Atlanta awarded WNBA franchise: Expansion team to begin play in May 2008.
The WNBA is headed to Atlanta. The women's pro basketball league and Atlanta real-estate executive Ron Terwilliger have reached a deal to put an expansion team in the city, owners of the 13 WNBA teams and 30 NBA teams have been informed. A formal announcement will be made Wednesday. Terwilliger will be the team's owner. "The documents are signed and counter-signed, and I've made my deposit," Terwilliger said. "So, we're having a press conference tomorrow."
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