Sportsnet.ca http://sportsnet.ca/basketball/wnba/feed Thu, 30 Apr 2026 05:29:29 EDT en-US hourly 1 Tempo vs Sun Expansion Tempo fall to Sun in first pre-season game in franchise history full_width Wed, 29 Apr 2026 21:47:21 EDT Wed, 29 Apr 2026 21:48:27 EDT Canadian Press The WNBA has officially arrived in Toronto.

]]> Basketball WNBA TEMPO sn-article 17775061876605677 Tempo’s Nurse sinks three for first points in team history full_width Wed, 29 Apr 2026 19:44:48 EDT Wed, 29 Apr 2026 19:47:39 EDT Sportsnet Video Watch as Canadian Kia Nurse steps into a three and tallies the first points in Toronto Tempo history during the team’s pre-season opener vs. the Connecticut Sun.

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]]> Basketball WNBA sn-article 17773168286603374 ‘They’re embracing everything’: Wright Rogers, Brondello praise Tempo players full_width Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:16:38 EDT Mon, 27 Apr 2026 18:42:07 EDT Sportsnet Video Toronto Tempo general manager Monica Wright Rogers and head coach Sandy Brondello at Tempo media day discuss the anticipation and excitement for the season and what the team’s morale has been like throughout training camp.

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]]> Basketball WNBA sn-article Fever Sky Basketball ‘Full-circle moment’: Nurse unpacks what it means to play for the Tempo feed_column Thu, 23 Apr 2026 17:17:38 EDT Thu, 23 Apr 2026 17:17:45 EDT Sarah Maat Kia Nurse has come home to join the Toronto Tempo.

Sarah Maat chats with Nurse about what it means to play for her hometown team.

]]> Basketball WNBA TEMPO sn-article 17769616296598997 Tempo first-ever draft pick Kiki Rice pumped to begin new era in Toronto feed_column Thu, 23 Apr 2026 12:29:40 EDT Thu, 23 Apr 2026 12:29:40 EDT Sportsnet Video Inaugural Toronto Tempo draft pick Kiki Rice talks with The Raptors Show’s Blake Murphy about winning the NCAA title at UCLA, her draft experience, what she brings to the Tempo, and her athletic family’s influence in her development and success.

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]]> Basketball WNBA sn-article 17768074286597160 Tempo’s Brondello wants her team ‘connected’ on a deeper level feed_column Tue, 21 Apr 2026 17:40:44 EDT Tue, 21 Apr 2026 17:41:57 EDT Sportsnet Video Toronto Tempo’s Sandy Brondello says it will take time for the team to gel on the court, but they’re already building a deeper connection away from the building as well, which will help.

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]]> Basketball WNBA sn-article 17768674296597867 ‘Excited to learn’: Tempo forward Sabally on building culture from scratch full_width Wed, 22 Apr 2026 10:20:01 EDT Wed, 22 Apr 2026 10:20:01 EDT Sportsnet Video Toronto Tempo expansion draft selection Nyara Sabally meets with the media and discusses her transition to Toronto from the New York Liberty and the anticipation around the team going into their inaugural season.

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]]> Basketball WNBA SEA sn-article Michael Conroy/AP Brionna Brionna Jones’ status for start of Dream season uncertain following knee surgery feed_column Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:36:39 EDT Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:36:42 EDT Associated Press Atlanta Dream centre Brionna Jones has had right knee surgery, leaving her status uncertain for the start of the WNBA season.

]]> Basketball WNBA sn-article 17768067086597153 Brondello says being the first members of the Tempo ‘makes it special’ full_width Tue, 21 Apr 2026 17:38:22 EDT Tue, 21 Apr 2026 17:38:22 EDT Sportsnet Video Toronto Tempo head coach Sandy Brondello talks about the excitement the team has to get rolling this season, adding it’s special to know she’ll always be the first head coach of the franchise.

