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Portland gets WNBA expansion franchise
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,
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.
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.
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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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Portland Scores WNBA Expansion Team as Governor Tina Kotek Celebrates the City's Commitment to Women's Sports
Governor Tina Kotek announces a new WNBA team for Portland, recognizing the city's strong support for women's sports.
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The WNBA returns to Portland, billed as a ‘global epicenter’ for women’s sports
Ron Wyden’s voice boomed through Moda Center. The slender, 75-year-old U.S. senator could have been mistaken for an in-game ...
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Gallery: WNBA, fans celebrate Portland's new pro basketball team
Merage spoke about the yet-to-be-named team as an investment not only in the league, but in the local Portland community, ...
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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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