Portland Trail Blazers: 5 Reasons LaMarcus Aldridge Deserves MVP Buzz

6 February 2012, 5:45 am

Through the early part of the NBA season, the league's usual suspects are performing at exceptionally high levels. LeBron James , Kobe Bryant and Derrick Rose are all playing like the superstars that they are, and will likely be considered near the top of the list when the MVP award is handed ou... Read More »

Talking Points: Knocking knees

4 February 2012, 6:09 am

What's the buzz from the world of sports? Here are some items that will have people talking: Greg Oden, Jose Aldolfo Valencia, NFL expansion... Read More »

Talking Points: Super attention grabbers

2 February 2012, 10:24 am

What’s the buzz from the world of sports? Here are some items that will have people talking: Super Bowl, American League, Edwin Jackson, Trail Blazers... Read More »

02-02 Talking Points

2 February 2012, 6:09 am

It’s Super Bowl week in Indianapolis, with plenty of reporters, bloggers, et.al., who have had a lot of time on their hands waiting for Sunday. What a gift for them to have the flap between Colts owner Jim Irsay and injured quarterback Peyton Manning surface. The biggest game of the year is coming... Read More »

WWAY's Wednesday night sports - Feb. 1

1 February 2012, 7:24 pm

WILMINGTON,NC (WWAY) -- Wednesday was a light night for local high school basketball action. We've posted the scores below. The UNCW men's basketball team played on Wednesday. We've posted a complete game recap below. Plus, here's a link to our report on the local athletes who signed... Read More »

Talking Points: Blazers' backcourt struggling

29 January 2012, 6:14 am

What's the buzz from the world of sports? Here are some items that will have people talking: Portland Trail Blazers backcourt, Pac-12 basketball, Victoria Azarenka... Read More »

Scorecard: NBA Draft Class of 2008

28 January 2012, 5:54 pm

For the first-round picks of the NBA Draft class of 2008 the book is just about closed on their rookie scale contracts. With that in mind, let’s take a look at some numbers and what they mean.... Read More »

First Cup: Thursday

26 January 2012, 3:34 am

Bob Sansevere of the Pioneer Press: Even though Kevin Love would have been a restricted free agent and not likely to leave next season, the Wolves had to send a message to Love, his teammates and fans that they were committed to keeping him as a core member of the team. The message would have been e... Read More »

Talking Points: For NBA, less might have been more

18 January 2012, 6:03 am

What’s the buzz from the world of sports? Here are some items that will have people talking: NBA schedule, Portland Winterhawks... Read More »

Houston 107, Portland 105: Blazers endure painful overtime loss to Rockets

14 January 2012, 10:23 pm

HOUSTON -- They were punked in Phoenix, slapped in San Antonio and clubbed by the Clippers.... Read More »