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]]> Basketball WNBA sn-article 17766263466595081 ‘It felt like a full-circle moment’: Nurse on opportunity to play in Canada full_width Sun, 19 Apr 2026 15:20:23 EDT Sun, 19 Apr 2026 15:20:23 EDT Sportsnet Video Canadian Kia Nurse discusses the significance of finally getting the chance to play at home, emphasizing her sense of responsibility in helping bring the WNBA to Canada.

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]]> Basketball WNBA TEMPO videohttps://cf-images.us-east-1.prod.boltdns.net/v1/static/1704050871/b0c1791b-2f68-4627-87a8-397049b4fe84/322daa45-f43c-453d-9bbc-7110054bc671/160x90/match/image.jpgSportsnet Video bc-video Boston Report: Fever all-star Aliyah Boston signs four-year, $6.3M contract feed_column Fri, 17 Apr 2026 17:49:41 EDT Fri, 17 Apr 2026 21:27:55 EDT Associated Press Basketball WNBA IND sn-article Pamela Smith/AP New York Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu Liberty re-sign Stewart, Ionescu and Jones to multi-year deals feed_column Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:24:47 EDT Fri, 17 Apr 2026 14:03:42 EDT Sportsnet Staff The New York Liberty have brought back their Big Three.

]]> Basketball WNBA NY sn-article Sue Bird Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe announce breakup, end of podcast feed_column Fri, 17 Apr 2026 17:11:59 EDT Fri, 17 Apr 2026 17:12:02 EDT Associated Press Basketball WNBA sn-article tempo Tempo to open athlete performance and training centre in 2028 feed_column Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:27:58 EDT Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:28:11 EDT Canadian Press The Toronto Tempo will soon have a training home in Toronto.

]]> Basketball WNBA TEMPO sn-article Satou Sabally Satou Sabally joins the New York Liberty and eyes a WNBA championship feed_column Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:43:04 EDT Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:43:07 EDT Associated Press Basketball WNBA NY sn-article A’ja A’ja Wilson signs record three-year, $5M supermax contract with Aces feed_column Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:03:27 EDT Thu, 16 Apr 2026 22:32:27 EDT Associated Press Wilson, the league’s first and only four-time MVP, is signing a three-year, $5 million supermax contract to stay with the Las Vegas Aces, the team announced Wednesday.

]]> Basketball WNBA LVA sn-article Matt Krohn/AP phee Napheesa Collier signs reported one-year, $1.4M supermax contract with Lynx feed_column Thu, 16 Apr 2026 22:29:39 EDT Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:15:40 EDT Associated Press The Minnesota Lynx have re-signed superstar forward Napheesa Collier on a one-year, $1.4 million supermax contract, ESPN’s Kendra Andrew reported Thursday.

]]> Basketball WNBA MIN sn-article A’ja Wilson WNBA Free Agency tracker: Latest signings, moves full_width Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:39:47 EDT Sat, 18 Apr 2026 11:57:23 EDT Sportsnet Staff Basketball WNBA sn-article Jessie Alcheh/AP Kiki Rice Prospects of Interest: What Tempo are getting from four inaugural draft picks feed_column Tue, 14 Apr 2026 08:27:52 EDT Tue, 14 Apr 2026 08:43:47 EDT Kai Gammage The Toronto Tempo officially have the player they hope can be the future face of the franchise in Kiki Rice. To best understand her, as well as her fellow Tempo draft picks, Kai Gammage takes a deeper look at Toronto’s rookie class.

]]> Basketball WNBA TEMPO sn-article Frank Franklin II/AP Dara Mabrey Tempo sign guard Dara Mabrey, sister of Marina Mabrey, to training camp deal feed_column Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:40:06 EDT Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:40:13 EDT Sportsnet Staff Guard Dara Mabrey has signed a training camp contract with Canada’s new WNBA team, the team announced on Wednesday.

]]> Basketball WNBA TEMPO sn-article Godofredo A. Vásquez/A temi Tempo sign centre Temi Fagbenle to reported one-year, $1-million deal feed_column Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:55:47 EDT Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:03:26 EDT Sportsnet Staff Free agent centre Temi Fagbenle has agreed to a one-year, $1 million deal to join the Tempo, ESPN’s Alexa Philippou reported Tuesday.

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