Remember when finishing the calendar year with a winning record seemed like a responsible prediction for the Portland Trail Blazers? After all, the team was burdened with the toughest schedule in the NBA (that is true), were too young and inexperienced to hold their own against the NBA elite (true, again), and we all knew […]
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Blazers vs Hornets – Hot Live Blog Action
Live from the Rose Garden as the Portland Trail Blazers take on the New Orleans Hornets in a 5-on-5 basketball contest–most points wins! Portland is attempting to remain unbeaten for the season inside the 503, while New Orleans is trying to make their mark as the best sports franchise to ever wear those hideous teal […]
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American Basketball Is Boring.
I don’t care how hot the Blazers are right now–from here on out, I’m only watching Thai combat-basketball. Here’s the trailer for the excellent-looking Fireball, which as Twitch rightly points out, “looks as though people probably got hurt quite badly while making it.” Really, that’s all I ask for when it comes to sports movies. […]
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Blazers vs Heat – Hot Live Blog Action
Live from the Rose Garden as the Porland Trail Blazers meet the fiery flames of the Miami Heat. It’s gonna be hot. Like Backdraft, but hotter. If that is even possible. The Blazers looked terrible Monday night against Sacramento, but these days when the team looks terrible, they still find a way to win. Miami, […]
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Blazers vs Kings – Hot Live Blog Action
Live from the Rose Garden as the Portland Trail Blazers take on the Sacramento Kings in a 5-on-5, NBA rules, basketball competition. The gentlemen with the most orbs through the cylinder shall win this sporting contest. That team will most likely be Portland, seeing how they are one of three remaining undefeated teams at home […]
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MLS2PDX: Now with Podcasts!
These ARE for sale, but only if you can find Joe JoeA few weeks ago I was invited to join a panel of dedicated Timbers Army this past weekend to discuss MLS expansion on The 107 Report, the best (and only) Portland Timbers podcast, hosted and produced by Bruce ‘Obi’ Eaton. We discussed the viability […]
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The Mormon Agenda
They’ve successfully stripped same-sex couples of their right to wed. What’s next for Magic Underpants, Inc.? Making stripping — or “pole dancing” — an Olympic sport. Remember, kids: gay marriage? Sin. Humping a stripper-pole while wearing six inch heels? Sport. Via Americablog.
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Well, That Was Nice
No one said the Greg Oden era of Portland Trail Blazers basketball was going to be pretty. You can see the above image for proof of that. But, damn, if his home debut last night wasn’t a game for the ages. The Blazers obliterated the Chicago Bulls by a dominating score of 116-74, and it […]
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Blazers vs Bulls – Hot Live Blog Action
Live from the Rose Garden as the Portland Trail Blazers take on the Chicago Bulls. Featuring Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, and Rory Sparrow, the Bulls are the premiere team in the NBA. While Portland counters with Clyde Drexler, Terry Porter, and the smooth stroke of Lamont Strothers. Oh wait, these notes are 17 years old. […]
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MLS2PDX: going national
original image by NYtimes.com. Graffiti by Mark. The passing of our national elections means that exhausted members of the national press are trying to keep their jobs while doing as little as possible, mailing in articles from beaches in Cabo San Lucas or the secret basement juke joint still hiding beneath the National Press Club. […]
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Trail Blazers to Retire Terry Porter’s Jersey
#30 is headed to the rafters. The Portland Trail Blazers have just announced that they are retiring the #30 jersey of Terry Potter, and the same numbered jersey of Bobby Gross, a former starter for the famed 1976-77 NBA Championship team. A number so nice that they had to retire it twice. The dual ceremonies […]
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Let’s Try This Again: Oden Take Two (or Three)
According to Mike Barrett, Greg Oden will be listed as “questionable” for tomorrow’s game in Miami. This means that the most tender of Blazers will finally get another opportunity to add to his whopping 13 minutes of playing time and 0.0 scoring average. And while the game is going to be nationally televised (ESPN), the […]