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Sources: WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert to retire
ESPN ^ | September 4, 2026 | Alexa Philippou

Posted on 09/04/2026 8:10:51 AM PDT by rdl6989

Cathy Engelbert will retire as WNBA commissioner at the end of the 2026 season following seven years at the helm, sources told ESPN on Friday.

Multiple high-ranking team sources had recently told ESPN that they believed the 2026 season would likely be Engelbert's last. While Engelbert has ushered the WNBA into what she's called "hypergrowth" mode, transforming the league into a significantly more prominent sports and entertainment property, her leadership had come into question over the past year.

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To: Cen-Tejas

Caitlyn Jenner for her assistant! :)


21 posted on 09/04/2026 8:55:31 AM PDT by xp38 (It can always be worse)
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To: rdl6989

She can’t take the pressure of standing up for what a woman is. Hahahahaha. LOSER! Go crawl under a rock.


22 posted on 09/04/2026 8:56:43 AM PDT by Vision (“Our Democracy” means "Our Slush Fund." The Left is hate.)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; BraveMan; cardinal4; ...

23 posted on 09/04/2026 9:19:43 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (TDS -- it's not just for DNC shills and jihadists anymore -- oh, wait, yeah it is.)
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To: rdl6989

She knows what is coming and doesn’t want to go down with a sinking ship. The Black dykes will kill the WNBA and think they won until the have to work at Publix stacking shelves.


24 posted on 09/04/2026 9:20:50 AM PDT by jmaroneps37 (Freedom is never free. It must be won rewon and jealously guarded.)
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To: rdl6989

They should retire the whole stupid league.


25 posted on 09/04/2026 9:30:48 AM PDT by The Louiswu (USA FIRST...USA FOREVER)
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To: rdl6989

I am sure she had a bowl in the Board room where she just washed her hands, tossed the towel on the table, and walked away.

That organization is a mess.


26 posted on 09/04/2026 10:10:50 AM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: rdl6989

“While Engelbert has ushered the WNBA into what she’s called “hypergrowth” mode, transforming the league into a significantly more prominent sports and entertainment property”. Cathy, I think Caitlin Elizabeth Clark had more to do with that than you.


27 posted on 09/04/2026 10:13:32 AM PDT by kawhill (Dywedwch + Add translation Welsh-English dictionary 'Tell Us')
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To: Enterprise

Part of me thinks that these 2 NBA “women” that want to play in the WNBA did this to get the WNBA some publicity.


28 posted on 09/04/2026 10:14:37 AM PDT by woweeitsme
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To: kawhill

Caitlin hit the triple and Engelbert replaced her as the pinch-runner.


29 posted on 09/04/2026 10:16:01 AM PDT by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: rdl6989
While Engelbert has ushered the WNBA into what she's called "hypergrowth" mode, transforming the league into a significantly more prominent sports and entertainment property, her leadership had come into question over the past year.

It doesn’t matter what kind of hocus pocus she tried to work, the product is still terrible and the league wouldn’t survive if the welfare was ever cut off.

This turd won’t polish.

30 posted on 09/04/2026 11:02:31 AM PDT by dznutz
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To: rdl6989
Black Conservative Perspective:

WOKE WNBA Commissioner STEPS DOWN After BOMBSHELL Lawsuit And Massive BACKLASH Against WOKE Agenda!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNAtWOpfbF8

31 posted on 09/04/2026 11:23:11 AM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: rdl6989

Good riddance. Anybody who needs a committe to decide if men can play in a women’s league should be defenestrated.


32 posted on 09/04/2026 1:13:24 PM PDT by KingofZion
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To: rdl6989

They’ll pick a hardcore LGBTQ+ activist whose first task will be to run Sophie Cunningham out of the league.


33 posted on 09/04/2026 1:13:43 PM PDT by TBP (Decent people cannot fathom the amoral cruelty of the Democrat cult.)
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To: Enterprise

Let’s see if Admiral Levine is available.


34 posted on 09/04/2026 1:32:19 PM PDT by alstewartfan (I AM Charlie Kirk. ❤️✝️)
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