One of the best high school basketball players in Rhode Island history is now leading a bid to win the WNBA team in Boston.

The Boston Globe reports Michael Carter-Williams is part of a new ownership group with actor-singer Donnie Wahlberg that is preparing an offer for a WNBA expansion team in Boston. Wahlberg started New Kids On The Block in Boston and MCW is a native of Hamilton, Massachusetts.

Former NBA player Michael Carter-Williams is hoping to get a WNBA franchise in Boston whether it's through expansion or being a destination for a current team that wants to move.

The 'Boston Women's Basketball Partners' group is led by Wahlberg and Massachusetts native Michael Carter-Williams.

The WNBA is going through a growth spurt, with the Golden State Valkyries tipping off this season and Portland and Toronto coming on board in 2026.

Nike turned to the “meteoric rise of women’s sports -- particularly women’s basketball” in its Super Bowl ad -- to “spark a comeback,” according to Suzanne Vranica of the WALL STREET JOURNAL. Fever G Caitlin Clark and a “powerhouse lineup of more than half a dozen other famous female athletes” -- in...