Faster, smarter, unprecedented: Inside the new $34M women's basketball league, Unrivaled
1 month ago

Faster, smarter, unprecedented: Inside the new $34M women's basketball league, Unrivaled

Salon  

In "The Last Dance," ESPN’s 10-part documentary on Michael Jordan and his historic run with the Chicago Bulls, episode eight drops a fascinating detail about how Jordan kept his competitive edge in the off-season. Fast forward to January 17, 2025, and the launch of the Unrivaled Basketball League feels like the formalization of Jordan’s off-season strategy—except this time, it’s not just about staying in shape. “We're grateful for the immense support we've gotten from Miami and we're thrilled to have been able to bring professional women's basketball back to the city for the first time in over 20 years." “It feels like we're doing that one day or one weekend at a time with these games.” Take for example the Sprite one-on-one tournament, happening at the mid-point of Unrivaled seasons.

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Women's March Madness gaining success and drawing eyeballs
5 days, 7 hours ago

Women's March Madness gaining success and drawing eyeballs

India Today  

It’s no stretch to say the two biggest names in college basketball these days will be playing in the women’s tournament when March Madness goes into full swing later this week. One of the surest signs of the growing popularity of the women’s game came last year, when the final of the tournament, featuring Clark’s Iowa Hawkeyes against coach Dawn …

Unrivaled’s championship is set — and so is the future of women’s basketball
1 week, 2 days ago

Unrivaled’s championship is set — and so is the future of women’s basketball

Salon  

Growing up in Chicago in the '90s, I fondly remember the incredible sight of Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen locked in an epic one-on-one battle on the court during their summer offseason. With Unrivaled salaries averaging significantly higher than those in the W, the league ensures that women’s basketball players are compensated at a level far closer to their male …

WNBA players using the rapid pace of Unrivaled games to prepare for upcoming season
1 month, 3 weeks ago

WNBA players using the rapid pace of Unrivaled games to prepare for upcoming season

Associated Press  

MEDLEY, Fla. — Satou Sabally was all over the court. “I think people would think it’s not as physical or fast because it’s a shorter court,” said Kate Martin of the WNBA’s Golden State Valkyries, playing for Unrivaled’s Laces BC, “but it makes it so much more physical and so much faster because you’re in every single action offensively and …

Women's Basketball Stars Shine In New 'Unrivaled' League: 'A First-Class Experience'
2 months ago

Women's Basketball Stars Shine In New 'Unrivaled' League: 'A First-Class Experience'

Huff Post  

Mist's Breanna Stewart dribbles around Owls' Napheesa Collier, during the first half of an Unrivaled 3-on-3 basketball game, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025, in Medley, Fla. via Associated Press MIAMI — Unrivaled shined brightly on its opening night. The 3-on-3 women’s basketball league co-founded by WNBA stars Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier debuted Friday night. “I love the WNBA and love …

Breanna Stewart scores first basket in Unrivaled history in debut of 3-on-3 women’s league
2 months ago

Breanna Stewart scores first basket in Unrivaled history in debut of 3-on-3 women’s league

Associated Press  

MIAMI — Unrivaled shined brightly on its opening night. The 3-on-3 women’s basketball league co-founded by WNBA stars Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier debuted Friday night. “I love the WNBA and love the innovativeness that Napheesa and Stewie brought to women’s basketball,” said fan Charlene Lewis, who traveled from Maryland for the games. “We’re going to celebrate this one tonight.” …

Unrivaled basketball league: How new 3x3 competition is inspiring financial revolution for women players in USA
2 months ago

Unrivaled basketball league: How new 3x3 competition is inspiring financial revolution for women players in USA

Firstpost  

Basketball is massively popular in the USA but women players have hardly benefitted from it. That could soon change as the new Unrivaled 3x3 basketball league promises higher sustainable salary. Women’s basketball players in the USA are set for a massive windfall thanks to a new 3-on-3 women’s professional basketball league, Unrivaled, which promises $100,000 for nearly all the players …

Can Unrivaled’s 3×3 style benefit WNBA players?
2 months, 1 week ago

Can Unrivaled’s 3×3 style benefit WNBA players?

