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Portland gives new WNBA team, Fire, an appropriately warm welcome
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 ...
WNBA's Portland Fire unveils name and logo ahead of 2026 tipoff
Portland's WNBA expansion team unveiled its new branding and name — the Portland Fire — a rekindling of the city's previous ...
WNBA's Portland Fire expansion team unveils brand identity ahead of 2026 debut
The Portland Fire is officially reignited. The WNBA expansion team announced its name and identity on Tuesday, describing the ...
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 ...
WNBA expansion: Portland franchise officially introduced as Fire, will begin play in 2026 season
The WNBA's Portland expansion franchise has had a rocky start to its existence, but as of Tuesday it officially has a name.
Portland Fire reveals team name, logo exclusively on 'GMA' ahead of WNBA return
The Portland Fire announced its name and new logo exclusively on "Good Morning America" as the team returns to the City of ...
Expansion WNBA team brings back the original Portland Fire name
Oregon’s WNBA team stepped back in time for its new name, reintroducing the Portland Fire. The expansion franchise, which ...
Reviving the flame: Portland Fire unveil name, branding as WNBA’s 15th team
The WNBA awarded Portland a franchise in September, and it will begin its inaugural season in 2026 amid a wave of league ...
Portland's new WNBA team gets a new logo and a familiar name
Portland is welcoming a new WNBA team in 2026 for the first time in more than 20 years, marking professional women's basketball's long-awaited return to Oregon. Portland Fire, whose name and logo were ...
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The WNBA's success last year wasn't a fluke. Now, the league and its players want to cash in
The league is set to rake in hundreds of millions of dollars from expansion fees and a new media rights deal. And the players ...
The economic impact of the WNBA's Portland Fire
The President of the United States was in attendance at the FIFA Club World Cup Final on Sunday. Chelsea took on PSG in the ...
Lisa Leslie Reveals Expansion Franchise She's Most Excited to Watch Join the WNBA
Amid critical negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) before the current deal ends after this season, coupled with the expansion boom and new superstars like Caitlin Clark, Paige ...