Portland Trail Blazers News

SECAUCUS, N.J. (AP) _ The Portland Trail Blazers are no longer lottery losers _ and maybe they won't be hapless on the court much longer, either. A year after they missed out on the top pick despite the league's worst record, the Trail Blazers beat the odds and won the NBA draft lottery Tuesday night, giving them a chance to pick Greg Oden or Kevin Durant. ``Huge, unbelievably huge,'' general manager Kevin Pritchard said. ``Franchise making. ... Rip ...

Portland Trail Blazers owner Paul Allen plans to repurchase the Rose Garden Arena, three years after he gave it up in bankruptcy proceedings. Allen said Friday that his holding company, Vulcan Inc., has signed a letter with Portland Arena Management LLC to acquire the Rose Garden through an affiliate of Vulcan. The sale price was not disclosed. The loss of revenue from luxury suites and other arena sources has contributed ...

Portland Trail Blazers forward Zach Randolph was suspended for a game for an obscene gesture he made to the crowd in Friday night's loss at Indiana, the team announced Saturday. Randolph will miss Sunday's game in Toronto. He also will be fined, the team said. Randolph had 29 points and four rebounds before fouling out with 15 seconds left. ``I was frustrated there at the end of the game. That shouldn't happen, and I apologize for that and it ...

Zach Randolph scored 16 of his 22 points in the first half, rookie Brandon Roy added 19 points and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Seattle SuperSonics 103-95 on Friday night for their first pre-season win. Randolph dominated his matchups with Seattle forwards Chris Wilcox and Nick Collison in the first half. He went 6-of-9 from the field and grabbed five rebounds as the Blazers (1-3) shot 61 per cent in the first half. They shot 62 ...

Carlos Boozer scored 23 points, Andrei Kirilenko added 15 and Mehmet Okur had 13 to help the Utah Jazz beat the Portland Trail Blazers 104-90 in an exhibition game Thursday night. Kirilenko, who missed the last two games because of a sore lower back, also had six blocks, seven rebounds and six assists for the Jazz (2-2). Zack Randolph scored 17 points and Brandon Roy and Ime Udoka each had 16 points for the Trail Blazers (0-3). Zendon ...

Mike Dunleavy had 32 points, Baron Davis added 28 and the Golden State Warriors beat the Portland Trail Blazers 124-120 in a pre-season overtime game Tuesday night. Troy Murphy scored 14 points for Golden State before leaving in the fourth quarter after taking a forearm in the face from Zach Randolph. Warriors coach Don Nelson said Murphy may have broken his nose and could miss some games. Randolph led the Blazers with 27 points and 12 rebounds, ...

Rashard Lewis scored 13 of his 17 points in the third quarter and the Seattle SuperSonics defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 99-89 on Wednesday night in the first pre-season game for both teams. Zach Randolph had 20 points and seven rebounds for Portland, which squandered an 11-point lead. Dan Dickau, acquired in a draft-day trade, scored eight straight points and gave the Blazers a 35-24 lead in the first half. Jarrett Jack and draft pick Sergio Rodriguez made ...

Portland Trail Blazers forward Zach Randolph will not be charged in connection with a sexual assault report taken by police last month. Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schrunk said Wednesday that he won't prosecute the case. No further details were immediately released. Randolph was never identified as a suspect in the complaint, made Aug. 14, though police did say he was ``involved'' in the report. The Trail Blazers issued a ...

By Anne M. Peterson PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ The Portland Trail Blazers were busy in the hours before the NBA draft, pulling off several deals _ but none for fan favourite Adam Morrison. The flurry of trades landed Portland four first-round picks. The Trail Blazers traded the No. 4 pick, Tyrus Thomas, to the Chicago Bulls along with forward Viktor Khryapa and a conditional second-round pick for the No. 2 ...