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WNBA awards Portland an expansion franchise that will begin play in 2026
The team will be owned and operated by Raj Sports, led by Lisa Bhathal Merage and Alex Bhathal. They paid $125 million for the franchise.
Portland lands WNBA expansion franchise set to play in 2026
Professional women’s basketball will return to the Rose City for the first time in more than two decades after the WNBA announced Wednesday that it has awarded Portland an expansion team that will 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, will be owned and operated by RAJ Sports led by Lisa Bhathal Merage and Alex Bhathal.
WNBA announces expansion team in Portland, league’s 15th franchise
The WNBA is expanding to Portland by granting the league’s 15th franchise to the city. The team, which was announced Wednesday, will begin play in 2026 and be led by Lisa Bhathal Merage and Alex Bhathal,
Commitment to build practice facility helped Portland secure 15th WNBA franchise
Alex Bhathal and Lisa Bhathal Merage, the brother-sister duo who recently purchased the NWSL’s Portland Thorns, are the WNBA’s newest owners.
Portland newest home to WNBA with expansion team starting play in 2026
Portland had a previous WNBA team, the Fire, which played for just two seasons and folded in 2002. It’s not yet decided if the new franchise will keep that name or get a new one. The team will play at the Moda Center, also home to the Portland Trail Blazers.
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 expansion team that will start play in 2026
Portland, Oregon, has become the latest city to benefit from the Women's National Basketball Association's rapid expansion plans after being awarded a franchise on Wednesday that will begin play in 2026.
WNBA to bring team back to Portland, Oregon
Portland was awarded the 15th WNBA franchise and will be the third expansion team entering the league over the next two years, along with San Francisco and Toronto.
WNBA awards 15th franchise to Portland
The league’s 15th team will debut in the 2026 WNBA season and be owned and operated by the RAJ Sports investment group. RAJ Sports is led by siblings Alex Bhathal and Lisa Bhath
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Gallery: WNBA, fans celebrate Portland's new pro basketball team
Merage spoke about the yet-to-be-named team as an investment not only in the league, but in the local Portland community, ...
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As WNBA returns, Portland hailed as ‘epicenter of women’s sports’
As Portland celebrated the return of professional women’s basketball to the Rose City, there was one common refrain — the ...
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Portland, a Hub of Women's Sports, Gets New WNBA Franchise
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