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Carla Leite scored 14 points and the visiting Portland Fire shut down the Washington Mystics in a 75-56 victory on Thursday night in a rematch that failed to match the drama from when the teams met last month.

Portland Fire News / ESPN / July 15

Practices in socks? Tug-of-wars? How CLA could revolutionize the WNBA's Portland Fire

The Constraints-Led Approach has been around for decades, but coach Alex Sarama has brought it to the WNBA for the first time.

WNBA News / Field Level Media / July 11

Seven Fire score in double-digits in win over Dream

Carla Leite and Emily Engster had double-doubles, five teammates scored in double figures and the visiting Portland Fire defeated the Atlanta Dream 102-92 on Saturday.

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The 'WNBA 20-point, 10-assist games' quiz

How many of the 24 WNBA players to score 20 points and dish out 10 assists in the same game multiple time can you name in five minutes?

The 'WNBA MVPs' quiz

The 'WNBA Finals MVPs' quiz

The 'WNBA Rookies of the Year' quiz

Karlie Samuelson News / Athlon Sports / July 9

Final Injury Report for Aces-Fire: Will A'ja Wilson, Karlie Samuelson Play?

The Las Vegas Aces are on the road Thursday night as they travel to take on the Portland Fire in a Western Conference matchup. Las Vegas enters Thursday’s game with a 15-6 record after losing at home to the Indiana Fever on Sunday night.

WNBA News / Field Level Media / July 4

Fire rally past Storm in first-ever Pacific Northwest meeting

Carla Leite scored a team-high 20 points as the expansion Portland Fire defeated the host Seattle Storm 77-72 Saturday night in the first meeting between the WNBA's Pacific Northwest rivals at Climate Pledge Arena.

Karlie Samuelson News / Athlon Sports / July 4

Final Injury Report for Fire-Storm: Will Karlie Samuelson Play?

The Portland Fire are on the road Saturday night as they travel to take on the Seattle Storm in a Western Conference matchup. Portland enters Saturday’s game with an 8-12 record after losing on the road in four overtimes to the Washington Mystics Sunday afternoon.

WNBA News / Field Level Media / July 3

Fire pay first visit to Storm after recovering from 4OT thriller

By the time the expansion Portland Fire take the court Saturday in Seattle, they will have had five days off to recoup from their record-tying 124-123 loss in quadruple overtime at Washington.

WNBA News / Swish Appeal / June 30

WNBA game notes: Despite a four-overtime loss, the Portland Fire showed franchise-defining fight in the longest game in league history

WASHINGTON — For a team that is supposed to be tanking, the Portland Fire put forth one heck of an effort in their 124-123 quadruple-overtime loss to the Washington Mystics Sunday afternoon at CareFirst Arena.

Karlie Samuelson News / Athlon Sports / June 28

Final Injury Report for Fire-Mystics: Will Karlie Samuelson Play?

The Portland Fire are on the road Sunday afternoon as they travel to take on the Washington Mystics in an interconference matchup. Portland enters Sunday’s game with an 8-11 record after losing on the road to the Chicago Sky Friday night.

Nika Muhl Stuns in Paris Fashion Week Return

Portland Fire guard Nika Muhl made an appearance at Paris Fashion Week amid her ongoing injury recovery. The WNBA style icon turned heads by modeling pieces from the new Feng Chen Wang x Under Armour Spring/Summer 2027 collaboration.

WNBA News / Athlon Sports / June 26

Final Injury Report for Fire-Sky: Will Courtney Vandersloot, Karlie Samuelson Play?

The Chicago Sky are at home Friday night as they host the Portland Fire in an interconference matchup. Chicago enters Friday’s game with a 5-12 record after defeating Portland at home Wednesday night to snap their six-game losing streak.

Fire F Bridget Carleton signs with Unrivaled

Portland Fire forward Bridget Carleton will make her Unrivaled debut in 2027, the 3-on-3 league announced Thursday. The 29-year-old Canadian has averaged a career-high 13.4 points and 3.4 rebounds through 17 games (all starts) for the WNBA expansion club this season.

Portland Fire News / Swish Appeal / June 20

How the Portland Fire’s recent slide has exposed their defensive deficiencies

The Portland Fire began the 2026 season as one of the WNBA’s most pleasant surprises. One of the league’s two newest expansion teams, not much was expected

WNBA News / Field Level Media / June 18

Fire reel off last 10 points, send Storm to ninth consecutive loss

Emily Engstler's basket with 1:17 left snapped a tie and the Portland Fire scored the final 10 points Wednesday night to rally past the visiting Seattle Storm 94-89.

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The 'NFL yards-per-catch leaders' quiz

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Will WNBA Fine Olivia Miles For Her Technical Foul Against Portland Fire?

Can Olivia Miles take a wrong step? Well, looking at her recent surge in the WNBA, it looks quite unlikely. Playing in her maiden season, the former TCU star is already in the MVP contention.

Portland Fire Coach Cites What Makes Snapping Losing Streak vs Wings ‘Even Sweeter’

The Portland Fire’s success has been one of the biggest surprises of the season so far. Unlike the Toronto Tempo, the Fire built a roster made up largely of young talent and players with little WNBA experience.

WNBA News / Field Level Media / June 12

Fire continues rugged schedule as Wings roll into Portland

The Dallas Wings and the Portland Fire are headed in different directions as they prepare to meet Saturday night in Portland. While the Wings (8-4, 3-1 Commissioner's Cup) have won five of their last six games, the expansion Fire (6-8, 0-4 Commissioner's Cup) have lost their last four games.