Orlando comes into a matchup against Portland after losing four road games in a row. Thursday's meeting is the first of the season between the two squads.

The Portland Trail Blazers could complete their second season sweep Thursday night with a win over the Orlando Magic at the Moda Center. The Blazer swept the Milwaukee Bucks 2-0 with Tuesday night’s 125-112 win at the Moda Center. The Blazers won 101-79 at Orlando on Jan. 23.

Advertisement Article continues below this ad 3-Point Goals_Portland 9-28 (Simons 3-6, Banton 2-4, Grant 2-6, Camara 1-1, Sharpe 1-4, Henderson 0-1, Murray 0-1, Walker 0-1, Avdija 0-4), Orlando 6 ...

Percentages: FG .488, FT .632. 3-Point Goals: 9-28, .321 (Simons 3-6, Banton 2-4, Grant 2-6, Camara 1-1, Sharpe 1-4, Henderson 0-1, Murray 0-1, Walker 0-1, Avdija 0-4 ...

The Portland Trail Blazers never trailed in the second half Thursday on its way to a dominating 101-79 win at Orlando.

Crews remain on the scene hours after a fire engulfed the Blue Heron paper mill in Oregon City. Read online: https://www.koin.com/local/clackamas-county/crews-battle-fire-at-blue-heron-paper-mill-thursday-morning/

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The Magic begin a five-game West Coast road trip on Thursday against the Trail Blazers. They fell 125-119 in double overtime in their last time out on Monday against the Miami Heat after leading by 14 points in the fourth quarter for their sixth loss in seven games.

EA Sports video-game developer Scott O’Gallagher also has East River High boys and girls basketball on positive trajectories.

With quarterback Carson Beck in the fold, Miami is expected to shop for wide receivers during the spring portal window.

WH Smith has reported a drop in High Street sales after it said it was planning to sell 500 of its UK shops. Its High Street sales fell 6% in the 21 weeks to January 25, covering the key Christmas period,

As the White House paused federal grants and loans in a far-reaching executive order, early childhood education centers and states discovered Tuesday they could no longer access money they rely on to provide care for some of the nation’s neediest families and children.