The WNBA filed trademarks for the name “Portland Fire” and a stylized “P” logo earlier this week, potentially indicating that the league’s 15th franchise will revive the Fire name from ...

The name “Toronto Tempo” was found hidden within some deeper search functions, and fans speculated that this could be the name for the Toronto expansion team. It turns out that people were right.

The name was designed to work in both French and English, as Tempo is the same in each language Tempo reflects their desired values, with the logo’s forward-leaning motion representing “the ...