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Portland awarded a WNBA franchise
Portland lands WNBA expansion franchise set to play in 2026
Professional women’s basketball will return to the Rose City for the first time in more than two decades after the WNBA announced Wednesday that it has awarded Portland an expansion team that will begin play in 2026.
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, adding that they intend to create jobs and wealth for those who work on or for the team.
WNBA awards Portland an expansion franchise that will begin play in 2026
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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As WNBA returns, Portland hailed as ‘epicenter of women’s sports’
As Portland celebrated the return of professional women’s basketball to the Rose City, there was one common refrain — the ...
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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 ...
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Portland, a Hub of Women's Sports, Gets New WNBA Franchise
The team will be owned and operated by Raj Sports, led by Lisa
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As WNBA arrives, Portland hailed as ‘epicenter of women’s sports’
As Portland celebrated the return of professional women’s basketball to the Rose City, there was one common refrain — the ...
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