Oregonian Sports is your home for entertaining and informative analysis and discussion of the Ducks, Beavers, Blazers and other sports stories. Look for episodes each week from The Oregonian/OregonLive’s sports columnist Bill Oram and KOIN-TV sports anchor/reporter Brenna Greene.
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A weekly look inside Oregon's biggest news stories with the journalists at The Oregonian/OregonLive.com.
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Historic podcaster and lifelong Oregonian Marcus Axford is joined by archeologist David Winkler and Finn J.D. John of Offbeat Oregon to sit down with various individuals who have made their mark on Oregon's history, as well as occasionally goof around and discuss important matters of the state.
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A feed of various Oregonian video and audio Podcasts
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A feed of various Oregonian video and audio Podcasts
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A rundown of the day's top Portland and Oregon headlines from The Oregonian/OregonLive.
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There has been no bigger story in Portland sports this year than Damian Lillard’s stunning return to the Trail Blazers less than two years after being traded to the Milwaukee Bucks. Though out for the next year with a torn Achilles tendon, Lillard’s homecoming raises all sorts of questions about the trajectory of the franchise with an otherwise you…
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More than words: Language and belonging in rural Oregon (Oregon Speaks: Voices from this moment)
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This episode was created by students from the University of Oregon’s Graduate School of Journalism and Communication. For this episode, we invite listeners into the realities of rural Oregon, where questions of identity, belonging, and resilience are part of everyday life. In this episode, Kristina Path and Leif Olsen travel to Monmouth to meet Ama…
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The Influential Oregonian - Gus Frederick (Silverton Historian)
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1:10:08Welcome to The Influential Oregonian, a show where we discuss all things Oregon and interview important people who made their mark on the Beaver State! This week we sit down with our friend and colleague Gus Frederick and listen to him talk about the history of Silverton, primarily the story of Homer Davenport. If you want more awesome stories and …
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Blazers rookie Yang Hansen off to hot start; will Deandre Ayton shine in LA? Blazer Focused
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1:06:19The hosts of the Blazer Focused podcast‚ Aaron Fentress of The Oregonian/OregonLive and Craig Birnbach, discuss Trail Blazers rookie center Yang Hansen’s first two Summer League games and if Deandre Ayton can revive his career with the Los Angeles Lakers. Plus, is it a concern that Portland hasn’t done much this offseason? Learn more about your ad …
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This episode was created by students from the University of Oregon’s Graduate School of Journalism and Communication. Listeners producer Daniel Bloomfield speaks with the Executive Director of the Oregon Humanities, Adam Davis, about the Trump administration’s recent cuts to the National Endowment for the Humanities and how they’ve impacted the wor…
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This episode was created by students from the University of Oregon’s Graduate School of Journalism and Communication. Producer Kaiya Laguardia-Yonamine speaks with Duncan Hwang about the importance of local organizing and turning inward to sustain our communities. Duncan reflects on his experience as the Community Development Director at APANO, as …
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Beat Check with The Oregonian is taking a short break for the summer while we work to bring you our next exciting project and reimagine the format of the show. In the meantime, you can look forward to several episodes of “Oregon Speaks: Voices from this moment,” a limited-series podcast from the University of Oregon’s School of Journalism and Commu…
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The Influential Oregonian - Stories From The State #2: Opium Led To Pearl Harbor
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1:25:27Welcome to The Influential Oregonian, a show where we discuss all things Oregon and interview important people who made their mark on the Beaver State! This week, we are doing Stories From The State, which are episodes all about our favorite stories from the state of Oregon. Our subject today is the story of William Dunbar and Yosuke Matsuoka and h…
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Can the Trail Blazers offseason already be declared a success?
