Tag: WNBA

WNBA delights Canada with expansion team

Article posted by Coliseum, May 28^th, 2024

The Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) has expanded to Canada by awarding Toronto an expansion team, the league’s first outside the United States. The WNBA said the new team will begin play in the 2026 season as the WNBA’s 14th franchise. The team will play its home games at... » Read more

Portland WNBA expansion plans on backburner

Article posted by Coliseum, November 17^th, 2023

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

WNBA expansion team coming to Bay Area

Article posted by Coliseum, October 25^th, 2023

The first new Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) team in 15 years is coming to the Bay Area (US) as part of the National Basketball Association (NBA) team Golden State Warriors organization, team and league officials announced recently. ‘PleasantonWeekly.com’ stated that the... » Read more

Barclays Center ‘gaming-inspired’ court

Article posted by Coliseum, September 9^th, 2022

Recently, the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) team New York Liberty hosted their peer team the Los Angeles Sparks at the Barclays Center in New York (US). The Liberty came back from 20-point deficit and beat the LA Sparks in a thriller. ‘The Verge’ stated that the basketball... » Read more

New York Liberty free rein at home lounge

Article posted by Coliseum, July 2^nd, 2021

The New York Liberty – Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) team – has unveiled the completed design-build reshaping of their 6,000 square foot locker room and lounge at Barclays Center in Brooklyn (US). The state-of-the-art compound was conceptualized and completed by a... » Read more