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The Latest Breaking News from Cathy Engelbert

6 cities the WNBA could still (technically) expand to if Portland is out

So, you're telling me there's a chance.

USA Today Sports Media Group

WNBA holding its own against NFL, MLB, with finals broadcast during busy sports calendar

The WNBA is competing for viewers during one of the busiest times on the sports calendar and the league is holding its own

The Independent UK

The WNBA Has a Lot to Celebrate This Year, but There’s Still Plenty of Work Ahead

Expansion and a superteam Finals are capping a big year for the league, but so too is Dearica Hamby’s ongoing allegations against the Aces.

Sports Illustrated

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WNBA awards expansion franchise to Golden State Warriors

WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert announced the expansion team will begin play in the San Francisco Bay Area for the 2025 season.

Chicago Sun-Times

Everything you should know about the WNBA’s expansion team

It's provocative. It gets the people going!

USA Today Sports Media Group

WNBA plans to expand to San Francisco in 2025

The NBA’s Golden State Warriors will own the new franchise.

Chicago Sun-Times

Bryce Harper is so incredibly cool and fun that it makes it easy to root for the Phillies

There's no way Bryce Harper should be this cool.

USA Today Sports Media Group

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WNBA coaches, executives and commissioner Cathy Engelbert support separation of coach/GM positions

“The general manager job became a lot more strategic, and we needed a full-time person to focus on it,’’ Engelbert said. ‘‘But, again, it’s up to the owners to decide what the structure is because we still have it together in some places.”

Chicago Sun-Times

All-Star Game leaving Las Vegas; players unhappy with schedule

LAS VEGAS — Notes from around the WNBA All-Star Game in Las Vegas:

Tribune News Service

Aces star Kelsey Plum calls out WNBA for not supplying players with All-Star Weekend tickets

Aces guard Kelsey Plum called out WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert for the league not supplying players with tickets to attend this year’s All-Star Weekend festivities in Las Vegas.

Tribune News Service

Brittney Griner Allowed to Fly Charter for Rest of WNBA Season, per Report

The Mercury star will reportedly have new changes in her security and travel for the rest of the season.

Sports Illustrated

WNBPA calls for charter travel after Brittney Griner, Mercury harassed in Dallas airport

“We cannot help but wonder if the league and teams preclude more reasonable and flexible rules regarding charter travel in 2023 in order to seek leverage on this issue at the bargaining table,” the WNBPA’s statement read in part.

Chicago Sun-Times

Inside the new WNBA season with Brittney Griner return and Candace Parker admission

The WNBA has tipped off its 27th season with the 2023 campaign underway - and the league's future has never looked brighter with stars and marketable cities aplenty

Daily Mirror

Brittney Griner’s WNBA return puts player salaries back in focus

As new season tips off, US women’s basketball league faces questions over why its top stars must go abroad for more pay.

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Sky’s historic game against Lynx in Canada shows WNBA is primed for expansion

The Atlanta Dream, who joined the league in 2008, were the last successful expansion team.

Chicago Sun-Times

WNBA expansion a hot-button topic as roster cuts begin

“We need more teams,” Washington Mystics guard Natasha Cloud tweeted. “These players deserve to be on a roster. It really kills me.”

Chicago Sun-Times

WNBA adds Friday night broadcasts to ION channel

The league and channel owner Scripps agreed to a multiyear deal.

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Scripps Inks WNBA Deal

The multiyear agreement will put Friday night games on ION

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WNBA Draft Winners and Losers

Behind Aliyah Boston to the Fever, there were surprise selections and viral moments aplenty.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Photo gallery of Taylor Mikesell at the WNBA draft

Congrats to Taylor Mikesell on a fantastic night at the WNBA draft. #GoBucks

Chicago Sun-Times

WNBA expanding charter travel to include entire playoffs and specific regular season games

According to a report from the Associated Press, the league will pay for the flights which are expected to cost around $4.5 million.

The Independent UK

WNBA adding charters for all playoffs and back-to-back games

The WNBA is adding charter flights for the entire playoffs this season as well as for teams that have back-to-back games

Chicago Tribune

Rewards for rest? How a new WNBA program is helping Sky stars Isabelle Harrison and Kahleah Copper this offseason.

CHICAGO — Isabelle Harrison isn’t used to rest.

Sports Illustrated

Layshia Clarendon Is Using Athletes Unlimited to Send a Message—On and Off the Court

The 31-year-old WNBA veteran is set to make their return to the court after being cut by the Lynx last season.

Los Angeles Times

Will WNBA players get charter flights in aftermath of Brittney Griner nightmare?

LOS ANGELES — Not long after Brittney Griner left a Russian prison, freed in a high-level prisoner swap before Christmas, the women's basketball star made a surprising announcement.

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