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1:02:57Before the NBA’s free agency period even began, the Portland Trail Blazers had already addressed two of their biggest offseason questions by jettisoning Deandre Ayton and trading away Anfernee Simons. By moving off the high-dollar contracts of two veteran players who no longer fit the team’s timeline or identity, general manager Joe Cronin has clea…
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Therese Bottomly, editor of The Oregonian/OregonLive and a frequent host of Beat Check with The Oregonian, is retiring next month after 42 years in the newsroom. On this episode of Beat Check, Bottomly reflects on the stories that shaped her career, and Oregon. She discusses how the newsroom rose to the challenge of covering some of the most signif…
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The Influential Oregonian - Jason Lee Archeology Project Discussion
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1:07:00Welcome to The Influential Oregonian, a show where we discuss all things Oregon and interview important people who made their mark on the Beaver State! This week, we sit down with the crew to discuss some final thoughts and overviews on our recent visit to the archeology project at Willamette University. If you want more content or to connect with …
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The Influential Oregonian - Jason Lee Archeology Project Ft. Kimberli Fitzgerald & Pen McBain
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1:16:28Welcome to The Influential Oregonian, a show where we discuss all things Oregon and interview important people who made their mark on the Beaver State! This Week, we go on our first field trip to Willamette University to visit the Jason Lee Missionary Archeology site, where we interview Kimberli Fitzgerald and Pen McBain to gain some insight on the…
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Does Blazers' GM deserve benefit of the doubt following shocking selection of Yang Hansen? Blazer Focused
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The hosts of the Blazer Focused podcast‚ Aaron Fentress of The Oregonian/OregonLive and Craig Birnbach, discuss the Portland Trail Blazers trading back from the No. 11 pick in Wednesday night’s draft to select center Yang Hansen from China in a move that stunned the basketball world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Analyzing the Trail Blazers’ acquisition of Jrue Holiday, draft preview: Blazer Focused podcast
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1:24:53The hosts of the Blazer Focused podcast‚ Aaron Fentress of The Oregonian/OregonLive and Craig Birnbach, dive into the Blazers trading Anfernee Simons for Jrue Holiday, and discuss what they believe the Blazers should do with the No. 11 pick during Wednesday night’s NBA draft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Features reporter Samantha Swindler talks about the hidden gem stories she finds in some of Oregon's smallest towns. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesThe Oregonian/OregonLive
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A case for the Portland Fire as a good WNBA team name — and a rebuttal
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1:05:32The revelation that Portland’s WNBA team seems to be moving toward resurrecting the ‘Fire’ — the name of the team’s predecessor from 2000-02 — has sparked much conversation and debate, that is as true on the Oregonian Sports Podcast as it is on social media. Bill Oram argues that the Fire isn’t a good enough name to offset the various ways it is pr…
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The Oregonian’s investigative reporter Yesenia Amaro talks on Beat Check about the recent immigration enforcement ramp-up, Trump’s approach to immigration and the impact on Oregon communities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesThe Oregonian/OregonLive
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For a school that hasn’t caught much in the way of a break when it comes to sports lately, you have to say fortune is shining on Oregon State going into the College World Series. Not only are the eighth-seeded Beavers riding tons of momentum after smashing Florida State in the third game of their Super Regional on Sunday, they enter the eight-team …
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Lawmakers in Salem recently enacted a series of substantive tweaks to the state’s beloved Bottle Bill, which allows residents to return cans and bottles for 10 cents apiece. Those changes have helped amplify a growing and complicated debate about Oregon’s first-in-the-nation program, now more than 50 years old. Does Portland and some other pockets …
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Fact vs. speculation: How true crime podcasters approach the Kyron Horman case (Part 4: Guest podcast: Bookies with Your Besties)
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In the digital age, true crime content has exploded in popularity across podcasts, social media and streaming platforms. But with this growth comes a troubling trend: The blurring of verified facts and speculative theories. On a recent episode of Beat Check with the Oregonian, guests Emily Reeder and Ashley Desanno from the Books with Your Besties …
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Long hours, daylong stakeouts: How reporters pursued the Kyron Horman story in 2010 (Part 3: Shane Dixon Kavanaugh)
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In 2010, digital tools for journalists were emerging, but the gritty, time-intensive methods of traditional reporting still dominated newsrooms. The disappearance of 7-year-old Kyron Horman from his Portland elementary school thrust The Oregonian’s journalists into a high-stakes investigation that demanded old-school techniques now increasingly rar…
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Like Mike Tyson said, everybody has a plan until they get beaten in Game 1 of the NCAA baseball regional at home. Oregon and Oregon State responded differently to getting punched in the mouth last week. The Ducks went meekly into the offseason while the Beavers rallied in dominant fashion, winning four straight elimination games by a margin of 50-6…
