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WNBA officially expanding to Toronto, first franchise to exist outside U.S.
The WNBA is officially expanding outside the United States.
What to know about Toronto's WNBA expansion franchise
The WNBA is going global, expanding to Toronto in 2026. What will the expansion draft look like? Where might the league expand next?
WNBA Expands to Canada with Toronto Selected as the League's 14th Team
The WNBA announced today that it has expanded to Canada by awarding Toronto an expansion team, the league’s first outside the United States.
WNBA will expand to Toronto in 2026; League’s 1st team outside of US
Toronto has been awarded the WNBA’s first franchise outside the United States, with the expansion team set to begin play in 2026.
WNBA expands into Canada by adding a 14th franchise, in Toronto
The WNBA added its first Canadian franchise. The league hopes to add two more teams in the United States by 2028.
WNBA heads to Toronto with first international team as league expands
Toronto's WNBA expansion team is expected to play its first game in 2026. A team name has not yet been announced.
WNBA franchise awarded to Toronto for 2026 season, according to media reports
The WNBA is reportedly heading to Toronto. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation reports that the women’s professional basketball league has awarded a franchise to the Kilmer Group.
Media reports: WNBA expanding to Toronto in 2026
The WNBA is reportedly heading to Toronto. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation reports that the women's professional basketball league has awarded a franchise to the Kilmer Group. The reported deal would have Toronto's WNBA team start playing in May 2026.
Toronto lands WNBA's first expansion team outside the US
The WNBA is officially headed to Canada! Toronto has been awarded the league's first franchise located outside the United States.
Rumor: WNBA to expand into Canada as early as 2026
The WNBA could be gaining another expansion franchise, this time in Canada. In October 2023, the WNBA announced its first expansion team since 2008, when the Golden State Warriors were awarded a franchise to begin play in 2025.
WNBA's Toronto expansion will help amplify culture of women's basketball in Canada
As CBC Sports senior contributor Shireen Ahmed writes, there are still a lot of questions to be answered about the Toronto WNBA franchise, but it assures the opportunity for young fans and players, alike,
5 things to know about the WNBA's expansion to Toronto
The chatter got audibly louder at the 2024 WNBA Draft when commissioner Cathy Engelbert Engelbert confirmed in April that the ...
WNBA's Toronto expansion team set to begin play in 2026
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Basketball-Toronto to be first WNBA team outside the United States
The Canadian city of Toronto was awarded on Thursday a WNBA expansion franchise that will begin play in the 2026 season, ...
Report: WNBA to officially announce Toronto expansion, introduce Teresa Resch as president
Ahead of the league making an official announcement on Thursday morning, Rachel Brady of the Globe and Mail reported that ...
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Toronto’s Future Ballers: DiJonai Carrington could provide grit to Toronto’s WNBA team
In this series, we will go over some of the biggest names Toronto could pick from in the future WNBA expansion draft.