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A growing number of Oregon cities vote to ban psychedelic mushroom compound psilocybin

Nov. 22, 2024 09:09 AM EST

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Drug reform advocates hailed Oregon as a progressive leader when it became the first in the nation to legalize the therapeutic use of psilocybin, the compound found in psychedelic mushrooms. But four years later, voters in a growing list of its cities have...

Portland Pilots and the Ohio Bobcats play in Conway, South Carolina

Nov. 22, 2024 03:56 AM EST

Ohio Bobcats (1-4) vs. Portland Pilots (2-3) Conway, South Carolina; Friday, 11:30 a.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bobcats -6.5; over/under is 150.5 BOTTOM LINE: Ohio and Portland play at HTC Center in Conway, South Carolina. The Pilots...

Milwaukee hosts Portland State after Henderson's 23-point game

Nov. 22, 2024 03:55 AM EST

Portland State Vikings (2-1) at Milwaukee Panthers (2-2) Milwaukee; Friday, 8 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Panthers -4.5; over/under is 162.5 BOTTOM LINE: Portland State plays Milwaukee after Jaylin Henderson scored 23 points in Portland State's...

Pullian leads Milwaukee against Portland State after 22-point outing

Nov. 21, 2024 03:54 AM EST

Portland State Vikings (2-1) at Milwaukee Panthers (2-2) Milwaukee; Friday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Milwaukee hosts Portland State after Kentrell Pullian scored 22 points in Milwaukee's 80-74 victory over the Duquesne Dukes. Milwaukee went 20-15 overall...

Williams scores 30, Hartenstein has double-double in season debut as Thunder beat Trail Blazers

Nov. 20, 2024 23:19 PM EST

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Jalen Williams scored 30 points, Isaiah Hartenstein had a double-double in his season debut, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Portland Trail Blazers 109-99 on Wednesday night. Hartenstein, a free agent pickup who played for the New York Knicks last...

Cleveland to bid for WNBA team. City has strong history with women's hoops, Rockers once in league

Nov. 20, 2024 12:16 PM EST

CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland wants back in the WNBA game. With interest in women's pro basketball surging, Rock Entertainment Group, which is also tied into the NBA's Cavaliers, is trying to bring a WNBA expansion team to Cleveland. “It has long been woven into our...

Shaedon Sharpe scores 32 points and Trail Blazers withstand late Hawks rally for 114-10 win

Nov. 17, 2024 20:57 PM EST

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Shaedon Sharpe had 32 points, including a key 3-pointer down the stretch, and the Portland Trail Blazers withstood a late rally by the Atlanta Hawks for a 114-110 victory on Sunday night. Dalano Banton added 23 points for Portland, which has won its last...

Rapp scores 18 in Portland's 63-61 victory over Long Beach State

Nov. 16, 2024 20:33 PM EST

LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Austin Rapp scored 18 points as Portland beat Long Beach State 63-61 on Saturday night. Rapp shot 5 for 10 (5 for 8 from 3-point range) and 3 of 3 from the free-throw line for the Pilots (2-2). Max Mackinnon went 5 of 11 from the field (1 for 3 from...

Fife throws 3 TDs, runs for another, Montana rallies past Portland State 28-17

Nov. 16, 2024 20:17 PM EST

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — Logan Fife threw three touchdown passes and ran for another score, all in the second half, and Montana defeated Portland State 28-17 in a game delayed by a campus-wide power outage in Missoula on Saturday. Jacke Klucewich had an interception in the end zone...

Idaho State visits San Diego following Kensie's 20-point game

Nov. 16, 2024 04:00 AM EST

Idaho State Bengals (1-2) at San Diego Toreros (1-2) San Diego; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Toreros -1; over/under is 137.5 BOTTOM LINE: San Diego hosts Idaho State after Keyon Kensie scored 20 points in San Diego's 85-76 loss to the...