Another New Portland Women’s Sports Team Announced (Not the WNBA One)
The Soar pick up where the Oregon Onyx left off, the women’s ultimate team that folded in 2023. Before that, there were the Portland Swifts, which ended in 2021. The Oregon Soar will play in the Western Ultimate League starting in spring 2025.
The WNBA Announces New Expansion Team In Portland
BREAKING: The WNBA is officially returning to Portland. The league has announced the city will earn a new expansion franchise, owned and operated by RAJ Sports, led by Lisa Bhathal Merage and Alex Bhathal. Play will tip off in 2026. pic.twitter.com/MsPACL2zIB
WNBA awards Portland new expansion franchise: League's 15th team will begin play in 2026
"As the WNBA builds on a season of unprecedented growth, bringing a team back to Portland is another important step forward," WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert stated in a press release. "Portland has been an epicenter of the women's sports movement and is home to a passionate community of basketball fans.
WNBA expands to Portland, with team to begin play in 2026
Portland previously entered the WNBA as the expansion Fire in 2000 before folding after the 2002 season, when the league moved from central ownership to individual ownership of teams. The new team will be owned and operated by RAJ Sports,
WNBA Awards Portland an Expansion Franchise That Will Begin Play in 2026
The WNBA is headed back to Portland, with Oregon's biggest city getting an expansion team that will begin play starting in 2026
WNBA adds 15th franchise with Portland expansion team
The WNBA announced that it is officially expanding to Portland with the new team scheduled to begin play in 2026.
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 franchise to Portland, Oregon. The team, set to begin play in the 2026 season,
Sacramento Kings Co-Owners Just Paid $125 Million For A New WNBA Team In Portland
Two co-owners of the Sacramento Kings basketball team, Lisa Bhathal Merage and Alex Bhathal, are expanding further into women’s sports with a new WNBA team in Portland that will tip off in 2026, the league’s third expansion team planned for the next two years as the popularity of women’s basketball continues to grow.
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Portland Scores WNBA Expansion Team as Governor Tina Kotek Celebrates the City's Commitment to Women's Sports
Governor Tina Kotek announces a new WNBA team for Portland, recognizing the city's strong support for women's sports.
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The Sports Bra joins block party to celebrate Portland’s new WNBA team
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