NBA Star Backs Substantial Bid For WNBA Expansion Team
Jayson Tatum is aiming to bring professional women’s basketball to his hometown of St. Louis, Missouri. Tatum has backed a substantial bid to establish a WNBA franchise in the city as part of a possible league expansion.
These NFL and NBA players are eyeing WNBA expansion teams
Patrick Mahomes and Jayson Tatum are both reportedly interested in bringing the WNBA to their cities. The WNBA currently has 12 teams but will expand to 13 next season with the Golden State Valkyries and then to 15 teams in 2026 with teams in Toronto and Portland, as previously reported by the Deseret News.
Texas Longhorn alum aims to bring WNBA team to Austin
Could the WNBA be coming to Austin? It will if former NCAA champ and Texas Longhorn standout Fran Harris has her way. READ MORE: https://www.kxan.com/news/local ...
WNBA expansion to Austin? Former Texas Star Fran Harris has a plan to bring another team to Texas
Fran Harris has a plan. The former Texas women’s basketball great has the financial backing, she insists. She’s got the support of the school administration and the city’s mayor and has had constructive conversations with the sports investment group that built the possible arena home.
Fran Harris wants the WNBA to consider Austin for expansion
Harris has spent the past year raising capital and working on Austin's submission packet to position the city as the WNBA's next team location.
Former Longhorns star leads effort to bring WNBA expansion franchise to Austin
More than a dozen cities are being considered for the WNBA's next expansion franchise, which is expected to begin playing by 2028.
Meet the former WNBA star behind the league’s Austin’s expansion bid
So, Harris has spent the last several years rallying the community, and preparing for a WNBA expansion bid in Austin. That bid is underway, and in turn, Austin has emerged as one
LeBron James and Steph Curry teammate plotting $200m mega bid to rival Patrick Mahomes and bring WNBA expansion team to home town
Jayson Tatum is the latest superstar to jump on the WNBA bandwagon. The WNBA has enjoyed unprecedented growth and popularity ...
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WNBA Draft Lottery: When, Where, Team Odds
The Golden State Valkyries will play their inaugural season in 2025. The upcoming draft class is loaded with talent, like the ...
WNBA coaching changes for 2025: Dream name FGCU's Smesko coach
The Dream named Karl Smesko head coach on Wednesday as the longtime Florida Gulf Coast coach makes the jump to the WNBA.
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WNBA expansion to Austin? Former UT star Fran Harris has a plan to bring another team to Texas
She’s got the ear of the WNBA commissioner if not exactly the outright blessing. And she has the passion. Oh, does she have ...
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Portland WNBA sells 7,500 season ticket deposits ahead of 2026 season
Two months after the WNBA formally announced Portland as its 15th expansion franchise, the team has already sold a total ...
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Jayson Tatum shares vision of bringing a WNBA team to St. Louis
NBA superstar Jayson Tatum is making headlines with his ambitious plan to bring a WNBA franchise to his hometown of St. Louis ...
Jayson Tatum could help bring WNBA expansion to St. Louis
Per a report from Sportico Tatum has "informally" agreed to support a billionaire-backed ownership bid to bring a WNBA team to Missouri. The group is co-led by Richard Chaifetz and David Hoffman, both ...
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Jayson Tatum looking to invest $200 million in WNBA team in St. Louis
Celtics on NBC Sports Boston: “I could’ve been out for 6 weeks… for it to be a no-call… that s*** is frustrating.” Jayson ...
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Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes wants to bring WNBA team to Kansas City: ‘It’s kind of a no-brainer’
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is eyeing the next venture for himself and the ownership group of the NWSL’s ...
WNBA expansion: Three cities most worthy of a new franchise, including a familiar one in Houston
Thanks to household names like Breanna Stewart, A'ja Wilson, Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese and others, the WNBA has turned into ...