We are one week away from tip-off of a new era in the WNBA and for the first time ever, the spotlight shifts north of the border as the Toronto Tempo enter the league ready to steal the show on opening night.
Paige Bueckers scored 20 points and the Dallas Wings beat the Indiana Fever in pre-season action. Caitlin Clark had 21 points before leaving the game with a lower-body injury.
In their first game in franchise history, the Tempo lost to the Sun in preseason action on Wednesday at Coca-Cola Coliseum. Hamilton’s Kia Nurse drained the first basket in Tempo history, swishing a three-pointer and sending the crowd into a frenzy at the 7:59 mark of the first quarter.
Toronto Tempo guards Marina Mabrey and Brittney Sykes discuss how they're embracing being the faces of the franchise ahead of the inaugural season, and explained why they're excited to play for an entire country.
Caitlin Clark puts the Fever on the board with a nice bucket early in the first quarter.
Caitlin Clark is looking to play off the ball more to stay energized during games.
Tempo centre Nyara Sabally jokes about having to learn all the Canadian streaming services like Crave and TSN with help from Kia Nurse.
Tempo head coach Sandy Brondello talks about building the foundation of a new team, giving a comparison to her experience with the Liberty, while the players are quickly trying to build a culture in Toronto with training camp underway.
A'ja Wilson, the WNBA's first four-time MVP, has signed a three-year, $5 million supermax contract to remain with the Las Vegas Aces, sources told ESPN. The deal is the largest in WNBA history to date and fully guaranteed for Wilson.
Fresh off the news that she'll be signing with the Tempo, Kia Nurse joins SportsCentre to discuss her desire to play on Canadian soil, the distractions that could come with playing close to home, her early impressions of Toronto's roster, and where her game is at entering her eighth WNBA season.
Stephen A. Smith reacts to the Dallas Wings taking Azzi Fudd first overall in the WNBA draft to pair with Paige Bueckers.
The newest member of the Toronto Tempo, Kia Nurse shares her excitement to be playing on home soil and getting to help grow women's basketball in Canada.
Charlisse Leger-Walker is the sixth player selected from UCLA, breaking the record for most players from one team picked in the same draft.
The Dallas Wings selected UConn star Azzi Fudd with the first overall pick in the 2026 WNBA Draft, pairing the guard with her with former Huskies teammate and last year's top pick Paige Bueckers. The Toronto Tempo took UCLA's Kiki Rice with the sixth overall selection, making her the first draft pick in franchise history. The Tempo made three additional draft picks and also reportedly signed Kia Nurse to a contract on Monday.
What will the Tempo's first-ever draft pick Kiki Rice bring to Toronto? How will she fit with Marina Mabrey and Brittney Sykes? What is the biggest need the Tempo still have to address? TSN WNBA analyst Tamika Nurse joins Jennifer Hedger to discuss.
The Toronto Tempo took Kentucky forward Teonni Key with the 22nd overall pick and the franchise's second selection in the 2026 WNBA Draft. Across two seasons with the Wildcats, Key averaged 11.4 points, 7.9 rebounds and 1.5 blocks and 1.3 assists per game.
The Toronto Tempo selected UCLA guard Kiki Rice sixth overall, the franchise’s first-ever pick in the WNBA Draft. Rice, the third straight Bruins player selected on Monday, averaged 14.9 points, 5.9 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.5 steals en route to a national title.
For the second straight year, the Seattle Storm have taken an athletic 19-year-old post player from Europe with their first pick in the WNBA Draft, drafting Awa Fam Thiam from Valencia and the Spanish national team.
The Chicago Sky selected one of the stars of March Madness with the fifth overall pick, taking UCLA guard Gabriela Jaquez in the 2026 WNBA Draft. Jaquez scored a game-high 21 points and 10 rebounds in UCLA's national championship victory over South Carolina.
The Minnesota Lynx selected TCU guard Olivia Miles with the No. 2 pick in the 2026 WNBA Draft on Monday night. In her first season with TCU, Miles averaged 19.6 points, 7.2 rebounds and 6.6 assists.
The Washington Mystics have selected UCLA center Lauren Betts with the No. 4 overall pick in the 2026 WNBA Draft. Betts was a key member of the Bruins team that won this year's women’s basketball championship.
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