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The Dallas Wings won the WNBA draft lottery for the second consecutive season on Sunday night. The league is expanding to 15 teams this season with the addition of the Toronto Tempo and Portland Fire. The two teams will also pick sixth and seventh in the draft next April. CBC | Sports News
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Toronto Tempo name Sandy Brondello WNBA franchise’s 1st-ever head coach
The Toronto Tempo officially announced Sandy Brondello as the WNBA franchise’s first-ever coach on Tuesday. As one of the league’s newest expansion teams, the Tempo will begin play in 2026. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Toronto Tempo reportedly hiring head coach Sandy Brondello, who guided Liberty to 2024 WNBA title
Sandy Brondello is set to become the first coach of the Toronto Tempo, a person familiar with the hire told The Associated Press on Wednesday. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Toronto Tempo add to ownership group, 2 regular-season games in Montreal
Geoff Molson and fellow Groupe CH executive France Margaret Belanger officially joined the Toronto Tempo’s ownership group on Tuesday as the WNBA team also announced it will have two of its regular-season games in Montreal in its inaugural 2026 campaign. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Four WNBA playoff storylines to follow for Canadians and Tempo fans
Eight teams will duke it out for the WNBA championship trophy when the post-season begins on Sunday and culminate in the first-ever best-of-seven Finals series. As Myles Dichter writes, there are four storylines worth watching for Canadians and Toronto Tempo fans. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Golden example: Valkyries provide Tempo a template for WNBA expansion success
The Golden State Valkyries entered the WNBA this season but are already in the mix for the playoffs. Their path to success – against the odds – could provide hope for the Toronto Tempo, who will begin play in the league next season. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Tempo GM Monica Wright Rogers plotting out Toronto roster a year before WNBA debut
Monica Wright Rogers is just about ready to shift the Toronto Tempo into a new gear. Wright Rogers has been focused on the business side of the new WNBA franchise in her first four months as the Tempo’s inaugural general manager. CBC | Sports News
Read More »With 1 year until the franchise tips off, WNBA’s Toronto Tempo starting to come together
The 2025 WNBA season begins May 16. For Toronto, it also serves as the unofficial one year out marker. And while roots have been planted for the franchise — a president, general manager, nickname and logo being the most notable — there’s still plenty left to do before the Tempo play basketball. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian media star Lilly Singh joins Toronto Tempo ownership group
A fascinating Toronto Tempo ownership group grew by one on Tuesday. Actress, writer and advocate Lilly Singh has joined the WNBA team as an owner and chief hype officer, the team announced. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Why this WNBA draft could provide clearest route for Tempo to acquire franchise player in 2026
In about one year, the Toronto Tempo could have their franchise player. At least, that’s the goal. The first entry-draft pick in Tempo history may also be the most important, helping set the tone for the expansion team like Damon Stoudamire once did for the Toronto Raptors in 1995. CBC | Sports News
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