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TORONTO — Six months into his tenure as president and CEO of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, Keith Pelley hasn't stopped moving. And that's not easy.

TORONTO — Fans at Scotiabank Arena for concerts or Toronto Maple Leafs and Raptors games will notice bigger, brighter walkways and more technology these days. But the venue remains a work in progress.

NEW YORK (AP) — Breanna Stewart and the New York Liberty were left thinking about what could have been.

DALLAS (AP) — Klay Thompson made his preseason debut with the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night, scoring 10 points in his new team's 107-102 loss to the Utah Jazz . It was Thompson's first NBA game in anything other than a Golden State uniform.

NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA will expand its Finals next year to a best-of-seven format, the league announced Thursday. The league currently has a best-of-five semifinals and finals in its playoffs with a best-of-three first round.

Former Toronto Raptors guard Danny Green has announced his retirement from the NBA. The 37-year-old spent 15 years in the league, with a reputation for his "three-and-D" play and helping three teams to an NBA title, including the Raptors.

NEW YORK (AP) — Minnesota coach Cheryl Reeve knew on the second day of training camp this year that her Lynx team could be really special.

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Chris Paul and Victor Wembanyama seem to already be clicking.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Brooke Demetre was ready to go.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — After the Minnesota Lynx soundly defeated the Connecticut Sun in a winner-take-all game to advance to the WNBA Finals , Napheesa Collier carried her 2-year-old daughter with her to the podium for the postgame interview.