The Portland Fire hired Golden State Valkyries executive Vanja Cernivec as the expansion WNBA team’s new general manager.

The Portland Fire announced Monday that Golden State Valkyries vice president of basketball operations Vanja Cernivec will be ...

The expansion WNBA franchise on Monday turned to an existing league executive with experience in building an expansion roster ...

Vanja Černivec joins Portland Fire as franchise's first-ever general manager, overseeing basketball operations amid pivotal ...

The Portland Fire, one of the WNBA’s newest basketball franchises, named Vanja Černivec as their new General Manager on ...

The Valkyries' former Vice President of Basketball Operations will be the general manager for the expansion Portland Fire.

The WNBA could face a lockout as the league and the Women’s National Basketball Players Association (WNBPA) will reportedly ...

In Portland, the WNBA is choosing to go back to a city it previously tried to succeed in. The Portland Fire lasted just three seasons in the Rose City from 2000-02, compiling a record of 37-59.

The WNBA team in Portland, Ore., will be owned and operated by Raj Sports, led by Lisa Bhathal Merage and Alex Bhathal. They paid $125 million for the franchise.

Portland Fire, whose name and logo were revealed July 15, is a nod back to the Rose City's former WNBA team, which played between 2000 and 2002.

The Portland bid for a WNBA team had been led by Kirk Brown, a wealthy businessman who had founded the company that is now called ZoomInfo. There is uncertainty now if Brown will be involved going ...

WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert confirmed the news, first reported by The Oregonian/OregonLive, in a letter to Sen. Ron Wyden on Wednesday, saying plans had been “deferred” despite Portland ...