New York Times  

The guiding principle of Unrivaled in its first season is optimizing player experience, and a primary part of that package is player development. “That was the missing thing when we played overseas was you’re not getting that development,” said Unrivaled co-founder Breanna Stewart, a WNBA star for the New York Liberty. Even though Unrivaled is a three-on-three league, the league’s …

March Madness will pay women's teams under a new structure approved by the NCAA
2 months, 1 week ago

March Madness will pay women's teams under a new structure approved by the NCAA

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In the first year, $15 million will be awarded …

March Madness will pay women’s teams under a new structure approved by the NCAA
2 months, 1 week ago

March Madness will pay women’s teams under a new structure approved by the NCAA

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Women’s basketball teams finally will be paid for playing games in the NCAA Tournament each March just like the men have for years under a plan approved Wednesday at the NCAA convention. “I appreciate the decision by the Kaplan Hecker and Fink …

The darker side of the rise of women’s sports: With more visibility comes more online harassment
3 months ago

The darker side of the rise of women’s sports: With more visibility comes more online harassment

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — For Djaniele Taylor, attending WNBA games was the perfect way to rediscover a sense of community coming out of the long slog of pandemic-era lockdowns. Connecticut Sun forward Alyssa Thomas celebrates a basket while being fouled during the second half in Game 2 of a first-round WNBA basketball playoff series against the Indiana Fever, Sept. 25, 2024, …

From Caitlin Clark and Simone Biles to a new hockey league, women’s sports had a pivotal year
3 months ago

From Caitlin Clark and Simone Biles to a new hockey league, women’s sports had a pivotal year

Associated Press  

Record numbers of basketball fans filled arenas to watch the rookie seasons of Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese unfold. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print FILE- Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark, left, signs autographs for Iowa fans after Indiana lost to the Dallas Wings during …

Women’s basketball isn’t having a moment. This is our new reality
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Women’s basketball isn’t having a moment. This is our new reality

New York Times  

I was in the seventh grade the first time sports writing gave me a visceral feeling. GO DEEPER Paige Bueckers vs. JuJu Watkins: How UConn, USC stars will keep women's basketball in spotlight Defending champion South Carolina sold out its season ticket packages for the first time in program history. Limited season tickets remain for XL Center games ➡️ https://t.co/SLhPATBr4S …

After a landmark WNBA season, what’s next as women’s basketball continues to surge?
5 months ago

After a landmark WNBA season, what’s next as women’s basketball continues to surge?

New York Times  

On Sunday night, New York Liberty head coach Sandy Brondello proclaimed with exuberance that her team’s WNBA championship was one for the history books. “The finals mark the culmination of what I think is the most transformational year in the WNBA’s history,” commissioner Cathy Engelbert said last week before the finals. MOST-VIEWED WNBA FINALS IN 25 YEARS 🔥🎉 pic.twitter.com/P0Sj7M6s9u — …

Nike to remain NBA’s exclusive uniform, apparel provider on new 12-year contract extension
5 months ago

Nike to remain NBA’s exclusive uniform, apparel provider on new 12-year contract extension

New York Times  

Nike and the NBA have agreed on a 12-year contract extension that will keep the company as the league’s exclusive uniform and apparel provider, along with the WNBA and the G League, the company told The Athletic. “The best thing about this partnership is we continue to push each other to create, to do new things, and in listening to …

TNT and its sports platforms to show new Unrivaled women's 3-on-3 basketball league games
5 months ago

TNT and its sports platforms to show new Unrivaled women's 3-on-3 basketball league games

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The new Unrivaled women's basketball …

WNBA 'adds 15th franchise as it agrees to expand to another West Coast city' amid league's plans to bring new teams to San Francisco and Toronto
6 months, 3 weeks ago

WNBA 'adds 15th franchise as it agrees to expand to another West Coast city' amid league's plans to bring new teams to San Francisco and Toronto

