On August 26, 2000, the Houston Comets won the WNBA title. This was no surprise; four seasons into the league’s existence, the Comets were the only champions it had known.

Cynthia Cooper did not get closure when the Houston Comets folded. One minute, she was a star player on Houston’s four-time championship-winning WNBA team. The next minute, her phone was blowing ...

Cynthia Cooper, #14, and the Houston Comets celebrate after the Comets beat the New York Liberty 59-47 to win their third straight WNBA Championship Sunday, Sept. 5, 1999 in Houston.

Cynthia Cooper did not get closure when the Houston Comets folded. One minute, she was a star player on Houston’s four-time championship-winning WNBA team. The next minute, her phone was blowing ...

30 Aug 1997: The Houston Comets celebrate after the WNBA championship game against the New York Liberty at The Summit in Houston, Texas. The Comets won the game, 65-51. Todd Warshaw/Getty Images ...

Former WNBA team, the Houston Comets, recently celebrated 23 years since securing their historic fourth Championship.. The Comets go down in history as one of the original eight WNBA teams in the ...

At a time when the league needed it most, the Houston Comets set the standard for play and ripped off four consecutive WNBA Championships (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000).

Houston Comets star Sheryl Swoopes (right), who scored a career playoff-high 27 to lead her team to victory, applies some defense to Sacramento's Ruthie Bolton-Holifield on Monday.

Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta is reportedly in talks to bring a WNBA team back to Houston.Michael Shapiro of Chron reported that Fertitta has been in "active conversations" with the league ...