The WNBA is headed back to Portland, with Oregon’s biggest city getting an expansion team that will begin 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 ...

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek said the team’s return to Portland is a sign of the city’s “unequivocal love of women’s sports,” ...

Alex Bhathal and Lisa Bhathal Merage, the brother-sister duo who recently purchased the NWSL’s Portland Thorns, are the ...

Commissioner Cathy Engelbert had previously named Philadelphia as a potential expansion city. But with three new expansion ...

The Bhathal family, which also owns the Portland Thorns, pointed to the city's passionate support for women's sports as ...

"It’s an opportunity to see themselves represented at the highest level," said one girls basketball coach in the metro area.

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

The WNBA has announced it has awarded an expansion team to Portland, Oregon, following new teams in Toronto and Golden State.

Portland, Oregon, has become the latest city to benefit from the Women's National Basketball Association's rapid expansion ...

Portland was awarded the 15th WNBA franchise and will be the third expansion team entering the league over the next two years ...