Portland previously entered the WNBA as the expansion Fire in 2000 before folding after the 2002 season, when the league moved from central ownership to individual ownership of teams.

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

Oregon’s incoming WNBA team hosted a launch party at the Moda Center Tuesday as part of the rollout of the revival of the Portland Fire, the same name as the franchise that played from 2000-2002.

The WNBA Returns to Portland, the Global Epicenter of Women’s Sports, in 2026 July 15, 2025 (Portland, OR) – Today, Portland’s WNBA expansion team proudly unveils its new name and brand ...

Portland is welcoming a new WNBA team in 2026 for the first time in more than 20 years, marking professional women's basketball's long-awaited return to Oregon. Portland Fire, whose name and logo ...

The WNBA's Portland expansion franchise has had a rocky start to its existence, but as of Tuesday it officially has a name. In a callback to the city's first foray into the league, the expansion ...

Portland Organizations Join Forces to Tell the Story of Women’s Basketball’s Return to the Rose City Portland, Oregon (July 10, 2025) WNBA Portland today announced a strategic partnership with ...

The Portland team became the WNBA's 15th franchise when it was announced in September. It is part of an expansion push for the WNBA and boom in women's sports overall in recent years.

(Left to right) Head of RAJ Sports Lisa Bhathal Merage, President of Business Operations Clare Hamill, former WNBA players Olympia Scott and Michelle Snow, and Executive Vice President of Strategic ...

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. The Fire will ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon's WNBA team stepped back in time for its new name, reintroducing the Portland Fire. The expansion franchise, which begins play next next season along with the Toronto ...

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