WNBA, Toronto and Canada
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?
Toronto awarded WNBA’s first franchise outside US, with expansion team to begin play in 2026
Toronto has been awarded the WNBA’s first franchise outside the United States, with the expansion team set to begin play in 2026. Larry Tanenbaum-led Kilmer Sports Ventures is paying $115 million for the team.
NBA Star Uses One Word To Describe Toronto's WNBA Expansion Team
On Thursday, an exciting press conference was held to announce Toronto's new WNBA expansion team, and it was a star-studded event. Former Toronto Raptors star Kyle Lowry graced the occasion and shared his thoughts on the upcoming team.
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.
Toronto is officially home to WNBA's latest expansion team
The Women's National Basketball Association made its latest expansion franchise official on Thursday: Toronto's team will start playing in May 2026.
Woj: Knicks Were Only NBA Team to Vote Against Toronto's WNBA Expansion Franchise
The New York Knicks were the only party to vote against expanding the WNBA to Toronto, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. Wojnarowski reported the
WNBA Expansion Team Officially Awarded to Toronto
The WNBA announced Thursday that Toronto has been awarded an expansion team which will begin playing in 2026. CBC Sports first reported the news of the expansion on May 10. Larry Tanenbaum’s Kilmer Sports Ventures is committing $115 million for the franchise,
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,
Report: WNBA awards expansion franchise rights to Toronto
Canadian public broadcaster CBC has reported that the country’s largest city, Toronto, has been awarded expansion franchise rights for a new team to compete in North American women’s basketball’s elite-tier WNBA competition.
Drake Attends Toronto WNBA Expansion Announcement Fresh Off Kendrick Lamar Beef
For the first time in the league's history, the WNBA will be expanding outside the United States by adding a team in Toronto ...
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Drake attends Toronto's WNBA expansion announcement, gets destroyed online
Famous rapper Drake's first major appearance since his dispute with fellow superstar Kendrick Lamar did not come without ...
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
Bringing a WNBA team to Toronto represents an important milestone for our league as we continue to expand both domestically ...
Toronto awarded the WNBA's first franchise outside the U.S., with the expansion team set to begin play in 2026
Toronto awarded the WNBA's first franchise outside the U.S., with the expansion team set to begin play in 2026 ...
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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.