How Nike, the WNBA, and NWSL pitched women's sports in Portland as a summit held by soccer and basketball team owners RAJ ...

As excitement around the WNBA continues to heat up, the league's 15th expansion team name has been officially announced: the Portland Fire will return in 2026.

Specifically, owners have more at stake now that franchise valuations have escalated. Most explicitly in 2003, when ...

Interim President Claire Hamill previews what's next for the newest WNBA team, scheduled to begin play in May 2026.

(Left to right) Head of RAJ Sports Lisa Bhathal Merage, President of Business Operations Clare Hamill, former WNBA players ...

Yes, wildfires can be catastrophic. There is a mounting need to protect people, homes and livelihoods from the unimaginable ...

The Washington Mystics picked up another first-round pick before the trade deadline, putting themselves in position to ...

Oregon’s incoming WNBA team hosted a launch party at the Moda Center Tuesday as part of the rollout of the revival of the Portland Fire, the same name as the franchise that played from 2000-2002.

Following the electric atmosphere of the Portland Fire launch party, the city's new WNBA team continued its momentum with a ...

Don’t name your new WNBA team Portland Fire if you aren’t prepared to have your welcome party during a heat wave. It might not be a universal lesson, but it was an important one learned ...

The WNBA does not distinguish between teams relocating and expansion. The league's Board of Governors selects the cities the WNBA will operate in.

The name of Portland's WNBA team, the Portland Fire, is a rekindling of the city's previous WNBA team that played from 2000 to 2002. The new logo features a rose on fire, a reference to Portland's ...