Softball World Series Brings World’s Best
Starting today, the best 11-13 year old softball players from around the world will flock to Alpenrose Dairy with the hopes to become World Champions. The Alpenrose Little League Softball World Series is a 27 game series with four teams from visiting countries and six teams representing U.S. regions. The four world teams are Europe/Africa, […]
Oregon’s New Facility Will Blow Your Mind
Every college football empire begins with 55″ big screens and a hot tub for your head coach, right? It does in Eugene, apparently. Uncle Phil appeared to have spared no expense in building arguably the nation’s nicest football facility. From a player lounge that will surely make NFL athletes jealous to a full blown barbershop, […]
16th Annual Mondo Croquet & Mad Hatter Picnic
Anything England can do we can do better – and bigger. Cricket? Please. I’d like to see those guys hit 500-foot homeruns off a 90-mph fastball. Croquet? We’ve got bigger balls. Literally. While the Brits use baseball-sized orbs they quaintly tap with wooded mallets, a group of Portlanders have modified the Old English yard game […]
Minor League Baseball’s Top 10 Mascots
Minor League Baseball is home to many things: cheap baseball, expensive beer and easy access to player autographs. Since most minor leaguers will never make it to The Show, they’re enjoying every moment they can in the regional spotlight. But even with the constant turnover there remains one constant in the ever-changing minors: baseball’s best […]
Timbers Knock Off Top-Ranked Dallas
A sunny day, two great teams, an amazing atmosphere and a brilliant goal made Saturday at Jeld-Wen field a day to remember as the Timbers beat a great FC Dallas team. The game was full of life as the Timbers passed the ball around a Dallas team that was capable of stifling any threat at […]
New Portland 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament Coming Aug. 17
With no Blazers Street Jam in two years, the Rose City is in dire need of a new 3-on-3 basketball tournament. Enter the Bridgetown Classic. REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP! The Pacific Northwest is a hotbed of 3-on-3 outdoor basketball. Just six hours away, Spokane holds the largest tournament on earth […]
Friday Five: Portland’s Lesser Known Sports
You already know about Portland’s epic dodgeball leagues. And the Rose City is no stranger to a massive kickball community. While Futsal and other small leagues are growing in popularity, there still remains an underground of sorts containing Portland’s lesser-known leisure leagues. We’re not exactly talking Urban Iditarod or hide and seek championships; rather some […]
Portland’s All-Women Pro Football Team
Oregon might be known as the Home of the Ducks and Beavers in the world of college football. And we’re technically in Seahawks’ territory according to the NFL. But the Rose City actually has a professional football team of its own. The Portland Fighting Fillies: a pro team made up of the best female players […]
Meet Portland’s New Major League Ultimate Frisbee Team: The Stags
Major League Ultimate frisbee lands in Portland. The Portland Stags join MLU’s Western Conference for the league’s inaugural season. The team’s talent largely draws from Portland’s elite club Ultimate team, Rhino, who finished tenth at the 2012 Club Ultimate Championships in Sarasota, Fla. The team boasts some of the youngest talent in the league, including […]
Meet Portland’s Kickball Power Couple: John & Alex Miller
On a sunny Cinco de Mayo at Portland’s Unthank Park, an Underdog kickball match of epic proportions looks to head into extra innings. With two outs in the bottom of the last inning, John Miller represents the game-winning run just 60 feet away. The score is 9-9 and the final batter steps to the plate. […]