How Nike, the WNBA, and NWSL pitched women's sports in Portland as a summit held by soccer and basketball team owners RAJ ...

The Portland bid for a WNBA team had been led by Kirk Brown, a wealthy businessman who had founded the company that is now called ZoomInfo. There is uncertainty now if Brown will be involved going ...

Portland is joining back up with the WNBA at an ideal time. The league is as popular as it has been in years. Attendance is up to an average of 9,311 fans per game this season, up from 6,615 last ...

In Portland, the WNBA is choosing to go back to a city it previously tried to succeed in. The Portland Fire lasted just three seasons in the Rose City from 2000-02, compiling a record of 37-59.

As if reborn from the ashes, the Portland Fire are back. Portland’s forthcoming WNBA expansion team, set to begin play in summer 2026, unveiled its name and logo Tuesday morning.

Reilyn Turner’s goal put Portland in front in the first half and the Thorns went on to defeat the rival Seattle Reign 4-2 on Sunday in the National Women’s Soccer League.

The WNBA is returning to Portland, Oregon, starting in 2026, with the new franchise set to become the WNBA’s 15th team, the league announced Wednesday.

PORTLAND, Ore. — The wait is over. The Portland WNBA franchise announced its official team name early Tuesday morning: the Portland Fire. It's the team name the franchise last held in the early ...

The WNBA awarded an expansion franchise to Portland in September 2024, with the team slated to begin play in the 2026 season. No team name or logo was announced at the time.

Send this article to your social connections. The WNBA is headed back to Portland, with Oregon’s biggest city getting an expansion team that will begin play in 2026. The team will be owned and ...

Reilyn Turner’s goal put Portland in front in the first half and the Thorns went on to defeat the rival Seattle Reign 4-2 on ...

The WNBA has wrapped up its 2022 season, but the offseason could be very interesting for Portland. The league has a short list of cities that could be ready for expansion by 2024, and Portland is ...