Moda Center Unveils New Logos & Branding
The Moda Center has released its official logos in conjunction with Rip City Management and the Portland Trail Blazers, created by Portland-based experience design and innovation firm, Ziba. “We wanted to make sure we went through a thorough design process with the creation of the Moda Center logos,” said Chris McGowan, President & CEO of […]
Arena Football Returns to Portland
Portland may not have the NFL, but we’ll be getting football nonetheless in 2014. Arena Football League Commissioner Jerry B. Kurz announced at a press conference yesterday that an ownership group led by Portland businessman Terry W. Emmert, CEO of Clackamas-based Emmert International, an engineered transport and structural relocation company specializing in ultra-heavy duty transit, […]
Portland May Finally Get NHL Hockey
Another NHL season began last night and Portland is not involved. When the puck dropped in Chicago, Portland and the greater US Pacific Northwest is still be a minor-league hockey entity. It was so very close to being so very different. According to various reports published in The Oregonian, Comcast SportsNet Northwest, and NBC Sports’ […]
Weekend Recap: Monday Morning Links
The Timbers beat the defending champion LA Galaxy last night at home, thanks to Maximiliano Urruti’s first-ever goal: nominated for the AT&T MLS Goal of the Week. [MLS] Bleacher Report takes a look at the biggest training camp mysteries for Portland Trail Blazers. [Bleacher Report] Oliver Bjorkstrand scored four goals as the Winterhawks earned a […]
Weekend Recap: Monday Morning Links
Portland State’s DJ Adams rushed for a career-high 208 yards against UC Davis in the Vikings‘ Saturday win and was named the Big Sky Conference Offensive Player of the Week. [GoViks.com] The Timbers extended their home unbeaten streak to 12 in Friday night’s gritty 1-0 win over Colorado. [Stumptown Footy] Sean Mannion’s three TDs helped […]
Portland’s Problem: Memorial Coliseum
John Canzano finally hit the nail right on the head in his latest column for OregonLive: It’s time to get rid of Memorial Coliseum: Nobody will ever regularly attend anything other than, maybe, a Winterhawks game in that building unless its converted into something more practical. This is the same venue that once sold out […]
Weekend Recap: Monday Morning Links
A great weekend for Portland was capped by a signature win up north by Seattle. Unless you think that Portland will be getting an NFL team of our own any time soon (a much likelier possibility than getting MLB), you might as well jump aboard the Seattle ship for now. As it stands, the Ducks […]
Weekend Recap: Monday Morning Links
This weekend had been glowing on the horizon since last winter. College football might have opened a week earlier, but there’s not much to get excited about when you know the Ducks are going to win by 70. The first full slate of NFL games kicked off yesterday morning. Indeed, after four grueling weeks of […]
Bridgetown Classic: Champions & Brackets
The first annual Bridgetown Classic is in the books. With much more fan support than we originally anticipated, the day was indeed a success! There were players from all over the Northwest who covered the age spectrum from 4th grade to 50 years old. While the men’s open division held the most teams (12), the […]
Blazers Rename Rose Garden: Moda Center
The Blazers announced Tuesday that the Rose Garden will be renamed to the Moda Center. Team President and CEO Chris McGowan announced the news in a morning press conference at the arena. “The Rose Garden put us on the map,” McGowan said. “The Moda Center’s going to take us into the future.” McGowan continued that […]