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Destination Races introduces Oregon Wine Country Half Marathon
Destination Races, LLC is expanding its popular Wine Country Half Marathon Series to Oregon. The fourth, and newest, edition to this series, the Oregon Wine Country Half Marathon, will be held on September 5, ...
Portland goes for the gold with local links to Vancouver events
Athletes are gearing up, organizers are planning to use artificial snow and the 21st Winter Olympics are set to kick off with the opening ceremonies Friday, Feb. 12, in Vancouver, British Columbia. It’s the c...
Portland Timbers officially launch MLS work
As Merritt Paulson faced 50 PGE Park employees Thursday morning in the first official staff meeting of the Major League Soccer Portland Timbers, he spoke in grand terms of the franchise that begins play in 2011...
eUpdate – Winter Celebration at the Square, MLS Finalized, Wine Country Half Marathon
The Oregon Sports Authority is pleased to announce “Winter Celebration at the Square,” a free public viewing event of the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games Opening Ceremony at Pioneer Square on Friday, F...Finally, MLS comes to Portland
In big Timbers news, the Portland City Council provided their official approval of the operating deal between the city and Peregine Sports to bring MLS to the Rose City. The resolution passed by a four to one v...Join the Oregon Sports Authority’s Winter Celebration at the Square
The Oregon Sports Authority is pleased to announce “Winter Celebration at the Square,” a free public viewing event of the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games Opening Ceremony at Portland’s Pioneer Co...MLS in Portland a go, but Beavers baseball still stymied
Soccer: 4. Baseball: 0. A deal to renovate PGE Park for Major League Soccer will have at least four “yeas” when it comes up for a vote next week, with all Portland city commissioners except Amanda ...Video: Major League Soccer at PGE park is a done deal
Portland’s mayor announced Thursday that an agreement has been reached to renovate PGE Park in preparation for the city’s first Major League Soccer team. A city council vote on the deal is scheduled for Ja...
Video: What about the Beavers?
The City of Portland ironed out a final deal with Merritt Paulson to renovate PGE Park for Major League Soccer, but the Portland Beavers AAA baseball team are still looking for a home. Click below to watch the ...
NCAA Track & Field Championship tickets to go on sale January 22
All-session tickets for the 2010 NCAA Track & Field Championships will go on sale to the public on Friday, Jan. 22. The University of Oregon is hosting the NCAA Championships at Historic Hayward Field June...Two proposals stand out for Memorial Coliseum
The city of Portland received approximately 80 proposals to redevelop Memorial Coliseum; close to 30 came in on the Jan. 8 deadline date. While the proposals range from detailed to whimsical, the Daily Journal ...Carlton lands big wine country run
A brand new annual event called the Oregon Wine Country Half Marathon has been scheduled for Sept. 5 – the Sunday of Labor Day Weekend. According to event director Matt Dockstader, the race is expected to...MLS deal expected next week
Mayor Sam Adams said Wednesday negotiators are pushing through months of delay and by next week will finish the final $31 million deal to refurbish PGE Park in time for an April 2011 season opener for Major Lea...Portland Timbers reveal design plans for PGE Park
PGE Park’s field will slide toward home plate, snug in the crook of the stadium’s grandstand. A larger video screen will appear against the Multnomah Athletic Club, along with a standing-room/stage ...Hayward Field to host 2013 & 2014 NCAA Track Championships
The NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Track and Field Committee has selected Des Moines, Iowa for the 2011 and 2012 NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championship...
Red Bull New Year No Limits – Barging into 2010
With four consecutive Rally America championships, nine X Games gold medals, the first double backflip on a motorcycle and a hit television series under his belt, it is safe to say that Travis Pastrana has reac...
A favorite venue for cycling: Bend
The usually peaceful Old Mill District exploded into a deafening roar as the cyclocross national championships entered the final hours of a four-day run in this central Oregon city Sunday. The crowd — es...eUpdate – Cyclo-cross Nationals in Bend, FIMBA Basketball in Eugene
The largest-ever USA Cycling Cyclo-cross National Championships kick off tomorrow in the heart of Bend’s Old Mill District. Over 1,600 riders from across the nation will brave the winter weather to compet...Cyclo-cross championships descend on Bend, showcase the sport’s heritage in Oregon
Although the expected frigid temperatures and possible snowfall might seem better-suited to boards and bindings, a different kind of racer will invade Bend this weekend as the city hosts its second cycling nati...USA Cycling Cyclo-cross Nationals invade Bend this week
The largest-ever USA Cycling Cyclo-cross National Championships are set to go off Dec. 10-13 in the heart of Bend, Oregon’s Old Mill District. Over 1,600 unique riders will make over 2,000 starts and compete ...Talks continue on converting PGE Park for soccer play
Nearly two months after an initial deal expired, negotiators for the city and Portland Timbers owner Merritt Paulson are still pounding out details for a final agreement to reconfigure PGE Park for Major League...Don Garber and Merritt Paulson interviewed on 95.5 The Game
Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber talks about the Timbers making the leap to MLS with John Strong on 95.5 The Game. Then John is joined live in studio for two segments by Portland Timers and Beavers o...eUpdate – Nelscott Reef Premiere, Beavers Update and More
Surfers from around the globe traveled to Lincoln City last month to compete in the 2009 Nelscott Reef Tow In Classic and Big Wave Paddle In. Perfect conditions and 30′ waves greeted the world’s bes...Beaverton stadium negotiations suspended
Earlier today Portland Beavers owner Merritt Paulson notified Beaverton city officials of his intention to suspend negotiations for a new stadium in Beaverton. As detailed in a letter sent to Beaverton official...
UO Athletics to host Matthew Knight Arena open houses
The University of Oregon’s Athletics Department will host open houses for the new Matthew Knight Arena at locations throughout the state during the month of November. The open houses will feature a hands on t...
Video: Big wave surfers converge on Lincoln City
Waves the size of four- and five-story buildings are drawing dozens of surfers from around the world to the Oregon coast. Click below to watch the story on KATU.com.Surfers worldwide gather on Oregon Coast for big ride
Clad in parkas and hoodies, flip flops and knit caps, the surfers gathered Thursday in the parking lot of a local coffee shop under a sky not yet lit by day. They came from Australia, Ireland, Hawaii, South Af...Nelscott Reef Tow In Classic changes status to green
The event status has been changed from Yellow to Green for the 2009 Nelscott Reef Tow In Classic and Big Wave Paddle In. Organizers made the call tonight for the event to be held on Thursday October 22, 2009. ...Drew Mahalic discusses Beaverton stadium on KGW’s Straight Talk
Drew Mahalic, CEO of the Oregon Sports Authority, is a guest on KGW’s Straight Talk program to discuss the proposed Portland Beavers stadium in Beaverton. Click below to watch the program.It fits Beaverton like a glove – Oregonian Editorial
The ability to catch is sometimes underrated both in baseball and in urban affairs. As legendary manager Casey Stengel once put it, “Why has our pitching been so great? Our catcher, that’s why. He l...eUpdate – Portland to host 2012 NCAA Tournament, agreement reached for Beaverton stadium
Following the incredible return of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship earlier this year, the NCAA announced last month that Portland will again host the first and second rounds of the NCAA Tournament ...Video: Beaverton reaches deal for new Beavers stadium
You might just see professional baseball in Beaverton after all. Officials from the City of Beaverton have reached a deal with officials from the Portland Beavers on how to pay for a new stadium. Click below ...News Release – Preliminary deal reached for Beaverton stadium
Together with business and community leaders, Mayor Denny Doyle announced today that the City of Beaverton has reached a preliminary understanding with Peregrine LLC to help build a new publicly-owned multi-pur...Stadium deal is $59 million
The deal proposed to bring the Portland Beavers to Beaverton is estimated to cost $59 million with taxpayers expected to foot nearly 60 percent of the bill through higher property and utility taxes for 25 years...Beaverton reaches preliminary deal with Beavers for stadium
Portland Beavers owner Merritt Paulson and Beaverton negotiators have reached terms for a preliminary deal to pay for a new baseball stadium, but the would-be agreement does not include a ballpark location. Bea...It’s essential to keep the Beavers in town – Harvey Platt
While I offer my support to Mayor Denny Doyle and members of the Beaverton City Council for the development of a public facility in Beaverton that can accommodate the Portland Beavers baseball team, I may also ...
Video: Portland Marathon ‘best organized’ in U.S.
It is known for being one of the friendliest and best organized marathons in the country. Today the Portland Marathon continued to impress with more than 12,000 runners. Click below to watch the full story on ...Holding period opens for 2009 Nelscott Reef Tow In Classic
Today marks the opening of the holding period for the 2009 Nelscott Reef Tow In Classic and Big Wave Paddle In. The holding period opens today and extends through December 31, 2009. Organizers will be monitor...
Volunteer at the 2009 World Handball Championships
The 2009 World Handball Championships is seeking volunteers to help with the event on October 4-11. Learn more and sign up at http://www.handball09worlds.com/volunteer.html. Volunteers who work two 4-hour shf...Video: Beaverton stadium could mean dollars for community
A privately commissioned report released Wednesday said a new stadium to host Triple-A baseball could generate millions of dollars for the community. Click below to watch the story on KATU.com.NCAA basketball tournament to return to Portland in 2012
When the Oregon Sports Authority spearheaded an effort to get the state to eliminate the Sports Action lottery games in 2005, the aim was to get the NCAA Basketball Tournament to become a regular event in the s...eUpdate – Beavers to Beaverton, Marathon and Race for the Cure
In just a few short weeks, the Oregon Sports Authority’s campaign to bring the Portland Beavers to Beaverton has received an overwhelming amount of positive feedback and support. At a Beaverton City Counc...Bring the Beavers to Beaverton – Campaign Update
Last night, Oregon Sports Authority CEO Drew Mahalic presented to the Beaverton City Council a report on the substantial progress made thus far by the campaign to bring the Beavers to Beaverton. He detailed the...
Schools try to reduce playground conflicts
Recess at many public schools isn’t what it used to be. Many schoolyard games – such as tag – have been discouraged because kids play too rough and the conflicts carry over into class time afterward, educ...Rumors swirl about moving Triple-A baseball to Beaverton
Unconfirmed speculation is still the rule of the day when it comes to the proposed Triple-A baseball stadium in Beaverton – and it doesn’t seem like the council meeting on Monday will do much to change that...Video: With sketch of stadium comes questions
Beaverton is ramping up its bid for Triple-A baseball as the Portland Beavers released on Friday it first rendition of what a stadium might look like. Click below to watch the story on KATU.comThere’s no crying over Portland-area baseball sites
Minor league baseball in Beaverton or Clackamas County? Portland Beavers owner Merritt Paulson may get to choose. On Thursday, Clackamas County officials confirmed they have approached the Triple-A baseball tea...Bring the Beavers to Beaverton – Campaign Update, Sept. 3
Pacific Coast League President Branch Rickey will arrive in Beaverton next week to meet with members of the City Council and speak at a reception hosted by the Oregon Sports Authority, Beaverton Area Chamber of...Bring the Beavers to Beaverton – Campaign Update, Aug. 27
Momentum continues to build following last week’s official launch of the campaign to bring the Beavers to Beaverton. Within days of the announcement, the Beaverton Area Chamber of Commerce and Washington ...Volunteer at the Run Portland Run Half Marathon, 5K and 10K
The Run Portland Run Half Marathon, 5K and 10K is seeking volunteers to help with several aspects of the event on September 5 and 6. Please see details below and e-mail info@usaproductions.org to sign up or r...Talks heat up over plan to bring baseball stadium to Beaverton
The hits for Triple-A Beaverton Beavers baseball – and the possible construction of a stadium – just keep on coming. This week saw the launch of the Oregon Sports Authority’s official campaign to bring t...
