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Stanford's Cameron Brink comes home for March Madness
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — For Cameron Brink, one benefit to playing near her hometown in the NCAA Tournament is grandma's cooking. The Stanford All-American is back in the Portland area where she won a pair of state championships in high school. The second-seeded Cardinal face No. 3...
Stanford, NC State women to get acquainted in March Madness before becoming ACC rivals next season
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — North Carolina State coach Wes Moore even joked about it: The Wolfpack's Sweet 16 game against Stanford is bit of a harbinger of what's to come. That's because next season the perennially talented Cardinal are headed to the Atlantic Coast Conference. ...
Dejounte Murray scores 30 points, Hawks hand Trail Blazers 8th straight loss with 120-106 victory
ATLANTA (AP) — Dejounte Murray had 30 points and seven assists and the Atlanta Hawks won their third in a row and handed Portland its eighth straight loss, beating the Trail Blazers 120-106 on Wednesday night. Garrison Mathews hit five 3-points and scored a season-high 21 points to...
Sophia Smith signs contract extension with Portland for highest annual NWSL salary
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Sophia Smith had options but in the end felt like she “wasn't done” in Portland. The Thorns announced Wednesday that they signed Smith to a contract extension through 2025, with a player option for 2026. Portland says the deal gives the 23-year-old...
Women's national soccer team and Gotham FC forward Midge Purce tears ACL
HARRISON, N.J. (AP) — United States women's national team forward Midge Purce sustained a season-ending knee injury this past weekend playing for Gotham FC against the Thorns in Portland, Oregon. The NWSL champions announced the injury Wednesday, adding Purce will undergo surgery...
Should college essays touch on race? Some feel the affirmative action ruling leaves them no choice
CHICAGO (AP) — When she started writing her college essay, Hillary Amofa told the story she thought admissions offices wanted to hear. About being the daughter of immigrants from Ghana and growing up in a small apartment in Chicago. About hardship and struggle. Then she deleted it...
Kiki Iriafen spent tireless hours bettering her game and it showed leading Stanford to Sweet Sixteen
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Nunu Agara jumped into the open arms of teammate Kiki Iriafen as the celebration began and everyone could finally exhale. The arena was rocking and Stanford had just survived on its home court to advance to the Portland Regional. How fitting...
Hardy souls across New England and New York dig out after major winter storm
BOSTON (AP) — Thousands of hardy souls across New England spent Sunday digging out after a major weekend storm dumped more than two feet of snow in some areas, caused multiple road accidents, downed power lines and left hundreds of thousands across the Northeast in the dark, some perhaps for...
Nuggets edge youthful Trail Blazers 114-111 after Portland starts 5 rookies
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Reggie Jackson scored 23 points, Aaron Gordon had 22 points and 12 rebounds and the Denver Nuggets defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 114-111 on Saturday night. The Nuggets won without their star duo of Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray on a night when the...
Clippers sweep 2-game set in Portland, beating the Trail Blazers 125-117
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Paul George scored 31 points, Kawhi Leonard had 22 and the Los Angeles Clippers swept a two-game set in Portland, beating the Trail Blazers 125-117 on Friday night. At 44-25, the Clippers have a 1 1/2-game lead over New Orleans for the fourth seed in the...