NEW YORK and PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 18, 2024 – The Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) announced today that it has awarded Portland, Oregon, the league’s 15 th franchise.

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 ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — It's been a 22-year wait, but the WNBA is finally returning to Portland. The official announcement came down Wednesday morning that the Women’s National Basketball Association ...

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WNBA expansion is here -- yet again. The league announced Wednesday that Portland has been granted a new franchise that will become the WNBA's 15th team when it launches in 2026. RAJ Sports ...

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The WNBA announced Wednesday it has awarded Portland, Oregon a new expansion franchise, which will begin play in the 2026 season. By then, the league will have 15 teams, with the Golden State ...

The WNBA is headed back to Portland with the Oregon city getting an expansion team that will begin play starting in 2026. The team will be owned and operated by Raj Sports, led by Lisa Bhathal ...