Joining Toronto as a new franchise, the league has revealed the return of WNBA basketball to Portland in 2026. The Portland Fire was an expansion franchise in 2000 before it folded in 2002.

Portland previously had a WNBA team, the Portland Fire from 2000 to 2002, before that franchise was ultimately shut down. The ...

In an interview with the Business Journal, Ted Wheeler said the return of the WNBA adds to Portland's improved livability. Twenty years after the Portland Fire played its last game, the Rose City ...

As the WNBA's popularity continues to grow ... despite having a lack of success with its previous team — Portland Fire. That organization also only lasted three seasons, playing from 2000-2002.

The expansion marks the WNBA's return to Portland after more than 20 years and the first time the league has returned to a city it previously left. The city had the Portland Fire from 2000-02.