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Portland gets WNBA expansion franchise

The New York Times · 11h

WNBA announces expansion team in Portland, league’s 15th franchise

The WNBA is expanding to Portland by granting the league’s 15th franchise to the city. The team, which was announced Wednesday, will begin play in 2026 and be led by Lisa Bhathal Merage and Alex Bhathal,

USA TODAY Sports on MSN · 1d

Commitment to build practice facility helped Portland secure 15th WNBA franchise

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

The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

WNBA expansion continues west with new team in Portland

The WNBA is growing from 12 teams to 15 with the additions of Golden State (in 2025) as well as Toronto and Portland in 2026.

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The WNBA returns to Portland, billed as a ‘global epicenter’ for women’s sports

Ron Wyden’s voice boomed through Moda Center. The slender, 75-year-old U.S. senator could have been mistaken for an in-game ...

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Klay Thompson's hyped reaction to Portland adding WNBA team

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

Portland, a Hub of Women's Sports, Gets New WNBA Franchise

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

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Readers respond: Coming up with potential names for the Portland WNBA team

Portland erupted in fanfare on Wednesday, with the WNBA announcing that an expansion team is officially coming to the Rose ...

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