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Who Should Damian Lillard Blame for Wasting His Prime? Himself.

The Oregon Ducks Advance in the NCAA Tournament Without Playing a Game

The seventh-seeded Ducks were scheduled to face Virginia Commonwealth University in a first-round matchup Saturday. A few hours before tipoff, however, the game was declared a no-contest after several players for the VCU Rams tested positive for COVID-19.

A Viral Video from University of Oregon Player Sedona Prince Reveals Gender Disparity at NCAA Basketball Tournament

According to social media posts from players and personnel, the amenities provided to the women lag far behind those for the men. One video, from University of Oregon forward Sedona Prince, made the differences particularly stark.

Get Inside: Nine Things to Do This Week Stuck at Home

Attend the first-ever South By Southwest without lines, drink whisky from the oldest distillery in Ireland on St. Patrick’s Day and experience a “witchual glitchual ritual.”

Wednesday Night’s Trail Blazers Game Is Postponed Due to the NBA’s COVID-19 Protocols

Tonight’s basketball game between the Portland Trail Blazers and Memphis Grizzlies has been postponed due to COVID-19 contact tracing, the NBA has announced.

Watch Damian Lillard Attempt to Teach Cardi B How to Play Basketball on the Rapper’s New Web Series

On her new web series, Cardi Tries, the Bronx rapper, political pundit and lovably raunchy media personality does what the title implies and attempts to learn a new skill. On the latest episode, she decides to give basketball a go.

The Portland Trail Blazers Close Their Practice Facility Following Three Positive Tests for COVID-19

The Portland Trail Blazers are closing their training facility five days before the team’s first preseason game after three members of the organization recently tested positive for COVID-19.

A New Coffee Table Book Documents Portland’s Basketball Culture, One Hoop at a Time

This fall, the project has come to a head with the publication of a coffee table book called Buckets, an eclectic collection of the best pick-up hot spots and private H-O-R-S-E hideaways they’ve photographed so far.

The Clippers Blew a 3-1 Lead, and CJ McCollum and Damian Lillard Let ’Em Have It

Here’s one thing to be grateful for, though: At least you’re not the Los Angeles Clippers.

How the Portland Trail Blazers Won by Losing

The Blazers failed to win at basketball, but in a much larger way, they have won, because they get to leave the bubble, see their families again, and order takeout from somewhere that isn’t owned by all-time rent-seeking douche, Houston Rockets owner Tillman Fertitta.

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