Daily Mail  

Riding a historic wave of success in 2024, the WNBA will reportedly be expanding to Portland with the league's 15th franchise. Saturday's news is another example of the league's rapid growth amid Caitlin Clark's wildly successful rookie season in Indiana. With the arrival of rookies Clark and Angel Reese, not to mention Sabrina Ionescu's breakout season in New York, the …

What is Unrivaled? A new league that promises high pay and big stars, including Angel Reese
7 months, 3 weeks ago

What is Unrivaled? A new league that promises high pay and big stars, including Angel Reese

New York Times  

Angel Reese has already made instant impact with the Chicago Sky, amassing a league-record 15 consecutive double-doubles during the first half of her rookie season. The star has decided how to spend her first WNBA offseason: playing in the new professional three-on-three league Unrivaled. As women’s sports spike in popularity, Collier has said that everyone is benefiting but the athletes …

WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert excited about league’s new media rights deal
8 months ago

WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert excited about league’s new media rights deal

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — The WNBA has the framework in place for a $2.2 billion, 11-year media rights deal as part of the NBA’s massive, recently approved deal. WNBA players union executive director Terri Jackson has expressed concerns about the league being undervalued in the NBA’s $76 billion deal approved by its board of governors earlier this week, but Commissioner Cathy Engelbert …

WNBA moving high profile game to accommodate NBA Draft is another self-inflicted fumble
9 months ago

WNBA moving high profile game to accommodate NBA Draft is another self-inflicted fumble

New York Times  

The WNBA’s Commissioner’s Cup is supposed to be the crown jewel of the league’s regular season. Yet on Monday, eight days before the Commissioner’s Cup title game between the New York Liberty and Minnesota Lynx, the WNBA announced it is moving the contest to UBS Arena in Elmont, N.Y. Keeping the event in New York was a bet the WNBA …

How USA Basketball became a powerhouse, changed the Olympics and sparked the WNBA
9 months, 2 weeks ago

How USA Basketball became a powerhouse, changed the Olympics and sparked the WNBA

New York Times  

Follow our Olympics coverage in the lead-up to the Paris Games. “It’s a pretty complicated but interesting history,” said Craig Miller, who spent 31 years as communications director for USA Basketball and was hired in 1990, two years before the “Dream Team.” As far as anniversaries go, the one USA Basketball is commemorating this year is not only one of …

WNBA commissioner says charter flight program still has a few kinks but is running smoothly
9 months, 3 weeks ago

WNBA commissioner says charter flight program still has a few kinks but is running smoothly

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The WNBA’s new charter flight program still has a few expected kinks but commissioner Cathy Engelbert expects everything to be running smoothly after the Olympic break. There’s a logistical complexity.” It usually takes months of work to put together a charter schedule for a professional league because of plane availability and pilot staffing. “We haven’t done it …

New 3-on-3 league promises highest average pay in pro women’s basketball
9 months, 3 weeks ago

New 3-on-3 league promises highest average pay in pro women’s basketball

New York Times  

A couple of years ago, after her Minnesota Lynx played a game in Los Angeles, Napheesa Collier was having a casual conversation with Alex Bazzell about Collier’s experience as a professional women’s basketball player. The new women’s basketball league revealed its ownership model Thursday along with a star-studded list of investors, including Alex Morgan, Carmelo Anthony, Steve Nash, Megan Rapinoe, …

WNBA enters a new era with sweeping changes. Is it ready for the moment?
10 months ago

WNBA enters a new era with sweeping changes. Is it ready for the moment?

