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Lucra Partners with UPSHOT League to Power Free-to-Play Fan Engagement for New Professional Women's Basketball League

January 22, 2026 - NEW YORK, NY - Lucra, the leading social competition platform, today announced a partnership with UPSHOT League, a new professional women's basketball league where rising talent UPlifts entire communities. The UPSHOT League will launch in 4 cities, Jacksonville, Savannah, Greensboro and Charlotte with opening day on May 15, 2026. Through this collaboration, Lucra will power an innovative free-to-play prediction system that transforms how fans engage with women's basketball, turning every game into an interactive experience w... Full Story

Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report

December 15, 2025 - BASEBALL American Association: An ownership group with ties to the independent American Association is exploring various sites in Colorado Springs (CO) for construction of new baseball stadium that could become home to a future American Association team. The Colorado Springs market became vacant after the independent Pioneer League's 2025 season when the Colorado Springs-based Rocky Mountain Vibes suspended operations and the Colorado Springs Sky Sox, a temporary team added by the Pioneer League during the 2025 season for... Full Story

Savannah Steel and the UPSHOT League Announce Opening Games

December 8, 2025 - SAVANNAH, Ga. - The Savannah Steel and the UPSHOT League have announced the inaugural games for the 2025 season. Savannah opens the season on Friday, May 15 and Saturday, May 16, when the Steel visits the Greensboro Groove. The home opening weekend at Enmarket Arena is scheduled for Friday, May 22 also against Greensboro and Sunday, May 24, vs the Jacksonville Waves. "This news marks an important next moment in women's professional sports," UPSHOT League Commissioner Donna Orender said. "We celebrate with our teams and... Full Story

New Team Announcement: Savannah Steel Joins the UPSHOT League

December 3, 2025 - From shipyards to railyards, we put blood sweat and tears into this game and city. Like the women of Savannah always have, we break down barriers and make our mark with grit and determination. Savannah bends but never breaks. That legacy lives on in us. We play with unshakable resolve. We rise to every challenge. We are strength in motion, toughness with purpose, and belief under pressure. Unbreakable. Unstoppable. Unshakable. WE ARE SAVANNAH STEEL.... Full Story

• Lucra Partners with UPSHOT League to Power Free-to-Play Fan Engagement for New Professional Women's Basketball League - (January 22)
  
• Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report - (December 15)
  
• Savannah Steel and the UPSHOT League Announce Opening Games - Savannah Steel (December 8)
  
• New Team Announcement: Savannah Steel Joins the UPSHOT League - Savannah Steel (December 3)
  
• New Team Announcement: Jacksonville Waves Joins the UPSHOT League - Jacksonville Waves (December 3)
  
• New Team Announcement: Charlotte Crown Joins the UPSHOT League - Charlotte Crown (December 3)
  
• New Team Announcement: Greensboro Groove Joins the UPSHOT League - Greensboro Groove (December 3)
  
• UPSHOT League Unveils Greensboro Groove - Greensboro Groove (October 10)
  
• UPshot League hires Women's Basketball HOF, former WNBA Champion, coach and executive, Taj McWilliams-Franklin as Vice President of Basketball Operations - (April 22)
  
• All Today's UPSHOT League News

UPSHOT At a Glance
Class: Women's
Website: UPSHOT site
UPSHOT Map: League Map
Schedule: Full UPSHOT Schedule
RSS Feed (?): UPSHOT RSS Feed

OurSports Central provides coverage of the following UPSHOT League teams:

Charlotte Crown - Charlotte, North Carolina
Greensboro Groove - Greensboro, North Carolina
Jacksonville Waves - Jacksonville, Florida
Savannah Steel - Savannah, Georgia
Baltimore * - Baltimore, Maryland

All times Eastern On game days, refresh page for latest results Full UPSHOT League Schedule and Results

• UpShot league to provide pro women's basketball spots for college players - Clutch Points (December 8)
  
• UPSHOT league reveals team name, coach for Charlotte franchise - WBTV (December 3)
  
• UPSHOT League announces new Baltimore professional women's basketball team - WBFF (November 20)
  
• UPSHOT Women's Basketball League unveils new Greensboro team name and head coach - WFMY (October 10)
  
• Here's the UPSHOT: Charlotte's pro women's basketball team unveils name, logo - Charlotte Observer (October 9)
  
• Women's pro basketball returns to Charlotte with the Crown - Axios (October 9)
  
• Jacksonville Waves will compete in UpShot League beginning next year - News4JAX (October 3)
  
• New Savannah professional women's basketball team announces name, logo, and head coach - WTOC (October 2)
  
• Jacksonville Waves, new women's basketball squad, introduce first head coach - First Coast News (October 1)
  
• Charlotte Crown unveiled as latest Upshot League franchise - Sports Business Journal (September 10)
  
• Hall of Fame hooper Taj McWilliams-Franklin joins the new UPSHOT League - New York Amsterdam News (August 7)
  
• All Today's UPSHOT League Headlines