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Reports: Toronto Tempo hire Monica Wright Rogers as first GM of new WNBA team

Reports: Toronto Tempo hire Monica Wright Rogers as first GM of new WNBA team | iNFOnews.ca
The Toronto Tempo logo, Toronto's new WNBA team, is shown in this handout image. Canada's new WNBA franchise will be called the Toronto Tempo, a handle unveiled with some haste Thursday morning after it was leaked the previous day. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Toronto Tempo *MANDATORY CREDIT*

TORONTO — Monica Wright Rogers has been hired as the first general manager of the WNBA’s Toronto Tempo, according to reports.

The expansion team will begin play in 2026.

The Athletic and ESPN are reporting that the hiring is official.

Wright Rogers spent seven seasons in the WNBA as a player.

She most recently served as an assistant GM with the Phoenix Mercury.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 30, 2025.

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