Portland, Oregon Awarded WNBA’s 15th Franchise
WEB5 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 ...
What to know about Portland's WNBA expansion franchise
WEB5 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 ...
WNBA makes long-awaited return to Portland | ktvb.com
WEB4 days ago · The WNBA made it official Wednesday, awarding Portland a long-awaited expansion franchise. The team will start play in the 2026 season. PORTLAND, Ore. — It's been a 22-year wait, but the WNBA is ...
WNBA adds 15th franchise with Portland expansion team
WEB5 days ago · The Portland team, owned and operated by RAJ Sports, will be the 15th WNBA franchise. It joins the Golden State Valkyries and a Toronto franchise in the current round of league expansion. The ...
WNBA awards Portland an expansion franchise that will begin …
WEB5 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.
Mayor Wheeler Joins WNBA, Bhathal Family to Announce Portland …
WEB5 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 ...
Portland to get WNBA team that will start play in 2026, sparking …
WEB4 days ago · PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — The WNBA announced Wednesday that Portland will welcome the league's 15th team that will start play in the Rose City starting in 2026. The expansion to Portland was years ...
WNBA awards Portland an expansion franchise that will begin …
WEB5 days ago · National headlines from ABC News. The Associated Press. By DOUG FEINBERG. September 18, 2024, 1:00 PM. The WNBA is headed back to Portland, with Oregon's biggest city getting an expansion team that will begin play in 2026. ... Portland had a WNBA team, the Fire, from 2000 until it folded in 2002. That franchise averaged more than 8,000 fans ...
WNBA Announces Portland Expansion Franchise Set to Begin …
WEB5 days ago · Portland's franchise is the third WNBA expansion team announced by the league in the past 12 months. The Golden State Valkyries were announced in October 2023, and their first season will be in 2025.
WNBA Announces Portland Franchise. All About the Team So Far
WEB5 days ago · The WNBA continues to grow. The league announced on Sept. 18 that it has awarded a team to Portland, Oregon, making it the 15th franchise in the WNBA. The team, which has yet to be named, will ...
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