04/18/2008 Oden-less Blazers show improvement The Greg Oden Era for the Portland Trail Blazers started, well, without Greg Oden.

04/17/2008 Suns defeat Blazers 100-91, finish No. 6 The Phoenix Suns were looking ahead to the playoffs long before they finished off their 100-91 victory over Portland.

04/16/2008 Blazers defeat Grizzlies 113-91 The Trail Blazers' Travis Outlaw punctuated the winning game over the Memphis Grizzlies with a pair of alley-oop dunks for the final margin.

04/14/2008 Knee injury ends career for Darius Miles The Trail Blazers said Monday an independent medical examiner appointed by the NBA determined that the damage to Miles’ right knee is severe enough to qualify as a career-ending injury.

04/13/2008 Blazers hold on to beat Mavs 108-105 A 108-105 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday left the Portland Trail Blazers at 40-40 with two games left -- one at home against Memphis and the season finale at Phoenix.

04/12/2008 Kings subject the Blazers to 17-point rout The Portland Trail Blazers will have to win their final three games to achieve their first winning record in five years.

04/11/2008 Frye steps up to fill Przybilla's shoes for Blazers Channing Frye knows opportunities come and go when you least expect them in the NBA, and his play against the Los Angeles Lakers Tuesday night was a matter of just concentrating on his job.

04/09/2008 Blazers pull off a win over Lakers Though the Trail Blazers are out of the playoffs, that doesn't mean they're going quietly.

04/07/2008 Blazers center Przybilla breaks bone in hand Trail Blazers center Joel Przybilla broke a bone in his right hand during the second quarter of Portland's game against the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday.

Spurs earn 72-65 victory over Blazers
Tim Duncan had 27 points and 11 rebounds and San Antonio beat Portland 72-65 on Sunday, extending the Spurs' winning streak over the Trail Blazers to 12 straight games.

04/04/2008

Rockets get 95-86 victory over Blazers
"There's going to be a team that wins 50 games and doesn't make the playoffs," he said. "So it's a battle out there. I love it."

04/03/2008 Brandon Roy might return before the season ends The All-Star guard could return as soon as Sunday's home game with San Antonio, Blazers coach Nate McMillan said Wednesday.

Bryant leads Lakers past Blazers The Lakers got one of their injured big men back Wednesday night. They hope the other isn't too far behind.

03/31/2008

Aldridge could be NBA's most improved
His minutes tell the story for him: He's now playing an average 34.3 minutes per game, up from 22.1 last season.

03/30/2008 Blazers lose at home to Charlotte Emeka Okafor scored 21 points and Jason Richardson added 20 for the Charlotte Bobcats in a 93-85 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday night.

03/28/2008 Blazers' Oden gets a scolding for pickup game Oden has only been cleared to participate in light drills after microfracture surgery on his knee just six months ago.

Warriors help playoff spot with win over Blazers Stephen Jackson scored 14 of his 24 points in the third quarter and the Golden State Warriors bolstered their playoff position against the short-handed Portland Trail Blazers in a 111-95 victory Thursday night.

03/27/2008 Blazers' Roy out Thursday, possibly longer Trail Blazers guard Brandon Roy will miss Thursday night's game at Golden State and it's likely he'll be out longer because a groin injury.

03/26/2008 Trail Blazers top Wizards 102-82 without Roy The Portland Trail Blazers brushed off the loss of their leading scorer and routed the Washington Wizards.

Ex-Blazer Randolph still in trouble with police
Former Trail Blazer Zach Randolph may not play in Portland anymore, but he’s still attracting the attention of local police.

03/25/2008 Blazers lose to the Sonics 97-84 The Trail Blazers lost to the SuperSonics 84-97 Monday night at Key Area. The game ended Seattle's 11-game losing streak.

Aldridge out with sprained ankle for Wizards matchup The Trail Blazers not only lost to Seattle last night, they lost second-year forward LaMarcus Aldridge to a sprained right ankle.

03/23/2008 Trailblazers beat Clippers 83-72 Joel Przybilla had a career-high 25 rebounds and 14 points, Brandon Roy scored 23 points and the Portland Trail Blazers sent the Los Angeles Clippers to their seventh straight loss with an 83-72 victory tonight.

03/22/2008 Aldridge scores 22 as Blazers beat Clippers LaMarcus Aldridge had 22 points, 12 rebounds and a career-high seven assists, Brandon Roy added 21 points and six assists, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Los Angeles Clippers 107-102 on Friday night.

03/21/2008 Blazers could soon part with Darius Miles The Portland Trail Blazers are moving one step closer to parting ways with Darius Miles.

03/19/2008 Stoudemire leads Suns past Blazers Shaquille O'Neal never worried that he wouldn't fit in Phoenix. With the Suns rolling as they are, he certainly knows he belongs now.

03/18/2008

Blazers want Dr. appointed to evaluate Darius Miles
The Portland Trail Blazers have asked the NBA to appoint an independent doctor to determine if Darius Miles can play again.

