News As the countdown toward the death of Triple-A minor league baseball in Portland continues, there's at least one long-time Portland baseballer with the germ of an idea to keep pro baseball here in the summer months. Big League Chew inventor Rob Nelson, who pitched for the endlessly entertaining single-A Portland Mavericks in the mid 1970s, wrote Oregon Sports Authority CEO Drew Mahalic last week ...   More

News The Oregon Sports Authority announced today that two downtown parks will sprout Jumbotrons and host World Cup viewing parties this summer. The other soccer news announced today is that the first World Cup screening will include the Portland Timbers unveiling their new uniform and logo designs for 2011, their first season as a Major League Soccer franchise. The first World Cup screening will ...   More