The Portland Fire

The moids may have convinced you that the only WNBA story worth paying attention to this week involved the Indiana Fever’s Sophie Cunningham, AKA MAGA Barbie, and the Phoenix Mercury’s DeWanna Bonner. Happily, there’s been a lot more going on: Last night the Portland Fire treated the rest of the league to a historic match […]

Last night the Fire hosted the Seattle Storm as part of the first installment in a four-game rivalry series that will see both teams traversing the 175 miles that separate them. Portland, who entered into the series with a 5-4 historic record from the 2000-2002 seasons, pulled out a 94-89 victory last night, thus sparing […]

The Portland Fire came roaring back in front of 14,612 fans Saturday night with a satisfying, if not gritty and hard-fought, 84-83 win over the Dallas Wings. The victory put a pin in a grueling four-game losing streak that started when the Golden State Valkyries trounced the Fire 95-77 on June 2, and ended when […]

At halftime, during the team’s May 30th win against the Indiana Fever, the Portland Fire were up by 13 points. That’s when a fan in the crowd turned to this Mercury reporter and asked, “It almost like the Fire’s just doing whatever they want—and it’s working. Is that on purpose?” The short answer is yes… […]

The Portland Fire rounded out a series of three home games with a 100-84 win over the Indiana Fever Saturday, firmly shutting down the doubts of naysayers (at home and elsewhere). With all the attention the Fever has received, it’s the kind of win that establishes a team has arrived. Head coach Alex Sarama acknowledged […]

The Portland Fire hit the road this week after the team’s nail-biter of a win (83-82) over the Connecticut Sun at the Fire Pit on Monday, May 18  The Fire’s first road test on Wednesday, May 20, was in Indianapolis against the Indiana Fever, and it was one the team will probably want to forget. […]

The Portland Fire’s two matches against the New York Liberty offered a mixed bag in terms of wins this week, but the team is doing exactly what coach Alex Sarama wants. The games were meant to be the team’s first test against Oregon graduates Sabrina Ionescu and Satou Sabally, but both were out due to […]