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The official announcement was made Thursday morning at a press conference at a downtown Toronto hotel attended by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Ontario Premier Doug Ford, rapper Drake and Toronto Raptors star Scottie Barnes.
Toronto's WNBA expansion franchise touted as 'Canada's team' by owner Larry Tanenbaum
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Napheesa Collier scored 29 points, Kayla McBride added 19 and the Lynx recovered to win their home opener after giving up the final 11 points of regulation.
Napheesa Collier led all scorers with 29 points, six steals and two blocks to help the Minnesota Lynx start 2-0 against the Seattle Storm, who got 24 points and 11 rebounds from Nneka Ogwumike in the loss.