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Portland gets WNBA expansion franchise

The New York Times · 18h

WNBA announces expansion team in Portland, league’s 15th franchise

The WNBA is expanding to Portland by granting the league’s 15th franchise to the city. The team, which was announced Wednesday, will begin play in 2026 and be led by Lisa Bhathal Merage and Alex Bhathal,

The Associated Press on MSN · 18h

WNBA awards Portland an expansion franchise that will begin play in 2026

The WNBA is headed back to Portland, with Oregon’s biggest city getting an expansion team that will begin play starting in 2026.

NBC Sports on MSN · 15h

Portland newest home to WNBA with expansion team starting play in 2026

Portland had a previous WNBA team, the Fire, which played for just two seasons and folded in 2002. It’s not yet decided if the new franchise will keep that name or get a new one. The team will play at the Moda Center, also home to the Portland Trail Blazers.

11hon MSN

Readers respond: Coming up with potential names for the Portland WNBA team

Portland erupted in fanfare on Wednesday, with the WNBA announcing that an expansion team is officially coming to the Rose ...

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Sen. Wyden: Portland’s ‘unprecedented interest’ in women’s sports paved way for WNBA return

U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) sat down with KOIN 6 News Thursday to talk about a variety of issues at home and abroad, ...

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The WNBA is expanding. Will there be a team in Utah?

WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert made waves earlier this year when she said the WNBA is eyeing the addition of three new ...

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Portland-area high school girls basketball coaches react to WNBA announcing Portland expansion

The City of Roses is getting a WNBA franchise in two years. Coincidentally, Oregon is currently home to a booming girls ...

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