Tag: Portland

Chorus grows to keep Blazers in Portland

Article posted by Coliseum, August 8^th, 2025

A coalition that cuts across Oregon’s captains of industry and the former National Basketball Association (NBA) team Portland Trail Blazers are pushing the Governor of Oregon Tina Kotek and the Mayor of Portland Keith Wilson to heed the NBA Commissioner Adam Silver when he says the ‘Rip City’... » Read more

Cash boost for Portland’s MLB stadium

Article posted by Coliseum, June 24^th, 2025

A bill that authorizes $800 million to help fund a Major League Baseball stadium in Portland, Oregon has been signed off by city authorities. Oregon Live said city officials hope to lure one of two expansion franchises the league plans to award by early 2029, and to put the team on Portland’s... » Read more

Portland fits-and-starts MLB stadium likely

Article posted by Coliseum, March 21^st, 2025

Craig Cheek, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Portland Diamond Project (Oregon, US) told a legislative committee recently that Portland could break ground on a Major League Baseball (MLB) stadium on the South Waterfront as early as 2027 if Portland is awarded a team. ‘The Oregonian’... » Read more

Blazers home ‘trailblazing’ videoboards

Article posted by Coliseum, March 3^rd, 2025

New upgraded videoboards are coming to the Moda Center (Portland, Oregon, US) next year. ‘KGW8’ stated that the National Basketball Association (NBA) team Portland Trail Blazers recently unveiled plans to replace the iconic videoboards at the Moda Center that set the arena apart when it first... » Read more

Push on to build MLB stadium in Portland

Article posted by Coliseum, November 6^th, 2024

Portland City Council is throwing itself behind a plan to bring Major League Baseball (MLB) to Portland and construct a new stadium in the South Waterfront neighborhood at Zidell Yards. KPTV said councillors unanimously approved a resolution introduced by Mayor Ted Wheeler which supports the... » Read more

Women sport hub Portland get WNBA franchise

Article posted by Coliseum, October 8^th, 2024

The Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) is headed back to Portland (US) with Oregon’s biggest City getting an expansion team that will begin play in 2026. ‘AP’ stated that the team will be owned and operated by RAJ Sports led by Lisa Bhathal Merage and Alex Bhathal who also own... » Read more

Portland WNBA expansion plans on backburner

Article posted by Coliseum, November 17^th, 2023

The Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) Commissioner Cathy Engelbert says a potential expansion team in Portland (Oregon, US) has been shelved because of uncertainty about the scope of renovations needed at the Moda Center, where the team would have played. ‘The Seattle Times’... » Read more