New York Times  

INDIANAPOLIS — At a hotel near Caitlin Clark’s home arena in downtown Indianapolis, a sponsor’s 150-foot banner teased, “It is just getting started,” as the Indiana Fever star’s first WNBA games drew throngs of fans in-person and on television. “We’ve been planting these seeds for the last two decades,” said Aces forward Alysha Clark, who is in her 12th season. …

The WNBA’s challenge: How to translate the Caitlin Clark hype into sustained growth for the league
10 months, 1 week ago

The WNBA’s challenge: How to translate the Caitlin Clark hype into sustained growth for the league

Associated Press  

The stars seemingly have aligned for the WNBA with Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese joining the ranks of A’ja Wilson, Breanna Stewart, Diana Taurasi and others. Minnesota coach Cheryl Reeve said everyone involved needs to be more innovative in how players and games are marketed and promoted to take advantage of the potential tsunami for both the league and women’s …

Caitlin Clark responds to WNBA star A'ja Wilson's claims that her meteoric rise comes down to her race
10 months, 1 week ago

Caitlin Clark responds to WNBA star A'ja Wilson's claims that her meteoric rise comes down to her race

Daily Mail  

Caitlin Clark has responded to WNBA star Aj'a Wilson's claims that her meteoric rise in popularity comes down to her race ahead of her league debut on Wednesday. Just a day after Wilson, a power forward for the Las Vegas Aces, told The Associated Press that her 'blood boils' when people refuse to believe that ethnicity is a factor in …

Will the WNBA consider a schedule change? Answering your WNBA mailbag questions
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Will the WNBA consider a schedule change? Answering your WNBA mailbag questions

New York Times  

The WNBA preseason tips off tomorrow! Clashing with the NBA is an issue because of the shared facilities, and the NCAA is simply a more popular entity — the WNBA doesn’t want its playoffs competing with college games on television. The WNBA could shorten its season to avoid those challenges, but it doesn’t make sense for a growing league to …

Women’s Basketball Could Be Huge. Will Men Let It?
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Women’s Basketball Could Be Huge. Will Men Let It?

Slate  

This is Emotional Investment, Joel Anderson’s column about money and how we think about it. “We were born too soon,” said Molly Kazmer, who in June 1978 became the first player signed to the Women’s Professional Basketball League, or WBL, which is believed to have been the first pro league for women in the U.S. Then known as Molly “Machine …

What happened at WNBA draft — and what the future of the sport could hold
11 months, 1 week ago

What happened at WNBA draft — and what the future of the sport could hold

NPR  

What happened at WNBA draft — and what the future of the sport could hold NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Jemele Hill, contributing writer for The Atlantic, about the 36 new players who were drafted into the WNBA and the future of the sport. Clark is one of the reasons that this year viewership of women's college basketball eclipsed men's …

WNBA will pay for flights for playoffs and back-to-backs. Expansion to 16 teams possible by 2028
11 months, 1 week ago

WNBA will pay for flights for playoffs and back-to-backs. Expansion to 16 teams possible by 2028

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The WNBA will once again pay for charter flights for the entire playoffs as well as for back-to-back games during the upcoming season that require air travel, Commissioner Cathy Engelbert said Monday. We need to be in the right financial position,” Engelbert said before the WNBA draft Monday night. “It will happen before the college draft and …

Why can’t JuJu Watkins enter the WNBA draft early? And even if she could, should she?
11 months, 1 week ago

Why can’t JuJu Watkins enter the WNBA draft early? And even if she could, should she?

LA Times  

USC guard JuJu Watkins poses for a photo with a fan after the Trojans’ Sweet 16 win over Baylor in Portland, Ore. As JuJu Watkins wiped tears from her eyes with the corner of her jersey after USC’s season-ending loss to Connecticut in the NCAA regional final, UConn coach Geno Auriemma gave Watkins two encouraging pats on the back. “If …

The NCAA women’s tourney had everything: stars, upsets, an undefeated champion. It’s just the start
11 months, 2 weeks ago

The NCAA women’s tourney had everything: stars, upsets, an undefeated champion. It’s just the start

Associated Press  

CLEVELAND — It isn’t just Caitlin Clark. While the two-time Associated Press Player of the Year understands her impact on the women’s NCAA Tournament during the Hawkeyes’ run to a second straight title game — with the sellouts she played in front of, the historic TV ratings and all those commercials, it was hard to miss — Clark never forgot …

