Jerryd Bayless News

Greg Oden sure looked like a franchise center Wednesday night. Oden had 18 points and 11 rebounds in three quarters to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a 107-84 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Your weekly look at arbitrary NBA Power Rankings from around the web ... Chad Ford and John Hollinger go futuristic, looking into the crystal ball of NBA Power Rankings today at ESPN.com and the Blazers top the list: On paper, no other team possesses as bright a future as the Portland Trail Blazers.

Andre Miller scored 21 points to lead the Portland Trail Blazers in a 116-93 rout of the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Rose Garden.

The Blazers' Jerryd Bayless drives to the basket against the San Antonio Spurs on Nov.

Camille Franklin , 9, makes her move today at a Chess for Success practice tournament.

The Portland Trail Blazers have started off what should have been a promising 2010 season with a 2-3 record, including two home loses at the Rose Garden.

For the third consecutive year, the Portland Trail Blazers will begin a season without one of its key players.

As we've reported, Nicolas Batum will have right shoulder surgery Friday to repair a torn labrum.

With forward LaMarcus Aldridge's contract extension, the Portland Trail Blazers solidified the core of their team for the next five years.

Travelling around Western Canada on buses and planes during his first season with the University of Regina Cougars men's basketball team should seem just like old times for Darius Mole.

The Portland Trail Blazers are close to signing forward LaMarcus Aldridge to a contract extension, a person close to the situation told The Associated Press.

The former NBA Rookie of the Year, who recorded 26.7 ppg in the playoffs, is entering his fourth season in the league and has already established himself as one of the best shooting guards in the game.

The Trail Blazers had a healthy dose of practice on Monday, running about 30 minutes longer than most days, but certainly were not the healthiest group.

Greg Oden had 16 points and seven rebounds and the Portland Trail Blazers erased a 12-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat the Denver Nuggets 98-96 in a pre-season game Sunday night.

The Portland Trail Blazers exercised their fourth-year option on center Greg Oden and third-year options on the contracts of guard/forward Rudy Fernandez, forward Nicolas Batum and guard Jerryd Bayless.

The Portland Trail Blazers have signed guard Patrick Mills, a second-round draft pick in 2009, the team announced Friday.

Mehmet Okur scored 15 points and Eric Maynor added 14 in Utah's 99-96 preseason win over the Portland Trail Blazers.

Can't Nate McMillan and Kevin Pritchard get just a little bit of respect? The Portland Trail Blazers' 2009-10 season has yet to even officially begin.

I was walking down Chemeketa the other day on my way from my car to the office. The gentleman in front was having a cell phone conversation about sports.

Or course it's only October 6, and by "season" I mean pre-season, but I still can't recall a time in my life when the enthusiasm was this palpable for the Trail Blazers.