Cameron Crowell
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Blazers and Beyond
A guide to Portland’s major men’s teams: Trail Blazers, Rip City Remix, PSU Vikings, and UP Pilots
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Spectators and Players, Portland Is a Ping-Pong Town
Major League Table Tennis matches make it clear: The hype for ping-pong shouldn’t end at Marty Supreme.
There’s a scene in the recent hit movie Marty Supreme in which Marty Mauser (Timothée Chalamet), an American table tennis champion and inveterate liar getting by on the skin of his teeth in post-WWII America, is seeking capital from a wealthy man, hoping to grow the game he loves and his own prestige. At one […]
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The ’99-’00 Blazers Squad Get Their Roses
The almost-champs were honored in a halftime ceremony at Moda Center.
Corbin Smith
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The Blazers Drop a Stinker Against the Phoenix Suns at Home
The Blazers need their bench back, quick!
Cameron Crowell
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An Ode to Becoming the Most Annoying Team in the NBA
The Blazers are the new face of basketball’s latest defensive trend.
The Oklahoma City Thunder came to the Moda Center Wednesday, November 5. The defending NBA champs. 8-0 start to the season. A swarming defense that is once again the best in the NBA. Last season’s MVP, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, a savant at getting his defenders to foul him, has given lesser teams fits. And a 16-game […]
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Workers at Moda Center Renew Concerns Over Self-Serve Alcohol Sales
Levy Restaurants employees say management is not doing enough to abide by OLCC rules.
Food and beverage service workers at the Moda Center are raising fresh concerns with their bosses about alcohol sales at the arena’s self-service kiosks. Two years ago, Levy Restaurants, the longtime food, beverage, and retail service provider for the Rose Quarter, partnered with Amazon to bring Amazon’s Just Walk Out technology to four stores inside […]
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Trail Blazers Fandom Goes Hard For Home Opener
A photo essay featuring fans before the first regular season game at Moda Center.
As I sat in the Portland Trail Blazers’ press room and watched Chauncey Billups answer anodyne questions about if Matisse Thybulle was going to suit up for the Blazers’ home opener, no one had any idea that in 12 hours time he was going to be arrested by the FBI for allegedly serving as a […]
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Trail Blazers’ Head Coach Chauncey Billups Arrested in Connection to Mafia-Backed Illegal Gambling
The latest details and what it means for the young team’s coming season.
Of all the squares on Portland’s “Let’s Get Rid of Trail Blazer Head Coach Chauncey Billups” bingo card—Mafia ties, extortion, and illegal gambling perhaps weren’t on the top of the list. Last night—October 22, 2025—the Portland Trail Blazers played the Minnesota Timberwolves, losing the energetic home game 114 to 118. Though fashion icon Jerami Grant […]
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The Newsletter Trying to Turn Portland into “Tennis City, USA”
Tennis Courterly’s editors insist it’s not a secret literary magazine.
Portland might not have professional tournaments or world-class tennis academies, and many of the city’s public courts have seen better days. But Portlander Tyler Pell sees potential in the city’s community tennis culture. He wants to make sure other people see it, too. Enter Portland Tennis Courterly: The stylish, quarterly (get it?) newsletter devoted to […]
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Portland Trail Blazers Soon to Have New Owner After Years of Uncertainty
The new ownership group includes a Portland connection.
After years of uncertainty and months on the market, the Portland Trail Blazers reportedly have a new owner. Multiple outlets including Sportico reported on Wednesday morning that the estate of the team’s late owner Paul Allen has agreed to sell the Trail Blazers to a group headed by Carolina Hurricanes CEO Tom Dundon. Dundon, who […]
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Photo Essay: To Hit and Be Hit
The Oregon Ravens offer a route for women to play—and excel at—tackle football.
Behind Milwaukie High School, there is a football field that seats around 1500. In addition to serving as a home for various Milwaukie High School athletic competitions, it’s also the home of the Oregon Ravens, a women’s tackle football team that plays in the Women’s National Football Conference (WNFC)—a 17-team, nationwide football league with both […]
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Boyfriends (Portland Trail Blazers) For Sale!
Who wants to throw down and buy the team?
It was announced this morning—May 13, 2025—that the Portland Trail Blazers are up for sale. This is part of a long term plan by the owner of the NBA franchise, the Paul G. Allen Estate, to sell all of its sports holdings, fully moving its assets into the philanthropic sector. Shared via the team’s Instagram […]