Women’s basketball growth helped by star players, more media coverage, rules changes
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Women’s basketball growth helped by star players, more media coverage, rules changes

Associated Press  

CLEVELAND — Women’s basketball has grown in popularity over the past few years thanks in no small part to the sensational play of Caitlin Clark. I think there’s great players on the men’s and women’s side,” Purdue center Zach Edey said. “There’s just more media coverage now which helps immensely from a brand perspective,” said Sara Gotfredson, who founded the …

Granderson: Caitlin Clark is having a moment. She shouldn't be the only one
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Granderson: Caitlin Clark is having a moment. She shouldn't be the only one

LA Times  

I’ve been covering women’s sports on and off for more than 20 years — and not just Venus and Serena. And in 2007, when the NCAA-history-making basketball star was Oklahoma’s Courtney Paris — and not Iowa’s Caitlin Clark — I wrote this about her: “She’s strong and athletic and confident, and she and others like her make a lot of …

Top women’s college players like Clark and Reese expect NIL deals to stay with them in the pros
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Top women’s college players like Clark and Reese expect NIL deals to stay with them in the pros

Associated Press  

Only a few short years ago, there was no inkling that college basketball players could be millionaires or at least be able to consider staying in school because they could earn enough money to make it worth their while even with pro contracts available. Women’s basketball is one of the hottest tickets in college sports, a popularity driven in part …

NCAA signs lucrative TV deal for championships, but keeps women’s basketball in bundle
1 year, 2 months ago

NCAA signs lucrative TV deal for championships, but keeps women’s basketball in bundle

New York Times  

The NCAA on Thursday said it had reached an eight-year agreement with ESPN worth $115 million annually to televise 40 college sports championships each year, including the marquee Division I women’s basketball tournament that many people within college sports had hoped would be primed for even bigger returns given a wave of recent popularity. Ultimately, the NCAA and ESPN agreed …

Thompson: The Warriors’ machine was an offer the WNBA couldn’t refuse
1 year, 5 months ago

Thompson: The Warriors’ machine was an offer the WNBA couldn’t refuse

New York Times  

SAN FRANCISCO — Joe Lacob was on the stage. The trick will be the balance of taking advantage of the Warriors’ established infrastructure while also giving the WNBA team its own operation. “Technology is driving our economy,” Engelbert said, “and the tech center of your country doesn’t have a WNBA team. But also this ownership team, these operators, all of …

Stewart and Collier plan to start a new women’s league to play in WNBA offseason
1 year, 8 months ago

Stewart and Collier plan to start a new women’s league to play in WNBA offseason

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — WNBA stars Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier are starting a new women’s basketball league to give top players another option to play in the U.S. in the offseason once the league’s prioritization rules go into effect next year. The new league, which is called Unrivaled, will run from January through March and have 30 of the top …

Like Steph Curry? Or Katie Smith? On comparing women’s players to NBA vs. WNBA stars
1 year, 9 months ago

Like Steph Curry? Or Katie Smith? On comparing women’s players to NBA vs. WNBA stars

New York Times  

Diana Taurasi is an impassioned and opinionated person, and when a person offering opinions also has the gravitas of being on the short list of the greatest players in the history of her sport, which is where Taurasi sits, there is a bit of an E.F. Hutton impact: People listen. Last Thursday, during a Phoenix Mercury post-practice media availability, Taurasi …

First Season of Women's Pro Basketball League Set for March Debut
2 years ago

First Season of Women's Pro Basketball League Set for March Debut

News 18  

To give budding hoopsters in the country a chance to figure in some top action, Elite Pro Basketball has announced a women’s league which will see 72 athletes making the cut in 6 teams. The League will see budding hoopsters of the country getting an opportunity to rub shoulders with some big names in a 5X5 Pro Basketball League featuring …

Women’s sports saw pivotal growth in deals, interest in 2022
2 years, 2 months ago

