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Dante Chachere accounts for 5 TDs as Portland State beats Sacramento State 58-38

Nov. 03, 2024 01:12 AM EDT

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Dante Chachere threw a touchdown pass and ran for four TDs Saturday night to help Portland State beat Sacramento State 58-38. Delon Thompson scored on 1-yard run to give the Vikings the lead for good with about 4:17 left in the third quarter and, after...

Booker scores 28, Durant has 21 as Suns down Trail Blazers 103-97

Nov. 03, 2024 00:40 AM EDT

PHOENIX (AP) — Devin Booker had 28 points, nine rebounds and nine assists, and the Phoenix Suns used a dominant third quarter beat the Portland Trail Blazers 103-97 Saturday night. Kevin Durant scored 21 points for Phoenix, which won its fourth in a row. The Suns led...

Christine Sinclair, who led Portland to 3 NWSL titles, to be honored in final regular-season match

Nov. 01, 2024 08:22 AM EDT

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Through all the matches, goals and titles, Christine Sinclair's favorite memory of the Thorns was one of her earliest, when she walked on the field in Portland for the very first National Women's Soccer League season. More that 16,000 fans were at Providence...

Booker and Durant lead Suns to 125-1119 comeback win over Clippers

Nov. 01, 2024 01:15 AM EDT

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Devin Booker scored 40 points, Kevin Durant added 18, and the Phoenix Suns rallied from a 21-point deficit to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 125-119 on Thursday night. Booker made a corner 3-pointer to put Phoenix ahead 108-105 with 5:15 remaining as the...

Ballot-sorting machine woes slow count in Oregon county with pivotal US House race

Oct. 31, 2024 22:37 PM EDT

OREGON CITY, Ore. (AP) — Problems with a ballot-sorting machine are slowing the vote tally in a suburban Portland county that was also plagued by counting issues in 2022 and is home to a key congressional race this year. The sorter in Oregon's third-largest county, Clackamas,...

Anfernee Simons rallies Trail Blazers to 106-105 win over Clippers with 25-point performance

Oct. 31, 2024 01:30 AM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anfernee Simons scored 25 points, Deandre Ayton had 15 points and 12 rebounds and the Portland Trail Blazers rallied to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 106-105 on Wednesday night. Deni Avdija had 13 points and 10 rebounds and made a game-saving block when he...

Police say the man behind ballot box fires has metalworking experience and might plan more attacks

Oct. 30, 2024 21:24 PM EDT

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The man suspected of setting fires in ballot drop boxes in Oregon and Washington state is an experienced metalworker and may be planning additional attacks, authorities said Wednesday. Investigators believe the man who set the incendiary devices at ballot...

Columbia Sportswear: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Oct. 30, 2024 17:25 PM EDT

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Columbia Sportswear Co. (COLM) on Wednesday reported third-quarter net income of $90.2 million. The Portland, Oregon-based company said it had profit of $1.56 per share. The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The...

About 475 damaged ballots retrieved from burned drop box in Washington state, auditor says

Oct. 30, 2024 05:11 AM EDT

VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — About 475 damaged ballots were retrieved from a ballot box that was burned early Monday in southwest Washington, a county official said Tuesday. Clark County Auditor Greg Kimsey said workers on Wednesday will begin searching through the damaged ballots for...

Ballot drop box fires highlight concerns that election conspiracy theories are making them a target

Oct. 29, 2024 10:38 AM EDT

ATLANTA (AP) — Two ballot drop boxes in the Pacific Northwest were damaged in a suspected arson attack just over a week before Election Day, destroying hundreds of ballots at one location in Vancouver, Washington. At the other, in neighboring Portland, Oregon, it appears a fire...