The Sports Bra creates petition for Portland WNBA team

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The world’s first and only women’s sports bar, The Sports Bra, is petitioning for Portland to have its very own professional women’s basketball team — and the petition has already received support from Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden.

Bar owner Jenny Nguyen started the Change.org petition on Thursday, March 23. In just the five days since, the petition has garnered more than 900 signatures and counting.

“It’s time to bring a WNBA team to Portland, a place where...