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Portland gets WNBA expansion franchise
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,
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.
What to know about the WNBA's 2026 Portland expansion
Rose City will be home to a WNBA team once again. The league announced Wednesday that Portland was awarded the league's 15th franchise, which is set to start playing in 2026. Why it matters: It's been over two decades since Portland had a WNBA team.
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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 ...
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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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Gallery: WNBA, fans celebrate Portland's new pro basketball team
Merage spoke about the yet-to-be-named team as an investment not only in the league, but in the local Portland community, ...
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