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The NWSL's Portland Thorns and the WNBA's Portland Fire have a luxe new training facility
The first purpose-built training campus for two professional women’s teams includes recovery, parenting and wellness spaces, owners said.
- On Friday, August 21, 2026, the $150 million Kaiser Permanente Performance Center opened in Hillsboro, Oregon, serving as a joint training facility for the NWSL's Portland Thorns and the WNBA's Portland Fire.
- Previously, the Thorns trained at Providence Park while the Portland Fire practiced at Portland State University; owners repurposed a former Nike office complex to create this 12-acre campus.
- The 12-acre campus features a 17,000-square-foot gymnasium, Pilates studio, and underwater treadmill, with nursing rooms and a nursery for player-parents addressing athlete needs.
- Raj Sports owners Lisa Bhathal Merage and Alex Bhathal designed the center as a blueprint for future performance facilities, with the opening coinciding with Nike's "Epicenter Week."
- Thorns players Sophia Wilson and Morgan Weaver helped select facility finishes; Lisa Bhathal Merage described the trophy case as "soon to be filled," signaling ambitions for championships.
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State-of-the-art training facility for two major Oregon women’s sports teams opens in Hillsboro
The Kaiser Permanente Performance Center marks a less visible milestone than sold-out Thorns or Fire games, but leaders say it's vital if the state wants to continue as a hub for women’s sports.
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The NWSL's Portland Thorns and the WNBA's Portland Fire have a luxe new training facility
The WNBA's Portland Fire and the NWSL's Portland Thorns are preparing to move into their new training facility, which the franchises said is the first in the nation to be shared by pair of professional women’s teams in different sports.
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