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WNBA's Portland expansion team will be once again known

Los Angeles Times on MSN · 30m

Expansion WNBA team brings back the original Portland Fire name

Oregon's original WNBA team lasted three seasons, but the new franchise has already sold a record 11,000 season tickets.

Chicago Tribune · 1h

Portland’s WNBA expansion team reaches into the past for its nickname

Portland’s WNBA expansion franchise, which begins play next season, announced its name and branding Tuesday — reviving the moniker of the city’s previous WNBA team.

OregonLive.com on MSN · 5h

Portland Fire: WNBA expansion team unveils name, logo for 2026 debut

Portland’s forthcoming WNBA expansion team, set to begin play in summer 2026, unveiled its name and logo Tuesday morning. The Fire will call the Moda Center home with new branding under the ownership of RAJ Sports — the same group led by Lisa Bhathal Merage which purchased the Portland Thorns in 2024.

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Can you spot the hidden image in the Portland Fire's new logo?

The WNBA's 15th team finally has a name: the Portland Fire. Can you find the hidden gem in the franchise's new logo?

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Ex-USWNT midfielder Tobin Heath retires: Broken-foot goals, slugs and building new worlds

Heath scored the final goal in the USWNT’s 5-2 romp over Japan in the 2015 World Cup final, adding the final exclamation ...

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Inside the reignited Portland Fire, the city’s newest sports franchise

Just ten months after announcing Portland as the WNBA’s next franchise, the name is finally here, and it builds upon the ...

Women's National Basketball Association4h

Introducing the Portland Fire

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

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