A lucrative finish line in sight
Building on the success of USA Cycling’s recent national championship event that pumped an estimated $1.5 million into the local economy, Visit Bend is in preliminary discussions with the cycling organization...Video: Momentum builds for Beavers move to Beaverton
Today the Oregon Sports Authority launched an official campaign to bring the Portland Beavers to Beaverton. With Major League Soccer taking over PGE Park, the Portland Beavers need a new home, so now some cit...Campaign for Beaverton baseball gains momentum, controversy
The baseball grandstanding began today as a sports advocacy group and local politicians launched a campaign to move the Portland Beavers to Beaverton. But in the backdrop: Picketing small-business owners concer...The Beavers’ future resides in Beaverton – Drew Mahalic
The recent resolution by the Portland City Council paving the way for the renovation of PGE Park and the acquisition of a Major League Soccer expansion franchise marked a tremendous accomplishment for the city ...Oregon Sports Authority Launches Campaign to Bring the Beavers to Beaverton
Today the Oregon Sports Authority officially announced the launch of a public campaign to bring the Portland Beavers to Beaverton. Backed by a 39-member advisory board composed of business, community and yout...
Tour’s Portland stop is big success to participants, officials, fans
For the fifth consecutive year, athletes, officials and fans labeled the Dew Tour’s stop in Portland, held over the weekend at the Rose Quarter, nothing short of a success. A total of 47,680 attended over...Beaverton adds Oregon Sports Authority to its baseball lineup
Beaverton’s plan to bring the Portland Beavers to the suburbs is getting a big assist. The Oregon Sports Authority launches Tuesday a campaign to help the city attract the Triple-A baseball team. The statewid...Video: Beaverton ramps up effort to snag Beavers
Momentum is building to move the Beavers to Beaverton. The Oregon Sports Authority is set to launch a campaign to draw support for a Beavers stadium and Beaverton baseball is looking like more and more of a r...eUpdate – Dew Tour, Beavers to Beaverton, JELD-WEN Tradition, Safeway Classic
The Dew Tour is underway! Paul Rodriguez, Jamie Bestwick, Nate Adams and more than 140 of the world’s best athletes in skateboarding, BMX and freestyle motocross are competing in the Wendy’s Invitat...Beaverton better than Lents, and may be only place for Beavers
If it were the film industry, you might call it “Romancing the Stone,” or something of that ilk. If you consider “stone” or “rock” a suitable synonym for a baseball, it works. And guess what? Beaver...Paulson says Beavers will help bring identity to Beaverton
Portland Beavers owner Merritt Paulson broke his one-month silence Thursday about moving his baseball team to Beaverton, saying the potential partnership could help reinvigorate the city and give it an identity...
Softball World Series comes to Portland, as do tourism dollars
When the Little League Softball World Series gets under way Thursday at Alpenrose Dairy in Southwest Portland, it will mark the final chapter of this summer’s championship odyssey for 10 teams of 11- and ...Local invitees announced for Nelscott Reef Tow In Classic
Behemoth, LLC today announced the list of this year’s local surfers invited to compete in the 2009 Nelscott Reef Tow In Classic and Big Wave Paddle Exhibition. The winner of the paddle in event, and their tow...Dew Tour announces athlete list
World class action sports athletes will be coming out for the third stop of the 2009 Dew Tour season, the Wendy’s Invitational, August 13-16 at the Rose Quarter. The Dew Tour returns to Portland for the f...Vision for PGE Park: A place that says ’soccer’
In 2011, soccer fans coming to PGE Park will be able to step off the MAX train and step through an expanded park entry. As they head to the new seats on the stadium’s east side, they’ll see the rauc...Timbers, Vancouver Whitecaps meet on the way to MLS
The Portland Timbers and Vancouver Whitecaps game Thursday night marks the final meeting between the two teams during the 2009 regular season. However, off the pitch, the two teams will share many concerns over...Beaverton gets the ball rolling for Beavers’ baseball
The Beaverton City Council voted Monday night to spend nearly $100,000 to get the ball rolling to bring the Portland Beavers to town. With a 4-0 vote and one abstaining, the Triple-A baseball team is one step c...Bend cycling attracts top riders while boosting region’s economy
Although the sun set Sunday on two weeks of top-level bike racing in the high desert, Bend’s opportunity to lay claim to the title of cycling capital of the United States is just dawning. By seamlessly ho...Video: Beavers’ home team status in question
Portland’s minor-league baseball team is one step closer to moving out of Portland. KATU’s Margy Lynch has the latest on Portland’s schedule for moving the Beavers out, and Beaverton’s...Beaverton mayor says city could pay for Beavers stadium
Mayor Denny Doyle on Tuesday said the city could afford to build a baseball stadium for the Portland Beavers, and is looking at two privately owned locations in addition to the publicly owned Westgate site. ...USA Cycling Road Nationals up next for top cyclists
Just two days after the conclusion of the 30th annual Cascade Cycling Classic, Central Oregon is back in the bike saddle with the USA Cycling Junior/U23/Elite/Paralympic Road National Championships, which will ...Video: Portland and Paulson make Major League Soccer deal
Portland’s City Council signed on to a $31 million deal with Portland Timbers owner Merritt Paulson, taking PGE Park from the minor leagues to Major League Soccer. “Today, the city council scored a big ...Beaverton steps up to the plate
In case you haven’t talked to any baseball fans lately, take it from us: There are a lot of irritated followers of the Portland Beavers out there. They are unhappy about any prospect that the team could m...Bringing baseball to Beaverton might be a bit of a squeeze play
Long before anyone from this city began believing in minor league baseball, city leaders had big-league ideas for property next to the Round at Beaverton Central. But now, all that’s on hold as officials ...Beaverton in running for new Beavers baseball stadium
Beaverton has entered the picture as the possible new home for the Portland Beavers. Beaverton Mayor Denny Doyle is pitching his city as an ideal setting for minor league baseball when the Beavers leave PGE Par...eUpdate – USA Cycling, Facebook/ Twitter, Portland Mile, Playworks
America’s road cycling culture will converge in Bend later this month for the USA Cycling Road Racing National Championships on July 28 – August 2. Six days of world-class cycling will decide the na...Oregon Sports Authority launches Facebook and Twitter pages
The Oregon Sports Authority today announced the launch of Facebook and Twitter pages to provide frequent updates about upcoming sports events, franchise campaigns and many other developments relating to the fut...Oregon Sports Authority releases 2009 Annual Report
Learn more about upcoming Oregon Sports Authority events and take a look back at the last year of activities, including the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship, Major League Soccer expansion award and two ...Video: PGE Park one step closer to being an MLS stadium
The City of Portland has officially agreed to the financing plan to remodel PGE Park for Major League Soccer. The City Council plans to vote on the final deal on July 23. Click here to watch the entire story ...City, Paulson strike deal to revamp PGE Park
Portland Timbers owner Merritt Paulson, Mayor Sam Adams and Commissioner Randy Leonard emerged from their final negotiating session just before 2 p.m. today after finalizing a $31 million deal to renovate PGE P...Volunteer at the Dew Tour!
The Oregon Sports Authority is looking for committed individuals to assist with the Dew Tour Wendy’s Invitational, August 13-16 at the Rose Quarter. Several volunteer opportunities are available, includ...Video: Soccer’s future looks bright
It was a big night over at PGE Park — the Timbers hosted the Seattle Sounders, a Major League Soccer team. It’s been advertised as a preview of what’s to come when our very own Major League ...Playworks to expand to Portland
Playworks will bring its trademark brand of safe and inclusive play to eight Portland Public Schools when classes start up after the summer break. The debut marks Playworks’ entry into the Pacific Northwe...
AC Green acquires the rights to a 3BA franchise for Portland
AC Green, author, speaker and successful businessman announced today he has acquired the rights to the Portland 3BA franchise team. Green, a 3-time NBA champion with the Los Angeles Lakers and reigning “NBA...Portland still searching for just-right site for baseball stadium
It may take a little magic to find a big enough piece of property for a new minor league baseball stadium in Portland. The land must be large enough to accommodate a 6,500- to 9,000-seat stadium and at least 1,...MLS plan still alive as Portland council endorses latest plan
Consider it a little necessary breathing room. That doesn’t mean the race to negotiate a complex set of agreements to remodel PGE Park for Major League Soccer while finding a new home for the Triple A Por...Video: Soccer fans find inspiration in Seattle
Portland is working hard to bring Major League Soccer to the city in 2011. The Timbers and their fans have great role models and a pretty tough act to follow already in the Northwest. KGW’s Joe Becker...Video: Drew Mahalic interview on Medford/Klamath Falls NBC station
Oregon Sports Authority CEO Drew Mahalic is interviewed by KOBI5/KOTI2 reporter Nate Bynum about the organization’s role in promoting sports tourism and his current trip to southern Oregon. Click here to ...
$7.1 million Walmart FLW Series to visit Columbia River
The $7.1 million Walmart FLW Series will visit the Columbia River in Umatilla, Ore., June 24-27 for the second National Guard Western Division tournament of the season. The tournament, hosted by the City of Uma...
USGA championships awarded to Bandon Dunes for 2011
Bandon Dunes, the highly-regarded Oregon Coast resort, will be host to two United States Golf Association championships in 2011, the organization announced Wednesday. The U.S. Amateur Public Links and the U.S. ...Sports and entertainment attorney joins board of directors
Rosemary A. Colliver has been elected to the board of directors of the Oregon Sports Authority. An intellectual property attorney with Tonkon Torp, LLP, Colliver focuses her practice on sports and entertainme...Beavers baseball may hinge on Lents decision
A decision is due this week on whether the Portland Beavers get a new baseball stadium in the Lents neighborhood. If the answer is “no,” it’s starting to look like Portland will need to le...eUpdate – Sports Medicine Conference, Run the Oregon Prelay, New Members
The Oregon Sports Authority and Travel Portland are pleased to announce that Portland has been selected to host the 2012 annual conference of the Joint Commission on Sports Medicine & Science (JCSMS). The ...Drew Mahalic interview on 95.5 The Game
Brian Wheeler, Kenny Vance and Jay Allen chat with Oregon Sports Authority CEO Drew Mahalic about pro sports in Portland during the Wheels at Work Show on 95.5 The Game. Click here to listen to the interview (M...
