Rookie of the Year: The Only “Roy” this Town Seems to Remember
Brandon Dawayne Roy: College All-American, 2007 NBA Rookie of the Year, 3-time NBA All-Star, and 29-year-old husband, father of 2, and retiree. You may remember him as the player most responsible for resurrecting the Portland Trail Blazer franchise, but you likely forgot amidst this season’s first-half success who he really was, and what he really […]
Meet the Portland Thunder
This is the fourth installment of our series “Introducing Portland’s Sports Teams,” where we introduce you to every professional, semi-professional and college sports program in Portland. Who are the Portland Thunder? The Portland Thunder were announced in October 2013 as an expansion team in the 14-member Arena Football League. They open their season at home […]
Portland Man Sets Burpees World Record
Almost everyone can remember doing burpee’s during gym class in school. It’s that exercise where you drop to your hands in a squat position, kick you legs out and back and jump back up to a standing position. Burpees may have been the bane of your time in gym, but for 34-year-old Lloyd Weema they […]
Meet the Portland Thorns
This is the third installment of our series “Introducing Portland’s Sports Teams,” where we introduce you to every professional, semi-professional and college sports program in Portland. Who are the Portland Thorns? The Portland Thorns were established in 2012 ahead of the inaugural 8-team National Women’s Soccer League. Owned by the same group that controls the […]
Meet the Portland Timbers
This is the second installment of our series “Introducing Portland’s Sports Teams,” where we introduce you to every professional, semi-professional and college sports program in Portland. Who are the Portland Timbers? The Portland Timbers joined Major League Soccer in 2011, however the team was originally formed in 1975 as a member of the North American […]
The Beautiful Indoor Soccer Holiday Tournament
When you’re young and you care about something enough, you never truly let it go. For me, the Holiday Indoor Soccer Tournament serves as annual reminder of that axiom. Despite Flinstones jerseys and goofy team names like the “Knuckle Pucks,” the Holiday Indoor Tournament likely boasts the highest level of amateur soccer in the state […]
This Week in Portland: Home Sports Schedule
Each week we bring you all of Portland’s home sporting events. Whether you want to catch a Blazers game or watch some college volleyball, we’ve got every event condensed into one place for you. Do you have anything you’d like to see added to this list? Please email us at info@portlandsports.com to include your Portland […]
Weekend Recap: Monday Morning Links
The Winterhawks are cruising through a 7-game win streak. Oliver Bjorkstrand had a hat trick that cemented their 6-1 victory over Everett Sunday. Evertt had many chances to make it a fight with six power plays but Portland held them scoreless on every one. They remain the U.S. Divisional leader in the Western Conference with […]
Meet the Portland Trail Blazers
This is the first installment of our series “Introducing Portland’s Sports Teams,” where we introduce you to every professional, semi-professional and college sports program in Portland. Who are the Portland Trail Blazers? Founded in 1970, the Blazers are members of the National Basketball Association. They play in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference. The […]
Oliver Bjorkstrand’s Hat Trick Leads Winterhawks To Seventh Straight Win
Oliver Bjorkstrand had a hat trick as the Portland Winterhawks (33-12-2-3) ran their winning streak to seven games with a 6-2 victory in Everett Sunday against the Silvertips (25-17-7-1). Everett opened the scoring 9:49 into the first on a goal by Josh Winquist, but 51 seconds later Bjorkstrand scored his first of the night to […]