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A site providing independent coverage of the upcoming WNBA Cleveland expansion team.
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In the first 24 hours of going live with the expansion announcement, WNBA Cleveland surpassed 2,500 ticket payments.
July 1, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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Make sure you subscribe to stay current on news from the Cleveland expansion.

Three years is a long time from now but it'll be here before you know it.

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Cleveland announced as WNBA expansion franchise
After the original Cleveland Rockers disbanded in 2003, seven years after Cleveland was part of the inaugural WNBA rollout, professional women's basketball was gone from the lakefront. Monday, the Cle...
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June 30, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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The official Cleveland WNBA bid website makes it official: Cleveland is returning as the 16th franchise in the W.

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WNBA Franchise to Cleveland – WNBA Cleveland
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June 30, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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Happy Monday.
June 30, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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Is the #WNBA headed to Cleveland?

@thomascostello.bsky.social breaks down the trademark application and what it could mean for former fans of the Rockers:
WNBA's Cleveland Rockers copyright published - The Next
In February, the WNBA filed trademark applications for five former team names. Now, the Cleveland Rockers renewal sets up a potential expansion.
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June 5, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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While we wait for the Cleveland WNBA announcement to go live, know that there are still things happening behind the scenes.

Searching for personnel already for the coaching staff.

It’s not an “if” Cleveland is getting a team but a “when.”
June 3, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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Hello and Happy Monday (if that is a thing)

Check out a new section of the site highlighting the awards won by the Cleveland Rockers:

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#WNBA #Rockers
Picture of 7 members of the Cleveland Rockers with the words below them “New on Lakefront Courtside: Cleveland Rockers WNBA awards” with big LC logo in the middle.
June 2, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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As the site grows, I want it to be home for more than only news articles and updates.

To start, here's a list of #WNBA Rockers awards, including Hall of Fame inductions.

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Awards
WNBA and Hall of Fame honors for Cleveland Rockers players. All-WNBA Teams First-Team Merlakia Jones - 2001 Suzie McConnell-Serio - 1998 Eva Nemcova - 1997 Second Team Eva Nemcova - 1998 Newcomer o...
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May 31, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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Information from within the organization has gone quiet. Another delay?

The group publicly said they were announcing the accepted big and franchise in March.

I've been wrong before and I'll be wrong again. I sleep well at night haha. Plus it's raining here in Ohio. Vibes are all off I guess.
May 30, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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Eternally grateful to Walking Bucket 🙏

If you can’t wait three years to read about games of basketball, Walking Bucket is your go-to.

Even if you can wait, WB is your go-to.
May 30, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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An independent news site covering all things WNBA in Cleveland.
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May 29, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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Which former #HLWBB player, who was on the floor for a grand total of 18 minutes in the conference, got the spotlight in the newest Starting Five? You'll have to click to find out.
#HLWBB Starting Five: Helen Darling Edition
Welcome back to the #HLWBB Starting Five, your sporadic offseason rundown of news and fun from around Horizon League women’s basketball. 1. Jump It would be hard for anyone but the most ardent of Purdue Fort Wayne or Horizon League watchers to remember former Mastodons guard Alaina Diaz. After all, she played a grand total of 18 minutes as a freshman in 2022-23 before leaving both PFW and the sport of basketball for Grand Valley State, her hometown school.
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May 28, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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Or if you have not waited patiently*
May 28, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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If you’ve waited patiently for the #WNBA to announce Cleveland as its next franchise, your wait is close to coming to an end.

Sources have Rock Entertainment Group announcing the accepted bid this week.

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WNBA Cleveland expansion announcement expected within week
As early as this week, Rock Entertainment Group is set to announce the beginning of the new WNBA Cleveland franchise. Learn about the bid, what is going on with the Rockers name and more.
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May 27, 2025 at 4:58 PM