Pacific hires Keith Buckley as football coach when team returns to play in 2010.FOREST GROVE, Ore. — Former UC Davis assistant Keith Buckley has been hired as football coach at Pacific as the Boxers prepare for a return to action in 2010. Trail Blazers sign free agent guard Andre MillerPORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland Trail Blazers signed veteran free agent guard Andre Miller to a three-year, $21 million deal on Friday. 81-year-old McGriff qualifies for West Series race; oldest to drive in NASCAR series racePORTLAND, Ore. — 81-year-old Hershel McGriff has become the oldest driver to take part in a national NASCAR series race after qualifying for a Camping World West Series event at Portland International Raceway. Hershel McGriff attempts comeback in NASCAR’s West series at age 81PORTLAND, Ore. — At 81, Hershel McGriff’s reasoning for making a racing comeback came down to a simple question: Why not? International League holds off Pacific Coast league for 6-5 victory at Triple-A All-Star Game
Portland outfielder Chad Huffman wins Triple-A All-Star Home Run Derby, edges Yankees’ Duncan
Blazers sign restricted free agent Paul Millsap to offer sheet, Utah has 7 days to respondPORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland Trail Blazers signed restricted free agent forward Paul Millsap to an offer sheet Friday. Blazers exercise option on coach Nate McMillan’s contract, extending it through 2010-11PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland Trail Blazers have exercised their option on coach Nate McMillan’s contract, extending it through the 2010-11 season. Trail Blazers draft pick Patty Mills breaks foot, won’t play in summer leaguePORTLAND, Ore. — Portland Trail Blazers draft pick Patty Mills broke his right foot during practice and won’t play in the NBA’s summer league. Blazers GM Kevin Pritchard talks about Turkoglu negotiations, free agency
Source: Free-agent Hedo Turkoglu ends talks with Trail BlazersPORTLAND, Ore. — Free-agent forward Hedo Turkoglu and the Portland Trail Blazers have ended contract talks, a person close to the team confirmed Friday. Report: Turkoglu agrees to join Trail Blazers after helping Magic reach NBA finalsPORTLAND, Ore. — Hedo Turkoglu reportedly agreed to join the Portland Trail Blazers after helping Orlando reach the NBA finals. Sounders beat Timbers 2-1 in US Open Cup, offering peek at potential rivalry
Oregon man gets his wallet back after losing in 1946 at middle school gymBAKER CITY, Ore. — Bill Fulton doesn’t remember losing his wallet, but its return helped him remember the past. The leather stayed smooth and the cowboy design unblemished. The zipper moved with ease. And when he looked inside, the contents brought back memories from 1946, when he apparently dropped the wallet behind the balcony bleachers in the Baker Middle School gym. Crawford, Felix sprint to 200-meter titles at US track and field championships
Phillips finds rough 2008 was a hiccup not an end to successful high jump careerEUGENE, Ore. — Dwight Phillips found himself at a spot many athletes reach when they hit 30, after an injury hits and their legs don’t take them places they once did. Richards and Merritt make it look easy in winning 400 titlesEUGENE, Ore. — If only they were all this easy. Running a much cleaner race, Olympic silver medalist Felix cruises in first round of 200EUGENE, Ore. — Allyson Felix had a much better showing in her best event, turning in the top time in the 200-meter prelims Saturday at the U.S. track and field championships. Agents, endorsements, and more running in Galen Rupp’s futureEUGENE, Ore. — With a smile and a wave — not to mention a win — Galen Rupp bid goodbye to college and started a new chapter in his career. Rodgers takes first national title in 100 in field without Tyson GayEUGENE, Ore. — His track career going nowhere, Mike Rodgers was trying to make a buck by selling shoes out of the back of his car. Jeter beats Lee by slimmest of margins for national title in 100 metersEUGENE, Ore. — Carmelita Jeter has defeated Muna Lee by one-thousandth of a second to win the U.S. title in the women’s 100 meters. Dix pulls up with hamstring in semis of 100, joining Gay on the sidelineEUGENE, Ore. — Olympic bronze medalist Walter Dix joined Tyson Gay on the sideline for the marquee race of the U.S. championships Friday night. Gay runs 100 meters in 9.75 seconds in first and only race of nationals
Olympic champion Clay withdraws from nationals with ailing left hamstringEUGENE, Ore. — Olympic decathlon champion Bryan Clay withdrew from the U.S. national track championships Thursday with an injured left hamstring, a decision that could force him to shut down his entire 2009 season. On your mark, get set … where’d they go? Track stars not always aligned at nationalsEUGENE, Ore. — The national championships are supposed to be the marquee event of the year for track and field, a sport always looking for a few more fans in the United States. Olympic champion Clay hurts hamstring, says he’s questionable for US championshipsEUGENE, Ore. — Olympic decathlon champion Bryan Clay injured his left hamstring while practicing for the U.S. track championships and says he’s questionable for the start of the meet Thursday. LaShawn Merritt tops his own record in the 300m at the Prefontaine ClassicEUGENE, Ore. — Olympic gold medalist LaShawn Merritt bested his own Hayward Field record by winning the seldom-run 300 meters in 31.30 seconds Sunday in the Prefontaine Classic. |
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PORTLAND, Ore. — The Triple-A All-Star Home Run Derby has been won by Portland Beavers outfielder Chad Huffman, who hit five shots in the final round.
PORTLAND, Ore. — After losing out on Hedo Turkoglu, the Portland Trail Blazers are considering Paul Millsap.
PORTLAND, Ore. — With fans boisterously embracing the potential rivalry, Major League Soccer’s Seattle Sounders beat the Portland Timbers of the USL’s First Division 2-1 on Wednesday night in the third round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. It was the first official meeting between the clubs since the Sounders joined MLS this season. Portland has been awarded an MLS franchise to start play in 2011.
EUGENE, Ore. — Shawn Crawford doesn’t have to feel bad about this medal. The sprinter who was awarded an Olympic medal he felt he didn’t deserve last year won a national title he most certainly does Sunday, blowing away the field in the 200-meter finals at U.S. track and field championships in a wind-aided time of 19.73 seconds.
EUGENE, Ore. — It took Tyson Gay only 9.75 seconds to prove that, yes, he’s healthy, and leave the rest of the track world wondering — and maybe worrying — about what he might do next. With a helping wind at his back, America’s best-known sprinter ran his 100 preliminary heat in the seventh-fastest time under any conditions Thursday, then exited stage right, not to be seen again at the U.S. championships.
