Singler, Bennion, Young among OSA finalists
St. Mary's senior Sarah Bennion, Phoenix senior Alex Young and former South Medford High standout Kyle Singler are among a list of finalists for the 2011 Oregon Sports Awards.
Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Rodney Stuckey scored 28 points and the Detroit Pistons won for only the second time in 12 games, beating the Portland Trail Blazers 94-91 last night. LaMarcus Aldridge led Portland with 25 points, one night after a 33-point, 23-rebound effort against Toronto. Raymond Felton had 20 points and nine assists.
OSU women victorious in conference opener
Junior Sage Indendi and freshman Ali Gibson combined for 27 points, as the Oregon State women’s basketball team outlasted the Washington Huskies, 60-55, to open Pac-12 play on Thursday evening in front of a crowd of 1,332 in Gill Coliseum.
Auto show rides a wave of big sales
Pent-up demand for new cars and trucks is pushing sales to their highest levels in three years, just in time for the opening of the 2012 Portland International Auto Show. Automobile sales are up nearly 10 percent nationally and almost 15 percent in Oregon during the past year. Sales are approaching ...
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Sheldon girls basketball wins special-district game at wire over Lincoln
PORTLAND — Sheldon’s Leah Niclason made both shots of a one-and-one with seven seconds left in the game to give the Irish a three-point lead before Lincoln missed a final attempt to win 58-55 in Class 6A special district. Niclason scored 16 points and grabbed a team-high 10 rebounds. The …
Portland gang-related killings in 2011 highest in a decade
There were eight gang-related homicides in Portland last year -- 35 percent of the total number, the highest in a decade. Seven remain unsolved, including the November killing of a 13-year-old boy, Julio Cesar Marquez, whose body was found in a Northeast Portland alley.
Youth sports Jan. 25, 2012
Posted: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 12:15 am | Updated: 2:14 am, Wed Jan 25, 2012. On Thursday, Jan. 19, a small contingent of Coeur d'Alene Area Swim Team athletes braved the winter weather and made it to Federal Way, Wash., for the 36th annual Washington Open Swim Meet.