As the WNBA's popularity has exploded in recent years, North American cities without teams are taking note and throwing their ...

She tried out for the Houston Comets in that inaugural 1997 season, and — living up to her nickname “Automatic” — she beat ...

More than a dozen cities are being considered for the WNBA's next expansion franchise, which is expected to begin playing by ...

Austin has a built-in sports fan base for women’s basketball. That’s what differentiates it from the other applicants looking to bring teams to their cities.” ...

Former NCAA and WNBA champion Fran Harris says Central Texas is fertile territory for the growing women’s basketball league.

Then, she returned to basketball for the launch of the WNBA, serving as one of the the inaugural members of the 1997 Houston Comets that won the league’s first-ever championship. Harris believes ...

Former NCAA champ and UT Longhorn standout Fran Harris is raising capital and working on Austin’s submission packet to bring ...

In 1997, Sheryl Swoopes became the first player to be signed to play in the WNBA, and in 2000, she won her fourth WNBA Championship with the Houston Comets. In 2011, Swoopes was recognized as one ...

WNBA legend Sheryl Swoopes said former Indiana Fever coach Christie Sides should be given a lot of credit for the way she managed the frenzy surrounding Caitlin Clark last season.

According to KVUE, Harris has spent the past year raising capital and preparing Austin's submission for the WNBA to consider.

There's a three-way tie between the Lynx, Seattle Storm and now-disbanded Houston Comets for the most championships in WNBA history. Houston won the first four WNBA titles from 1997-2000 ...

Former Texas Longhorns forward Fran Harris, who led the women's basketball team to its first and only national championship ...