Tag: Portland


Cash boost for Portland’s MLB stadium

New MLB stadium in Portland next step

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

Vision revealed for MLB stadium in Portland

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

Portland Moda Center to upgrade video board

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

New baseball stadium for Portland

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

WNBA with Portland expansion franchise

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

WNBA shelves plans for Portland expansion

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


Portland Diamond Project buys time to study traffic issues

Portland Diamond Baseball stadium

Portland Diamond Project – an organization dedicated to bringing Major League Baseball (MLB) to Portland in US – has again extended its option with the Port of Portland vis-a-vis the Terminal 2 port site. The group and the Port of Portland have agreed to extend the diligence period for six more... » Read more


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