Introducing the $25,000 Aqua Zone Portland Mile
Organizers of the annual Freshwater Trust Portland Triathlon and Musselman Triathlon (Geneva, NY) announce the addition of a major open water swim race in downtown Portland slated for August 22, 2009. Four gene...Major League Soccer sets its sights on the Northwest
While Women’s Professional Soccer its first season in seven years across the country, Major League Soccer has its eyes set firmly north and west. In March, MLS announced that its next two teams will play ...Portland selected to host sports medicine and science conference
Portland has been selected to host the 2012 annual conference of the Joint Commission on Sports Medicine & Science (JCSMS), Travel Portland and the Oregon Sports Authority announced today. The annual gat...Rose Quarter plan shields coliseum
Memorial Coliseum is spared. The Rose Quarter is officially off the table as a possible site for a new Triple A baseball stadium, Mayor Sam Adams said Wednesday. The city and the Portland Trail Blazers are nego...
Video: Too many pro sports in Portland?
Portland’s professional lacrosse team is leaving town. The Portland LumberJax owner told fans it was having a hard time selling tickets and getting corporate sponsors. And in a town dominated by the P...Jax’s exit opens door
You can have your indoor soccer leagues. You can keep your tractor pulls and motocross. You can have the WNBA, and the USFL, and the various and sundry minor league professional sports leagues that have attempt...Cycling races a boon for Bend
Tucked along the Deschutes River on the eastern edge of the Cascades, Bend is surrounded by some of the West Coast’s most rugged, breathtaking and adventurous terrain. From skiing and boarding on Mount Ba...Men’s college basketball in Oregon enjoys big season
Instead of the smell of bread permeating the area, University of Oregon students living in the dorms wake each morning to the unmistakable sounds of construction. The Williams Bakery, which resided near the nor...Vote on stadium delayed; Lents Park site back on the table
Mayor Sam Adams and sports team owner Merritt Paulson agreed Thursday to indefinitely delay a City Council vote on where to put a new minor league baseball park so they can explore the once-discarded option of ...Talk of compromise, new deal delays vote on Coliseum’s fate
The fate of the 48-year-old Memorial Coliseum will wait another week as Portland’s City Council considers alternatives to a plan that would demolish the building to build a new baseball stadium in the Rose Qu...Bring the Beavers to the Rose Quarter
As Portland finalizes a decision on the specific Rose Quarter site to build a new and better home for the Portland Beavers, let’s first remember what the team already means to Portland and acknowledge the...
Memorial Coliseum advocates weigh their options
The talk of tearing down Memorial Coliseum is still just talk. People who regularly use the arena for sports, trade shows and graduations say they’re not panicking because nothing’s final yet. Still...
$1 million might get park on track
A private backer has pledged $1 million to help build a new destination bike park in a 35-acre no-man’s land between Interstates 84 and 205 near the former Rocky Butte jail. For now, the supporter wants t...Learning to play, an important lesson for schools
What is the most basic thing that kids should learn in school? How to read? How to do math? What about — how to play? In a time of extremely tight budgets, the Oregon school district with one of the tig...eUpdate: a historic week, MLS tickets, Sports4Kids, hoop summit
One of the most exciting and meaningful weeks in the history of Oregon sports culminated on March 21 with the thrilling drama of March Madness, just one day after Portland was named the future home to a Major L...Portland area schools make recess fun, safe
Deadra Hall is holding kids back — literally. Her arms splayed, the assistant principal blocks fifth-graders from entering the crowded playground. She makes them do multiplication tables, count by sixes a...Video: How the NCAA Tournament came to Portland
KOIN Local 6 takes a look back at the Oregon Sports Authority’s successful effort to bring the NCAA Tournament back to Oregon after a nearly three decade absence. Click here to watch the entire story.
BMX invasion
The races were staged one right after another, each lasting barely a minute. A spectator could blink and miss some of the action. Parents cheered on their children. Children cheered on their parents. The quick,...Video: A landmark week in the history of Portland sports
KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8 recaps a historic week as Portland hosts the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament and lands a Major League Soccer expansion franchise. Click here to watch the entire story.Soccer decisions coming up fast
The City Council must sign its first agreement on the Major League Soccer deal in less than three weeks, according to new franchise owner Merritt Paulson. The council must by April 15 approve the pre-developmen...
Roadblocks remain for IRL
After he worked in operations for NHL teams Edmonton and Carolina, and before he took the job as president of the Portland Winter Hawks last fall, Doug Piper inquired about bringing an Indy Racing League event ...March Madness returns to Oregon
It’s been 44 years since the Final Four was played in Portland, Oregon, and 26 years since the state hosted any round of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. But thanks to the recent removal of s...Timbers announce MLS 2011 ticket details
The Portland Timbers today announced additional details regarding the priority system and the deadline for the first round of 2011 Major League Soccer (MLS) season-ticket procurement. The Timbers, who were awar...Drew Mahalic interviewed by John Canzano on 95.5 The Game
John Canzano interviews Oregon Sports Authority CEO about the NCAA tournament games at the Rose Garden and the plans for future tournament bids. Click here to listen to the entire interview (interview starts at...Ready for more Madness?
The man in the Washington Huskies hat on the No.77 bus was a tourism director’s dream. “I’ve sure enjoyed my stay out here,” Tim Carey, a doctor from Seattle, told his friends as they ro...Timbers go big time in 2011
You can reserve tickets to the Portland Timbers’ first Major League Soccer season in 2011 by putting down a $50 deposit. If you buy tickets for the 2009 minor-league season, you are in the front of the li...Video: New MLS Team will bring a Kick to the Portland Economy
Today’s announcement is already causing the business community to take notice. Adding another professional sports team in town is positive news for the local economy. Click here to watch the entire stor...NCAA basketball universe revolves around Portland for a few days
When a dozen towering young men in dark blue warm-up suits with orange trim settled beneath the chandeliers and ferns of Mother’s Bistro in Portland for breakfast, the onlooking coffee sippers knew this w...March Madness, welcome back
A respected economist recently criticized Oregon lawmakers, saying they were “stupid” to do away with state-sponsored sports gambling. That potshot, in our view, was the equivalent of an air ball. T...New MLS team coming to Portland
Major League Soccer will award an expansion franchise to Portland on Friday, sources close to the deal said Wednesday. Although the league would not confirm an announcement was scheduled, owner Merritt Paulson,...March Madmen
If you have no interest in teenage pituitary cases wearing baggy shorts, suck it up: This week you are outnumbered. March Madness. The Big Dance. One Shining Moment. Call it what you will, but the three weeks i...Video: Drew Mahalic on NCAA Tournament, MLS
KOIN Local 6 interviews Oregon Sports Authority CEO Drew Mahalic about the NCAA Tournament at the Rose Garden, as well as the campaign to bring a Major League Soccer franchise to Portland. Click here to view th...NCAA ticket chances are rated slim to none
There remains a chance for fans to buy tickets to the NCAA Tournament subregional that begins Thursday at the Rose Garden, but their odds might be longer than a No.16 seed winning a first-round game. Officially...eUpdate – March Madness, City Backs MLS Bid, BMX Nationals
The first round of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship tips off Thursday at the Rose Garden, officially marking the end of the tournament’s 34-year absence from Portland and 26-year absence fr...Video: Portland to cash in on NCAA Tourney action
It’s a big week for basketball in Bridge City. For the first time since the 1970s, Portland will host NCAA tournament action at the Rose Garden. City hopes to cash in on hoops Portland is one of eight cities ...Video: March Madness in Portland
The Rose Garden is getting a makeover for March Madness. The NBA is out this week and the NCAA is in town. Click here to view the story on KOIN Local 6.Portland seeds announced: Washington, Gonzaga coming
Pairings for the NCAA Tournament were just announced. The matchups in Portland, which will be played on Thursday, are: From the West Regional No. 4 seed Washington vs. No. 13 seed Mississippi State. No. 5 seed ...After 34 years, tourney returns
After a 34-year absence, the NCAA men’s basketball tournament is coming to Portland for first- and second-round games March 19 through 21. And organizers are already thinking about future March Madness. Drew ...Soccer deal passes council with one major change
Portland City Commissioner Dan Saltzman voted this afternoon in favor of bring Major League Soccer to Portland to loud cheers, giving a 3-2 edge to the city’s involvement in a complicated financial deal a...MLS deal reached
Timbers and Beavers owner Merritt Paulson reached a tentative agreement Monday with Portland leaders that would give him access to more than $60 million in city-backed loans to build a new Triple A baseball sta...Video: March Madness returning to Portland
Three weeks from today, eight college basketball teams will converge on Portland for opening round games of the NCAA Basketball Tournament, and they will bring thousands of their fans with them. It has been 3...Time to bend it, like Portland
A decade ago, the city of Portland sealed a public-private partnership to renovate a rat (and feral-cat-infested) trap, then known as Civic Stadium. In the process, the city did three things wrong. It swaddled ...Yes to MLS
This past Saturday I had the opportunity to attend a rally at City Hall with over 300 Portlanders of all ages, ethnicities and political persuasions who were united in sending a common message to our City Counc...Soccer task force says: Play ball!
Portland’s Major League Soccer Task Force today backed a proposal to use city money to renovate PGE Park for the Portland Timbers and build a new baseball stadium for the Portland Beavers. The group voted...Pre Classic to join international series in 2010
Track Town USA’s place in the world became a little bigger and brighter Monday when the Prefontaine Classic was announced as one of at least 12 meets that will participate in the new IAAF Diamond League i...Oregon Sports Authority celebrates return of NCAA Tourney
Three weeks from today, four first round games of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship will tip off at the Rose Garden, officially bringing to an end the tournament’s 34-year absence fr...Betting on March Madness payoff
Call it the new March Madness: trying to determining Oregon’s reward for hosting the NCAA men’s basketball tournament in three weeks. The arrival of college sports’ biggest show may not be qui...Seeking the green for MLS
We didn’t actually count the kelly-green high-tops, jerseys, scarves, etc., at the Portland Building on Tuesday. Which is too bad. Clearly, though, the Portland Timbers-infused crowd was going for an unde...Portland soccer fans turn out to support stadium
The Portland Timbers Army, clad in green soccer jerseys and telltale wool scarves, invaded the Tuesday night meeting of the city’s Major League Soccer Task Force to show support for a bid to bring another...An investment in more than sports
Very soon, Portland will make a once-in-a-generation decision. We have an opportunity to create more than 600 construction jobs and 300 permanent jobs, an opportunity to leverage at least $40 million in private...Task force takes its shot at goal
A citizen task force studying whether to bring a Major League Soccer team to Portland will consider recommending the move Tuesday afternoon. The proposed recommendation notes that the plan is $20 million to $40...Portland sets goals for MLS deal
When the city and the Portland Trail Blazers worked out a 750-page deal to build the Rose Garden, the team took most of the risk and the city got some of the reward when the arena opened in 1995. The city wants...Citizen task force likes the idea of MLS, loathes the risk
The soccer ball is getting kicked back and forth a bit. A task force looking at a proposal to bring Major League Soccer to Portland said it likes the idea of bringing another major league team here, but has ser...MLS debate remains a matter of money, and more
Pro soccer in Portland, featuring the Portland Timbers, would move up a notch if team owner Merritt Paulson gets the city to agree on terms for remodeling PGE Park and building a new baseball stadium for the Be...Portland’s shot at the MLS
In the editorial board meeting yesterday, the subject of Merritt Paulson’s effort to win a Major League Soccer franchise for Portland came up. It was mostly a conversation about taxpayer protection, the p...A fresh idea for the Rose Quarter
Could a new minor league baseball stadium help resuscitate Portland’s ailing Rose Quarter? Portland’s Rose Quarter with the Rose Garden arena at left and Memorial Coliseum at right, as seen in 2004....
