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A group headed by Toronto billionaire Larry Tanenbaum has been granted an expansion franchise with the WNBA, CBC Sports has learned. CBC | Sports News
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Canada’s Nurse helps lift Sparks past Storm on home soil in WNBA pre-season action
Canadian Kia Nurse had nine points in 19 minutes of action as the Los Angeles Sparks opened their WNBA pre-season schedule with a 84-79 win over the Seattle Storm on Saturday at Rogers Place in Edmonton. CBC | Sports News
Read More »NCAA star Caitlin Clark headed to Indiana Fever as 1st overall pick of WNBA draft
Caitlin Clark was selected with the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft by the Indiana Fever on Monday night, while Aaliyah Edwards of Kingston, Ont., was picked sixth by the Washington Mystics. CBC | Sports News
Read More »A Calgary basketball player is taking March Madness by storm. Her former coach says the WNBA is in sight
Yvonne Ejim, the highest-scoring Canadian woman in the NCAA for two straight years, led the 4 seed Gonzaga Bulldogs through the first round of March Madness on Saturday, scoring 25 points. CBC | Sports News
Read More »WNBA returning to Canada with pre-season game in Edmonton amid Toronto expansion reports
The WNBA will play a pre-season game in Canada for the second consecutive year with the Los Angeles Sparks facing the Seattle Storm on May 5 in Edmonton. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Toronto sports mogul Larry Tanenbaum pursuing WNBA expansion team
Billionaire Larry Tanenbaum, a part-owner of sports giant MLSE, is pursuing a WNBA expansion team for Toronto, CBC Sports has learned. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Reigning WNBA MVP Breanna Stewart re-signs with New York Liberty on 1-year deal
Reigning 2023 MVP Breanna Stewart re-signed with the New York Liberty for the 2024 WNBA season on a one-year deal. CBC | Sports News
Read More »With WNBA expansion into Toronto unlikely, Canadian women’s national team remains only game in town
As professional women’s sports in Canada continue to grow — just look at the Professional Women’s Hockey League, or Project Eight’s incoming soccer league — basketball has hit a snag. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Aces become 1st repeat WNBA champs since 2002 with 1-point win over Liberty in Game 4
The Las Vegas Aces became the first team in 21 years to win back-to-back WNBA championships, getting 24 points and 16 rebounds from A’ja Wilson and a defensive stop in the closing seconds to beat the New York Liberty 70-69 in Game 4 of the Finals on Wednesday night in Brooklyn. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Aces rout Liberty to extend series lead in WNBA Finals
A’ja Wilson scored 26 points, grabbed 15 rebounds and the Las Vegas Aces routed the New York Liberty 104-76 Wednesday night to take a 2-0 series lead in the best-of-five series. CBC | Sports News
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