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Portland Fire center Megan Gustafson, center, stand with guard Sarah Ashlee Barker, right, during player introductions before a WNBA basketball game against the Chicago Sky, Saturday, May 9, 2026, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo\/Jenny Kane)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

PORTLAND, Ore. \u2014 The ribbon-cutting ceremony to formally open the joint training facility shared by the WNBA\u2019s Portland Fire and the NWSL\u2019s Portland Thorns is set for Aug. 22.<\/p>

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It is the nation\u2019s first performance center shared by pair of professional women\u2019s teams<\/a> in different sports. The $150 million campus sits on a repurposed facility formally owned by Nike on 12 acres west of Portland.<\/p>\n

Both the Fire and the Thorns are owned and operated by Raj Sports, led by Lisa Bhathal Merage and Alex Bhathal. The opening of the Kaiser Permanente Performance Center will be part of a celebration of women\u2019s sports dubbed Epicenter Week, presented by Raj Sports and Nike, to run Aug. 19-23.<\/p>\n

Included in the program will be the second Women\u2019s Global Sport Summit held at Nike\u2019s Beaverton headquarters on Aug. 20. Last year\u2019s summit included panels with South Carolina coach Dawn Staley and New York City Marathon winner Shalane Flanagan, and other executives and leaders in women\u2019s sports.<\/p>

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\u201cAs women\u2019s sports continues its global rise, there is an increasing need for collaboration, shared learning, and aligned leadership across the industry,\u201d said Karina LeBlanc, executive vice president of strategic growth for RAJ Sports. \u201cEpicenter Week builds on Portland\u2019s longstanding foundation by bringing together global leaders across sport, business, media, and culture to explore how women\u2019s sports can continue to grow with greater collaboration, innovation, and long-term impact.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Thorns currently train and play their matches at downtown Portland\u2019s Providence Park. The expansion Fire currently practice at Portland State University.<\/p>\n

Amenities of the new performance center include locker rooms and lounges for both teams, two soccer fields and an additional outdoor training area, a gym that will include two basketball courts, strength training, conditioning and rehab areas, film theaters, a dining room and team offices.<\/p>

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AP WNBA: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/wnba-basketball<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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