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Live from the Rose Garden as the Portland Trail Blazers take on the Utah Jazz in completely meaningless pre-season basketball.  

We continue previewing the Northwest Division with the Portland Trail Blazers. You can read past previews here. by Nima Zarrabi It happened last year on a Thursday in September. Portland Trail Blazers GM Kevin Pritchard, fighting back tears, gathered up the local media for a presser and announced...  

Portland Trail Blazers center Greg Oden, left, works against Sacramento Kings Mikki Moore in the first half of an NBA preseason basketball game at The Rose Garden in Portland on Tuesday.  

Portland Trail Blazers center Greg Oden, left, works against Sacramento Kings Mikki Moore in the first half of an NBA preseason basketball game in Portland, Ore., more... Portland Trail Blazers center Greg ...  

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball. LeBron James must be crying in his orange juice. Once again the Cleveland Cavaliers have failed to help him out. It is very hard to believe that LeBron will spend his whole career in Cleveland. Don’t get me wrong, Jermaine...  

Portland Trail Blazers center Greg Oden, left, shoots over Golden State Warriors center Andris Biedrins, from Latvia, during the first half of an NBA preseason basketball game in Portland, Ore., Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008. (AP Photo/Don Ryan) PORTLAND ...  

PORTLAND, Ore. Sacramento Kings forward Sheldon Williams, right, blocks a shot by Portland Trail Blazers forward Travis Outlaw in an NBA preseason basketball game in Portland, Ore., Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008. (AP Photo/Don Ryan) Greg Oden announced his ...  

The “Oregonian” reported Tuesday that former Portland Trail Blazers center Kevin Duckworth died on Monday. Duckworth, just 44 years old was traveling through out the state of Oregon for the Trail Blazers conducting free basketball clinics when he died. A Medical Examiner has not determined the...  

Catherine Palmer has held Arizona women's basketball tickets for a long time.  

The Brigham Young Cougars have landed another of the state's top boys basketball recruits.  

Associated press CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The Illinois men's and women's basketball teams got an early start to their seasons Saturday, holding what they cal ...  

In a small elementary school gym in Camden, a church called New Life Ministries holds its Sunday services with drums and keyboards set up between the basketball hoops and metal folding chairs arranged as pews.  

Miami Heat's forward Shawn Marion (R) vies with New Jersey Nets' guard Vince Carter during their NBA basketball pre-season game at the O2 Arena, London. The Nets won 94-92.  

LeFlore's roster includes twin towers Demarcus Cousins and Kentari Nettles — a pair of 6-foot-9 post players who already have committed to play college hoops — and five other guys whom coach Otis Hughley expects to sign college scholarships.  

The third annual 'Hoops for the Cure' basketball tournament took place at Onondaga Community College Saturday.