...season opener, but she'll save celebrating for a different day. Katie Smith scored 31 points as the Lynx beat the Portland Fire 82-65 Thursday night in the WNBA opener for both teams. MINNESOTA (82) Smith 11-19 4-6 31, Buescher 1-6...

...Portland of the PCL. Agreed to terms with OF Marcus Nettles. BASKETBALL Women's National Basketball Association PORTLAND FIRE--Placed F DeMya Walker and G Carolyn Young on the injured list. Activated LaQuanda Barksdale and Jenny Mowe. HOCKEY...

...of the California League from Shreveport of the Texas League. BASKETBALL Women's National Basketball Association PORTLAND FIRE--Signed F Amber Hall and C Leslie Johnson. FOOTBALL National Football League ATLANTA FALCONS--Signed WR Jeff...

...championship Saturday for the first time in their 10 CWS appearances. Fire beat Lynx PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- The Portland Fire got production from some unusual sources Tuesday night. Tamicha Jackson had 14 points, seven assists and a career-high...

...Susanna Bonfiglio on the injured list. Waived F Quacy Barnes from the injured list. Signed C Oksana Zakaluzhnaya. PORTLAND FIRE--Activated G Jackie Stiles from the injured list. Place C Jenny Mowe on the injured list. FOOTBALL National Football...

...Cooper said. Leslie quieted all the talk about who would be the first to dunk in the WNBA. Sylvia Crawley of the Portland Fire and Houston Comets rookie Michelle Snow had both signaled their intent to dunk when the opportunity arose. In fact...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Katie Smith scored 32 points and Betty Lennox had 29 as Minnesota beat the Portland Fire 81-75 Sunday, the Lynx's fourth win in five games. Sophia Witherspoon had 31 points for the Fire (3-10), who lost their...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- The Minnesota Lynx played disciplined defense and shut down the high-scoring Portland Fire. Katie Smith scored 28 points as the Lynx snapped a five-game losing streak with a 73-52 victory over the Fire on Tuesday...

...Gordan Giricek to Memphis for a 2004 second-round draft pick and cash. Women's National Basketball Association PORTLAND FIRE--Placed G Jackie Stiles on the injured list. Activated F Carolyn Young from the injured list. FOOTBALL National...

...Woods indefinitely for conduct detrimental to the team. PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS--Announced it will not take over the Portland Fire and will turn the franchise over to the WNBA. FOOTBALL National Football League BUFFALO BILLS--Announced the retirement...