The IX: Basketball Wednesday with Jackie Powell, Oct. 8, 2025
Portland Fire
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Portland general manager Vanja Černivec leaps into the Fire
Černivec: ‘I’m incredibly excited to join this passionate team that doesn’t shy away from big, big, goals’
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Locked On Women’s Basketball: The expansion race is heating up
Peterson: ‘All of a sudden, it became, oh, Portland’s got this’
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Portland’s WNBA team is bringing back the Fire, but is the team on track after early missteps?
Clare Hamill: ‘We’re moving fast, and you’re going to hear from us a lot’
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Portland nears WNBA return in 2026 with new ownership group
Official announcement of Portland as WNBA’s latest expansion team is expected on Sept. 10
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Locked On Women’s Basketball: Is WNBA expansion in jeopardy? The Portland Problem, Part 2
‘Whatever it is, they’re never gonna find … a better market to expand to than Portland.’
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Locked On Women’s Basketball: Is WNBA expansion in jeopardy? The Portland Problem, Part 1
‘Portland [would’ve been] a logical fit’