Video: Drew Mahalic interview
Oregon Sports Authority CEO Drew Mahalic is interviewed on KGW’s Live @ 7 program, discussing Portland’s connection with the Vancouver Olympics, as well as the possibility of Major League Soccer exp...eUpdate – USA Cycling, NAIA Cross Country and Oregon Sports +20
The Oregon Sports Authority and Visit Bend are excited to announce that USA Cycling has awarded the 2009 and 2010 Junior, U23 and Elite Road National Championships to Bend. The announcement comes barely a month...Portland considers Rose Quarter for baseball stadium
The Rose Quarter is now in the running for a new minor league baseball stadium as the city and the Trail Blazers explore how to boost business in the underperforming eastside entertainment zone. The area has st...ESPN’s Bracketology predicts the NCAA Tournament field
View this week’s projections from ESPN’s Bracketology, which predicts the teams that will compete at the Rose Garden when the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship returns to Oregon for the first...USA Cycling Awards Junior, U23 and Elite Road Nationals to Bend
Visit Bend today announced that USA Cycling has awarded the 2009 and 2010 Junior, U23 and Elite Road National Championships to Bend. Dates for the 2009 event are July 28 through August 2, and the announcement c...
Cross Country Meets Awarded to Portland-Vancouver Area
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced that the Cascade Collegiate Conference and Concordia University have been awarded the 2009 and 2010 Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Nat...The best football city in America
Portland, Oregon is a different type of city. It’s a national and international model for urban planning, public transit and sustainability. City leaders have never shied away from making visionary choice...Group Announces Great Scot! Charity Golf Classic
The Smith Rock Race Group LLC, headquartered in Bend, Oregon, and in partnership with the Oregon Sports Authority is pleased to announce the 1st Annual Great Scot! Charity Golf Classic (grtscotgolf.com), to be ...
Video: Winter Triathlon National Championship at Mt. Bachelor
KOHD recaps the USAT Winter Triathlon National Championship at Mt. Bachelor during the Monday Morning Sports segment.eUpdate – MLS Visit, Cyclo-Cross and Winter Tri Nationals
Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber and President Mark Abbott visited Portland last month to meet with city leaders and discuss the league’s plans for adding two expansion teams in 2011. “We...Plan to bring MLS to Portland wouldn’t turn a profit until 2015, analysts predict
The company seeking the city’s financial help to renovate PGE Park to bring major league soccer to Portland and to relocate the Beavers minor league baseball team to a new stadium, released financial proj...Video: Bend wins Cyclo-Cross National Championships
Cyclist Carl Decker, from Bend, has been competing in Cyclo-Cross races since 1984. Tuesday the news came; the National Championships will be at the Old Mill District in December 2009 and December 2010. “...USA Cycling Awards Cyclo-Cross Championships to Bend
USA Cycling today announced that it has awarded the 2009 and 2010 Cyclo-cross National Championships to Bend. The announcement comes on the heels of a recent site inspection and city tour by USA Cycling’s nat...Stoking the hopes of MLS
It’s hard to think big in a contracting economy, but it would be unwise for Portland to do anything else Portlanders have a bad habit of thinking small even when times are terrific. And right now, the dis...MLS commissioner likes Portland’s franchise chances
Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber on Tuesday pumped up Portland’s chances of landing an expansion team in 2011. In one interview after another — more than a dozen in all during a one-hour ...Repeat victory for Nelscott Reef Tow In Classic
Adam Replogle and Alistair Craft won the 2008 Nelscott Reef Tow In Classic for the second year in a row. The event was held on a beautiful day in perfect surf conditions. Keallii Mamala goes home with the win...Nelscott Reef Tow In Classic changes contest status to green
Behemoth, LLC changed the contest status to Green as a large swell is forecast for the coming weekend. The 2008 Nelscott Reef Tow In Classic will be held Sunday November, 30th. This marks the second time this...PGE Park plans for soccer, baseball go ‘through the wringer’
A new task force will evaluate a controversial proposal to remodel PGE Park and build a new Portland baseball stadium, slowing the process and opening it to greater public scrutiny. The task force has been char...
City ready to roll with Steel Bridge skatepark plan
Dude. The city of Portland hopes to hire a team by late February to help create a large new skatepark at the west end of the Steel Bridge. It’s part of a seven-year-old plan to build several skateparks around...Bend bids to host U.S. Cyclocross National Championships
Next year at this time, Central Oregon could be preparing to host the nation’s fastest cyclocross riders and one of the most fan-friendly of all bike races. Earlier this year, a local consortium announced its...LumberJax individual game tickets on sale December 3
All individual game tickets for the 2009 Portland LumberJax season will go on sale Wednesday, December 3rd starting at 10 a.m. Tickets can be purchased over the phone by calling the Jax ticket line at 1-866-9...eUpdate – Winter Triathlon, New Members and USA Cyclo-Cross Bid
The Oregon Sports Authority is pleased to announce the USA Winter Triathlon National Championship will return to Mt. Bachelor on Sunday, January 11, 2009. The national championship features a run, mountain bike...Nelscott Reef Tow In Classic changes contest status
Behemoth, LLC changed the contest status back to red last Friday after a week of monitoring the first big swell of the season. A large swell was forecast for Saturday, but unfortunately, the wind did not want...Mt. Bachelor to host 2009 Winter Triathlon National Championship
The USA Triathlon Winter Triathlon National Championship will return to Mt. Bachelor on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2009, the Oregon Sports Authority announced today. The national championship features a mass start run,...Whoa! in Oregon
The players had long entered the locker rooms. Most of the fans had left Qwest Field. But Seahawks fan Chris Corbray couldn’t quite let go of the day’s events that left his team 1-4 following Sunday...Beavers co-owner sees Portland as a two-sport star
To recruit Major League Soccer, Merritt Paulson says he needs taxpayers to put up $85 million to upgrade PGE Park and move Triple-A baseball to a new stadium in Southeast Portland. But Paulson faces a city and ...Video: Runners pound pavement in Portland Marathon
Watch video from OregonLive.com of the 2008 Portland Marathon. John Ngigi of Glide, Oregon, won the men’s race and Kami Semick of Bend won the women’s race.Portland Marathon: Some facts and figures
Maybe you’ve wondered about the 7,000 or so runners and walkers who finish the Portland Marathon every fall — including this Sunday. Where do these sweaty people come from? Why do they race in Portl...
Nation’s top trail runners headed to Central Oregon
It is no secret that Central Oregon features some of the best running trails in the country. In 2006, the editors of Outside Magazine named Bend “America’s Best Trail Running Town.” But is Central Oregon ...
Reed, Ertel Win USA Triathlon Elite National Titles
Matt Reed and Julie Ertel each used a strong run leg to pull away from the competition and win USA Triathlon Elite National titles on Saturday. It was the second national title for each athlete. Reed won his fi...Age Group National Champions Crowned in Oregon
More than 1,000 triathletes competed in the pinnacle event of the season — the USA Triathlon Age Group National Championship on Saturday at Hagg Lake. The age groupers shared the spotlight with the elites, wh...Volunteer for the XTERRA Trail Running National Championship
Amateur and professional runners will be competing for cash and the XTERRA National Trail Running Championship title on September 27 in Bend. All volunteers will receive an XTERRA crew support t-shirt, drinks...eUpdate – USA Triathlon Nationals, MLS Campaign, Upcoming Events
Come support more than 1,500 triathletes from all 50 states as they compete in the 2008 USA Triathlon Age Group & Elite National Championship on September 20 at Hagg Lake. The Age Group Nationals is one of...It’s a bull market for soccer
When Bill Manning joined the front office of Major League Soccer’s fledgling Tampa Bay Mutiny in 2000, the question he said he recalled fielding the most was: “Is this league going to make it?”...Sports fans, neighborhood leaders, PSU and city officials kick off campaign for MLS, ballpark
Merritt Paulson, owner of the Portland Timbers and Portland Beavers, along with Portland City Commissioner Randy Leonard and Portland State University Athletic Director Torre Chisholm, joined eastside neighborh...Portland talks $75 million deal to draw Major League Soccer
Merritt Paulson, a newcomer to Oregon and sports ownership, took a gamble last year when he bet he could turn around the Portland Beavers and build on the success of the Portland Timbers. Now the 35-year-old so...Jax open 2009 schedule on Jan. 3
The defending West Division Champion Portland LumberJax will begin their quest for the Champion’s Cup on Saturday, January 3rd at 7:30 p.m. PST at the Rose Garden Arena as they host the new division rival Min...Beijing Olympians to compete at USA Triathlon Nationals
USA Triathlon is pleased to announce that all six athletes who competed for the U.S. at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games last month, will be racing at Henry Hagg Lake just outside Portland at the USAT Elite Natio...
Davis Cup Final nominated for sports event of the year
The dramatic Davis Cup World Final held last December at Portland’s Memorial Coliseum has been nominated for sports event of the year by SportsTravel magazine. Captained by Patrick McEnroe, Team USA’s And...Portland and Dew Tour: A match made in midair
During the AST Dew Tour’s BMX park final competition Sunday at the Rose Garden, Drew Mahalic said he recalled hearing spectators note that one of the athletes, Mike Spinner, had landed a 720, or two midai...ABA/BMX Great Northwest Nationals returning to Redmond
The ABA (American Bicycle Association) has signed a three-year extension to keep the ABA BMX Great Northwest Nationals bicycle motocross (BMX) competition at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds in Redmond, Oregon....Plans finalized for XTERRA Trail Running National Championship
Bend will once again be cast in the national outdoor recreation spotlight this fall, when the XTERRA Trail Running National Championship plays out on Saturday, September 27. Hailed by editors of Outside Magazin...Riders take BMX by storm — Dhers, Spinner to duel in Portland
When the BMX Park competition begins at the Rose Quarter on Aug. 21 in the Wendy’s Invitational, the third stop on the AST Dew Tour, all eyes will be on Daniel Dhers and Mike Spinner. This will be nothing new...Nike 6.0 Rail Jam features top skiers and snowboarders
The AST Dew Tour, the world’s premier season-long action sports tour, today announced that the Wendy’s Invitational in Portland will host a Nike 6.0 Snowboard and Ski Rail Jam specialty competition ...AST Dew Tour unveils street-inspired skate course
The AST Dew Tour, the world’s premier season-long action sports tour, today announced a new street-focused skate course for the Wendy’s Invitational, held August 21-24 in Portland. This is the first time in...eUpdate – AST Dew Tour, MLL, Summer Golf and USA Triathlon
More than 150 of the world’s top skateboard, BMX and freestyle motocross athletes are getting ready for the AST Dew Tour Wendy’s Invitational on August 21-24 at the Rose Quarter. The world’s p...USA Triathlon to bring National Championships back to Portland
USA Triathlon is pleased to announce its 2008 Age Group National Championship and Elite National Championship will be held at Henry Hagg Lake outside Portland on Saturday, Sept. 20. With the success of last yea...Portland could know Major League Soccer fate by fall
Portland might know as early as this fall if it will join Major League Soccer in 2011. The league on Thursday announced the timeline for awarding its next two expansion franchises. Interested parties must apply...AST Dew Tour announces schedule for Wendy’s Invitational
The AST Dew Tour, the world’s premier season-long action sports tour, today announced the schedule of events for the Wendy’s Invitational, held Aug. 21-24 at Portland’s Rose Quarter. More tha...MLS in Portland in holding pattern
Merritt Paulson has a favorite city in the race to land a Major League Soccer franchise. Understandably, it’s Portland. After all, he’s owner and president of the Timbers, who play in the United Soc...Volunteer for the AST Dew Tour and USA Triathlon Championships
Want free tickets to the AST Dew Tour? Volunteer for the Wendy’s Invitational on August 21-24 at the Rose Quarter and receive a behind the scenes tour of all the venues before the event, official AST Dew...PGE Park to host Papé Grand Slam next March
The Oregon State baseball team will play host to perennial Midwest power Missouri State in a three-game series at PGE Park during the second-annual Papé Grand Slam, March 13-15, 2009, it was announced today. G...
