders on Cathy Engelbert, officiating, CBA
Have owners and executives lost faith in the WNBA commissioner? We canvassed insiders on the biggest topics at the WNBA Finals.
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October 17, 2025 at 2:42 PM
"Once you have that kind of fighting with your best players, it's a death spiral."
"If I had a vote, I would probably ask for a replacement."
ESPN canvassed WNBA owners, execs and other industry sources on the turmoil surrounding Cathy Engelbert and more
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"If I had a vote, I would probably ask for a replacement."
ESPN canvassed WNBA owners, execs and other industry sources on the turmoil surrounding Cathy Engelbert and more
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A'ja Wilson has been called a lot of things this season: a gazelle, a lion, an elk, a great-white shark.
And with her third title in four years, it might be time to call her the GOAT
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And with her third title in four years, it might be time to call her the GOAT
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'You run out of adjectives': Another year, another title for A'ja Wilson
Wilson has been called a lot of things this postseason: an elk, a shark, a lion. But is it time to call her the GOAT?
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October 11, 2025 at 2:49 PM
A'ja Wilson has been called a lot of things this season: a gazelle, a lion, an elk, a great-white shark.
And with her third title in four years, it might be time to call her the GOAT
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And with her third title in four years, it might be time to call her the GOAT
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Injuries kept coming -- to Caitlin Clark and to so many others -- and the lineup kept changing, but the Indiana Fever's resolve never dimmed this season. Here's how they turned a hellish season into being five minutes away from the WNBA Finals.
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Inside the Indiana Fever's roller-coaster 2025 WNBA season
Injuries kept coming and the lineup kept changing, but the Fever's resolve never dimmed this season.
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October 3, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Injuries kept coming -- to Caitlin Clark and to so many others -- and the lineup kept changing, but the Indiana Fever's resolve never dimmed this season. Here's how they turned a hellish season into being five minutes away from the WNBA Finals.
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Caitlin Clark says Napheesa Collier made 'valid points' about WNBA leadership
More from Fever exit interviews on WNBA leadership, and where Clark stands health-wise
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More from Fever exit interviews on WNBA leadership, and where Clark stands health-wise
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October 3, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Caitlin Clark says Napheesa Collier made 'valid points' about WNBA leadership
More from Fever exit interviews on WNBA leadership, and where Clark stands health-wise
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More from Fever exit interviews on WNBA leadership, and where Clark stands health-wise
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Liberty GM Jonathan Kolb: "These decisions mark fork-in-the-road moments for organizations. You can stand still or you can embrace change and move forward, and my commitment is to keep pushing the New York Liberty to new heights."
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Liberty GM: Call on champ Brondello 'proactive'
Liberty general manager Jonathan Kolb says the decision not to bring back coach Sandy Brondello was not solely based on this season's results and that a coaching change was "very much under considerat...
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September 25, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Liberty GM Jonathan Kolb: "These decisions mark fork-in-the-road moments for organizations. You can stand still or you can embrace change and move forward, and my commitment is to keep pushing the New York Liberty to new heights."
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