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Portland awarded a WNBA franchise

The Business Journals · 23h

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, adding that they intend to create jobs and wealth for those who work on or for the team.

The New York Times · 1d

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,

The Associated Press on MSN · 1d

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 in 2026.

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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 ...

Portland, a Hub of Women's Sports, Gets New WNBA Franchise

The team will be owned and operated by Raj Sports, led by Lisa Bhathal Merage and Alex Bhathal, who also own the ...

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 ...

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WNBA announces new franchise in Portland

The WNBA has announced it has awarded an expansion team to Portland, Oregon, following new teams in Toronto and Golden State.

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