I wrote about the Beavers' Big League brotherhood over the summer ... it remains strong in the MLB playoffs. oregonlive.com/beavers/2026/…

Embattled former Blazers play-by-play announcer Braiden Bell asks team to reconsider firing oregonlive.com/blazers/2026/…

Scoot Henderson a ‘high priority’ for Trail Blazers amid contract extension talks oregonlive.com/blazers/2026/…

What’s next after Trail Blazers’ abruptly fire new play-by-play voice Braiden Bell? oregonlive.com/blazers/2026/…

In a stunning turn of events, the Blazers abruptly fired new play-by-play commentator Braiden Bell just hours after hiring him when a series troubling, years-old tweets from him came to light. oregonlive.com/blazers/2026/…

The Blazers had a “big pool” of people show interest in the play-by-play job, including candidates with NBA experience and tenures working at “flagship sports news” stations, a team source said. But they went with Bell because he's "a rising talent." oregonlive.com/blazers/2026/…

The Trail Blazers will name Braiden Bell as new television play-by-play announcer. The 29-year-old had been calling games for the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury and the G League’s Valley Suns: oregonlive.com/blazers/2026/…

Trail Blazers training camp: A disheartening day, Morant’s 3-point shooting, building a starting 5 oregonlive.com/blazers/2026/…

The Blazers have signed Jaylen Martin to an Exhibit 10 contract. He will be at training camp today and is expected to join the Rip City Remix this season.

The Blazers opened training camp Tuesday with a surprise visitor, a few standout performances and a minor coaching gaffe: oregonlive.com/blazers/2026/…

Random visitor taking in the Blazers’ first day of training camp: Lionel Hollins, who played guard on the 1977 championship team.

The Blazers are signing Lee Hyun-Jung to an Exhibit 10 contract and the 6-foot-7 guard from South Korea will be at training camp today. He's expected join the Rip City Remix after camp.

Dame Time returns to Trail Blazers with new wrinkle: Joy oregonlive.com/blazers/2026/…

If the Democrats flip the Senate, Ron Wyden will be in position to chair the powerful Finance Committee. That would give him a lot of power over the billionaire class that could vote on the Blazers future. On Wyden’s play to keep the NBA in Portland: oregonlive.com/blazers/2026/…

The Blazers are signing 2 more players to Exhibit 10 contracts, per a league source: Mark Sears and Barry Dunning Jr. Both are expected to join the Remix. Dunning, an undrafted rookie, played on their summer league team. Sears was a 2-way player with the Bucks last season.

The Blazers are signing Keylan Boone, Samson Johnson and Mark Armstrong to exhibit 10 contracts, according to a league source, and the players are expected to join the Rip City Remix.

A call to my fellow Portlanders... A few years ago, inspired by the excellent/gaudy Christmas display put on every year by Terrance (if you live in NoPo, you know who/what house I'm talking about), I decided to start doing something similar at my house for Halloween. While Halloween was never much of an event in my neighborhood anyway, it seemed like the pandemic killed it off for good. So I started buying inflatables and making a little display, which has grown a bit over the last few years. Last year, I noticed families would drive by, stop and look around for a bit before going on their way. Also even though there was a home Blazers game and I had to work, I still had families coming by when I got home, nearly to midnight. I also noticed most of those groups were single moms driving their kids around, presumably because they got off work late but still wanted to provide their kids a good Halloween. It was really heartening to be able to do something that maybe helped some kids have a better holiday. I did it for them, but it was also the best I had felt in a while. So my plan after seeing a really strong response was to go harder this year. I live on a corner lot so the idea was to flank the entire house with inflatables, projectors and other Halloween lawn decorations, really make it a destination. And I've got time to do it now! But things are much tighter now than they were then, though I can still manage to buy a lot of candy and triple my electricity bill for one month. However, even though they're relatively inexpensive, I'm not in a position to buy more inflatables and the necessary electrical accessories to run them. So if you have any Halloween lawn decor that you no longer use, especially inflatables, and wouldn't mind loaning them out for a month or so, send me a DM. Same goes if you have any of those outdoor surge protectors or extension cords. I'll do the pickup and will make sure to get everything back to you once the holiday is over. My goal is to have it up and running a few weeks before Halloween so trying to get a jump on it now. Lemme know! Thanks!

Coop is the third Beavers player from the 2022 draft class to reach the Bigs, joining Wade Meckler and Jacob Melton. He had a dominant final season in Corvallis: oregonlive.com/beavers/2022/…

Blazers guard Shaedon Sharpe suffered a torn right meniscus in an individual offseason workout and is expected to undergo surgery this week, per a league source. A timeline for his rehab/return is TBD based on surgery. @ShamsCharania first reported the injury.