Portland was awarded a new WNBA team last September. The team is run by Raj Sports, led by Lisa Bhathal Merage and Alex ...

The WNBA's Portland expansion franchise has had a rocky start to its existence, but as of Tuesday it officially has a name.

Portland's WNBA franchise debuted its old brand in a new context. Roughly a month after local reporter Sean Highkin uncovered ...

The WNBA awarded Portland a franchise in September, and it will begin its inaugural season in 2026 amid a wave of league ...

Portland’s forthcoming WNBA expansion team, set to begin play in summer 2026, unveiled its name and logo Tuesday morning. The ...

Portland’s WNBA expansion team unveiled its new branding and name — the Portland Fire — a rekindling of the city’s previous ...

Don’t name your new WNBA team Portland Fire if you aren’t prepared to have your welcome party during a heat wave.

Portland is welcoming a new WNBA team in 2026 for the first time in more than 20 years, marking professional women's basketball's long-awaited return to Oregon. Portland Fire, whose name and logo were ...

The WNBA is expanding to major cities across the country, including Portland, Oregon, where the new team is set to unveil its name and logo.

In a nod to the history of women's basketball in Portland, the new owners decided to revive the team name from the city's ...

Portland's WNBA expansion team, to begin play in 2026, announced Tuesday that it's readopting the Fire name held by the city's WNBA team from 2000 to 2002.

July 15, 2025 (Portland, OR) – Today, Portland’s WNBA expansion team proudly unveils its new name and brand identity: the ...