WNBA Expands to Portland With Bhathal Family as Owners
The WNBA is adding a franchise in Portland. The Oregon team will be the league’s 15th and will be owned by the Bhathal family, who emerged from among multiple interested…
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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…
NHL Winter Classic Whets Seattle, Vegas NBA Expansion Appetite
The Seattle Kraken are getting extra buzz around town this week. That’s because on Monday the NHL team is set to face the Vegas Golden Knights in their first…
NWSL Set to Add SF Bay, Boston Expansion Teams at $50+ Million Fees
The NWSL is planning to add teams in both the Bay Area and Boston in the coming years, with both ownership groups set to pay expansion fees in excess of $50 million…
Brazil Star Ronaldinho Buys Into Indoor Soccer Expansion Team
Brazilian soccer legend Ronaldinho Gaucho is headlining a new ownership group buying an expansion Major Arena Soccer League club, a deal that will be officially…
Adam Silver Paints Rumored $2.5 Billion NBA Expansion Fee as ‘Very Low’
Back in late December, NBA commissioner Adam Silver acknowledged financial losses resulting from the coronavirus pandemic had led the league to consider the possibility…
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Natalie Portman, Alexis Ohanian-Led Group Wins Los Angeles NWSL Expansion Team
Academy Award–winning actress Natalie Portman and a group of predominantly female founders were awarded the rights to bring a National Women’s Soccer League team to Los…
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