Portland, Oregon Awarded WNBA’s 15th Franchise
WEB2 days ago · The Portland 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. Portland is the third expansion franchise awarded by ...
Mayor Wheeler Joins WNBA, Bhathal Family to Announce Portland …
WEB2 days ago · September 18, 2024 1:57 pm. Today, Mayor Ted Wheeler, along with WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert and team owners Lisa Bhathal Merage and Alex Bhathal, have officially announced the introduction of Portland's newest sports team, a WNBA franchise slated to debut in the 2026 season. The announcement was made today at a press event held at the ...
How WNBA's newest owners landed Portland franchise - USA …
WEB2 days ago · They’ll have to wait until 2026 to find out. Email Lindsay Schnell at lschnell@usatoday.com and follow her on social media @Lindsay_Schnell. Alex Bhathal and Lisa Bhathal Merage, the brother ...
WNBA expands to Portland, with team to begin play in 2026
WEB2 days ago · Portland's new WNBA team will be owned by RAJ Sports, led by controlling owner Lisa Bhathal Merage and her brother, Alex Bhathal -- who also are the majority owners of the NWSL's Portland Thorns.
Portland to get WNBA team that will start play in 2026, sparking …
WEB22 hours ago · The WNBA announced that Portland will welcome the league's 15th team that will start play in the Rose City starting in 2026. ... led by Lisa Bhathal Merage and Alex Bhathal. The Bhathals paid $125 ...
WNBA awards Portland an expansion franchise that will begin …
WEB1 day ago · The team will be owned and operated 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 ...
What to know about Portland's WNBA expansion franchise
WEB2 days ago · The league announced Wednesday that Portland has been granted a new franchise that will become the WNBA's 15th team when it launches in 2026. RAJ Sports, led by Lisa Bhathal Merage and her brother ...
WNBA awards Portland an expansion franchise that will begin …
WEB2 days ago · 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. “This is huge for Portland.
WNBA Expands to Portland With Bhathal Family as Owners
WEB2 days ago · The WNBA is adding a franchise in Portland. The Oregon team will be the league’s 15th and will be owned by the Bhathal family, who emerged from among multiple interested bidders. News of the new ...
WNBA announces Portland team with excitement for the city's …
WEB1 day ago · WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert presents Lisa Bhathal Merage and Alex Bhathal with an honorary WNBA basketball during the official announcement of Portland's new WNBA franchise.
- Some results have been removed
Skip to content