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Trail Blazers center Greg Oden reinvents self ahead of season

Oct. 22, 2009
After an inconsistent debut season, the 7-foot-center for the Portland Trail Blazers slimmed down, worked on his defense, focused on his footwork and even added a turnaround jumper to his repertoire.
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NBA: Portland 101, New Orleans 86

PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 29 (UPI) -- Brandon Roy helped Portland dominate the final 16 minutes of the game Friday and the Trail Blazers pulled away for a 101-86 victory over New Orleans.

NBA: Portland 117, Sacramento 96

SACRAMENTO, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- Steve Blake scored 20 points Friday and the Portland Trail Blazers used a barrage of three-pointers to run away from Sacramento 117-96.

NBA: New Jersey 106, Portland 101

PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 22 (UPI) -- The New Jersey Nets snapped a six-game losing streak Wednesday with a 106-101 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers, who have lost five straight.

NBA: Dallas 103, Portland 96

PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Dirk Nowitzki keyed a third-quarter Dallas run in pacing the Mavericks to a 103-96 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers.

NBA: Detroit 103, Portland 93

PORTLAND, Ore., March 2 (UPI) -- The Detroit Pistons won their eighth straight game Tuesday, a 103-93 decision over the Portland Trail Blazers.

NBA: New Orleans 91, Portland 80

PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 10 (UPI) -- J.R. Smith scored 19 points Wednesday night in helping New Orleans win for just the ninth time this season, 91-80 over Portland.

NBA: Phoenix 121, Portland 99

PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 5 (UPI) -- Quentin Richardson scored 37 points Sunday night to lead the Phoenix Suns to a 121-99 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers.

NBA: New Jersey 64, Portland 60

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J., Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Alonzo Mourning had 14 points and 12 rebounds Tuesday night to lead the New Jersey Nets to a 64-60 win over the Portland Trail Blazers.

NBA: Portland 91, Utah 70

PORTLAND, Ore., March 7 (UPI) -- The Portland Trail Blazers ran up a big early lead and beat the Utah Jazz 91-70 Saturday night.

NBA: Portland 88, N.Y. Knicks 81

PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 6 (UPI) -- Wesley Person scored eight of his 10 points in the fourth quarter as the Portland Trail Blazers beat the New York Knicks, 88-81.
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Youngsters compete in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Contestants (L-R) Cooper Barth of West Long Branch, New Jersey, Eboseremhen Eigbe of Galloway, New Jersey, Jacob Bayly Hunter of Sante Fe, New Mexico and Massound Sharif of Albany, New York, all await their turns to compete during the 3rd round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. UPI/Mike Theiler