[DOC] [TLE] American Basketball League (199698) - Wikipedia [PAR] The American Basketball League, often abbreviated to the ABL of 1996 was an 
independent professional basketball league for women ... Of all the ABL cities, 
Chicago, Seattle, and Atlanta now have WNBA teams. ... New England Blizzard, 
16, 24 .400 ... When the season was canceled, the Columbus Quest were 
declared... [DOC] [TLE] Women Begin Chasing a Dream Tonight - latimes [PAR] Oct 18, 1996 ... Seven members of the U.S. women's basketball Dream Team begin trying to 
fashion another dream tonight with the debut of the first U.S. women's pro 
basketball league in 15 ... Blizzard, Atlanta Glory, Richmond Rage, Columbus 
Quest. ... Jose, Seattle at Colorado and Richmond at New England tonight. [DOC] [TLE] Women's League Is Calling It Quits - latimes [PAR] Dec 23, 1998 ... The move leaves WNBA as only women's league. ... The ABL died after 2 1/3 
seasons of top-flight women's pro ... eight teams and finished Tuesday with nine--
The Columbus Quest, Philadelphia Rage, Chicago Condors, Nashville Noise, 
New England Blizzard, Portland Power, San Jose Lasers, Seattle... [DOC] [TLE] Women's Pro Basketball - Infoplease [PAR] New England Blizzard forward Dale Hodges goes hard to the baseline past ... 
The ABL and its rival, the Women's National Basketball Association, hope the 
NBA ... More households have tuned into WNBA games thanks to a triple-team of 
... active player in professional sports to be named to their league's board of 
directors,... [DOC] [TLE] Sports|PRO BASKETBALL; ABL Players Are Picking Up the Pieces [PAR] Dec 24, 1998 ... A day after the women's American Basketball League folded a third of the way ... 
of the Seattle Reign, ''but I believed in what the A.B.L. was about. ... Katie Smith of 
the Columbus Quest, a member of the United States national team, said, ... But 
Bruce Levy, a New York agent for 38 W.N.B.A. players and nine... [DOC] [TLE] The Seattle Reign and the American Basketball League! [PAR] Feb 26, 2010 ... My daughter and I were Seattle Reign season ticket holders for two years ... I 
went out to coach a 7th-8th grade girls' preseason basketball team. .... towards 
women and women's sports and toward the faithful women ... "If the WNBA 
players and their new union had their way, there would be no ABL players... [DOC] [TLE] Abl Is Latest Bid To Create Pro Women's League - tribunedigital ... [PAR] Oct 18, 1996 ... The women's American Basketball League begins play Friday night in ... The 
Colorado Explosion, who will play host to the Seattle Reign, and the New 
England Blizzard, ... the Portland Power and Richmond travels to the Columbus 
Quest. ... in eight cities and arenas of NBA teams to be announced Oct. 30. [DOC] [TLE] Unable to compete with rival, ABL folds in its third season | Amarillo ... [PAR] Dec 23, 1998 ... The nine-team ABL folded Tuesday midway through its third season, unable ... 
however, many began to wonder if two women's leagues could survive. ... Smith 
of the Columbus Quest, which won the league's two championships. ... down," 
said Cindy Fester, spokeswoman for the Seattle Reign, adding that... [DOC] [TLE] Sports | The State Of The Abl -- There Is Life ... - The Seattle Times [PAR] Dec 14, 1997 ... The eight-team Women's National Basketball Association, wholely and ... They 
have it cold," said Jim Weyermann, the Seattle Reign general manager and ABL 
official. ... If you take away New England's gain, league attendance is stagnant, 
up 23 fans per ... Columbus and Colorado are OK," Cavalli said. [DOC] [TLE] Women's Basketball Leagues Create Interest, Opportunity ... [PAR] Oct 18, 1996 ... The success of the U.S. women's Olympic basketball team, which won the gold ... 
what pro women's basketball has to offer as the ABL kicks off its inaugural 
season ... The sports complex in Maitland has been a mammoth undertaking. ... 
Rage in Virginia

Question: The Columbus Quest & the Seattle Reign are teams of the ABL, a new women's league in this sport
Answer: Basketball