Portland, Oregon Awarded WNBA’s 15th Franchise
WEB1 day ago · NEW YORK and PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 18, 2024 – The Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) announced today that it has awarded Portland, Oregon, the league’s 15 th franchise. The ...
What to know about Portland's WNBA expansion franchise
WEB1 day ago · Portland's team will begin play during the 2026 WNBA season, the same year Toronto's franchise will launch. Golden State will tip off the season prior in 2025. That means the WNBA will have 13 ...
It's official: WNBA is returning to Portland with expansion franchise
WEB1 day ago · The WNBA is coming back to Portland as the league officially announced Wednesday, Sept. 18 that a team will suit up in the Rose City starting in 2026. Sean Highkin of the Rose Garden Report first ...
Portland to get WNBA team that will start play in 2026, sparking …
WEB2 hours ago · PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — The WNBA announced Wednesday that Portland will welcome the league's 15th team that will start play in the Rose City starting in 2026. The expansion to Portland was years ...
WNBA Announces Portland Expansion Franchise Set to Begin …
WEB1 day ago · Portland's franchise is the third WNBA expansion team announced by the league in the past 12 months. The Golden State Valkyries were announced in October 2023, and their first season will be in 2025.
Mayor Wheeler Joins WNBA, Bhathal Family to Announce Portland …
WEB1 day ago · September 18, 2024 1:57 pm. Today, Mayor Ted Wheeler, along with WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert and team owners Lisa Bhathal Merage and Alex Bhathal, have officially announced the introduction of Portland's newest sports team, a WNBA franchise slated to debut in the 2026 season. The announcement was made today at a press event held at the ...
WNBA awards Portland an expansion franchise that will begin …
WEB1 day ago · 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 operated by Raj Sports, led by Lisa Bhathal Merage and Alex Bhathal, who also own the Portland Thorns of the National Women’s Soccer League. They paid $125 million for the franchise.
WNBA expands to Portland, with team to begin play in 2026
WEB1 day ago · September 18, 2024, 6:19 AM. Less than 11 months after WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert wrote in a letter that consideration of a Portland expansion team would be " deferred for now," the league ...
Portland - WNBA.com
WEBSep 6, 2024 · The WNBA is coming to Portland Tipping off in the City of Roses in 2026 WNBA at the Moda Center Portland is the perfect home for the WNBA. ... Join the movement to get news about tickets, players ...
WNBA Awards Portland an Expansion Franchise That Will Begin …
WEB1 day ago · Portland had a WNBA team, the Fire, from 2000 until 2002 when it folded. That franchise averaged more than 8,000 fans when games were played at the Rose Garden.
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