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When a child goes missing, the first hours can be critical. In Kyron Horman’s case, investigators didn’t even know he was missing until about six hours had passed — a devastating delay that may have forever altered the trajectory of one of Oregon’s most haunting unsolved cases. In a recent discussion on the Beat Check with The Oregonian podcast, ve…
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Fifteen years after 7-year-old Kyron Horman vanished from Skyline Elementary School in Portland, his disappearance continues to haunt not just the Pacific Northwest, but parents everywhere. In this special episode of Beat Check, engagement editor Julie Evensen and social media producer Destiny Johnson talk to investigative reporter Noelle Crombie a…
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A trio of journalists joined Editor Therese Bottomly on Monday’s episode of “Beat Check with The Oregonian” to talk about the 2020 street protests that started in Portland after the police killing of George Floyd. Multimedia journalist Beth Nakamura, social media producer Ryan Fernandez, and reporter Zane Sparling (who covered protests for the Port…
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The Influential Oregonian - Kerry Tymchuk (Executive Director of the Oregon Historical Society)
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1:08:37Welcome to The Influential Oregonian, a show where we discuss all things Oregon and interview important people who made their mark on the Beaver State! This week we have an incredibly important and prestigious individual, he is the Executive Director of the Oregon Historical Society, was a speechwriter for Senator Bob Dole, deputy district attorney…
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The Influential Oregonian - Stories From The State
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1:21:23Welcome to The Influential Oregonian, a show where we discuss all things Oregon and interview important people who made their mark on the Beaver State! This week we have no guests, instead, we spend a healthy amount of time catching up on network and personal updates, clowning around, and introducing a special subject for the show. We take a story …
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Blazer Focused: Could Chris Paul be a fit in Portland? Mock drafts project Blazers' selection at No. 11
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The hosts of the Blazer Focused podcast‚ Aaron Fentress of The Oregonian/OregonLive and Craig Birnbach, discuss mock NBA drafts, Chris Paul being linked to the Trail Blazers and Craig’s New York Knicks taking a tumble in the NBA playoffs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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The Trail Blazers are for sale. What’s next, who might buy them and will they stay in Portland?
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When Portland Trail Blazers owner Paul Allen died in 2018 from complications related to non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, it was matter of when, not if, his beloved professional sports team would be sold. Seven years later, that time has finally arrived. Allen’s estate announced on May 13 that is has initiated a formal sales process for one of Oregon’s most …
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The hosts of the Blazer Focused podcast‚ Aaron Fentress of The Oregonian/OregonLive and Craig Birnbach, discuss Donovan Clingan being named to the All-Rookie team, the Blazers seeking a buyer and what that means for Moda Center and they grade the guard position. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Watchdog reporter Ted Sickinger joined Editor Therese Bottomly on this episode of “Beat Check with The Oregonian” to talk about his extraordinary reporting into Skyline CDL School, which operated in Oregon and Washington. On this episode of Beat Check, we talk about: --How the alleged bribery scheme operated, according to regulators --How the newsr…
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The Influential Oregonian - Bruce Haney (Author of Eccentric Tales of Boring, Oregon)
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1:11:14Welcome to The Influential Oregonian, a show where we discuss all things Oregon and interview important people who made their mark on the Beaver State! Our guest this week is a historian and author of Eccentric Tales of Boring, Oregon (among other things), and a good friend and colleague, Bruce Haney. Check out our other shows and links to our soci…
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The announcement that Paul Allen’s estate is open for business and that the Trail Blazers are finally for sale sets off a domino effect in Portland, both for the team and for the city. What comes next? Who buys the team now that Phil Knight has taken himself out of the running? Is there even the faintest possibility that a new owner could try to re…
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The hosts of the Blazer Focused podcast‚ Aaron Fentress of The Oregonian/OregonLive and Craig Birnbach, discuss the Trail Blazers finally going up for sale and what’s next for the team on the court after landing at No. 11 in Monday night’s NBA draft lottery. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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The Influential Oregonian - Peter Dibble
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1:02:11Welcome to The Influential Oregonian, a show where we discuss all things Oregon and interview important people who made their mark on the Beaver State! Our guest this week is a historian and videographer who creates YouTube documentaries of obscure history from the Pacific Northwest and beyond, including The Downfall of Oregon’s Nuclear Power Plant…
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For this week’s episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, education reporter Julia Silverman tackles a series of burning questions from readers and listeners who are weighing how to vote on the $1.83 billion bond. Have a listen, and don’t forget to turn in your ballot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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The Influential Oregonian - Kimberly Moreland (President of The Oregon Black Pioneers)
