Toronto Tempo hosts Portland Fire in first meeting of WNBA expansion teams

Toronto Tempo's Brittney Sykes (20) and Toronto Tempo's Marina Mabrey (3) celebrate the win over the Seattle Storm during second half WNBA basketball action in Toronto, on Wednesday, May 13, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

TORONTO — The Toronto Tempo host the Portland Fire tonight in the first-ever meeting between the two WNBA expansion teams.

Toronto (3-3) is returning to Coca-Cola Coliseum after a four-game road trip.

The Tempo won two of those four games and sit 10th in the 15-team league.

Hamilton’s Kia Nurse scored 23 points in Toronto’s 100-72 loss to the Minnesota Lynx on Thursday.

Bridget Carleton of Chatham-Kent, Ont., led Portland (2-3) with 16 points and three rebounds in a 90-73 loss to the Indiana Fever on Wednesday.

Portland and Toronto are both in their inaugural WNBA seasons.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 23, 2026.

John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press