Gorge Games return, with new events and marketing plan
Riverboarding on the White Salmon River will be part of the new Gorge Games, which run Thursday through Sunday. Imagine racing down the White Salmon River, tumbling over Husum Falls with little more than a life...
Local teams, local TV
Portland State offensive linemen are taped by DeSean Ray (left) and Trinity Webber of Portland’s Momentum Studios, which produces “Camp Glanville,” a reality show about the lives of PSU football players, ...Athletes give Eugene’s hospitality a gold medal
For the 10-day span that ended Sunday, the sport of track and field moved through a living museum — freshly refurbished and unveiling exhibits daily. The U.S. Olympic trials were back in Eugene for the fi...Bank of the West contributes to Oregon Sports Authority
Bank of the West said today it is contributing $12,000 for the second year in a row to the Oregon Sports Authority to support a program that makes it possible for deserving children to attend Portland Winter Ha...
Oregon to Host IRB North America 4 Rugby Tournament
On July 10, two elite representative teams from the U.S. will go against each other at Mt. Hood Community College in the first round of the North America 4 Rugby Tournament, presented by the International Rugby...New plans for meets at Hayward
Some of the nation’s best track and field athletes might return to Hayward Field this month for an Olympic tuneup, kicking off what could become a summer circuit of meets in subsequent years, officials sa...Not every sport requires a ball
Portland wears its weird title like a badge of honor, so it should come as no surprise that the City of Roses has a wide list of sports available to the public. “I think that Portland is perhaps the most outs...IRL wants Portland race
If Portland officials and Portland International Raceway can come up with financial support, Danica Patrick and the Indy Racing League could run at PIR. But 2009 has been ruled out for a Portland IRL event. The...eUpdate – Olympic Trials, Rugby Tournament and Gorge Games
The 2008 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials currently underway at Hayward Field at the University of Oregon are emphatically marking Eugene’s official reemergence as “Track Town, USA.” The...Groundwork comes ahead of big league teams
Major League Baseball is coming to Portland, but it could take a decade or longer. A National Hockey League franchise won’t begin to happen until the Trail Blazers change their mind about direct competition. ...Fourth annual Portland Action Sports Film Contest underway
The Oregon Sports Authority’s fourth annual Portland Action Sports Film Contest is offering amateur filmmakers the chance to show off their filmmaking skills as Portland gets set for the AST Dew Tour̵...Volunteer at Gorge Games
The Gorge Games began in 1994 and has a history of being one of the most exciting action and outdoor sporting events in the Pacific Northwest. The Gorge Games attracts world class athletes to spectacular sites ...3,000 walk, run and bike at LiveStrong Challenge
Lucas Martens, 3, was hot Sunday after walking 5 kilometers with his mom, Carolyn Martens, at the LiveStrong Challenge. “Mom poured water on my head,” Lucas said, smiling and wiping his head after c...Sequel begins
Buky Bamigboye grinned and giggled as she checked text messages from the bend of an accordion bus, which carried her to her biggest competition ever. “I’m like the youngest one here,” said the...Mt. Hood tries to bring Olympic Swimming Trials to Gresham
The U.S. Olympic swim trials are going on 1,700 miles away this week, but a local committee is working on a proposal to bring the 2012 Trials closer to home. The 20-person committee is entering the initial phas...Plans afoot at PGE Park
By 2011, the landscape of Portland’s outdoor sports facilities could have an entirely different look. PGE Park could be the home of the Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer, and a new 8,000- to 10,000-seat...Oregon Sports Authority receives 2008 Rose City Award
The Oregon Sports Authority was honored today as the recipient of the 2008 Rose City Award from Travel Portland at the 29th Annual Tourism & Hospitality Industry Awards Celebration at the Oregon Convention...World-class throw center ready for unveiling
Construction is complete on the Concordia University Throw Center — the first non-Olympic track and field facility devoted entirely to throwing events. It will be unveiled on July 2, an off-day during the U.S...There’s only one Track Town
Any city with a stadium and enough population can summon the wherewithal to stage a successful U.S. Olympic Trials for track and field, as Atlanta, New Orleans and Sacramento have proved. But there is only one ...Trail Blazers pick AEG to manage the Rose Quarter
The Portland Trail Blazers have chosen entertainment giant AEG as the new manager of the Rose Quarter, a signal the team is serious about redeveloping the area and growing revenue streams for the ballclub. Los ...AST announces Nike 6.0 as summer, winter Dew Tour sponsor
The AST, the umbrella brand and organization of the world’s most prestigious action sports properties, today announced that Nike 6.0 has signed on as an associate sponsor for the AST Dew Tour and AST Wint...View the Oregon Sports Authority’s annual report
View the Oregon Sports Authority’s annual report, featuring the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament coming next March, the 2007 Davis Cup World Final, and the upcoming U.S. Olympic Track & Field T...
15 year old prodigy wins Nelscott Kiteboard Rodeo
The Nelscott Kiteboard Rodeo concluded Sunday with a ‘no go’ in the freestyle competition scheduled for the Siletz Bay due to the lack of adequate wind. Saturdays scheduled waveriding competition tu...eUpdate – LIVESTRONG, Travel Portland Award, Wakeboarding and Blackberry Curve Challenge
Unite with the Lance Armstrong Foundation to pick a fight with cancer. On June 29, thousands will descend on the Nike World Headquarters for the LIVESTRONG Challenge, the Lance Armstrong Foundation’s sign...Volunteer for the Blackberry Curve Challenge, LIVESTRONG Challenge and AST Dew Tour
Blackberry Curve Challenge | June 7 This fun, high-energy, scavenger-hunt style race through Portland is a one-of-a-kind experience. The Blackberry Curve Challenge needs 50 people to help at Course Checkpoints...MTV and NBC announce action sports partnership on AST
MTV Networks Music Group, a division of Viacom’s MTV Networks and NBC Sports, a division of NBC Universal, Inc. today announced a wide ranging, strategic partnership to expand the AST (Action Sports Tour), ...Love of baseball seeds dreams
Keenan Longcor would always feel a little nostalgic twinge when he drove past a baseball field. It would remind him of the great times he’d spent with his son, Ben, bonding over their shared love of baseball....Success of cycling race has backers dreaming
The sixth annual Mt. Hood Cycling Classic accomplished a trio of firsts. For the first time, the six-day, six-stage race offered women riders a chance to bolster their Olympic hopes. It reached beyond the Hood ...Gorge Games secures national TV contract with Fox Sports
National attention will turn to the scenic Columbia River Gorge as owners of the 2008 Gorge Games announced today they have secured a contract with Fox Sports to broadcast the event nationally this summer. “W...When tourists come calling
Oregon communities, from Portland to Coos Bay, are preparing to lay out the welcome mat for the thousands of visitors making their way to Eugene next month for the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials. Eugene...LIVESTRONG Day is May 13: half-price Challenge registration
Today is the day. May 13 is LIVESTRONG Day and in honor of the Lance Armstrong Foundation’s one-day initiative to raise awareness and funds for the cancer fight, the Lance Armstrong Foundation is offering...MLL comes to Portland
Portland’s taste for lacrosse continues to grow on a daily basis and the Portland LumberJax are here to feed the need. On Saturday, August 9, the organization will host a Major League Lacrosse (MLL) game betw...Price for MLS team going up
The cost to land a Major League Soccer expansion team in Portland is quickly climbing. The new entry fee: at least $40 million. That’s up from the $30 million MLS is charging ownership groups in Seattle a...General admission tickets on sale for Wendy’s Invitational
The AST Dew Tour, the world’s premier season-long action sports tour, today announced that general admission tickets to the Wendy’s Invitational in Portland, Ore. are available for purchase beginning Mo...
Portland bidding for figure skating championships
Portland is on the verge of landing an important sporting event, as it is one of four cities bidding on the 2010 U.S. Figure Skating Championships. The 2010 event takes place Jan. 13-24 and serves as a de facto...Museum hunts for new home
Awareness? Concern? Outcry? They were no-shows last weekend as time ran out on a lot of history. Like some training camp invitee put on waivers, the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame and Museum is quietly packing up...Trials cap resurgence for track
Apocryphal or not, the story goes that Oregon track coach Bill Bowerman returned from a 1962 trip to New Zealand and changed American culture. Bowerman brought back the concept that running could be a means to ...After delays, NCAA 2009 tournament tickets site is working
Finally. On Tuesday, fans hoping to attend the first and second rounds of the 2009 NCAA men’s basketball tournament at Portland’s Rose Garden were able to access the Web site (www.ncaa.com/tickets) ...Ticket application now available for 2009 NCAA Tournament
The ticket application for the 2009 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament first and second round games at the Rose Garden is now online. The deadline to apply is May 15. Tickets will be assigned according to ...eUpdate – NCAA Tickets, Fencing Nationals and Cycling Classic
The ticket application for the 2009 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at the Rose Garden is now available online. Portland will host the first and second rounds of the NCAA Tournament on March 19 and 21. T...Interview with Drew Mahalic on Oregon Sports Final
Fox 12 interviews Oregon Sports Authority CEO Drew Mahalic about the process of bringing the NCAA Tournament coming to Portland and its projected economic impact. Click here to watch!Sports do thrive in this town
I attended a recent City Club of Portland event where Merritt Paulson, owner of the Portland Beavers and Timbers, and Larry Miller, president of the Portland Trail Blazers, participated on a panel discussing ...BMX racers come from all over for Great Northwest Nationals
They came from all over the United States and Canada — some from as far away as New York and Boston, others from right here in Central Oregon.And they raced through the day, one group right after the next, fr...Time to drop the gate
John David calls 2008 an odd year for BMX racing. The best riders are currently vying to qualify for the Beijing Games, where BMX (bicycle motocross) will make its Olympic debut in August. It’s unknown territ...AST announces tickets on-sale for 2008 Wendy’s Invitational
The AST Dew Tour, the world’s premier season-long action sports tour, today announced that premium seating tickets (Action Zone and Reserved Seating) to the Wendy’s Invitational in Portland, Ore. will b...UPDATE: 2009 NCAA Tournament ticket application now available
UPDATED ON 4/15: The ticket application for the 2009 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament first and second round games at the Rose Garden is now online. The deadline to apply is May 15. Tickets will be assign...NCAA Tournament coming to Portland – KOIN News 6 Video
As Portland prepares to host the 2009 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament for the first time in 34 years, KOIN News 6 looks at how the Oregon Sports Authority brought the event to Portland and explores its e...eUpdate – NCAA Tournament Tickets, Women in Sports, BMX Nationals and Nike Hoop Summit
As March Madness continues across the nation today, Oregon is now just one year away from playing host to the incredible drama and excitement of the first and second rounds of the 2009 NCAA Men’s Basket...Oregon selected to host 2008 IRB North America 4 Tournament
The International Rugby Board has announced the playing schedule for the 2008 IRB North America 4. The popular cross-border competition, that involves two elite representative teams from both Canada and the USA...
