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Commissioner expects WNBA to make another $60 million annually on next round of TV deals
"By the time we're done with tranche two, hopefully we're aiming to be (at) about $260 million over many years."
WNBA commissioner says league could expand schedule
"The question is do we want to go into November and and crossover with the NBA and college basketball?"
WNBA commissioner on CBA talks: ‘We’re not going to negotiate in the media’
"I’m very optimistic that we’ll get something done."
WNBA players decide to opt-out of current CBA
"This is a defining moment, not just for the WNBA, but for all of us who believe in progress"
WNBA announces major changes for 2025 season
The league will move to a 44-game regular season schedule and a best-of-seven Finals.
Report: Cathy Engelbert apologized to WNBA players over CNBC comments on hate speech
"This is a teachable moment and one that I embrace with humility.”
Sarah Spain: Cathy Engelbert’s dismissal of WNBA online hate shows she’s ‘part of the issue’
"Perhaps Cathy Engelbert as a leader, if this is the way she views this problem, is part of the issue."

WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert fails to meet the moment
WNBA commissioner clarifies controversial Caitlin Clark-Angel Reese comments
"To be clear, there is absolutely no place for hate or racism of any kind in the WNBA or anywhere else."
Cathy Engelbert defends WNBA negotiating media deal alongside NBA
"I think it was worth a lot for us."
Report: WNBA media rights not expected to be tied to NBA beyond new deal
"Women’s sports wants accountability; they want their growth projections to matter.”
Cathy Engelbert highlights WNBA success on broadcast TV, value of league’s ‘lifestyle viewers’
"When we’re on broadcast networks, we draw really well."
WNBA commissioner hopes to double league’s rights fees
"Women's sports rights fees have been undervalued for too long, so we have this enormous opportunity at a time when ... the media landscape is changing so much."
ESPN will host ‘The Return of Sports’ on Monday, a 2-hour special with 6 pro sports commissioners
Commissioners Roger Goodell, Adam Silver, Rob Manfred, Gary Bettman, Don Garber, and Cathy Engelbert will be among the guests joining Mike Greenberg on the two-hour SportsCenter special.