The franchise will start play in 2026. It’s a return to a market the WNBA previously abandoned. From 2000 to 2002, the Portland Fire played at the Moda Center and were led by Jackie Stiles ...

Sportico reported Wednesday that the legendary Detroit rapper has joined the investment group that includes Pistons owner Tom ...

Portland had a WNBA team, the Fire, from 2000 until it folded in 2002. That franchise averaged more than 8,000 fans when games were played at the then-named Rose Garden. The new franchise will ...

Portland, like Charlotte, is a former WNBA city: the Portland Fire were part of the league from 2000 to 2002. News of the bid comes less than two weeks after Florida-based Zawyer Sports ...

While it might not be the flashiest way to chart success, a building boom is showing that more investment is flowing into ...

The WNBA started with eight teams in its inaugural 1997 season. The league reached as many as 16 teams in 2000, but the Miami Sol and Portland Fire folded after the 2002 season, bringing the total ...

The airline carrier is the official airline of the Portland Thorns and the city's yet-to-be-named WNBA team. PORTLAND, Ore. — Alaska Airlines is renewing its partnership with the Portland Thorns and ...

Portland had a WNBA team, the Fire, from 2000 until it folded in 2002. That franchise averaged more than 8,000 fans when games were played at the Rose Garden. The new franchise will play at the ...