Women’s sports saw pivotal growth in deals, interest in 2022

Associated Press  

South Carolina coach Dawn Staley has been around women’s basketball long enough to see the growing pains of a young WNBA league gradually shifting to increased interest in the sport at all levels. Popularity across women’s sports has grown steadily over the past few years, but 2022 marked a pivotal moment as several sports saw increases in viewership and ratings, …

Women's sports saw pivotal growth in deals, interest in 2022
2 years, 2 months ago

Women's sports saw pivotal growth in deals, interest in 2022

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Popularity across women’s sports has grown steadily over the …

Why some WNBA players are electing against international play this offseason: ‘Sometimes it’s just not worth it’
2 years, 4 months ago

Why some WNBA players are electing against international play this offseason: ‘Sometimes it’s just not worth it’

New York Times  

In No Offseason, The Athletic follows the paths of women’s basketball players after their WNBA seasons’ end and their travels begin. She played in 30 games in her first WNBA season, then did what most women’s basketball players in her situation do and crossed the Atlantic Ocean for her third season in a calendar year. It’s also no secret the …

The Athletic’s women’s basketball coverage is expanding
2 years, 4 months ago

The Athletic’s women’s basketball coverage is expanding

New York Times  

It’s no longer up for debate whether women’s basketball has taken a firm foothold in our sports consciousness. Through the recent years of the sports’ substantial growth, The Athletic has been a leader covering women’s college basketball and the WNBA. With our deep investigations, going behind the scenes of players’ NIL power, providing strong analysis of free agency and mock …

The Athletic’s WNBA and women’s soccer project launch
2 years, 4 months ago

The Athletic’s WNBA and women’s soccer project launch

New York Times  

As part of The Athletic’s expansion of women’s sports coverage and supported by Google, we are excited to launch the first of four content series that will take readers to places they have never been in the worlds of women’s basketball and women’s soccer. In January, our women’s football desk gets into the act, kicking off an eight-month project following …

Pay equity in women’s sports: How the WNBA is playing the long game
2 years, 7 months ago

Pay equity in women’s sports: How the WNBA is playing the long game

LA Times  

Katie Lou Samuelson had the perfect shoes to mark the anniversary of Title IX. “We’re the league that put your money where your mouth is,” WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert said. With WNBA salaries stagnating, “there’s a lot more weight on sponsorships and brand partnerships,” Sparks forward Nneka Ogwumike said. “But the pot doesn’t necessarily get bigger for every player if …

Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi on cover of NBA 2K23 WNBA edition
2 years, 8 months ago

Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi on cover of NBA 2K23 WNBA edition

Associated Press  

Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi have been linked for more than two decades, playing together at UConn and then helping the U.S. Olympic women’s basketball team win five gold medals. “The response to NBA 2K’s first WNBA Edition last year was overwhelmingly positive and a testament to the W’s growing audience and prominence,” said Alfie Brody, Vice President of Global …

Women’s Final Four can be a financial windfall for players
2 years, 11 months ago

Women’s Final Four can be a financial windfall for players

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “I think women’s basketball is doing really well in that regard, just with the opportunities we’re given, and sort of the chances we’re getting in the field,” she said. Marsh, who also teaches sports law and ethics at Northwestern, said many players have done a better …

NBA at 75: David Stern launches game-changing WNBA in 1997
3 years ago

NBA at 75: David Stern launches game-changing WNBA in 1997

Associated Press  

With the NBA booming in the 1990s and women’s sports in the headlines following the 1996 Olympics, Commissioner David Stern felt it was time to start a professional women’s basketball league. But with Stern’s determination to show the world the WNBA was a “major league effort like the NBA,” the ABL was no match off the court. “No doubt in …

AP Was There: NBA approves plans to launch WNBA
3 years ago

AP Was There: NBA approves plans to launch WNBA

Associated Press  

The NBA recognized the popularity of the women’s game in 1996 as its Board of Governors approved plans to start a new pro basketball league the following summer. The board approved the Women’s National Basketball Association to begin play in June 1997 with the slogan of “We Got Next.” It started with plans for eight teams to play a 25- …

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