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1:08:38Welcome to The Influential Oregonian, a show where we discuss all things Oregon and interview important people who made their mark on the Beaver State! This week we discuss black history with the president of the Oregon Black Pioneers and owner of Moreland Resource Consulting, Kimberly Moreland. Oregon Black Pioneers: https://oregonblackpioneers.or…
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So you’re saying there’s a chance? Of course there is! The Blazers have a 3.7% chance of landing the No. 1 overall pick in next week’s NBA draft lottery. Their chances of jumping into the top four are even better: 16.9% On this week’s episode of the Oregonian Sports Podcast, hosts Bill Oram and Brenna Greene use the invaluable tankathon.com to see …
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It is a bleak time for mass transit all throughout the U.S. The challenges here in the Portland metro area are many and pronounced.TriMet is providing about 30 million fewer rides each year than it did in 2019 — and the recovery appears to be slowing way down. Rider safety has been a persistent concern since the pandemic. Fare evasion is rampant. M…
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Dillon Gabriel found a perfect fit in Cleveland — then the Browns drafted Shedeur Sanders, too
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Few draft experts had Oregon’s Dillon Gabriel pegged to be the fifth quarterback drafted last week. Going in the third round seemed high. But the Cleveland Browns clearly had a vision for college football’s most experienced signal caller when they selected him 94th overall. It felt like the perfect situation, where he could develop with veteran, bu…
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Blazer Focused: Lillard injured, Blazers shake up staff, will Donovan Clingan make All-Rookie team?
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The hosts of the Blazer Focused podcast‚ Aaron Fentress of The Oregonian/OregonLive and Craig Birnbach, discuss the Trail Blazers making staff changes, Damian Lillard’s injury, rookie of the year voting and they break down the center position. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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The Influential Oregonian - Darrell Jabin aka Oregon's Traveling Historian
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1:00:04Welcome to The Influential Oregonian, a show where we discuss all things Oregon and interview important people who made their mark on the Beaver State! This week we have friend and colleague Darrell Jabin aka Oregon's Traveling Historian on to talk about his work on presentations involving railroad history, governors, buildings, carousels, and more…
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In recent months, climate and environmental work have been under threat in the U.S., with the Trump administration dismantling climate legislation, freezing funds and intimidating universities, states and nonprofits. Despite the chaos, there’s still a place for hope, says award-winning environmental journalist Alan Weisman, author of the new book H…
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If you weren’t able to catch Oregon State’s football showcase on Saturday, don’t worry. The Beavers wanted it that way. Kind of. The Ducks and Beavers spring games present an annual study in contrast, which is discussed in this week’s episode of the Oregonian Sports Podcast with hosts Bill Oram and Brenna Greene. Also on this week’s episode: • Why …
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Blazer Focused: Grading the Trail Blazers forwards, lottery slippage, Lillard healthy
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1:02:00The hosts of the Blazer Focused podcast‚ Aaron Fentress of The Oregonian/OregonLive and Craig Birnbach, discuss the Portland Trail Blazers falling a tad in the NBA draft lottery, analyze the forward position and address the return of Damian Lillard to the Milwaukee Bucks’ lineup for the playoffs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm…
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When President Trump raised tariffs against China and other countries earlier this month, stock markets plunged, chaos rippled through the global economy and anxiety hit business owners across the United States. The specifics of the tariffs — which soared as high as 145% on China and affected virtually every country on earth — have been changing we…
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The Influential Oregonian - Introduction
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1:21:46The Influential Oregonian is about connecting with different people who do a lot of important work for the state of Oregon, from historic work to improving our state parks and everything in between! Today is our very first episode, so to commemorate the event we take the time to get to know each other and tell the audience about how we got to where…
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The Blazers’ extension of Chauncey Billups may not be popular with all fans, but was completely justified given the progress the team made on the court this season. Will history prove that it was the right move for the rebuilding franchise? On the new episode of the Oregonian Sports Podcast, hosts Bill Oram and Brenna Greene debate the merits of Bi…
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In this week’s episode, Politics and Education Editor Betsy Hammond breaks down the key finding of a survey of 600 metro area voters by DHM Research, commissioned by The Oregonian. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesThe Oregonian/OregonLive
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The hosts of the Blazer Focused podcast‚ Aaron Fentress of The Oregonian/OregonLive and Craig Birnbach, discuss the Portland Trail Blazers signing coach Chauncey Billups to a contract extension and take a quick look at the team’s chances of reaching the playoffs next season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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