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Portland Fire Soundly Defeats Indiana Fever; Goes Two-for-Three in Home Series

After stumbling against the Atlanta Dream, the Fire came roaring back against Caitlin Clark’s Fever.
Avatar photo by Stephanie Kaloi

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 […]

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Portland Fire Nets a Win (and a Loss) Against the Liberty

In an up and down week, the Fire showed plenty of fight and grit.
Avatar photo by Stephanie Kaloi

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 […]

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Portland Fire Blaze Their Own Trail

The Fire may have fallen short in their first game, but their blaze is only beginning to burn.
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The Portland Fire may have lost their inaugural game as a WNBA franchise—98-83 to the Chicago Sky—but the new team undoubtedly ignited something in their fanbase. A sold out Moda Center crowd welcomed back women’s basketball to Portland on Saturday, May 9 for the first time since 2002, when the original Portland Fire closed up […]

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