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The Portland Thorns are the defending National Women's Soccer League champions, having won their third league title with a 2-0 victory over the Kansas City Current last year.

The Thorns, Portland’s women’s soccer team, start their season off with a game against Orlando Pride on Sunday. The team is the defending champion of the National Women’s Soccer League, and their forward, Sophia Smith, was named MVP for the league last season. But, last year was rocky for women’s soccer, and for the Thorns in particular.

Portland Thorns forward Janine Beckie tore a ligament in her right knee and will miss both the National Women’s Soccer League season and the World Cup this summer with Canada.

Blaze the Trail Cat has a new friend to take the court with: Douglas Fur the Sasquatch.

The new ballpark will largely be privately financed, though a portion of the construction funds will come from a city lodging tax. Construction is set to begin this summer and completion is expected in advance of the 2025 season.

If you’ve been paying attention to Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard at all this week, you’ll know he’s on a tear. Here's why so many people are talking about him.

West Linn has closed some pickleball courts after noise complaints, and is looking for new locations.

One of MLB’s most visible rule changes for 2023 is a sizable curtailing of infield shifts.

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. won the Daytona 500 in double overtime and under caution Sunday night in the longest running of “The Great American Race.”

The Portland Trail Blazers worked deals with five different teams involving more than a half dozen players.