Booming WNBA says Portland will become league’s 15th franchise
Sep 18, 2024
League returns to city after previous team folded in 2002Owners of NWSL’s Thorns will take control of new teamThe WNBA will add another west coast team after the league announced on Wednesday that Portland will become the league’s 15th franchise.The team, which has not yet been given a name, will enter the league in 2026. It will be the second time Portland has hosted a WNBA franchise: the Fire entered the league in 2000 as an expansion team before folding in 2002. Continue reading...