03/17/2008

Blazers send McRoberts back to Idaho Stampede
The Portland Trail Blazers have sent rookie forward Josh McRoberts back to the Idaho Stampede of the NBA Development League.

03/16/2008 Trail Blazers beat Minnesota, sweep season series LaMarcus Aldridge scored 26 points, Brandon Roy had 25 points and eight assists, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 107-96.

03/14/2008

Kings never trail, beat Blazers 96-85
Ron Artest scored 22 points and the Sacramento Kings never trailed in defeating the Portland Trail Blazers 96-85 Thursday night.

Sonics file formal letter for Oklahoma City move It all comes one day after the state legislature decided not to vote on a $300 million plan to renovate KeyArena in an attempt to keep the NBA in town.

03/13/2008 Oden practices with Blazers, continues rehab Oden, the 7-foot center taken with the first pick in last year's draft, participated in offensive drills and even dunked during 45 minutes of work Wednesday.

03/12/2008 Roy rallies Blazers in 4th to 103-96 win over Wolves With the season winding down and his team's playoff hopes dimming with every loss, Portland coach Nate McMillan was looking for a leader.

03/11/2008 LeBron James jumps Cleveland past Portland LeBron James is playing at such a high level, not even a triple-double impresses him anymore.

03/09/2008 Blazers beak Knicks in OT Brandon Roy scored eight of his 27 points in overtime, and the Portland Trail Blazers overcame Robinson's career-high 45 points Saturday night to beat New York 120-114.

03/07/2008 Blazers eek past Bucks in final second nail biter LaMarcus Aldridge scored 29 points, including a 13-foot jumper with 2.4 seconds remaining, to rally the Portland Trail Blazers to a 103-101 victory over Milwaukee.

Pritchard likes Fernandez, Oden reaches out to kids If Kevin Pritchard has his way, talented Spaniard Rudy Fernandez will be a Portland Trail Blazer next year.

03/05/2008 Stoudemire leads Suns in victory over Blazers The Suns built a 23-point lead against the Portland Trail Blazers, saw most of it slip away late, then held on for 97-92 victory Tuesday night.

02/29/2008 Oden interjects himself into the political realm With spare time on his hands while rehabbing his knee, Greg Oden has entered the political sphere.  More: Oden meets Mrs. Bush  More: Oden talks to Barack Obama

03/02/2008 Blazers lose to the Warriors on the road Despite contributions from Brandon Roy and Travis Outlaw, the Blazers weren't able to seal the deal in Oakland.

03/01/2008 Blazers win over Lakers at Rose Garden Brandon Roy launched a rally for the Portland Trail Blazers' final 24 games.

02/28/2008 Blazers beat the Clippers at home Jarrett Jack's 21 points lead the Trail Blazers to 82-82 over the Clippers. This time, they wouldn't be denied a win.

02/27/2008

Coach McMillan ejected after arguing over foul
Trail Blazers coach Nate McMillan was ejected last night with 3:05 to play after arguing about a foul.

Blazers lose to Lakers in L.A. Despite LaMarcus Aldridge's 24 points and Joel Pryzbilla's 16 rebounds, the Trail Blazers lost to the Lakers 83 to 96.

02/26/2008 Barack Obama calls Blazers' Oden Injured Trail Blazers center Greg Oden writes on his blog that he's going to vote for Barack Obama, saying he had spoken recently to the Democratic presidential hopeful.  More: Complete political coverage

Brandon Roy to sit out LA Lakers, Clippers' games Trail Blazers guard Brandon Roy did not accompany the team to Los Angeles, and will sit out the game against the L.A. Lakers.

02/23/2008 Kevin Durant leads Sonics past Blazers Kevin Durant scored 17 points, despite sitting the entire fourth quarter, and the Seattle SuperSonics never trailed in a 99-87 win over the ragged Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night.

02/22/2008 Weight room competition perks up Oden Greg Oden decided not to attend All-Star Weekend because just watching struck him as depressing.

02/25/2008 Blazers guard Roy's MRI results in Results of Brandon Roy's MRI show that the Trail Blazers guard aggravated a right ankle sprain that he sustained against the Dallas Mavericks on February 13th.

02/22/2008 Trail Blazers end five-game losing skid Brandon Roy and the Trail Blazers found a way to fix their five-game losing streak: play the Seattle SuperSonics.

02/21/2008 Blazers trade Green for Von Wafer The Portland Trail Blazers Thursday confirmed a trade for guard Taurean Green -- the team acquired Von Wafer from the Denver Nuggets.

02/20/2008 Kings beat Trail Blazers 105-94 The Sacramento Kings didn't need long to adjust to playing without Mike Bibby, and Ron Artest led the way.

Blazers' 10 millionth fan gets surprise perks
Greg Button of Portland was met by a confetti shower as he passed through the South entrance turnstile, and injured rookie Greg Oden led the greeting committee.

02/18/2008 Brandon Roy scores 18 in All-Star game Outdunking, outpassing and outperforming their more trumpeted counterparts from the Western Conference, the Eastern Conference All-Stars avenged a year-old beating with a 134-128 win on Sunday night.

