The WNBA reportedly applied for trademarks for the Houston Comets, Detroit Shock, Miami Sol and Charlotte Sting in recent weeks, suggesting those four cities are among the leaders for expansion.

Former NBA player Michael Carter-Williams is hoping to get a WNBA franchise in Boston whether it's through expansion or being a destination for a current team that wants to move.

Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta confirmed last fall his plan to bid on the WNBA's 16th franchise as the league continues with expansion. Fertitta and the Bayou City's wait for a Comets' revival ...

Friend writes: As recent as two weeks ago, the WNBA applied to trademark the name Rockers, as well as the names of three other former franchises: the Houston Comets, the Detroit Shock and the ...

The other seven were the Houston Comets, Charlotte Sting, Sacramento Monarchs, Utah Starzz, LA Sparks, Phoenix Mercury and New York Liberty. The Rockers were defunct by 2003. The Sting (2006 ...

Now that has doubled. As recent as two weeks ago, the WNBA applied to trademark the name Rockers, as well as the names of three other former franchises: the Houston Comets, the Detroit Shock ...

Houston also remains in the running. The Houston Comets were the WNBA’s original dynasty, who won the league’s first four championships. At the 2024 WNBA Draft, commissioner Cathy Engelbert ...

The WNBA's popularity explosion in recent years has spurred the league to expand its national footprint. When the league was founded in 1996, there were eight franchises. By 1999, the league had ...

This is because as recently as two weeks ago, the WNBA trademarked the following: the Houston Comets, the Detroit Shock, the Miami Sol and the Charlotte Sting. “The WNBA has received formal bids ...

The cities viewed as the favorites to be awarded those franchises are Philadelphia, Houston, Nashville ... square-foot practice facility. And the Comets have a strong WNBA history, winning ...

Philadelphia is a city with huge sports tradition; Houston used to host the four-time champions Comets, WNBA legend Candace Parker and NFL legend Peyton Manning are part of a group pulling to ...