Goalie Wars to start in Portland
Watch out for flying soccer balls when the Goalie Wars start at East Delta Park. It won’t be real combat, just the nation’s fastest growing extreme sport. The National Goalie War Association (NGWA) will be ...Blazers turn up the charm
Blazer zealots clamored for autographs after the team beat the L.A. Lakers in 2005. Such enthusiasm seems even more widespread now. When the Trail Blazers defeated the Golden State Warriors in a game back in ea...2008 Gorge Games to be held in Hood River July 17-20
Gorge Games, LLC announced today the return of one of the most incredible events in the scenic Pacific Northwest. The 2008 Gorge Games will take place from July 17-20 with competition held in the host City of H...New Gorge Games adds events and ‘green’ tone
Updated and “green,” Gorge Games are coming back after a four-year hiatus. Director Josh Ryan and operations supervisor Sally Leach of Portland told the Heights Business Association (HBA) Thursday that 3,00...Bend Named Host for XTERRA Trail Running Championships
The Bend Visitor & Convention Bureau, in partnership with the Oregon Sports Authority, today announced that Bend has been named the host destination for the 2008 and 2009 XTERRA Trail Running National Cham...Oregon Sports Authority Year in Review – YouTube Video
Watch highlights and news coverage from some of the Oregon Sports Authority’s remarkable events in 2007, including the Davis Cup World Final, U.S. Women’s soccer vs. Mexico, AST Dew Tour, the USA Tr...Timbers to face MLS’ San Jose Earthquakes in exhibition
The Portland Timbers announced today that the club will face Major League Soccer’s San Jose Earthquakes as part of a preseason doubleheader March 28 at the University of Portland’s Clive Charles Soccer Comp...End of a love affair, for now
It was 26 years ago when Bill Hildick, chairman of the Rose Festival race committee, approached larger-than-life Championship Auto Racing Teams boss John Frasco about staging an event in Portland. Frasco was le...Legislature approves UO arena
After years of hoping, months of planning and a few hectic weeks of lobbying, the University of Oregon won approval Friday from the Legislature for $200 million in state-backed bonds to build a basketball arena...Portland loses Champ Car race
Portland’s longstanding open-wheel race appeared dead Friday after officials from the Indy Racing League and Champ Car signed a deal to unify the two American open-wheel series. This year’s event, w...U.S. all-stars, world players coming to the Rose Garden
The Nike Hoop Summit, a basketball game that pits 10 of the best U.S. high school seniors against their counterparts from around the world, is coming to Portland. At a news conference Thursday, USA Basketball, ...Annual Nike Hoop Summit to be held April 12 in Portland
USA Basketball, Nike and the NBA Portland Trail Blazers announced today that the 2008 Nike Hoop Summit, the country’s premiere annual basketball game featuring America’s top senior boy high school p...AST Dew Tour returns to Portland
The AST Dew Tour, the world’s premier season-long action sports tour, today announced Portland as the site of the Wendy’s Invitational, Aug. 21-24, at the Rose Quarter. For the fourth consecutive year, the ...10 Oregon schools receive state grant funding for PE training
In an effort to restore physical education (PE) to every school in the state, the Oregon Department of Education (ODE) awarded three Oregon school districts with grants to improve the quality of PE being taugh...eUpdate – Women in Sports, New Members and Beach Volleyball
The Oregon Sports Authority Foundation and University of Oregon’s Warsaw Sports Marketing Center have partnered to bring the annual Women in Sports Business Symposium to the Multnomah Athletic Club in Por...Blazers revive RQ renewal
With the Rose Garden, fan sentiment and a winning record back in hand, the Portland Trail Blazers are again floating the idea of redeveloping the Rose Quarter, even testing the idea of retrofitting or razing ne...Snowathlon
Sean Bemis of Eugene was laughing as he talked about “the hardest fall I’ve ever taken on a mountain bike.” “Fortunately,” said Bemis, 29, a graduate teaching assistant in geology at the University of...Throws facility: gold dream
Mac Wilkins’ vision was largely under water last week — not that it deterred the former Olympic gold medalist. When Wilkins walked a visitor around the Concordia Throws Center, he talked glowingly a...PIR is calm though race could vanish in a merger
Maybe Mark Wigginton, the manager of Portland International Raceway, has the right idea: Don’t worry about doomsday until it arrives. The news that Champ Car and the Indy Racing League are close to a merg...Kloser, Best win Winter Nationals
In baseball, there was Cal Ripken, Jr., the “Ironman.” In commercials, it’s the Energizer Bunny-it just keeps going and going. In the world of endurance multisport, we have Mike Kloser. At 48 ...Brutal winter test
Mike Kloser, 48, of Vail, Colo., extends his lead on the final lap of the 8-kilometer cross-country leg on his way to winning the 2008 USA Triathlon Winter National Championships on Saturday. Michael Kloser of ...U.S. winter triathlon championship looking for traction in Oregon
When it comes to triathlons, the winter version has yet to gain much of a following in the United States. That is one reason the sport’s U.S. championship will be held Saturday morning at Mount Bachelor n...They’d love to get U.S. on track
The nerve center for the audacious plan to transform American track and field is a small, cheaply furnished office in a nondescript building just off Coburg Road. It’s the home base for Dave Taylor, a ret...Diamond Lake to Mt. Bachelor Relay now Cascade Lakes Relay
The Smith Rock Race Group located in Bend Oregon today announced that the Diamond Lake to Mt. Bachelor Relay has been renamed effective immediately. The new name will be Cascade Lakes Relay – Diamond Lake...Physical education teacher hire grant application now available
The Physical Education Expansion (PEEK-8 grant) was established by the state to support activities related to meeting the Physical Education requirements for instruction of students in kindergarten through grad...Wheelin’ on white
The mountain bikers churned slowly through the hard snow, their tires emitting crunching sounds as the riders made their way toward the Deschutes River Trail from Bend’s Farewell Bend Park. They expressed the...POVA unveils new name, brand
The Portland Oregon Visitors Association (POVA) has changed its name to Travel Portland. The agency has also unveiled its new logo and launched a redesigned website. These changes, which will be followed by ot...Nelscott Reef Tow In Classic recap
The third annual Nelscott Reef Tow In Classic was held this weekend in perfect conditions off the Oregon Coast. Waves as high as 40 feet slammed the Oregon coast under sunny skies and windless conditions. Behem...PGE Park to install new playing surface for 2008
The city of Portland and Merritt Paulson, owner and president of the Portland Beavers and Portland Timbers, today announced that a new, state-of-the-art playing surface will be installed at PGE Park for the 200...Bend vies to host cyclocross championships in ‘09, ‘10
Bend tourism and city officials, professional cyclocross racers and the Oregon Sports Authority have signed on to support a bid to bring a national bike race to the city next year that would provide an estimate...eUpdate – Nelscott Reef Surf Contest, Winter Triathlon and Foundation Grants
With just 48 hours notice, the world’s top tow-in surfers are making their way to the Oregon coast for the awe-inspiring Nelscott Reef Tow In Classic in Lincoln City. North America’s only tow in surf contes...Nelscott Reef Tow In Classic gets green light for Friday
Behemoth LLC changed the contest status today to green as a large swell is forecast for Friday January 11, 2008. The third annual Nelscott Reef Tow In Classic will be held in Lincoln City, OR on this Friday. ...Foundation honored for restoring P.E. in public schools
The Oregon Sports Authority Foundation was recently honored by the Physical Education for All Kids (PEAK) coalition in recognition of its advocacy and leadership in helping to restore physical education to Oreg...Nelscott Reef Tow In Classic extends holding period
Behemoth, LLC announces that it will extend the holding period for the 2007 event through March 31st, 2008. The holding period of October 1 through December 31st will be extended due to poor conditions this f...
Safeway Classic money tops LPGA
The Safeway Classic’s most successful year got this as an exclamation point: $1.1 million. That’s how much Portland’s LPGA golf tournament raised for local children’s charities in 2007, ...K-8 physical education expansion grant application now available
The grant program created by the passage House Bill 3141 earlier this year to help provide funding to schools in meeting the new minute standards for teaching PE is now up and running. Grant applications are no...Pilot three packs available now
Pick three of the biggest West Coast Conference Men’s Basketball games coming to the Chiles Center this year! Secure your seats to the Gonzaga game before tickets go on sale to the public. Saturday January 19...Cheers for tennis fans
Earlier this month, the wonderfully enthusiastic fans of Portland who packed the Memorial Coliseum witnessed the United States capturing its first Davis Cup title in 12 years (and its record 32nd overall), defe...Eugene gets on fast track for five years of big meets
Craig Masback, head of USA Track & Field, announced the decision in a news conference at the Bowerman Family Building, adjacent to the University of Oregon’s newly-refurbished Hayward Field. Eugene a...Register now for the 2008 Winter Triathlon on Mt. Bachelor
Registration for the 2008 USA Triathlon Winter Triathlon National Championship presented by Bend Bike N Sport has officially opened. Everyone regardless of age and ability level can register and learn more abou...
PGE Park to host OSU baseball
The Oregon State Beavers will play four non-conference baseball games at PGE Park in 2008, it was announced today. The slate of Oregon State games is highlighted by the Papé Grand Slam, pitting the two-time de...Top professional cyclists converge on Tower Theatre for celebration
They spend the majority of the year traveling across the country and around the globe for bike races, but for similar reasons they all choose to call Bend home. And now, Bendites have a rare opportunity to hear...Portland eyes ATP stop, other major events
Another Davis Cup or Federation Cup tie? Creation of a new pro event? All are possibilities for the City of Roses after a successful staging of the Davis Cup finals, which concluded Sunday at Memorial Coliseum ...Davis Cup is larger than American life
The Davis Cup is huge. Literally. It looks like someone set an oversized version of grandma’s candy bowl on the sawed-off trunk of a 100-year-old oak. Paul Bunyan should be standing next to it, an ax in o...Portland is welcoming hordes of fans to the Davis Cup
KOIN News reporter Eric Taylor reports on the substantial economic impact of the Davis Cup in Portland. View the Oregon Sports Authority press release about the estimated $7.1 million in minimum direct visitor ...City keeps U.S. loose for final
The U.S. Davis Cup team is set to play in its most important series of the new millennium, but you’d never know it from the players’ jovial moods. Less than two days away from taking on Russia in the 20...Davis Cup to generate more than $7.1 million in visitor spending
With more than 60 percent of ticket buyers coming from outside the state, the Oregon Sports Authority estimates that the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Final will inject a minimum of $7.1 million in direct visi...
