{"id":192377,"date":"2025-07-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/16\/portland-brings-back-the-fire-ahead-of-all-star-weekend-and-spicy-cba-negotiations-the-gist\/"},"modified":"2025-07-16T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T00:00:00","slug":"portland-brings-back-the-fire-ahead-of-all-star-weekend-and-spicy-cba-negotiations-the-gist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/16\/portland-brings-back-the-fire-ahead-of-all-star-weekend-and-spicy-cba-negotiations-the-gist\/","title":{"rendered":"Portland brings back the Fire ahead of All-Star Weekend and spicy CBA negotiations | The GIST"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The GIST: <\/strong>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/wnba\/news\/2025-wnba-all-star-caitlin-clark-sabrina-ionescu-headline-wnba-3-point-contest-participants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">star-studded<\/a> All-Star Weekend three-point contest lineup was revealed yesterday <em>and<\/em> Sunday\u2019s Dallas Wings vs. Indiana Fever showdown <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DMI-NbYBVXA\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">drew historic numbers<\/a> \u2014 but that\u2019s not even the buzziest W news so far this week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\ud83d\udd25 The Portland Fire are back: <\/strong>Turns out <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/wnba-rumors-portland-expansion-team-184829189.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the rumors<\/a> were true \u2014 the W\u2019s newest expansion squad is returning to its roots, officially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DMIR_z6sPlV\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">dropping their name and logo<\/a> yesterday ahead of the team\u2019s 2026 debut. And in an epic women\u2019s sports crossover, the fiery logo is both an ode to the Rose City and ties into the city\u2019s NWSL team, the Portland Thorns.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\ud83d\udc40 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) negotiations resume this weekend: <\/strong>And according to NY Liberty superstar Breanna Stewart, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.ph\/wnba\/story\/_\/id\/45745916\/wnba-players-league-far-apart-ahead-person-cba-talks#:~:text=%22The%20fact%20that%20it%27s%20been%20a%20little%20bit%20slow%20to%20start%20is%20tough%2C%20but%20hopeful%20things%20will%20ramp%20up%20now%20after%20getting%20their%20proposal%20back.%20We%20have%20a%20big%20meeting%20in%20Indy%20at%20All%2DStar%20and%20it%27s%20going%20to%20be%20spicy.%22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">it\u2019s going to be spicy<\/a>.\u201d The league and the Women\u2019s National Basketball Player\u2019s Association (WNBPA) reportedly remain far apart on CBA negotiations with players stating the league wasn\u2019t \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegistsports.com\/article\/wnbpa-rejects-the-leagues-initial-cba-proposal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">entirely responsive<\/a>\u201d to their goals in the initial proposal.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>WNBPA president and Seattle Storm icon Nneka Ogwumike (pronounced oh-gwoo-MIH-kay) is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.ph\/wnba\/story\/_\/id\/45745916\/wnba-players-league-far-apart-ahead-person-cba-talks#:~:text=%22It%27s%20interesting%20that,that%20in%20Indiana.%22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">hoping for clarity<\/a> at this weekend\u2019s in-person meetings, especially with expansion fees sitting at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegistsports.com\/article\/wnba-announces-three-new-expansion-teams-as-league-favors-experienced-ownership\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a cool $250M<\/a>, a metric Ogwumike says should be reflected in revenue sharing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Commissioner Cathy Engelbert remains confident a \u201ctransformational\u201d deal will be done, but WNBPA executive director Terri Carmichael Jackson isn\u2019t so optimistic as she\u2019d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportico.com\/leagues\/basketball\/2025\/wnba-cba-recent-proposal-criticism-1234861585\/#:~:text=WNBPA%20executive%20director%20Terri%20Carmichael%20Jackson%20previously%20stated%20she%20hoped%20to%20have%20significant%20progress%20toward%20a%20new%20accord%20by%20the%20WNBA%20All%2DStar%20Weekend%20in%20Indianapolis%2C%20which%20kicks%20off%20on%20July%2018.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">hoped for more progress<\/a> ahead of All-Star weekend. <em>Caliente<\/em>, indeed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\n  n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\n  document,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('init', '1716705275141133'); 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