Trail Blazers

The owners of the Portland Thorns and the city’s incoming WNBA team confirm they’re aware the Trail Blazers are up for sale. But the Bhathal family has declined to express interest — or disinterest — in bidding for the franchise.

Utah will pick fifth, Washington sixth, New Orleans seventh, Brooklyn eighth, Toronto ninth, Houston 10th, Portland 11th, Chicago 12th, Atlanta 13th and San Antonio 14th.

A Seattle tech company has created the first tactile sports broadcast, transforming gameplay into trackable vibrations for visually impaired sports fans. And the Portland Trail Blazers were the first team in the NBA to have it available for fans attending games.

Portland made 15 3-pointers but shot just 30% from behind the arc and 39% overall as Detroit held off the Blazers in the second of back-to-back games.

We hear about the Portland Trail Blazers' recent winning streak, what's fueling it and the changed outlook for the team for the rest of the NBA season.

The Trail Blazers made things interesting in the final period, cutting it to 93-88 on Anfernee Simons' free throws, but the Thunder countered with a banked 3-pointer to pull away for the victory.

A new deal with Sinclair Broadcast Group means the majority of Blazers games will be on KATU in Portland and other broadcast television stations across the region.

Portland City Council approved a lease renewal this week to keep the Trail Blazers playing at the Moda Center until at least 2030.

The Albina Vision Trust is building momentum to restore the area. By joining forces with the Portland Trail Blazers, the trust hopes the Rose Quarter and its two large sports arenas, the Moda Center and Veterans Memorial Coliseum, can serve as a hub for neighborhood revitalization.

The proposed five-year lease extension with the city, which owns the land the Moda Center occupies, illuminates challenges the team’s management have faced in trying to finance major renovations to the 30-year-old arena and offers a short-term promise to keep the team in Portland.