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Esteemed rapper and Detroit native Eminem, has officially joined a group of investors looking to bring a WNBA expansion team ...

Eminem's spokesperson told The News that Eminem has interest in joining the high-powered bid to bring the WNBA back to ...

The Mercury's Diana Taurasi celebrates after making her 10,000th career point, during an Aug. 3, 2003, WNBA game against the ...

Detroit rap superstar Eminem has expressed interest in joining the effort to bring a WNBA expansion team to the city, ...

Eminem has reportedly joined a group of investors that is bidding to bring a WNBA team back to Detroit. Sportico reported Wednesday that the Detroit native Eminem joined the group that is led by ...

It’d mark the return of the WNBA to Cleveland — a city that once hosted the original Rockers from 1997-2003. The team was one of the original eight franchises of the league, and the owner at ...

Cleveland was originally chosen as one of the founding cities in the WNBA's inaugural 1997 season, embracing the "Rockers" name. The Rockers lasted until the conclusion of the 2003 season when ...

The team is expected to join the league as the Cleveland Rockers in 2028, reprising the name of the original WNBA team that folded in 2003. "The sources put Cleveland’s expansion chances as high ...