http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/index.php Portland and surrounding area community news and information http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=124648087429646600 As with many of you, I’ve grown tired of the story of where, besides PGE Park, the Portland Beavers could play. But the story’s not over, not by a long shot. The door is closed on the best potential site, the Rose Quarter, with the Trail Blazers muscling the City Council and ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=124648085393215300 For the past two weeks, the Trail Blazers have thrown everything but the kitchen sink at Greg Oden in an effort to prepare the 7-foot center for the 2009-10 NBA season. And that’s only for starters. Last week, assistant coaches Bill Bayno and Kaleb Canales, scout Larry Greer and ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=124587624517073000 It’s on to something new — again — for Colin Cowherd. Six years ago, Cowherd left Portland for Bristol, Conn., and a gig as a replacement for Tony Kornheiser on a national ESPN radio show. On July 6, the 45-year-old Northwest native begins a one-hour weekday studio show (1 p.m. ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=124587629230116200 Before last Saturday’s Les Schwab Bowl, Faustin Riley attended a North team practice, observing as several football coaches he’d worked with and against for many years sent players through a workout. “None of those guys had a clue who I was,” Beaverton High’s veteran ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=124628849937066300 He has a lot on his mind these days, so forgive David Kahn if he inadvertently left his cell phone behind after a workout Sunday at ClubSport Oregon. The new president/basketball operations of the Minnesota Timberwolves is going to need that phone, though. Some of the hay is in the barn, but ...