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Harassment, racism claims overshadow growth of WNBA, including Portland expansion
After a record-breaking season for viewership and audience attendance, the WNBA announced its 15th franchise will be in ...
WNBA Returns To Portland For 15th Franchise, Will Debut In 2026
The WNBA is headed back to Portland, Oregon. The newly announced team is the league's 15th franchise and will begin play in ...
The WNBA returns to Portland, billed as a ‘global epicenter’ for women’s sports
Ron Wyden’s voice boomed through Moda Center. The slender, 75-year-old U.S. senator could have been mistaken for an in-game ...
WNBA announces expansion team in Portland, league’s 15th franchise
The WNBA is expanding to Portland by granting the league’s 15th franchise to the city. The team, which was announced ...
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What to know about the WNBA's 2026 Portland expansion
Rose City will be home to a WNBA team once again. The league announced Wednesday that Portland was awarded the league's 15th ...
WNBA awards Portland an expansion franchise that will begin play in 2026
The team will be owned and operated by Raj Sports, led by Lisa Bhathal Merage and Alex Bhathal. They paid $125 million for ...
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WNBA expands to Portland, with team to begin play in 2026
Less than 11 months after WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert wrote in a letter that consideration of a Portland expansion team would be "deferred for now," the league announced Wednesday a return ...
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WNBA adds 15th franchise with Portland expansion team
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.