After nearly a year of the expansion race to earn the league's 16th franchise, groups vying for the bid from Cincinnati, Denver and Cleveland comprise what's left of the race, NWSL Commissioner Jessica Berman said during a Friday news conference. Not mentioned during the prepared remarks on expansion were the groups from Nashville and Philadelphia.

Basketball star Caitlin Clark has joined an ownership group looking to bring a National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) expansion team to Cincinnati, ESPN reported.

Caitlin Clark has been a leader in the rising popularity of women's basketball, but the WNBA Rookie of the Year is also getting involved in other women's sports. Clark has joined an ownership group trying to bring the NWSL to Cincinnati,