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Late Inter Miami strike ruins Robert Lewandowski's Fire debut
Preston Plambeck scored in his fourth career MLS appearance in the 87th minute to spoil Robert Lewandowski's MLS debut and lift short-handed Inter Miami to a 3-2 victory over the visiting Chicago Fire on Wednesday night.,Luis Suarez scored his seventh and eighth goals of the season for Miami (10-4-2...
Paige Bueckers questionable as Wings prepare to face Fire
The Dallas Wings are facing a dilemma.,Do they play reigning Rookie of the Year Paige Bueckers on Wednesday night at Portland in their last game before the WNBA's All-Star break? Or should they give her some more rest?,Bueckers, who hit her head on the floor late in a 90-82 victory against the Los A...
Robert Lewandowski set for MLS debut with Fire vs. Inter Miami
Star striker Robert Lewandowski will finally make his MLS debut when his Chicago Fire visit Inter Miami in their return to league play on Wednesday night.,The 37-year-old Lewandowski joined Chicago (8-4-2, 26 points) earlier this month to bring an end to a glittering 20-year European career that inc...
Report: Fire transfer striker Hugo Cuypers to CF Monterrey
The Chicago Fire agreed to transfer high-scoring striker Hugo Cuypers to CF Monterrey of Liga MX, according to multiple media outlets.,The Belgian forward, dubbed "the European Goal Machine" by website SoyFutbol, leads MLS this season with 13 goals in just 11 matches. According to The Athletic, the ...
Kayla McBride, Lynx down Fire for fifth straight win
Kayla McBride scored 24 points on 9-for-14 shooting, and the Minnesota Lynx held on for a 101-93 win over the Portland Fire on Saturday night in Minneapolis.,Natasha Howard added 16 points on 7-for-8 shooting for Minnesota (20-6), which won its fifth game in a row and completed its homestand with a ...
Lynx trying to extend winning ways vs. Fire with break in sight
The WNBA All-Star break is fast approaching, and the Minnesota Lynx are looking forward to a chance to rest their bodies and catch their breath.,"This is sort of a tough stretch for us," Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve said. "We got off to such a fast start, and we're maybe that runner that ran really fast ...
Fire avenge 4OT loss by shutting down Mystics
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.,Serah Williams notched 12 points and Sarah Ashlee Barker added 10 for the Fire (11-14), wh...
Whitecaps-Fire match postponed due to air quality conditions
Thursday's match between the Vancouver Whitecaps and host Chicago Fire was postponed until Oct. 6. The local air quality was deemed to be too dangerous for players and fans to attend the outdoor event at Soldier Field, as Chicago and much of the Great Lakes area has been impacted by wildfire smoke.,...
Robert Lewandowski could debut as Fire host Whitecaps
The Vancouver Whitecaps visit the Chicago Fire on Thursday when the MLS regular season resumes play, and what was already an intriguing matchup between two of the league's top teams now carries the possibility of Robert Lewandowski's MLS debut.,Lewandowski signed a Designated Player contract with th...
Sun hold off furious rally from Fire, win as buzzer-beater fails
Reserve Aaliyah Edwards scored 21 points as the Connecticut Sun withstood a comeback try by the Portland Fire and hung on for a 90-87 victory in Uncasville, Conn., on Tuesday afternoon.,Edwards scored 15 points in the first half and made 9-of-13 shots overall as the Sun (6-18) avoided a third strai...
Fire looking to stay hot from deep against struggling Sun
While 3-point shooting accuracy has not always been on display for the Portland Fire, it has appeared in recent games for the expansion club.,Coming off one of their better performances from behind the arc, the Fire look to maintain their form Tuesday morning when they visit the league-worst Connect...
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.,Engstler finished with 14 points and 11 rebounds, Leite had 13 points and 10 assists, Megan Gustafson scored 17 points, Serah Willia...
A'ja Wilson drops 32 in return from injury as Aces beat Fire
A'ja Wilson returned after missing three games with an ankle injury and totaled 32 points and 10 rebounds as the visiting Las Vegas Aces defeated the expansion Portland Fire 88-80 Thursday night.,Jackie Young added 19 points and 11 assists and NaLyssa Smith scored 16 as the defending WNBA champion A...
Aces aim to beat expansion Fire for second time
The defending WNBA champion Las Vegas Aces are obviously a different team without four-time MVP A'ja Wilson on the floor.,Wilson has missed the Aces' past three games with an ankle injury, which includes a 93-85 defeat to the New York Liberty on June 30 in the Commissioner's Cup championship game an...
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.,Bridget Carleton scored 14 points and Megan Gustafson added 10 points and nine reboun...
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.,"I think so many times we could have just given up, but every single time, (we) fought back," Fire coach Al...
Mystics edge Fire in second 4OT game in WNBA history
Sonia Citron scored a career-best 32 points, including the go-ahead basket with 21.4 seconds left, and the Washington Mystics edged the visiting Portland Fire in a marathon battle, prevailing 124-123 on Sunday in the second quadruple-overtime game in WNBA history.,Portland's Carla Leite scored a car...
Kamilla Cardoso, Sky set league records, blow out Fire
Kamilla Cardoso set a WNBA record on Friday night for the most field goals made without a miss and scored a career-high 30 points to lead the Chicago Sky past the visiting Portland Fire 124-94.,Cardoso, who hit all 13 of her shots form the field, set the mark on an open layup off a feed from Sydney ...
Sky rout Fire behind balanced attack, snap 6-game skid
Skylar Diggins scored 15 points and Sydney Taylor and Jacy Sheldon added 14 apiece as the host Chicago Sky routed the Portland Fire 101-78 on Wednesday to end a six-game losing streak.,Seven Chicago players scored in double figures, with Azura Stevens notching a double-double with 11 points and 11 r...
Struggling Sky seek season-series win over Fire
Mired in a month-long slide, the Chicago Sky will try to regroup Wednesday as they host the Portland Fire with an opportunity to secure the season series.,Chicago won by 15 on May 9 at Portland in the first game for the expansion Fire, with Kamilla Cardoso and Skylar Diggins notching double-doubles ...