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 ...
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 ...
Commitment to build practice facility helped Portland secure 15th WNBA …
WEBPortland is the third city to be awarded a WNBA franchise in the last year, joining Golden State and Toronto. Golden State is slated to begin play in 2025; Toronto and Portland will tip off in 2026.
WNBA announces new expansion team in Portland to begin play …
WEB1 day ago · Portland’s new WNBA team is set to begin play in 2026. The @WNBA 's 15th team calls the Rose City home. RAJ Sports will head the ownership group, led by owners Lisa Bhathal Merage and her ...
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 ...
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 returns to Portland after more than 20 years - OPB
WEB1 day ago · After more than two decades, Portland will once again host a women’s professional basketball team. The as-yet-unnamed team will start playing in the 2026 season. The city’s last WNBA team, the ...
WNBA announces Portland team with excitement for the city's …
WEB20 hours ago · WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert presents Lisa Bhathal Merage and Alex Bhathal with an honorary WNBA basketball during the official announcement of Portland's new WNBA franchise.
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.
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 starting in 2026. The team will be owned and operated by Raj Sports, led by Lisa ...
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