Atlanta Added to WNBA
Updated: 2007-10-19 From: Xinhuanet
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) — The City of Atlanta has been awarded a WNBA expansion team for the 2008 season, it was announced by WNBA President Donna Orender in New York on Wednesday.
“As a great sports town and a region that enthusiastically supports women’s athletics, Atlanta is a terrific destination for the WNBA,” said Orender.
“This is a family-oriented community with tremendous civic pride. I am confident that as a world-class sports league providing great family entertainment, the WNBA will be embraced here for years to come,” she added.
“The WNBA is the premier women’s professional sports league in the world, and we could not be more excited to welcome the WNBA and these world-class athletes to our great city,” said Lisa Borders, President of the Atlanta City Council.
The Atlanta franchise, which will choose a name, logo, colors and head coach at a later date, is the sixth WNBA team to be independently owned and operated.
The WNBA will feature 14 teams in 2008, with the Eastern and Western Conferences comprised of seven teams each.
Atlanta will join the Chicago Sky, Connecticut Sun, Detroit Shock, Indiana Fever, New York Liberty and Washington Mystics in the Eastern Conference, while the Houston Comets, Los Angeles Sparks, Minnesota Lynx, Phoenix Mercury, Sacramento Monarchs, San Antonio Silver Stars and Seattle Storm will continue to comprise the Western Conference.
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