World’s preeminent winter filmmaker to feature Bend
They have spent nearly 60 years showcasing some of the world’s top winter destinations from A (Aspen) to Z (Zermatt), and for their 59th annual feature film Warren Miller Entertainment is bringing its film cr...Davis Cup = $7 million for area tourism
This weekend’s Davis Cup should generate at least $7.1 million of tourist spending for area hotels, restaurants, retailers and transportation providers, according to estimates by event organizers. The Ore...Oregon runs to its own beat
As a growing number of races nationwide ban earphones, Oregon event directors seem to be going the other direction. The Portland Marathon has even dubbed itself the “MP3 player-friendly marathon.” O...Portland has tradition on its side
Portland made it, just barely, onto Champ Car’s 2008 schedule. It keeps alive an event that first came to Portland in 1984. “It makes a lot of good strategy sense for us to be in Portland,” sa...Enter for a chance to win tickets to the Davis Cup World Final
The Oregon Sports Authority is pleased to offer tennis fans the chance to win two tickets to all three days of the USA vs. Russia Davis Cup World Final at Memorial Coliseum on November 30 – December 2. ...Oregon Sports Authority Launches Central Oregon Chapter – TV News Coverage
The Oregon Sports Authority launched its Central Oregon chapter at a luncheon attended by more than 80 business and community leaders from the region on October 30. Click here to watch TV news coverage of the...Transportation volunteers needed for Davis Cup World Final
Volunteers are needed to fill ONLY TRANSPORTATION ROLES during the 2007 Davis Cup Final being held in Portland at the Memorial Coliseum Friday, November 30-Sunday, December 2. Transportation volunteers will b...U. of Portland basketball offers youth and group ticket programs
Basketball season is almost here and we don’t want you and your team/organization to miss out on the opportunity to be a part of the PILOT family! One way your team/organization can get involved with Pilot ba...Local high schools get $20,000 gift
In connection with the official unveiling of its Central Oregon chapter, the Oregon Sports Authority Foundation has donated $20,000 to high schools throughout the region. The money is intended to go toward cove...Smith Rock Race Group announces new running relay
The Smith Rock Race Group headquartered in Bend Oregon and the producer of the Smith Rock 15K Sunrise Summer Classic (smithrockrace.org) is pleased to announce a new running relay in Central Oregon. The event...State sports authority eyes Central Oregon region for events
Central Oregon already has the reputation of being a training ground for many top athletes and is admired for the quality of its golf courses, cycling and winter recreation. If the Portland-based Oregon Sports ...Oregon Sports Authority to Launch Central Oregon Chapter
The Oregon Sports Authority, a non-profit organization that has served as the state’s sports economic development arm for more than a decade, will officially unveil its new Central Oregon chapter as part ...Room to vroom
On-again off-again plans to build a race track near this eastern Oregon farming and food-processing town finally have gotten the checkered flag for construction. But the project has morphed from a $500 million ...The Davis Cup Primer
So the Davis Cup Final is coming to town. The Cup doesn’t get much attention in the U.S. these days, so you might be wondering why you should care. Here’s one reason: The Davis Cup has a storied his...Mt. Bachelor to Host USA Triathlon Winter National Championships
On February 9, 2008, the top winter triathletes in the country will emerge in Central Oregon as Mt. Bachelor will host the USA Triathlon Winter Triathlon National Championship. The sport involves running, mou...National-caliber BMX race coming to Redmond in ‘08
The 2008 Great Northwest Nationals will be held at the Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center April 4-6. The American Bicycle Association (ABA) recently signed an agreement with the fairgrounds to host the ra...U. of Portland Basketball Pre-Sale
Access the pre-sale for tickets to the University of Portland men’s basketball season, including the game with the University of Oregon on November 17. Click below to get the password and purchase tic...Comcast channel targets fans of sports in Oregon
The foundation of Oregon sports broadcasting will undergo a seismic shift at 5 p.m. Nov. 1 when Comcast SportsNet flips the switch on its new regional television channel, bringing more local sports programming ...MLS boss impressed with Portland’s passion
Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber said he felt Portland’s passion for the sport Wednesday. From his chauffeur, who plays in an adult league, to the buzz at City Hall about Wednesday night’...MLS sets second Portland visit
Major League Soccer’s top brass plans to revisit Portland today to analyze more closely the possibility of fielding an expansion team at PGE Park, officials said Tuesday. MLS commissioner Don Garber and l...News Release – Redmond to host ABA BMX Nationals
The ABA (American Bicycle Association) has signed an agreement with the Deschutes County Fairgrounds to host the 2008 ABA BMX Great Northwest Nationals bicycle motocross (BMX) race. The event, presented by Te...First ‘out’ of Davis Cup: Tickets
So much for a lack of interest in the Davis Cup. Tickets to the tennis tournament finale Nov. 30-Dec. 2 in Portland sold out in less than 30 minutes after their 10 a.m. offering Monday. The rapid sale guarantee...Bank of the West Inks Presenting Sponsorship of 2007 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Final
When the highly-anticipated 2007 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Final takes place in Portland next month, Bank of the West will have a very visible presence alongside its corporate parent. The Bank announced today th...eUpdate – Women’s Soccer, Davis Cup and Central Oregon Chapter
The U.S. Women’s Soccer Team takes on Mexico Wednesday night at PGE Park – don’t miss this rare opportunity to see Abby Wambach, Kristine Lilly and the newest stars of women’s soccer, includ...Seattle, Portland play MLS-franchise game
Portland still has a shot to land a Major League Soccer expansion team within five years even if the league awards a new franchise to Seattle first, league officials said Tuesday. Commissioner Don Garber said i...Survivors run and ride strong
Yellow was the color of the day Sunday as nearly 2,800 cyclists, walkers and runners — most of them cancer survivors or friends and family of survivors — raised money for cancer research as part of ...City due cash, publicity bonanza
The three-day Davis Cup final that Portland will host later this fall is expected to serve up more than $15 million in revenue for the city, U.S. Tennis Association officials said Monday. “We’ll fin...Nelscott Reef holding period open
The holding period for the 2007 Nelscott Reef Tow In Classic opens today. The holding period opens October 1 and extends through December 31st 2007. Contest organizers, Behemoth LLC, will be monitoring swel...Portland to Host Davis Cup, U.S. Women’s Soccer, LIVESTRONG Challenge and Marathon
The Oregon Sports Authority is pleased to announce that the United States Tennis Association has selected Portland to host the USA vs. Russia Davis Cup World Final on November 30 – December 2 at the Memor...Portland sweeps up the Davis Cup
Memorial Coliseum might seem archaic to Portland sports fans and Paul Allen, who once pitched converting it into a big-box retail center. But to U.S. tennis officials, the Glass Palace was good as gold — ...Competitor line up announced for Nelscott Reef Tow-In Classic
Behemoth LLC and TAOW Productions today announced the line up for the upcoming 2007 Nelscott Reef Tow In Classic. The competition will take place in Lincoln City, Oregon, sometime between October 1 and Decemb...Olympic Trials all-session tickets will go on sale October 5
The 2008 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials 8-day all-session ticket packages go on sale online (click link below) on October 5 at 8:00 a.m. Phone orders to 1.800.WEBFOOT and walk-in sales at the Casano...Portland one of two Davis Cup finalists
Portland and Winston-Salem, N.C., are the two finalists to play host to the 2007 Davis Cup finals if the United States and Russia win semifinal ties next week, the U.S. Tennis Association revealed Friday. The U...Portland in good shape to land Davis Cup World Final
Maybe I’m misinterpreting signals here. But assuming the United States and Russia win semifinal ties later this month, I think the Davis Cup finals are coming to Portland. After a half-hour interview at the U...City of Portland Triathlon
Local athletes dominated in the first-ever Oregon Trout City of Portland Triathlon in downtown Portland on Sunday, September 2, 2007. More than three hundred athletes from as far away as New York and Florida en...Portland a finalist for Davis Cup
Global Spectrum, which this week secured a one-year extension to manage the Rose Quarter for Paul Allen, is pursuing a marquee event not seen in Portland in two decades: Davis Cup tennis. U.S. Tennis Associatio...News Release – U.S. Women’s Soccer vs. Mexico at PGE Park
The Oregon Sports Authority announced today that the U.S. Women’s Soccer National Team will play Mexico in a match at PGE Park on October 17 at 7 p.m. The game will follow the 2007 FIFA Women’s Wor...AST Dew Tour: Tricks, crowds getting bigger
Shaun White let out a big sigh Saturday evening inside the bowels of the Rose Garden arena after his third consecutive Skateboard Vert victory on the AST Dew Tour this year. The world’s most recognizable ...JELD-WEN Tradition: high praise for move to central Oregon
Even with steady rain Sunday, the Jeld-Wen Tradition’s move to Sunriver’s Crosswater course was successful on several fronts. According to an estimate in a release issued by tournament organizers, 3...eUpdate – AST Dew Tour, JELD-WEN Tradition, Safeway Classic and Criterium
Action sports, music and interactive elements come together this week to form an epic community festival at the AST Dew Tour Vans Invitational at the Rose Quarter. Olympic Gold Medallist Shaun White, Jamie Best...Triple A All-Star Game on the way
The Triple A baseball All-Star Game is coming back to one of the cities where it all started. The new ownership of the Portland Beavers baseball club teamed with Portland Mayor Tom Potter and the president of t...Now the real PE workout begins
After years of campaigning, a coalition of child health advocates had plenty to celebrate last week when Gov. Ted Kulongoski signed a bill to restore physical education in Oregon schools. Now, however, it...Schools told to get kids moving
The legislature has told Oregon schools to restore physical education to keep children from getting too fat. It’s not clear how much of a difference the mandate makes. In Albany schools, for instance, middle ...Triathlon will get city racing
Since moving here two years ago, Jeff Henderson has thought of Portland as the “perfect place for a downtown triathlon.” He’ll make it happen Sept. 2, when the athletes take to the river at Gov. Tom McCal...AST Dew Tour Announces “AST Drops In” Charity Initiative
The AST Dew Tour, the world’s premier season-long action sports tour, today announced AST Drops In, the tour’s new national charity initiative, will benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Portland when t...Volunteer for the AST Dew Tour and LIVESTRONG Challenge
The Oregon Sports Authority is seeking volunteers for the AST Dew Tour, August 16-19 at the Rose Quarter, and the LIVESTRONG Challenge, September 29-30 at the Nike campus. Please view the information below to...Governor Signs PE Reform Bill
Representing a first step of many in restoring physical education to Oregon schools, Governor Ted Kulongoski signed House Bill 3141 into law today to arrest the obesity epidemic and the growing levels of inacti...Safeway Classic has Wie in field
Michelle Wie, the teenage prodigy whose rapid rise in women’s golf and flirtation with the PGA Tour have made her one of the most famous golfers in the world, will return to Portland to play in the Safewa...Letting Portland in on a secret
Merritt Paulson’s friends and family quickly speak of the 34-year-old’s energy when describing the new majority owner of the Portland Beavers. Paulson will need all that zeal as he begins the task o...eUpdate – Sports in the Park Blocks, Central Oregon Expansion, Wakeboarding and Dew Tour
