PORTLAND, Ore. - Garrett Reynolds won the BMX park final Sunday in the Wendy’s Invitational for his first career Dew Tour victory.

Reynolds, from Toms River, N.J.,…

On Monday, the Round Rock Express used some big hits to beat the Portland Beavers.

Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. plans to close a Portland cardboard box manufacturing plant that employs 93 people, the Missouri-based company said Thursday.

The Rockets will open the season against Portland Oct. 27 and play their home opener on Halloween night against the same Trail Blazers, their first-round opponent from the 2009 playoffs.

Thousands of well-educated young adults, called ‘young creatives’,  have flocked to Portland  and are determined to weather a recession that’s testing their affection for the city.

Ceramics artist Heidi Sowa had her eyes set on Portland for years. The city was not too big, had a cohesive arts community and plenty of easygoing and helpful people.

David Lee could be back on Portland’s radar now that Utah has matched the offer sheet the Blazers gave to free agent Paul Millsap. Lee, a restricted free agent, is looking for a deal that will pay between $10 million and $12 million annually.

Paul Millsap stays. That much was made known today.