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Lacrosse

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...
Pro Soccer

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...
Boxing

USA Boxing Team takes on Russia

National Teams from the United States and Russia will convene in the boxing ring for an Olympic-style boxing dual at the Rose Garden on Friday, June 13th at 7:30p. U.S.A. vs. Russia: World Dual Boxing...
Action Sports

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 Monday, April 28. A limited number...
Figure Skating

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...
Sports Festival

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...
Track and Field

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...
Men's College Basketball

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) through which tickets are being...
Men's College Basketball

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...
eNewsletter

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....
eNewsletter

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!
eNewsletter

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

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...
BMX

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 territory for...
Action Sports

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 be available for purchase beginning...
Men's College Basketball

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 assigned according...
Men's College Basketball

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...
eNewsletter

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...
Rugby

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, will kick off...
Soccer

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 presenting...
NBA

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 early...
Multisport

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...
Multisport

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 3,000 to 5,000 people are expected...
Trail Running

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 Championships. Bend, which...
eNewsletter

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 Triathlon Age Group...
Pro Soccer

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 Complex. Kickoff is...
Motorsports

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 less than enthused. Hildick kept...
Basketball

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. The...
Motorsports

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, which was to be run July...
Basketball

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, Nike...
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 players going against a World...
Action Sports

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 Portland event...
Auction

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...
eNewsletter

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 Portland on April 17. Designed...
NBA

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...
Winter Triathlon

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 Oregon. “it...
Track and Field

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 about the way the...
Motorsports

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 merger —...
Winter Triathlon

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 years old, the...
Winter Triathlon

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 Vail,...
Winter Triathlon

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...
Track and Field

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 retired...
Run-Walk

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...
Auction

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 grade 8 as described in OAR 581-020-0250...
Winter Triathlon

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 their thoughts with laughter...
Sports Festival

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 others...
Surfing

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. Behemoth...
Pro Soccer

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 2008 season. Officials...
Cycling

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...
eNewsletter

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...
Surfing

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...
Auction

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 Oregon Schools in the...
Surfing

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...
Women's Golf

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, tournament organizers announced Wednesday. The figure is a...
Auction

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...
Men's College Basketball

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 vs....
Tennis

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), defeating Russia in...
Track and Field

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 and UO already had been awarded...
Winter Triathlon

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 about the event at...
College Baseball

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 defending...
Cycling

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...
Tennis

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 with...
Tennis

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...
Tennis

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 spending generated by...
Tennis

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...
Tennis

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...
Snowboarding

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 crews...
Tennis

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 Oregon Sports Authority, which helped lure the event...
Run-Walk

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.” Organizers are recruiting runners and...
Motorsports

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,”...
Tennis

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 -...
eNewsletter

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...
Tennis

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 be providing transportation duties as...
Basketball

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...
Multisport

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 covering athletic participation...
Run-Walk

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: Diamond...
Multisport

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 Authority has...
eNewsletter

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 of a luncheon...
Motorsports

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 NASCAR-style speedway to...
Tennis

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...
Multisport

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, mountain biking, and...
BMX

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 race in...
Men's College Basketball

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 tickets.
Multisport

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 to the...
Pro Soccer

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’s exhibition at PGE...
Pro Soccer

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 league president Mark Abbott...
BMX

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 Team BMX Oregon and...
Tennis

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...
Tennis

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 that...
eNewsletter

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, including University of...
Pro Soccer

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 in...
Cycling

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...
Tennis

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 find a national...
Surfing

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 swell and weather...
eNewsletter

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...
Tennis

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 — a...
Surfing

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 December 31. ...
Track and Field

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 Casanova Center Ticket...
Tennis

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.S....
Tennis

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.S. Open...
Triathlon

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 entered...
Tennis

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 Association spokesman...
Soccer

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...
Action Sports

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 action...
Golf

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, 30,000 people attended the four days of...
eNewsletter

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 Bestwick, Ryan...
Baseball

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...
Auction

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’s time to work...
Auction

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 schools already...
Triathlon

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....
Action Sports

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 the Tour comes...
eNewsletter

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 volunteer.  AST...
Auction

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 inactivity of...
Golf

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...
Baseball

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 of invigorating a...