Merage spoke about the yet-to-be-named team as an investment not only in the league, but in the local Portland community, ...

The WNBA has awarded Portland a new franchise that will enter the league and begin to play in 2026. The team will be owned by ...

BREAKING: The WNBA is officially returning to Portland. The league has announced the city will earn a new expansion franchise ...

The WNBA is expanding to Portland by granting the league’s 15th franchise to the city. The team, which was announced ...

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

The WNBA is headed back to Portland, with Oregon’s biggest city getting an expansion team that will begin play in 2026.

Portland, Oregon, has become the latest city to benefit from the WNBA's rapid expansion plans after being awarded a franchise ...

Portland joins the California Bay Area and Toronto as new franchises set to enter the WNBA within the next two years, ...

The return of a WNBA team to Portland has sparked memories of the Fire, which gained a dedicated fan base in its short ...

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

The league’s 15th team will debut in the 2026 WNBA season and be owned and operated by the RAJ Sports investment group. RAJ ...