Tiago Splitter asked about what led to his departure from the Blazers. “I really want to leave that behind.” #RipCity

Here's a 12-minute interview with Vanja Černivec that went up on @frontofficesports.bsky.social yesterday. Not a ton of new info but she does say the Fire "100 percent" want to make the playoffs and aren't focused on draft position www.youtube.com/watch?v=alZA...

The WNBA announced its regular-season schedule will expand from 44 to 50 games beginning next season.

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Hello, I'm an American football reporter who has been trying to moonlight as a soccer writer for the last three years. Here's a story about jumping in the deep end. www.i-5corridor.com/p/an-america...

LIVE show at 4pm CT, Bulls Nation! Big Dave & Peck in studio talking: 📢 Bulls make Tiago Splitter hire official 🧩 Graham says he's right person for job 🗣️ @highkin.bsky.social joins with Splitter analysis from Blazers reporter's perspective www.youtube.com/live/BioP1Ne...

There are arguments to make that Splitter wasn't the right guy going forward. (I don't agree, but it's a defensible position one could have.) There isn't an argument for this being good process. Maybe they end up with someone good and it doesn't matter.

Tiago Splitter is indeed leaving the Blazers to take the Bulls head coaching job, multiple sources confirm. Story on what it means for Portland's still-ongoing coaching search, which Splitter was a finalist for: www.rosegardenreport.com/tiago-splitt...

About the only positive thing I can say about this Fire-Lynx game so far is that Carla is doing to Olivia Miles what she does to pretty much every other guard that tries to stay in front of her.

Tiago Splitter is indeed leaving the Blazers to take the Bulls head coaching job, multiple sources confirm. Story on what it means for Portland's still-ongoing coaching search, which Splitter was a finalist for: www.rosegardenreport.com/tiago-splitt...

Hurricanes a minute away from winning the Stanley Cup. Blazers should have a coach at some point in the next week.

Nyadiew Puoch is once against listed as questionable for tomorrow in Minnesota after missing last night's win over Dallas with an ankle injury. Karlie Samuelson is also questionable with an adductor injury.

A promise I make to you all is you will never see me hold the tiny clip-on mic in my hand in a video instead of clipping it on.

Carla Leite with the game-tying layup, then Emily Engstler draws a loose-ball foul at the other end with 1.7 seconds left. Misses the first, makes the second. Fire escape 84-83 to end a 4-game losing streak.

The Fire have more rebounds at the half tonight (20) than they had in the entire Aces game on Thursday (19), and they've still left some on the table. Lead Dallas 44-37 at half.

Really ugly first quarter. Fire and Wings shooting a combined 9/34 from the field and 3/16 from three and both teams have turned the ball over five times. Portland leads 14-13.

Puoch is out today. Alex Sarama says she’s day-to-day and could go Monday in Minnesota.

Update: Paige has been ruled out. I’d say lucky break for the Fire on a 4-game losing streak but they have lost to Indy without Caitlin and Phoenix without AT/Kah this season.

Frieda Bühner has signed a contract with the Czech club ZVVZ USK Praha and will play there this fall after the WNBA season is over.

"She's tough to guard. It’s tough action, but I think they’re utilizing her well. She’s got downhill speed, that’s tough.” For @herhoopstats.com, I spoke with folks about Carla Leite's breakout year herhoopstats.substack.com/p/carla-leit...

Watching Jeremy Lin and Melo work their stuff out on camera for an hour is one of the most compelling podcast episodes I've seen in a long time www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhcV...

They said it couldn't be done 😤

Nyadiew Puoch is listed as questionable tomorrow vs. Dallas with an ankle injury.

I talked to A'ja Wilson yesterday about her former teammate and backup Megan Gustafson's recent breakout with the Fire: "This is who she's always been, and now she's flourishing." Story: www.rosegardenreport.com/aja-wilson-i...

We have to go back.

As the Knicks were mounting their fourth-quarter comeback, I turned to my friend I was watching it with and predicted this was going to be the most-viral NBA game ever on social media. Sometimes you just know.

Chauncey Billups was back in court today as the Blazers near a conclusion to the search for his permanent successor as head coach. Story with the latest on both fronts: www.rosegardenreport.com/as-trail-bla...

I even tried to give her an out by saying she could stick to retired players and she didn’t want to do that, either. Eventually she said, “My mom.”

Fire lose 105-89 to Vegas for their fourth loss in a row. Thought they played pretty well overall in this one besides the three-point shooting. Sometimes the other team just has the best player in the world.

Chelsea Gray has made more threes tonight (8) than Portland has as a team, and A'ja Wilson has 32 points in 32 minutes. Not a lot you can do about that.

Portland is 8/46 from three between their last two games, also turned the ball over 6 times in the third quarter after only having one in the first half. Still played Vegas even in the quarter despite a 16-point quarter for A'ja. Down 6 going into the 4th.

A'ja Wilson only had 12 points in the first half. She has 12 in the first 4 and a half minutes of the third quarter and the Aces are suddenly up 16.

Despite shooting 1/6 from three, being outrebounded 11-3 and committing 8 fouls, the Fire lead the Aces 28-27 after the first quarter. Didn't turn the ball over at all in the quarter.

Carla will play and start.

Alex Sarama says Carla Leite is going to warm up and see how she feels but there’s a “reasonable chance” she can go tonight against Vegas.

Chauncey Billups was back in court today as the Blazers near a conclusion to the search for his permanent successor as head coach. Story with the latest on both fronts: www.rosegardenreport.com/as-trail-bla...

Portland Fire coach Alex Sarama on how his constraints-led approach results in tweaks like practicing in socks or with strobe goggles. Listen to the full episode: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g... Watch the full interview later today on the iHeart Women’s Sports YouTube.

Hurricanes beat the Golden Knights to tie the Stanley Cup Finals at 2-2 and push it to at least 6 games, which almost certainly means the Blazers won't hire a head coach until middle to end of next week.

This page just went up on the Portland city council's website. The most detailed description yet of the work that needs to be done on Moda Center and a timeline for the lease/funding negotiations. www.portland.gov/council/moda...

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For @valkyriesbeat.bsky.social I spoke with Carla Leite about how she is settling in with Portland as she takes on more responsibility. www.valkyriesbeat.com/p/valkyries-...

Maybe the Fire just aren't built for the Commissioner's Cup stage.

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Every few months I get sent a new payment for an amount between $13 and $80 for a different NBA Top Shot fraud-related class action lawsuit I have no memory of signing up for. That was certainly a time.

New WNBA today podcast! A Portland Fire deep dive with Sean Highkin, including: - Carla Leite's hot start - Portland's ceiling - Alex Sarama's unique philosophy - And more! www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvzS...

Fire are now 0-2 in Commissioner's Cup play and -24 in point differential with Vegas and Minnesota still coming up in the Cup schedule. Not looking great.

First single-digit loss of the season for the Fire to a Phoenix team missing its two best players. Gave up 23 points on 22 turnovers and only forced 12 from Phoenix. Just a lot of ill-timed mistakes stalling momentum when they got it.