SI writer Jon Wertheim says the league is dying because it has no buzz.  He cites the Latasha Byears case as an example: a player gets accused of sexually assaulting her teammate, and the story just disappears.  Wertheim says that's a sign that not enough people care about the league.  A strange example, but maybe there's something to it.
 
Incidentally, the LA DA's office has not responded to my repeated requests to find out what happened to the case.  I'll try again today.