Tag: expansion


Portland WNBA expansion plans on backburner

WNBA shelves plans for Portland expansion

The Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) Commissioner Cathy Engelbert says a potential expansion team in Portland (Oregon, US) has been shelved because of uncertainty about the scope of renovations needed at the Moda Center, where the team would have played. ‘The Seattle Times’... » Read more


NWSL expansion franchise lands in Boston kitty

NWSL will return to Boston

The National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) recently announced that Boston (US) has been awarded expansion rights for the league’s 15th team to the Boston Unity Soccer Partners (BUSC), an all-female core ownership group led by a diverse and dynamic leadership team with deep local ties. ‘NWSL’... » Read more


Salt Lake City MLB expansion franchise plans

Planned MLB expansion in Salt Lake City

A group led by Gail Miller, former owner of the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) team Utah Jazz, intends to pursue a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise in Salt Lake City, Utah (US). ‘cbssports.com’ stated that the group, Big League Utah, joins Nashville’s Music City Baseball and... » Read more


Will Mexico City boast next NBA franchise?

NBA considers expansion to Mexico

Expansion has been a backburner issue for the National Basketball Association (NBA) (US) for quite some time. The league hasn’t added a new team since the Charlotte Bobcats, now the Charlotte Hornets, was born in 2004. Since then, the league has focused on maximizing its existing markets, but... » Read more


Anfield Road capacity expansion work

Anfield Road construction update September 2022

Its 12 months to the day that the Manager of the Premier League club Liverpool F.C. (UK), Jürgen Klopp, stuck a spade in the sand and launched the club’s residence – Anfield Road – expansion project. ‘Liverpool FC’ stated that since then, a staff of 750 have worked more than a... » Read more


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