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Portland awarded a WNBA franchise
Portland lands WNBA expansion franchise set to play in 2026
Professional women’s basketball will return to the Rose City for the first time in more than two decades after the WNBA announced Wednesday that it has awarded Portland an expansion team that will begin play in 2026.
Commitment to build practice facility helped Portland secure 15th WNBA franchise
Alex Bhathal and Lisa Bhathal Merage, the brother-sister duo who recently purchased the NWSL’s Portland Thorns, are the WNBA’s newest owners.
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 Wednesday, will begin play in 2026 and be led by Lisa Bhathal Merage and Alex Bhathal,
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Gallery: WNBA, fans celebrate Portland's new pro basketball team
Merage spoke about the yet-to-be-named team as an investment not only in the league, but in the local Portland community, ...
Herald and News
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As WNBA returns, Portland hailed as ‘epicenter of women’s sports’
As Portland celebrated the return of professional women’s basketball to the Rose City, there was one common refrain — the ...
Inc
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Portland, a Hub of Women's Sports, Gets New WNBA Franchise
The team will be owned and operated by Raj Sports, led by Lisa
Bhathal
Merage and
Alex
Bhathal
, who also own the ...
MLive
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WNBA to add 15th franchise in 2026
The WNBA is expanding again. The professional women’s basketball league announced Wednesday that it has awarded its 15th ...
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on MSN
Readers respond: Coming up with potential names for the Portland WNBA team
Portland erupted in fanfare on Wednesday, with the WNBA announcing that an expansion team is officially coming to the Rose ...
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