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Fire stun struggling Liberty with fourth-quarter comeback
Trailing by five points, Portland went on a 12-0 run late in the fourth quarter to stun the host New York Liberty 81-74 on Monday night.,The Fire, who feature balanced scoring, were led by Carla Leite, who had 18 points. Megan Gustafson added 11 points, and Bridget Carleton and Teja Oblak added 10 p...
Fire take down Tempo in first battle of expansion franchises
The Portland Fire used an 11-point run in the fourth quarter to pull away for a 99-80 victory over the host Toronto Tempo on Saturday in the first meeting between the WNBA's new expansion teams.,Emily Engstler posted 16 points, seven rebounds and four blocks to pace a balanced effort for the Fire (3...
Fire takes down Tempo in first battle of expansion franchises
The Portland Fire used an 11-point run in the fourth quarter to pull away for a 99-80 victory over the host Toronto Tempo on Saturday in the first meeting between the WNBA's new expansion teams.,Emily Engstler posted 16 points, seven rebounds and four blocks to pace a balanced effort for the Fire (3...
Aliyah Boston helps power Fever to comfortable win vs. Fire
In her first game back from a lower leg injury, Aliyah Boston scored 24 points to power the Indiana Fever to a 90-73 win over the visiting Portland Fire on Wednesday night in Indianapolis, Indiana.,Boston shot 8 of 11 from the floor and also collected eight rebounds, three assists, two steals and a ...
Caitlin Clark breaks record ahead of Fever's matchup with Fire
The Indiana Fever and star guard Caitlin Clark will host WNBA expansion franchise Portland Fire for the first time on Wednesday night in Indianapolis.,The Fever (2-2) are coming off a win Sunday at home over the Seattle Storm in which Clark tallied game highs of 21 points, 10 assists and seven rebou...
Sug Sutton's clutch shot powers Fire, keeps Sun winless
Sug Sutton's tiebreaking runner in the lane with 22.6 seconds left propelled the Portland Fire to an 83-82 home win over the Connecticut Sun on Monday.,Connecticut missed two shots at the other end, and Bridget Carleton increased Portland's lead to 83-79 by making two foul shots with 9.7 seconds to ...
Hugo Cuypers tallies again as Fire douse CF Montreal
Hugo Cuypers scored for a 10th consecutive match and the Chicago Fire earned a 2-0 victory at CF Montreal on Saturday afternoon.,Cuypers took his MLS-leading total to 13 goals, two in front of Miami's Lionel Messi and Dallas' Petar Musa. They both play later this weekend.,Philip Zinckernagel added h...
Hugo Cuypers piling up goals as Fire face Montreal
MLS Golden Boot leader Hugo Cuypers will try to help the Chicago Fire to a second away win in four days in Saturday's visit to a CF Montreal side that is resurgent under interim manager Philippe Eullaffroy.,Cuypers scored his 12th goal on Wednesday night as the Fire (6-4-2, 20 points) rallied from b...
Breanna Stewart, Liberty take charge in second half to douse Fire
Breanna Stewart scored a game-high 22 points Thursday night and the visiting New York Liberty blew open a tight game in the second half to earn a 100-82 victory over the Portland Fire for a split of their two-game series.,Pauline Astier added 20 as New York improved to 3-1. Rebekah Gardner and Alex ...
Upstart Portland Fire goes for sweep of New York Liberty
The ending came straight out of a movie.,Sarah Ashlee Barker rebounded Bridget Carleton's missed 3-pointer and stuck it home as time expired Tuesday night to lift the Portland Fire to the first win of their second WNBA iteration, a 98-96 upset of the visiting New York Liberty.,Barker and Portland wi...
Sarah Ashlee Barker's basket at buzzer gives Fire first WNBA win
Sarah Ashlee Barker made a layup off an offensive rebound at the final buzzer as the expansion Portland Fire earned their first WNBA victory, defeating the visiting New York Liberty 98-96 Tuesday night.,Barker was all alone underneath and grabbed Bridget Carleton's 3-point miss and banked in the win...
Sabrina Ionescu sidelined as Liberty travel to expansion Fire
Sabrina Ionescu's first WNBA game in Oregon will likely have to wait another season.,The New York Liberty guard, a former University of Oregon standout, is sidelined by a left foot injury which will cause her to miss games Tuesday and Thursday against the expansion Portland Fire at the Moda Center.,...
Sky's second-half outburst spoils expansion Fire's debut
Kamilla Cardoso recorded 22 points and 14 rebounds and Skylar Diggins had 21 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists in her team debut as the Chicago Sky notched a 98-83 road victory on Saturday night to spoil the opener for the expansion Portland Fire.,Rickea Jackson added 19 points and seven rebound...
Expansion franchise Fire host revamped Sky for first game
The Chicago Sky tied for the league low of 10 victories last season and have since revamped the roster as they prepare to open the 2026 season at the expansion Portland Fire on Saturday night.,The most important newcomer is seven-time All-Star Skylar Diggins, and one of the players shipped out was s...
Evander's hat trick, late PK boost Cincinnati over Fire
Evander converted a penalty kick seven minutes into second-half stoppage time to secure a hat trick and lift FC Cincinnati to a 3-2 road win over the Chicago Fire on Saturday.,Evander collected a brace in the first half and then added his third goal for the late winner. A yellow card was issued to C...
Evander's hat trick, late PK winner give Cincinnati win over Chicago
Evander converted a penalty kick seven minutes into second-half stoppage time to secure a hat trick and lift FC Cincinnati to a 3-2 road win over the Chicago Fire on Saturday.,Evander collected a brace in the first half and then added his third goal for the late winner. A yellow card was issued to C...
Fire, Cincinnati bring unbeaten streaks into rematch of draw
Two weeks after playing to a draw, the Chicago Fire and visiting FC Cincinnati battle again on Saturday.,The 3-3 draw in Cincinnati on April 18 contributed to both teams' ongoing unbeaten streaks in MLS play. FC Cincinnati (3-4-3, 12 points) are 1-0-3 in their last four regular-season matches, while...
In-form Chicago routs lowly Kansas City with 2nd-half barrage
Philip Zinckernagel and Hugo Cuypers each scored a pair of second-half goals for the Chicago Fire, who romped past visiting Sporting Kansas City 5-0 on Saturday evening.,Maren Haile-Selassie also scored as Chicago extended its unbeaten streak to five matches (4-0-1) in MLS play. The Fire (5-2-2, 17 ...
Fire endeavor to keep unbeaten run alive vs. last-place SKC
After letting a second-half lead slip away in their last outing, the host Chicago Fire renew their rivalry with fellow Midwestern foe Sporting Kansas City on Saturday night.,While the Fire (4-2-2, 14 points) are unbeaten in their last five matches across all competitions (4-0-1), they blew a 3-1 sec...
Cincinnati rallies late to force eventful draw vs. Fire
FC Cincinnati scored twice in the final 15 minutes of regulation to earn a 3-3 draw against the visiting Chicago Fire Saturday evening.,Hugo Cuypers found the net twice for Chicago, extending his team lead to six goals on the season. But Cincinnati (2-4-2, 8 points) used goals in the 79th and 86th m...