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A customer leaves The Sports Bra sports bar on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, in Portland, Ore. The sports bar, which focuses on and shows only women's athletics, has plans to expand across the country through a franchise model. The Sports Bra opened two years ago in Portland, the state's largest city. Its founder and CEO says she has already fielded hundreds of inquiries from potential partners. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
A roller derby match is played on a TV next to a decorated basketball hoop at The Sports Bra sports bar on Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
An image depicting tennis legend Billie Jean King is displayed at The Sports Bra sports bar on Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
With a rainbow mustache drawn on a porthole door connecting the kitchen and bar, patrons watch a beach volleyball match on big-screen TV at The Sports Bra sports bar on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
Bartender M.J. Jones, left, and fellow employee Allison Clarke, right, react as an interview with The Sports Bra founder and CEO Jenny Nguyen, center, airs on a screen during their shift at the sports bar on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, in Portland, Ore. A painting of U.S. soccer legend Abby Wambach is mounted above the chalkboard beer menu. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
Chef Alex Preciado walks down the steps to the basement to get something for the sports bar while working at The Sports Bra on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, in Portland, Ore. The steps are under a counter in the kitchen. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
The Sports Bra founder and CEO Jenny Nguyen looks towards the door as a customer enters at the sports bar on Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
The Sports Bra founder and CEO Jenny Nguyen laughs during an interview with the Associated Press at the sports bar on Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
Customers eat and watch college women's lacrosse and beach volleyball matches on big-screen TVs at The Sports Bra sports bar on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
Allison Clarke, center, places menus down for customers as a patron at right takes a photo of a decorated basketball hoop at The Sports Bra sports bar on Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
A piece of tape displays a thank you message above a pass-through window at The Sports Bra sports bar on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
A college women's lacrosse match is shown on a big-screen TV above a chalkboard drink menu lit with multi-colored lights at The Sports Bra sports bar on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
Jackie Reau speaks during an interview with the Associated Press at The Sports Bra sports bar on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, in Portland, Ore. The sports bar plans to expand across the country through a franchise model. Reau, an aspiring partner, hopes to open a franchise in Cincinnati, where she works as the CEO of a media and marketing agency. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
Autographs from WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert and professional basketball player Nneka Ogwumike are seen on the wall at The Sports Bra sports bar on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, in Portland, Ore. Ogwumike now plays for the Seattle Storm. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
Bartender M.J. Jones looks to the drinks menu while serving a customer at The Sports Bra sports bar on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
Employee Allison Clarke works at The Sports Bra sports bar on Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
The Sports Bra founder and CEO Jenny Nguyen poses for a photo at the sports bar on Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
As a Caitlin Clark jersey is displayed in the background, customers eat and watch college women's lacrosse and beach volleyball matches at The Sports Bra sports bar on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, in Portland, Ore. Interest in women's sports is at an all-time high, helped by Clark's exploits this year, when she shattered all-time NCAA scoring records for both women and men. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
A customer looks at sports memorabilia at The Sports Bra sports bar on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)