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Mar

NEW TEAM MASCOT HAS BEEN INTRODUCED

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Douglas Fur, the Big Foot mascot shoot on March 7th, 2023. (Kent J Edwards / Trail Blazers)

The Trail Blazers debuted their new mascot at the
Tuesday night basketball game. The Big Foot
mascot was named Douglas Fur, ‘Douggy’ for
short.

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Jan

‘’THE SCHONZ” HAS DIED AT AGE 93

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William W. (Bill) Schonely (June 1, 1929 – January 21, 2023)

Bill Schonely was local sports broadcaster who was the play-
by-play announcer for the Portland Trail Blazers for almost
three decades, from the team’s launch in 1970 until 1998.

The Trail Blazers organization retired Schonely’s microphone
on November 3, 2003.

In 1999, Schonely was inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of
Fame for Broadcasting.

In 2012, Schonely was awarded the Curt Gowdy Media Award
from the Basketball Hall of Fame.

Legendary broadcaster Bill Schonely says farewell to Trail Blazers fans at retirement ceremony ...

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Jan

FORMER NBA CHAMPION IS DEAD AT AGE 74

Former NBA champion player and coach Chris Ford, who
rose to prominence during his time with the Boston Celtics,
has died Tuesday. He made the first 3-pointer in NBA history
on Oct. 12, 1979.