Vancouver hosted the first Women's National Basketball Association regular-season game outside the U.S. Friday. Vancouver does not have a WNBA team of its own, but the WNBA expansion team Toronto Tempo is set to begin play in the 2026 season.

The Seattle Storm beat the Atlanta Dream 80-78 before a sellout crowd of 15,892 at Rogers Arena on Friday in the WNBA’s first regular-season game outside of the U.S.

UBC alum Julie Smulders and co-founder Jill Tracy say Canada is at a tipping point, as powerhouse leaders gather in Vancouver to back women’s sports

The game will take place Friday, August 15, 2025 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, B.C. It will be the first regular-season WNBA game ever played outside the United States.

Ahead of Vancouver hosting the first WNBA regular-season game played outside the United States, a women's basketball great was at a playground in Stanley Park on Thursday to support an initiative that she hopes will help strengthen basketball's grassroots.

The game is scheduled to start at 8:30 p.m. EDT and will be broadcast on NBA TV. Fans looking to watch this WNBA game can do so for free by using DIRECTV, which offers a free trial. FuboTV offers up to $30 off your first month. SlingTV doesn’t offer a free trial but has promotional offers available.

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