Sarah Ashlee Barker feels at home with Portland Fire
<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/players/b/barkesa01w.html?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.theixsports.com&utm_campaign=2026-05-23_bbr" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Sarah Ashlee Barker</a> was born in Birmingham, Alabama, a city wedged just north of the middle of the state, boasting a population of just under 200,000. The greater Birmingham area is home to around 1.19 million people, and it is also home to something else.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Birmingham is also resplendent with some of the most beautiful parks, trails and natural areas you can find on that side of the Mississippi River. That’s something the city has in common with Barker’s new home: Portland, Oregon.</p>
