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Portland revives name for WNBA team

Expansion WNBA team brings back the original Portland Fire name

Portland was awarded a new WNBA team last September. The team is run by Raj Sports, led by Lisa Bhathal Merage and Alex Bhathal, who also own the Portland Thorns of the National Women’s Soccer League. They paid $125 million for the WNBA franchise.

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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 Fire will call the Moda Center home with new branding under the ownership of RAJ Sports — the same group led by Lisa Bhathal Merage which purchased the Portland Thorns in 2024.

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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 revealed July 15, is a nod back to the Rose City's former WNBA team, which played between 2000 and 2002.

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Introducing the Portland Fire

July 15, 2025 (Portland, OR) – Today, Portland’s WNBA expansion team proudly unveils its new name and brand identity: the ...

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Here's everything to know about the return of the Portland Fire

The WNBA's return to Portland has been years in the making, but there are several more steps that the team will need to take ...

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The Portland Fire’s strength will always be the passion of the fanbase | Bill Oram

The logo isn't perfect and the name has issues, but the support for Portland's WNBA franchise was overwhelming on the day the ...

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 ...

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A fire ignites in Portland. This is how investigators determine if it ...

This spring, a four-alarm fire inside downtown Portland’s May Apartments sent smoke billowing across the city and cost more than 100 people their homes. There were immediately rumors about how ...

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