Can The Portland Trail Blazers Win The Western Conference?
When people look into their crystal ball to predict who will win the Western Conference and potentially the NBA title, two teams from the West generally get all the buzz — the San Antonio Spurs and the Oklahoma City Thunder. The fact that both of these ...
Portland Timbers unconcerned about possible "letdown game" vs. San Jose Earthquakes
PORTLAND, Ore. – It took nearly six months, but the Portland Timbers are finally above the red line in the Western Conference. And the last thing they want to do after the long climb out of their early season hole – dug in their first eight games in ...
Portland booster of writers marks 30 years
PORTLAND — On one of Calvin Trillin’s past pilgrimages to Portland to read to local fans, he decided to grab a bite at the bar of the hotel where he was staying. He remembers the meal, a Northwest specialty: smoked-salmon hash and a local beer.
What Will the Future Bring for the Portland Trail Blazer Starters?
With the roster nearly void of contracts running after 2015 -- and a few guys due for a pay increase come next offseason -- the future of the Trail Blazers starting unit is up in the air. You can't talk about the long-term future of the Portland Trail ...
Portland St holds off D-II Western Oregon, 45-38
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Paris Penn raced 48 yards for a touchdown and passed 36 yards for another in the fourth quarter to help Portland State pull away from Division II Western Oregon and hold on for a 45-38 win Saturday at Hillsboro Stadium. Starter ...
Portland Timbers vs. San Jose Earthquakes: Match predictions, poll
Coach Caleb Porter says his Portland Timbers are coming off their best performance of the year after they shut out Vancouver 3-0 on the road last weekend. On Sunday, it's a return home to Providence Park to take on the San Jose Earthquakes (2 p.m. Sunday ...
Shift in top taxpayers seen as sign Portland economy is healthy
PORTLAND, Maine — Insurance company Unum and Central Maine Power Co. top Portland’s list of property taxpayers in the most recent rankings tabulated by city officials late last month. But while those two entities have been the top taxpayers going back ...
Oregon's University of Portland Showcases Nursing Collaboration
A racing heartbeat, shaking hands, faltering speech: A seasoned nurse may notice these symptoms when evaluating a patient. But they might not be symptoms of a patient but rather of a nursing student coming face to face with his or her first patient in a ...
Portland’s planning a village of tiny houses for the homeless
Despite the fact that Pinterest is obsessed with them, tiny houses are more than just a novelty. As the growing tiny house movement attests, people see the minimal square footage, environmentally friendly domiciles as ways to simplify their lives and ...
