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Speaker 1: On Wednesday, the WNBA confirmed that Portland is getting an

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Speaker 1: expansion team that will begin play in twenty twenty six.

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Speaker 1: Portland previously had a WNBA team, the Portland Fire, from

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Speaker 1: two thousand through two thousand and two. Portland joins the

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Speaker 1: Bay Area expansion team, the Golden State Valkyries, which tips

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Speaker 1: off next year, and a yet unnamed Toronto expansion team

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Speaker 1: that will tip off in twenty twenty six. For more

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