Oregon Sports News

Portland Trail Blazers Original Memes Entering 2017 NBA All-Star Weekend

February 15, 2017 Bryant Knox Comments Off

The 2016-17 NBA season hasn’t gone how the Portland Trail Blazers expected it would. This group has disappointed to the point that many are wondering if the playoffs are an achievable goal…or even a desired […]

Michelle Betos’ Departure A Disturbing Trend For The NWSL

February 15, 2017 John Stupak Comments Off

Michelle Betos is taking her talents to Norway. The 2015 NWSL Goalkeeper of the Year is leaving the Portland Thorns to join Norwegian side Valerenga. Betos will leave the Thorns FC as one of its […]

Goals, Goals, And More Goals – Say Hello To Blanco

February 15, 2017 Doug Mackar Comments Off

Have you welcomed to town the Portland Timbers’ new attacker, Sebastián Blanco? You’ll be glad he’s here after watching the video of his highlights from overseas. Earlier this month, the Timbers announced the signing of […]

Your Favorite Fight – Episode 2 – Heather Standing

February 14, 2017 David Golden Comments Off

In episode two of Your Favorite Fight, Oregon Sports News Senior MMA Writer David Golden sits down with the matchmaker for the Full Contact Fight Federation and Submission Underground, Heather Standing. Heather picks her favorite fight […]

Portland Winterhawks Split A Week And Still Looking For Playoff Life

February 14, 2017 Stuart Kemp Comments Off

Sometimes travel will win you games, sometimes it won’t and for the Portland Winterhawks, travel is what they will be doing a lot of this month. Winning a good percentage of those games will give […]

Athlete Mental Health – What’s Being Done To Help?

February 14, 2017 H.E. James Comments Off

It�s probably safe to assume that professional and collegiate athletes are getting all kinds of medical treatment. There are team doctors, specialists, and trainers capable of helping athletes maintain their physical performance and even train […]

Portland Trail Blazers – Denver Nuggets Trade Was All About The 2017 NBA Draft

February 13, 2017 Garrett Thornton Comments Off

On Sunday, the Portland Trail Blazers traded center Mason Plumlee, a 2018 2nd round draft pick and an undisclosed amount of cash to the Denver Nuggets for Jusuf Nurkic and the Memphis Grizzlies 2017 1st […]

Washington Huskies Women’s Basketball Winning Streak Could Get Them Into The Tournament

February 13, 2017 Virginia Lopez Comments Off

The University of Washington Huskies women’s basketball team continues to make a case to be in the playoff conversation. After suffering only their third loss of the season against Stanford, the Huskies have gone on […]

NHL In The Pacific Northwest – The Cases For And Against

February 10, 2017 Kyle Martinak 2

It was reported earlier this week that representatives from the Arizona Coyotes, the undisputed least profitable and least attended team in the NHL, recently toured the arenas in both Seattle and Portland. This came from […]

PECOTA Projects Playoffs For Seattle Mariners In 2017

February 10, 2017 Brian Hight Comments Off

Eighty-seven wins and a wild card playoff spot is the projection for the Seattle Mariners according to Baseball Prospectus and the PECOTA model developed by Nate Silver in his pre-political polling FiveThirtyEight days. At 87-75, […]