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Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland Timbers Crisis averted. After a fraught, months-long process, the Portland Timbers announced on Monday afternoon that they have signed club captain and all-time leading goalscorer Diego Valeri to a multiyear contract extension using Targeted Allocation Money (TAM). The deal represents a significant victory for the Timbers’ front office, which gambled that it could […]

Portland Pickles co-owners Jon Ryan and Alan Miller announced the formation of a new farm team for their baseball club: the Portland Gherkins. The wood bat team, which kicks off its inaugural season on June 3 with a game in Longview, WA against the Cowlitz Black Bears, will be made up of players picked up […]

Bruce Ely – Trailblazers.com It was an all around crappy evening for Rip City on Friday. The Moda Center was infiltrated by purple and gold clad Lakers fans who cheered on their juggernaut of a team as it made easy work of our Blazers. Lebron James and Anthony Davis each scored over 30 points in […]

Bruce Ely – Trailblazers.com It was Pride Night at the Moda Center and the Blazers celebrated by taking down the Sacramento Kings, 127-116. CJ McCollum had the hot hand for the Blazers, leading all scorers with 33 points. Four out of five Blazers starters scored 20 points or more, including Carmelo Anthony, who enjoyed another […]

Bruce Ely – Trailblazers.com Someone stole Hassan Whiteside’s trash cans on Thanksgiving night, and the big man was out for revenge. He notched an all-time Blazer record of 10 blocks in Friday’s win over Chicago, stuffing the Bulls like they were holiday turkeys. It was the third win in a row for our home team, […]

Bruce Ely – Trailblazers.com The Blazers bounced back from a rough road trip on Wednesday and won their second game in a row, crushing the Oklahoma City Thunder in front of a happy Thanksgiving crowd. It was Carmelo Anthony’s first home game in as a Blazer and the fans warmed to him right away. Melo […]

Terminal 2 photo by Port of Portland The Portland Diamond Project (PDP) apparently needs a bit more time to determine whether their chosen home for a new baseball stadium will meet their needs. As we wrote about in September, the leadership team, which includes former Nike executive Craig Cheek and R&B superstar Ciara Wilson, picked […]

Fans at Volcanoes Stadium courtesy of the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes Last month, news broke that Major League Baseball (MLB) had proposed radically restructuring a segment of the minor leagues that could result in the elimination of several lower division Class A, short season, and rookie teams. The proposal would affect 42 teams around the country, including […]

Laundry PDX Kathleen Marie Given Portland’s reputation as a passionate sports city, it comes as no surprise that the retail landscape echoes this enthusiasm. While the PTFC Authentics and Rip City Clothing Co. team shops located inside Providence Park and the Moda Center offer a reliable range of officially licensed Timbers, Thorns, and Trail Blazers […]

Wheels of Justice Jammer Eve Anne Hellical Quick’N’ Derby Photography The Rose City Rollers‘ Wheels of Justice (WOJ), the all-star team comprised of the best of the bad-asses that compete in our local roller derby league, made more history this past weekend, bringing home their fourth International Women’s Flat Track Derby Association Championship trophy. The […]

Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland Timbers Less than seven months after he arrived in Portland, Brian Fernandez’s time with the Timbers has come to an abrupt end. On Friday afternoon, the Timbers announced that Major League Soccer has terminated Fernandez’s contract with immediate effect for failure to comply with the terms and conditions of the league’s substance abuse […]