TORONTO (AP) — Emily Engstler had 16 points and seven rebounds, Portland dominated the second half, and the Fire defeated the Toronto Tempo 99-80 on Saturday in the inaugural matchup between these two expansion teams.
The Fire led 66-61 through three quarters and a 3-pointer from Nyadiew Puoch capped an 11-0 run early in the fourth that left Portland in command, 77-63. The Fire (3-3) scored 33 points in the fourth quarter and came up just short of the first 100-point game in their inaugural season. Portland outscored Toronto 55-36 in the second half.
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Toronto Tempo's Kiki Rice, left, and Portland Fire's Carla Leite, right, battle for the ball during second-half WNBA basketball game action in Toronto, Saturday May 23, 2026. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto Tempo's Marina Mabrey (3) drives past Portland Fire's Teja Oblak (7) during the second half of a WNBA basketball game in Toronto, Saturday May 23, 2026. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto Tempo guard Brittney Sykes (20) picks up an offensive foul as she drives through Portland Fire guard Sarah Ashlee Barker (3) during the first half of a WNBA basketball game in Toronto, Saturday May 23, 2026. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Portland Fire guard Bridget Carleton (6) drives against Toronto Tempo forward Nyara Sabally (8) during the first half of a WNBA basketball game in Toronto, Saturday May 23, 2026. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Portland Fire guard Carle Leite (0) drives to the basket past Toronto Tempo forward Nyara Sabally (8) during first-half WNBA basketball game action in Toronto, Saturday May 23, 2026. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Carla Leite had 15 points and nine assists for Portland, Bridget Carleton added 15 points, Megan Gustafson had 14 and Sarah Ashlee Barker scored 12 for the Fire. Engstler blocked four shots.
Marina Mabrey had 19 points and eight assists for Toronto (3-4) and rookie Kiki Rice matched her season high with 19 points on 8-of-11 shooting. Brittney Sykes had 10 points.
There were 10 lead changes in the first 15 minutes of play, the last coming on a 3-pointer by Mabrey that started a 9-0 run by the Tempo for a 39-30 lead. After a timeout, Portland rallied and eventually took a 42-40 lead with about a minute left in the half. It was 44-all at halftime.
Mabrey had 15 points and seven assists in the first half.
Nyara Sabally returned from a two-game absence with a neck injury for Toronto. She scored nine points in 23 minutes of playing time.
Portland's Karlie Samuelson, who has been out with a left foot injury, was listed as available but did not make her season debut.
Portland: at New York on Monday.
Toronto: at Chicago on Wednesday.
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Toronto Tempo's Kiki Rice, left, and Portland Fire's Carla Leite, right, battle for the ball during second-half WNBA basketball game action in Toronto, Saturday May 23, 2026. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto Tempo's Marina Mabrey (3) drives past Portland Fire's Teja Oblak (7) during the second half of a WNBA basketball game in Toronto, Saturday May 23, 2026. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto Tempo guard Brittney Sykes (20) picks up an offensive foul as she drives through Portland Fire guard Sarah Ashlee Barker (3) during the first half of a WNBA basketball game in Toronto, Saturday May 23, 2026. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Portland Fire guard Bridget Carleton (6) drives against Toronto Tempo forward Nyara Sabally (8) during the first half of a WNBA basketball game in Toronto, Saturday May 23, 2026. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Portland Fire guard Carle Leite (0) drives to the basket past Toronto Tempo forward Nyara Sabally (8) during first-half WNBA basketball game action in Toronto, Saturday May 23, 2026. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
WASHINGTON (AP) — A person who approached a White House security checkpoint and began firing at officers has died, according to federal officials.
The U.S. Secret Service said in a statement late Saturday that, according to a preliminary investigation, the person approached a checkpoint shortly after 6 p.m. ET “removed a weapon from his bag and began firing at posted officers.”
Officers returned fire and hit the suspect, who was transported to an area hospital, where he later died, according to the Secret Service.
A bystander was struck, but a law enforcement official said it wasn’t clear whether that person was struck by the suspect’s initial bullets or those fired subsequently by officers.
Secret Service said none of its officers were injured, and that President Donald Trump — who was at the White House at the time — was not "impacted.”
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Secret Service shot a person near the White House on Saturday, and a bystander also was shot, a law enforcement official said.
Both individuals were said to be in critical condition, according to the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the investigation.
Journalists working at the White House on Saturday reported hearing a series of gunshots and were told to seek shelter inside the press briefing room.
On X, the Secret Service said it was “aware of reports of shots fired near 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW” — one block from the White House — and was “working to corroborate the information with personnel on the ground.” It said it will have an update shortly.
In a social media post, FBI Director Kash Patel said officers were responding to shots fired and said he would “update the public as we’re able.”
President Donald Trump was inside the White House at the time.
Evidence of the shooting was visible on a sidewalk just outside the White House complex, where yellow crime scene tape snaked across the pavement and officers with the U.S. Secret Service placed dozens of orange evidence markers on the ground. Medical material, including what appeared to be purple surgical gloves and kits typically used by emergency medical personnel, were also seen.
In a post shared on X, ABC News senior White House correspondent Selina Wang shared dramatic video of the moment she said she heard what “sounded like dozens of gunshots” and ducked for cover. Writing that she had been performing a routine task that White House reporters do daily — filming themselves on a cellphone for a social media post — Wang’s video shows her speaking for a few seconds about Trump’s statements earlier Saturday about a potential Iran deal.
As the sounds of gunfire are heard in the background, Wang’s eyes grow wider, and she ducks down in the media tent, which is among those situated in a line along the White House driveway where broadcasters film their reports. On X, Wang’s video had been shared thousands of times as of Saturday evening, and viewed at least 3 million times.
The Metropolitan Police Department said on its X Account that the Secret Service was working the scene and cautioned people to avoid the area. The scene is near where a gunman ambushed two members of the West Virginia National Guard last November.
U.S. Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, 20, died from her wounds. Andrew Wolfe, then 24, was critically wounded. Rahmanullah Lakanwal has been charged in that incident.
The gunfire Saturday comes nearly a month after what law enforcement authorities said was an attempted assassination of the president on April 25 as he attended the annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at a Washington hotel. Cole Tomas Allen, of Torrance, California, recently pleaded not guilty to charges that he attempted to kill Trump and remains in federal custody.
Following that scare, Secret Service officers shot a suspect they said had fired at officers near the Washington Monument, also near the White House. Michael Marx, 45, of Midland, Texas, was charged in a complaint filed in U.S. District Court in connection with the May 4 shooting. A teenage bystander was wounded in that incident.
Associated Press photojournalists Jose Luis Magana and Alex Brandon and AP writers Gary Fields, Meg Kinnard and Matthew Daly contributed to this report.
U.S. Secret Service Police observe from the roof of the White House, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Washington, after reports of shots fired near the White House. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Evidence markers are seen on a crime scene after police responded to reports of shots fired near the White House, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Police and members of the Secret Service stand near an EMS truck after blocking streets around the White House, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Police and members of the Secret Service block streets around the White House, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
A member of the Secret Service stops journalist from leaving the White House, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Police and members of the Secret Service block streets around the White House, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
A member of the Secret Service stops journalist from leaving the White House, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
A member of the Secret Service stops journalist from leaving the White House, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Police and members of the Secret Service block streets around the White House, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
A member of the Secret Service stops journalist from leaving the White House, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
