What to know about Portland's WNBA expansion franchise
WEB2 days ago · Portland's team will begin play during the 2026 WNBA season, the same year Toronto's franchise will launch. Golden State will tip off the season prior in 2025. That means the WNBA will have 13 ...
Portland, Oregon Awarded WNBA’s 15th Franchise
WEB2 days 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 ...
WNBA awards Portland an expansion franchise that will begin …
WEB2 days 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.
It's official: WNBA is returning to Portland with expansion …
WEB2 days ago · The WNBA is coming back to Portland as the league officially announced Wednesday, Sept. 18 that a team will suit up in the Rose City starting in 2026. Sean Highkin of the Rose Garden Report first ...
WNBA awards Portland an expansion franchise that will begin …
WEB2 days ago · AP Basketball Writer. 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 ...
Mayor Wheeler Joins WNBA, Bhathal Family to Announce Portland …
WEB3 days 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 ...
WNBA announces Portland team with excitement for the city's …
WEB2 days ago · From left, WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert, US Senator Ron Wyden, Lisa Bhathal Merage, Alex Bhathal, Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler, Portland Trail Blazers President Dewayne Hankins, and former WNBA ...
Portland - WNBA.com
WEBThe WNBA is coming to Portland Tipping off in the City of Roses in 2026 WNBA at the Moda Center Portland is the perfect home for the WNBA. For decades, Portland has been the global epicenter of ...
WNBA returns to Portland: Oregon leaders react, welcome …
WEB2 days ago · The WNBA’s previous team in Oregon, the Portland Fire hasn’t played since 2002. House Speaker Julie Fahey (D-West Eugene & Veneta) said the return is a sign that Oregon has a strong interest ...
WNBA awards Portland an expansion franchise that will begin ... - ABC News
WEB3 days ago · The Associated Press. The WNBA is headed back to Portland with the Oregon city getting an expansion team that will begin play starting in 2026. The team will be owned and operated by Raj Sports ...
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