http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/index.php Portland and surrounding area community news and information http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=132846054487671800 2012-02-05 08:49:04 http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=132846054487671800 en-us The Denver Nuggets, worn out and on the losing end against the Trail Blazers 117-97 Saturday night at the Rose Garden, were in a wait-and-see mood. As in, let's wait and see how the Blazers do when they have to play in Denver on Feb. 29. In the NBA Western Conference, the top teams are Oklahoma ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=132846012029457700 2012-02-05 08:42:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=132846012029457700 en-us Three was a fatal number for the Denver Nuggets against the Trail Blazers on Saturday night. The Nuggets were playing three games in three nights, the Blazers hit 15 3-pointers and Denver connected on just five shots from 3-point range. The sum total was a 117-97 Denver loss. Coincidentally, ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=132842940045188300 2012-02-05 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=132842940045188300 en-us Missed opportunities earlier in the game doomed the Portland Winterhawks in the final minute of Saturday night’s 3-2 loss to the Vancouver Giants. The setback puts an end to Portland’s franchise-record 19 straight home wins — a streak that began a couple weeks before Halloween. ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=132842535911954100 2012-02-04 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=132842535911954100 en-us Nicolas Batum woke up Saturday morning unsure if he would be able to play that night in the Trail Blazers’ game against Denver at the Rose Garden. Portland’s reserve small forward, who had missed the previous two games with a sore left knee, gave it a test during the team’s ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=132839130020283600 2012-02-04 13:35:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=132839130020283600 en-us The Portland Winterhawks honored former coach and player Brent Peterson before the game Friday and then beat the Everett Silvertips 7-3 for their 19th straight home victory. Portland scored at least twice in each period and got two goals from Oliver Gabriel and Brendan Leipsic in the win before ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=132834281271109000 2012-02-04 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=132834281271109000 en-us Sifting through gold dust as we embark on a major sports weekend. ... • It was a beautiful Friday night at Memorial Coliseum for Brent Peterson, who became the fourth person inducted into the Winterhawks’ Hall of Fame. First there was a reception hosted by the club, in which the former ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=132815590536358300 2012-02-02 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=132815590536358300 en-us During a timeout at a recent game at the Rose Garden, the Trail Blazers paid tribute to Greg Oden’s 24th birthday with a mention on the JumboTron. (EDITOR'S NOTE: The Blazers revealed Friday that Oden will have debris in his right knee removed during arthroscopic surgery later in the day in ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=132829173699569900 2012-02-03 09:55:36 http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=132829173699569900 en-us CORVALLIS _ Yikes. The start of Oregon State's baseball season is but two weeks away. "Time to get serious," says Pat Casey, who begins his 18th season as OSU's head coach Feb. 17 in a tournament at Santa Barbara, Calif. The Beavers -- ranked between 19th and 24th nationally by the five ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=132825012143748800 2012-02-02 22:22:01 http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=132825012143748800 en-us SACRAMENTO – No matter where the Trail Blazers play on the road this season, the result is the same. They lose. Nothing was different Thursday night as Portland fell to Sacramento 95-92 at Power Balance Pavilion, the Kings snapping a five-game losing streak. The Blazers (13-10) are ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=132817441579951200 2012-02-02 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=132817441579951200 en-us CORVALLIS — Isaac Seumalo looked bashful as he slipped on an Oregon State cap and signed his letter of intent to play football for the Beavers Wednesday at Corvallis High School. He is a quiet kid, a 3.98 student who never seriously considered going elsewhere, even after a recruiting trip ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=132815321031334800 2012-02-01 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=132815321031334800 en-us CORVALLIS — In the end, the scouting services weren’t very impressed — again. And it may turn out that Oregon State’s 2012 recruiting class wasn’t a good one. My take is quite the opposite — and I haven’t always had that feeling through the ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=132815711968359800 2012-02-02 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=132815711968359800 en-us Next: The Hawks will play three games – all at Veterans Memorial Coliseum –in four nights, starting Friday versus Everett. The other games are against Vancouver. All start at 7 p.m. Then comes another showdown with Tri-City, Feb. 10 at Kennewick, Wash. • The Hawks will induct former ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=132815727948330700 2012-02-01 20:34:39 http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=132815727948330700 en-us EUGENE – As Oregon Ducks coach Chip Kelly looked down the list of players who had signed letters-of-intent to play for UO next season, he realized something had eluded him during the recruiting process. Offensive lineman Kyle Long, son of former NFL great Howie Long, was not the only Ducks ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=132815689888229300 2012-02-02 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=132815689888229300 en-us It has been a long, long, so long offseason for the Portland Timbers. Well, actually, the offseason has only lasted around three months – one of the shortest offseasons in American professional sports. Length of time aside, the Timbers have been using their winter training sessions to focus ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=132815669491682400 2012-02-02 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=132815669491682400 en-us Boys basketball Some key games this week: • Faith Bible takes on Portland Christian in a match-up of top teams in the Class 2A Northwest League. The game is 7:30 tonight at Multnomah University. • Friday’s slate includes Lincoln at Grant, Madison at Benson, Jefferson at Wilson, ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=132815649795935100 2012-02-02 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=132815649795935100 en-us A third of the way through this truncated NBA season, and there are some big surprises emerging as playoff contenders. Coaching makes a difference in the league, so a tip of the cap to Doug Collins, Frank Vogel, George Karl, Tyrone Corbin, Kevin McHale and Rick Adelman for a job well-done so ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=132815618414704800 2012-02-02 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=132815618414704800 en-us Men’s basketball Records Portland State (10-11 overall, 4-5 Big Sky, tied for fifth); Portland (5-17, 2-7 West Coast Conference, seventh); Oregon State (14-7, 4-5 Pac-12, eighth); Oregon (15-6, 6-3 Pac-12, tied for third); Warner Pacific (18-5, 10-2, Cascade Collegiate Conference, ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=132815450140459700 2012-02-01 19:48:21 http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=132815450140459700 en-us EUGENE – Oregon Ducks coach Chip Kelly walked into Wednesday’s press conference looking like a man who had gotten a full night’s sleep and never known a stressful day in his life. Throughout the 47 minutes that Kelly talked, he was brimming with enthusiasm and gentleness toward ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=132813714109138200 2012-02-01 14:59:01 http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=132813714109138200 en-us Portland State signed three quarterbacks and two running backs in a 23-player letter-of-intent day. Coach Nigel Burton said the Vikings needed QBs and safeties, primarily, and he made 5-11, 205-pound David Edgerson, a safety from Slidell, La., one of five junior-college signees. Also coming to ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=132798660043858200 2012-01-30 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=132798660043858200 en-us (EDITOR"S NOTE: Forward Nicolas Batum was listed as day-to-day with a left knee bone contusion after an MRI on Tuesday. He will be re-evaluated later this week.) SALT LAKE CITY – The Trail Blazers couldn’t get it done again on the road. Not even with two days off between games, ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=132802894207558000 2012-01-31 08:55:42 http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=132802894207558000 en-us Just after 11 a.m. Monday, Portland Timbers owner Merritt Paulson walked off the Jeld-Wen Field pitch and up the stadium steps. Smiling widely, with his chest puffed out, Paulson made eye contact with several members of the media and let out a cry of triumph. The members of the media gave each ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=132790732549199700 2012-01-29 23:08:45 http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=132790732549199700 en-us EUGENE – For the longest time Sunday at Matt Knight Arena, it appeared neither team was capable of winning the Civil War. Then Jared Cunningham came to Oregon State’s rescue. OSU’s superb junior guard scored 24 of his game-high 27 points in the second half as the Beavers ...