02/16/2008 Blazers cool off, but still ahead of expectations The Portland Trail Blazers have cooled off considerably since their surprising 13-game winning streak, and at the All-Star break the question becomes whether the run was merely a fluke.

02/15/2008 Break comes amidst four-game slide for Blazers The All-Star break couldn't come at a better time for the Portland Trail Blazers, who veered off course during an ugly four-game road trip.

02/12/2008 Yao scores 25 as Rockets beat Blazers 95-83 The Houston Rockets are riding their longest winning streak in three years -- and that's what it's taken to get them into playoff contention.

Blazers' Jones to be sidelined 3-5 more weeks
Trail Blazers forward James Jones will be out of action an additional 3-5 weeks to rest his sore left knee.

02/09/2008 Blazers fall to Pacers 101-93 The Indiana Pacers beat the Portland Trail Blazers 101-93 on Saturday night for their second straight victory.

02/07/2008 Trail Blazers hold off Bulls for 100-97 victory After Portland held off Chicago, Martell Webster teased teammate Brandon Roy, poking him with a tape recorder and getting right in his mug before giggling.

Lineup change for the Blazers; McRoberts returns
Portland Trail Blazers coach Nate McMillan is shaking up his starting lineup as the team heads into the All-Star break.

02/05/2008 Iverson makes last shot for Denver win over Blazers Allen Iverson's 14-foot fadeaway jumper with less than a second left in overtime gave the Denver Nuggets a 105-103 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night.

02/02/2008 Roy's triple-double helps Blazers beat Knicks in OT Brandon Roy had 20 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists a night after being picked for his first All-Star game, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the New York Knicks 94-88 in overtime Friday night.

01/31/2008 Blazers' Roy to play on All-Star team The announcement was carried live before fans and team officials at the Rose Garden Thursday.  VIDEO: KGW report

Blazers trade rumors abound; opponents adjusting The trade rumors are heating up across the league, especially now that New Jersey's Jason Kidd is apparently on the block.

Cavaliers beat Blazers 84-83 on James' layup LeBron James took over against the Portland Trail Blazers and made a reverse layup with less than a second left to give the Cleveland Cavaliers an 84-83 victory Wednesday night.

01/30/2008 Roy, Aldridge to play in NBA Rookie Challenge Blazers stars Brandon Roy and LaMarcus Aldridge have been chosen to play in the 2008 Rookie Challenge game, part of the NBA All-Star weekend.

01/29/2008 Brandon Roy is at the crux of Portland's turnaround Portland guard Brandon Roy is at the crux of a resurgent team that few expected much from this season.

01/27/2008 Roy rallies Blazers for comeback win Portland erases a 19-point deficit to top the Atlanta Hawks 94-93 at the Rose Garden.

01/25/2008 Blazers make push for Roy on All-Star team The Trail Blazers marketing department has outdone itself this year with its push to get guard Brandon Roy on the All-Star team.

01/23/2008 Blazers end road trip with a loss The Portland Trail Blazers ended their seven-game road trip with a 81-96 loss to the New Orleans Hornets.

01/21/2008 Outlaw's late jumper lifts Blazers past Hawks in OT Travis Outlaw sank a long jumper with one second left in overtime to lift the Portland Trail Blazers over the Atlanta Hawks 111-109 Monday.

01/20/2008 Magic hold on to beat Blazers 101-94 Defense has been a question mark for the Orlando Magic all season, but they had enough answers against the Portland Trail Blazers.

01/18/2008 Blazers rally to beat Heat 98-91, 2-for-2 on road trip Dwyane Wade scored 37 points, and that still wasn't enough for the hapless Miami Heat.

Rocky road has smoothed for Trail Blazers It's too soon to call them road warriors, but the Portland Trail Blazers have found traveling to be a little more pleasant of late.

01/26/2008 Rockets end Blazers' home winning streak Led by newest member Tracy McGrady, the Houston's reserves carried the Rockets to victory.

01/17/2008 Blazers lose to Celtics to 100-90 Ray Allen scored a season-high 35 points, Kevin Garnett had 26 and the Boston Celtics rebounded from their first consecutive losses of the season with a 100-90 win over Portland on Wednesday night.

01/14/2008 Aldridge scores 20 as Blazers beat Nets 99-73 LaMarcus Aldridge scored 20 points to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to their 18th win in the last 20 games with a 99-73 victory over the New Jersey Nets on Monday.

01/13/2008 Career effort from Roy not enough as Blazers fall Brandon Roy had a career-high 33 points and 10 assists for Portland, and made a 3-pointer with 2 seconds left in the first overtime to tie the game at 104.

Blazers begin longest road trip The Portland Trail Blazers play game one of their longest road trip of the season this afternoon, and a win against the Toronto Raptors would mean a sweep of the season series.

01/12/2008 Trail Blazers off to Toronto The Portland Trail Blazers are off on a seven-game road trip that starts tomorrow at Toronto and ends in New Orleans on January 23rd.

01/10/2008