After four years in France, she’s ready to hit the ground running for the Denver Summit
Stephanie Kaloi
Posted inFeatures
Fire’s historic 4OT loss offered lessons for the future — and hope
“This is the happiest I’m probably ever going to be after a loss in my career,” Alex Sarama told reporters.
Posted inThe IX Soccer
Mia Hamm knows a lot about playing in pain, and she wants that to change
Hamm: “I think a lot of the time, we’re asked to put others first, and this idea of, ‘Oh, we’ll get to it when we get to it’ — that doesn’t help anyone”
Posted inThe IX Basketball
‘You’re in awe of who she is’: Loyalty defines Emily Engstler’s basketball career
Engstler is growing into her role as a leader and building an affinity for the Portland Fire organization
Posted inThe IX Soccer
One year out, what’s shaping the 2027 FIFA World Cup so far?
14 teams have already qualified, each with sky-high ambitions
Posted inWNBA
‘It’s part of our job’: WNBA players and coaches on moving to 50-game schedule
Fans could come out on top when the league adds games in 2027
Posted inThe IX Basketball
How the Portland Fire is reshaping the WNBA expansion team experience — on purpose
Gustafson: ‘This organization … they believe in me’
Posted inThe IX Basketball
Fans will shape the reignited Portland-Seattle basketball rivalry
The two teams will play a regular season game for the first time in 24 years on June 17
Posted inThe IX Soccer
Referee López should be celebrated, and other takeaways from Fortaleza friendly
Brazil is known for playing aggressively, and the US stayed composed in the face of it
Posted inPortland Fire
Frieda Bühner’s career in the WNBA was inevitable
‘A lot of people doubted her, like she won’t be athletic enough for the W … and [now], here we go’
