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

The Chicago Sky soon may be one of only four WNBA teams with fully independent ownership. Could that change? And would Bulls ...

Portland wasn't part of the 2025 WNBA draft in April; the team will begin participating in the draft starting in 2026, directly ahead of its inaugural season. But that won't be the team's only ...

Specifically, owners have more at stake now that franchise valuations have escalated. Most explicitly in 2003, when ...

Portland mayor Keith Wilson speaks to a crowd at a launch party and brand reveal for Portland s revived WNBA team on Tuesday, July 15, 2025 outside the Moda Center at the Rose Quarter.© Sean ...

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 ...

This isn't Portland's first go-around with the WNBA. The city had the Portland Fire from 2000-02, and the short-lived WNBA team shared the Rose Garden, which later became the Moda Center, with the ...

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 CBA negotiations have not made progress. While a lockout is possible, ESPN reveals an interesting factor that may prevent ...

The WNBA does not distinguish between teams relocating and expansion. The league's Board of Governors selects the cities the WNBA will operate in.

A group led by Celtics minority owner Steve Pagliuca has reached a deal to buy the Connecticut Sun for a record $325 million ...