Portland Trail Blazers

LibertyPORTLAND, Ore. — Rookie Pauline Astier had been spectacular for the Liberty all Tuesday night. Two days after dropping 18 points in the Liberty’s overtime win against the Mystics, Astier...

The Liberty fought the expansion franchise Fire tooth-and-nail and wound up on the wrong end of history.

The NY Liberty head west for a two game series with the Portland Fire.

The Liberty's offseason signing will have to wait to make her debut.

New York Liberty (2-0, 2-0 Eastern Conference) at Portland Fire (0-1) Portland, Oregon; Tuesday, 10 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: New York Liberty visits the Portland Fire after Marine Johannes scored 25 points in the Liberty's 98-93 overtime victory against the Washington Mystics. Portland hits the court for the second game in franchise history. The Fire fell to the Chicago Sky 98-83 in their first WNBA game. New York finished 10-12 on the road and 27-17 overall a season ago. The Liberty average...

PORTLAND — For the first time in a long time, the Chicago Sky showed some fight Saturday night. It was necessary to escape from the inaugural game of the Portland Fire’s return to the WNBA with a 98-83 win in the season opener at the Moda Center. The Fire were bolstered by a crowd of almost 20,000 eager to welcome the WNBA back to Portland for the first time in 24 years. Guard Skylar Diggins ...

Kamilla Cardoso had 22 points and 14 rebounds, and the Chicago Sky spoiled the expansion Portland Fire's WNBA opener with a 98-83 victory on Saturday night. Carla Leite had 18 points for the Fire, whose fans at Moda Center celebrated the league's return to the city for the first time in 24 years. The Fire trailed by 17 points in the first half before rallying to tie it at 70 on Bridget Carleton's 3-pointer with 8:39 left.

After 24 years, the Fire have returned to Portland. The expansion Portland Fire took the court at the city's Moda Center, dubbed the “Fire Pit” for the occasion, for the team's WNBA season opener against the Chicago Sky on Saturday night. The Portland players warmed up wearing T-shirts that said “Legacy Reignited” on the front and “2002 PDX 2026” on the back — paying homage to the original Fire, who played three seasons from 2000-02.

The Portland Fire return to the WNBA as an expansion club and play their first game at the Moda Center on Saturday night when they host the new-look Chicago Sky as the WNBA opens its 30th season. MORE: Stephen Curry…

PORTLAND — The Chicago Sky can’t afford to take their time — or to rush too fast. This is the challenge of revamping a roster. The WNBA season moves too quickly for even the top talent in the league to catch up. Top teams from the Las Vegas Aces to the Indiana Fever lost their season openers this weekend. And for a team like the Sky with plenty to prove (and lose), nothing is more important ...

The Mavericks are hiring former Blazers assistant GM Mike Schmitz to run the franchise's basketball operations under president Masai Ujiri.

The Dallas Mavericks are turning to an Arizona alum to take over their franchise. The Mavericks on Friday announced the hiring of Mike Schmitz as general manager ahead of next month’s NBA Draft. Schmitz spent the last four seasons on the Portland Trail Blazers staff after serving as a draft analyst for ESPN. Schmitz attended […]

Former Indiana Fever forward Chloe Bibby never got a chance to settle in with her new team. The Portland Fire selected the Australian wing No. 11 overall in the WNBA Expansion Draft on April 8. The expansion team had a change of heart and shipped Bibby to the Phoenix Mercury.

Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark sees the WNBA's 2026 expansion as a step in the right direction. The league officially welcomes two new franchises this season, the Toronto Tempo and the Portland Fire. The WNBA also added the Golden State Valkyries last season, growing from 12 to 15 teams.

The WNBA is poised for a historic 30th season after a transformational new collective bargaining agreement was reached in March. Now the league can focus on the play on the court which will feature the Las Vegas Aces looking for a fourth championship in five years, the return of Caitlin Clark after she missed most of last season with injuries, and the debut of expansion teams the Portland Fire and Toronto Tempo. Las Vegas has won three of the last four championships with New York taking home ...

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One name not on the New Orleans short list: Interim coach James Borrego.

With the way he steered the Portland Trail Blazers to the playoffs this season, one would think that Tiago Splitter would be a shoo-in as the permanent coach. That, however, is not the case. It was recently reported that team owner Tom Dundon, who bought the Trail Blazers in March, is not willing to give […] The post Blazers rumors: Tiago Splitter battling almost 20 other coaches for job appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Although the “3-2-1” proposal is the runaway leader as the NBA looks to implement lottery reform, there are still a few more weeks before the league’s Board of Governors will vote on the plan. In the meantime, Sam Amick of The Athletic writes, there will be more discussions about the concept and some tweaks could […]

While entering the league together, Toronto and Portland's team-building strategies couldn't be more different.