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Get ESPN WNBA Team News

Get ESPN WNBA Team News

Usage

espn_wnba_team_news(team_id, limit = 25)

Arguments

team_id

character or integer. ESPN team ID (e.g. 17 for Las Vegas Aces).

limit

integer. Maximum number of articles to return. Default 25.

Value

Returns a tibble of team news articles.

col_nametypesdescription
idcharacterUnique play identifcation number
typecharacterRecord type / category.
headlinecharacterNews headline.
descriptioncharacterLong-form description text.
publishedcharacterPublication timestamp (ISO 8601).
premiumlogicalPremium.
bylinecharacterNews article byline / author.
link_webcharacterWeb link / URL.
league_idcharacterLeague identifier ('10' = WNBA).

Details

Retrieve ESPN WNBA news for a specific team. Uses getOption("wehoop.proxy") or http_proxy/https_proxy environment variables for proxy configuration (per-call proxy override is not supported for ESPN wrappers).

See also

Other ESPN WNBA Functions: espn_wnba_athletes_index(), espn_wnba_award(), espn_wnba_calendar(), espn_wnba_coach_season(), espn_wnba_coaches(), espn_wnba_conferences(), espn_wnba_draft(), espn_wnba_draft_athlete_detail(), espn_wnba_draft_athletes(), espn_wnba_draft_pick(), espn_wnba_draft_rounds(), espn_wnba_draft_status(), espn_wnba_franchise(), espn_wnba_franchises(), espn_wnba_freeagents(), espn_wnba_futures(), espn_wnba_game_all(), espn_wnba_game_broadcasts(), espn_wnba_game_odds(), espn_wnba_game_official_detail(), espn_wnba_game_officials(), espn_wnba_game_play(), espn_wnba_game_play_personnel(), espn_wnba_game_player_box(), espn_wnba_game_powerindex(), espn_wnba_game_predictor(), espn_wnba_game_probabilities(), espn_wnba_game_propbets(), espn_wnba_game_rosters(), espn_wnba_game_situation(), espn_wnba_game_team_leaders(), espn_wnba_game_team_linescores(), espn_wnba_game_team_records(), espn_wnba_game_team_roster(), espn_wnba_game_team_roster_entry(), espn_wnba_game_team_score(), espn_wnba_game_team_statistics(), espn_wnba_injuries(), espn_wnba_leaders(), espn_wnba_news(), espn_wnba_pbp(), espn_wnba_player_awards(), espn_wnba_player_box(), espn_wnba_player_career_stats(), espn_wnba_player_eventlog(), espn_wnba_player_eventlog_v2(), espn_wnba_player_gamelog(), espn_wnba_player_info(), espn_wnba_player_overview(), espn_wnba_player_seasons(), espn_wnba_player_splits(), espn_wnba_player_statisticslog(), espn_wnba_player_stats(), espn_wnba_player_stats_v3(), espn_wnba_position(), espn_wnba_positions(), espn_wnba_powerindex(), espn_wnba_scoreboard(), espn_wnba_season_awards(), espn_wnba_season_draft(), espn_wnba_season_group(), espn_wnba_season_group_children(), espn_wnba_season_group_teams(), espn_wnba_season_groups(), espn_wnba_season_info(), espn_wnba_season_leaders(), espn_wnba_season_ranking(), espn_wnba_season_rankings(), espn_wnba_season_type(), espn_wnba_season_types(), espn_wnba_season_week(), espn_wnba_season_weeks(), espn_wnba_seasons(), espn_wnba_standings(), espn_wnba_team(), espn_wnba_team_box(), espn_wnba_team_injuries(), espn_wnba_team_leaders(), espn_wnba_team_record(), espn_wnba_team_record_detail(), espn_wnba_team_roster(), espn_wnba_team_schedule(), espn_wnba_team_season_profile(), espn_wnba_team_season_roster(), espn_wnba_team_season_statistics(), espn_wnba_team_stats(), espn_wnba_teams(), espn_wnba_transactions(), espn_wnba_venues(), espn_wnba_week_ranking(), espn_wnba_week_rankings()

Author

Saiem Gilani

Examples

# \donttest{
  espn_wnba_team_news(team_id = "17", limit = 5)
#> ── ESPN WNBA Team News (team_id=17) from ESPN.com ────────────── wehoop 3.0.0 ──
#>  Data updated: 2026-06-13 05:46:03 UTC
#> # A tibble: 5 × 9
#>        id type  headline description published premium byline link_web league_id
#>     <int> <chr> <chr>    <chr>       <chr>     <lgl>   <chr>  <chr>    <chr>    
#> 1  4.90e7 Prev… Las Veg… Minnesota … 2026-06-… FALSE   NA     http://… 59       
#> 2  4.90e7 Head… Aces' G… Chelsea Gr… 2026-06-… FALSE   Kendr… https:/… 59       
#> 3  4.90e7 Recap A’ja Wi… — A’ja Wil… 2026-06-… FALSE   NA     http://… 59       
#> 4  4.90e7 Media Fire vs… Watch the … 2026-06-… FALSE   NA     https:/… 59       
#> 5  4.90e7 Story Trackin… A'ja Wilso… 2026-06-… FALSE   Micha… https:/… 59       
# }