Posts by Michelle Smith

Michelle Smith has covered women’s basketball nationally for more than three decades. A 2024 inductee into the U.S. Basketball Writer’s Hall of Fame, Smith has worked for ESPN.com, The Athletic, the San Francisco Chronicle, as well as Pac-12.com and WNBA.com. She is the 2017 recipient of the Jake Wade Media Award from the Collegiate Sports Information Directors Association (CoSIDA) and was named the Mel Greenberg Media Award winner by the WBCA in 2019.

Golden State Valkyries General Manager prepares for WNBA free agency.

Valkyries general manager talks first foray into free agency

January 17, 2025

Ohemaa Nyanin: ‘Do you have a mindset to build?’

A plane flies over damaged territory in Los Angeles

Los Angeles schools are absorbing the impact of devastating fires

January 9, 2025

Pepperdine and Loyola Marymount have posted their Thursday games, while UCLA’s status for Sunday remains undetermined

Former Pac-12 teams enter the unfamiliar

December 31, 2024

Evaluating former Pac-12 teams as they head into their first seasons outside the Conference of Champions

UCLA celebrates after a recent win

This year’s LA Story is a compelling one

December 27, 2024

USC and UCLA both appear to be built for something big, maybe even something worthy of a Hollywood script

Cal head coach Charmin Smith gestures with both hands in front of her as she speaks at a podium during ACC media days.

Cal and Charmin Smith make a statement in win over Stanford

December 14, 2024

Smith: ‘I’m happy to beat Stanford and I’m gonna act like it, because that’s a really good team’

Stanford head coach Kate Paye and retired coach Tara VanDerveer stand together arm in arm at Maples Pavilion.

At Stanford, Kate Paye is retooling a titan

November 10, 2024

Balanced Stanford off to a strong 3-0 start thanks to a 3-point barrage

Pac-12 Media Day set photo

Pac-12 moves open the door to possibilities

September 15, 2024

Bold moves breathes new life into Conference of Champions

Ohemaa Nyanin smiles

Golden State WNBA gets its GM: Ohemaa Nyanin

May 6, 2024

She will be a very familiar face to many players across the league

Oregon State players celebrate in a huddle following their NCAA Tournament second round victory

Oregon State’s exodus is hard to watch

April 15, 2024

Eight players have entered the transfer portal

Tara VanDerveer discusses her retirement at a press conference on Wednesday, April 10.

Tara VanDerveer passes the Stanford torch to Kate Paye in emotional press conference

April 11, 2024

VanDerveer: ‘I just felt I’m ready’