Rediscover the joy of recess during “Summertime Sports in the South Park Blocks” today from 11:00am – 1:00pm at SW Salmon and Park in downtown Portland. Challenge your friends and co-workers t...Field expands to court MLS
Got $30 million to spare? And want to own a Major League Soccer team in the Northwest? Get in line. The exclusive negotiating period a California family had to land a potential MLS franchise in the Portland or ...Win two weekly Deschutes Club passes to the JELD-WEN Tradition
Visit OregonLive.com to enter to win two weekly Deschutes Club passes to the JELD-WEN Tradition, featuring private hospitality with first class amenities and a weekly parking pass! The final major championship...View the Oregon Sports Authority’s 2007 Annual Report
Click below to view the 2007 Annual Report, featuring information on area sports events and the exciting activities of both the Oregon Sports Authority and Oregon Sports Authority Foundation.Summertime Sports in the South Park Blocks – News Release
The Oregon Sports Authority and OregonLive.com are proud to announce the launch of “Summertime Sports in the South Park Blocks,” beginning this Thursday from 11:00am – 1:00pm at SW Salmon and ...Portland needs to take major step
It’s midsummer. What’s a Portland-area golf fan to do? This year will go down as the area’s slowest for world-class tournament golf in more than two decades. Four years ago, we had the U.S. Wo...Portland Action Sports Film Contest Underway
The 2007 Portland Action Sports Film Contest, a creation of the Oregon Sports Authority Advisory Council, is just getting rolling. Last year the winner of the Portland Action Sports Film Contest won ticket...U.S. preps face world in Portland
With an emphasis on fundamentals and an eye on international play, Nike reorganized its summer camps for elite high school basketball players this year. And the culmination of the shoe giant’s efforts wil...USA Triathlon Championships Highlight DVD Now Available
USA Triathlon has partnered with Endurance Films to produce the ultimate highlight reel featuring race footage from the age group national championship in Portland on Saturday, June 30, 2007. Witness all of t...Advent of magic in Oregon sports
I left this paper’s Sports section almost 20 years ago because Darwin Barney wasn’t around to make that flawless relay and cut down a North Carolina base runner at the plate. I moved on because Bryc...Collins puts his all into triathlon
Ben Collins wades in the green-brown water of the Henry Hagg Lake shoreline, his white swim cap soon to be lost in the distance among other competitors at the 2007 USA Triathlon Age Group National Championship....Triathlon Championships, PE in Schools and Summertime Sports
The Oregon Sports Authority and the Convention and Visitors Bureau of Washington County are proud to be hosting more than 1,300 participants from throughout the nation in the 2007 USA Triathlon National Age Gro...P.E. bill clears the Legislature
The Senate on Tuesday gave final legislative approval to a bill that will require 2 1/2 hours a week of physical education in Oregon elementary schools. The requirement for middle school will be 3 hours, 45 min...OSU Beavers Welcome Home Celebration
Wow! What a couple of weeks. If I remember correctly I stood on the platform outside of Reser Stadium at about this time last year and said something to the effect – `I guarantee Oregon State won’t wait...Securing Trials came quickly after UO hired Lananna
Late in 2004, Greg Erwin applied to USA Track & Field for a bid packet when there was scarcely a glimmer of hope that Eugene could successfully secure the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials. Erwin, then acting as pr...Volunteer for the USA Triathlon National Championships
The Oregon Sports Authority and USA Triathlon are seeking several hundred volunteers to help with the upcoming National Age Group Championship Festival at Hagg Lake near Forest Grove and the Washington County F...Still time to tackle a weighty issue
Denise Martin of Vancouver had an excellent letter in The Oregonian’s June 13 edition. She described how much she and her family enjoyed watching the Grand Floral Parade during this year’s Portland ...More tickets available this year
The Olympic Trials are a hot ticket. The initial release of ticket packages sold out more than a month ago for the 10-day run from June 27 to July 6, 2008. But fans still hoping to buy tickets should have anoth...Blazers go to Nike for president
On Tuesday, Larry G. Miller was head of a Nike division that brings in billions of dollars in revenue a year, counts the NBA’s biggest names among its endorsers and owns about 90 percent of the footwear m...Vote provides money for PE
A budget subcommittee approved legislation Wednesday that starts the ball rolling toward mandatory physical education classes for elementary and middle school students.The Ways and Means Subcommittee on General...Sports enhance economy
As the organization charged with enhancing the state’s economy through sports, our attention was caught by something on June 10. Viewers nationwide tuned in to watch events that were almost exclusively Or...Champ Car might bump Portland
Mike Nealy, the president of Global Events Group, says he would love the chance to promote Portland’s 25th Champ Car race next summer. But that is entirely up to Champ Car. A disappointing three-day atten...
Fake grass gets toehold in Oregon
Oregon might be the natural grass capital of the planet, but its high schools are in an athletic arms race to add artificial turf. In 1999, Jesuit High was one of the first Oregon high schools to take the synth...Champ Car could get on track
by going off track
When the first Champ Car practice session ended at 11:30 a.m. Friday, I’m guessing there were an equal number of paying customers and Porta Potties on hand at Portland International Raceway. It might not ...
OSU to host gymnastics regional
In 2008, Oregon State will host the NCAA Gymnastics West Regional for the 12th time in history, as announced recently by Christie Purks, chair of the NCAA’s Women’s Gymnastics Committee. “This is a great ...Safeway Classic seeks volunteers
The Safeway Classic, the Northwest’s premier LPGA tour stop since 1972 is seeking volunteer help for this year’s event, August 20-26 at Columbia Edgewater Country Club. There are a variety of jobs availab...Vasser likes race in Portland
Jimmy Vasser became one of the greatest open-wheel racing drivers of his generation in the 1990s when he claimed a Champ Car title in 1996, was third in 1997 and second in 1998. In each case, the road to succes...Portland to host amateur triathlon’s premier event
For three days in June, Portland will serve as home to more than 1,300 athletes taking part in one of the premier events for USA Triathlon: the 2007 Age Group Triathlon National Championship. The Intermediate d...MLS site search shifts to suburbs
The city of Hillsboro has vaulted into a viable option for the owners of a potential Major League Soccer expansion franchise in the Pacific Northwest. James Keston, a member of the California family that said i...Owner acquires potential gold mine
It was amusing to note that when the Portland Beavers and Timbers changed hands last week, a whole lot of people seemed to think it was a sign that there was something wrong with our minor-league franchises. No...Award Recognizes Coaches’ and Volunteers’ Contributions
Friends of Baseball (FOB) has partnered with the Portland Beavers and the Oregon Sports Authority Foundation to present the first annual Coach and Volunteer of the Year Awards to two individual honorees who hav...eUpdate: Champ Car, Triathlon Championships, Sports Exhibits and USA-France Volleyball
Get ready for heart pounding, non-stop racing action as the Mazda Champ Car Grand Prix of Portland presented by Joe’s Sports & Outdoor returns to Portland International Raceway’s scenic road co...Draft rekindles fans’ passion
As Kevin Pritchard, the Portland Trail Blazers general manager, stood glowing outside the Rose Garden on Wednesday, the Blazers’ ticket office was buzzing. Beyond the glass doors of Suite 100 and just pas...Beavers, Timbers get new owner
Merritt Paulson, the son of Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, today will be introduced as majority owner and president of the city’s minor league baseball team, the Portland Beavers, and its professional ...Blazers anchor Comcast effort
Comcast Corp. plans to air 55 Portland Trail Blazers games next season as part of a much-anticipated Oregon-focused sports cable channel scheduled to launch in October. Now, the question is, what will Comcast b...AST Dew Tour Announces “AST Drops In”
The AST Dew Tour, the world’s premier season-long action sports tour, today announced the creation of a new national charity initiative, AST Drops In. In each AST Dew Tour host city, AST Drops In will...Sports Web site’s got ‘em all
As the days heat up, so does the passion for sports. Your own passion may involve hitting a ball, getting wet, pounding asphalt, rolling on wheels or going airborne — or watching someone else do it. If so...Mazda, PIR race join forces
If Global Events Group president Mike Nealy was walking with a little zoom-zoom in his step Wednesday, he had every right. Nealy has signed Mazda as the title sponsor for the June 10 Champ Car Grand Prix of Por...Physically Correct
If our legislators want to really make a difference in the lives of Oregonians, they can start by passing a trio of bills headed for the Oregon Senate. Simply stated, the bills are trying to reverse a trend of ...Volunteer for USA Triathlon
The Oregon Sports Authority and USA Triathlon are seeking several hundred volunteers to help with the upcoming National Age Group Championship Festival at Hagg Lake near Forest Grove and the Washington County F...California dreamer eyes MLS
The owner of a potential Major League Soccer franchise in Portland is a California real estate developer with ties to former Trail Blazers owner Larry Weinberg. Michael Keston said this week he retains the excl...Bring gym classes back to schools
Unless you are among the 30 percent of residents with a child enrolled in the Corvallis public schools, you might not know that gym class — as we who graduated from high school at least 15 years ago know it ...
NASCAR plans veer off track
Twice rebuffed by Washington counties, NASCAR promoters say they’re not giving up on the Northwest, but the number of places suitable for a major stock car racing track — and willing to build one &#...Track welcome in Boardman
An Eastern Oregon port district would welcome a NASCAR track on its 1,400 acres of sagebrush near the Columbia River town of Boardman. “This is a place that wants them,” Port of Morrow manager Gary ...Red Bull Illume comes to Portland
This August, Red Bull Illume – a first of its kind international action and adventure sports photography exhibition – will visit Portland’s Pioneer Square offering residents and visitors alike a spect...Blazers look to Comcast for deal
Comcast Corp. is in negotiations with the Trail Blazers on a TV deal that would make the NBA franchise the cornerstone of a new Portland-based sports cable channel. The negotiations come as the team’s cur...Extreme sports attract crowds
High-energy music, from hip-hop to metal to alt rock, blared at a crowd of a couple hundred spectators inside a North Plains warehouse. Their necks moved in sync, craning from right to left and back as dozens o...Time to rally ’round the cars
His world is fishtailing at 97 miles per hour and showering the Portland International Raceway with gravel and dust. Accelerating inches from boulders and stakes, careening past fences and trees, Travis Pastran...eUpdate: Rally Cars, Women’s Sports Luncheon, Dew Tour and New Members
Enjoy the sights and sounds of the Oregon Trail Rally this weekend as many of the top race car drivers in the country drive real cars on real roads during the 2007 Rally America National Championship Series. Sp...Legislature should restore PE
It’s not often that I get involved politically, but an issue affecting Oregon’s children compels me to speak out. During the past couple of decades, we have seen a decline in physical education clas...Sports network could be a reality
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