Sports Marketing Reporter at Adweek, looking at where brands, media, sports, and entertainment intersect and occasionally meeting them on and off the field/court. Find me here: https://www.adweek.com/contributor/jason-notte/
The lesson here: Seek evidence that a new arena actually helps your market... don't just Intuit that argument.
kaylie (evil)Blazers sell more tickets on average than the Clippers, Nets, Suns, Bucks, Timberwolves, Hawks, Pacers, Kings, Pelicans, Grizzlies, and Wizards.
In 1991, just after Reed College students vomited red, white, and blue outside of vice president Dan Quayle's Portland hotel, President George H.W. Bush declared the city Little Beirut amid protests of the first Gulf War. That season, the Blazers lost the conference final to the Lakers.
Big Ol’ Mush“divisive political environment” is rich
After growing up in Jersey and moving here from the 1-95/Mass Pike corridor, I'm still amazed by how frequently Oregon closes interstates.
Councilor Angelita MorilloThis afternoon we’re having a Work Session with a presentation from the Oregon Department of Transportation on the I-5 closure coming up in September. Tune in at the link below to learn more or watch the session! www.portland.gov/auditor/coun...
The police-funding initiative has resulted in both contested signatures and complaints, but it also led to the organizers' earnest celebration outside an establishment named River Pig.
OPBA total of 97 official complaints have been filed with the state regarding the Enhanced Community Safety initiative. State election officials say that’s the most complaints they’ve seen on a single petition since adopting a record-keeping system seven years ago.
Would love to see some pro-Rose Garden/cartoon supervillain owner merch before the 20226-27 season. Darras? iamdarras.bigcartel.com/products?pag...
ProductsBrowse all products from IAMDARRAS.iamdarras.bigcartel.comField of SchemesIt helps when you're a cartoon supervillain to start with. www.opb.org/article/2026...
Imagine you're a laid-off Nike/Intel/Daimler worker in Multnomah/Washington counties, Oregon and instead of shoring up the state's safety net or making an economy less reliant on giant, turbulent tentpole companies, justifies incentives toward sports facilities and data centers in this fashion:
Ben CollinsWe've gotta make the Monorail Simpsons episode required viewing for every city councilor in the country. Every single thing he says here is a lie. A Potemkin Village Imaginarium.
You cannot play one of the greatest hockey video games of all time, NHL 94, without hearing the sweet strains of Brass Bonanza and seeing those Whalers colors. Dundon didn't move them, but he sure likes twisting the harpoon in Hartford's back: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SVH...
NHL 94: Brass BonanzaYouTube video by NiichanNickwww.youtube.comstim possiblei can’t believe the guy who owns the carolina hurricanes, who cosplay as the team they murdered every now and then, would be a dastardly bastard
The escalation is wild. Started with @fieldofschemes.bsky.social . Made its way to @defector.com . Now you have @theonion.com and @realinfowars.bsky.social on you? If Blazers PR wanted a full heel turn over Moda Center, that's the way to do it.
Ben CollinsThe league has to get rid of this Dundon guy. He bought the Blazers to hold the city of Portland hostage for arena money and now he's telling all of his underlings to shittalk the city so he can move to Kansas City or something. Cut this shit out or the league will be held hostage by similar ghouls.
A fanbase that fills the building when the team is dictionary-definition tanking is somehow hard to sell tickets to, and the best way to duck a lawsuit is to have a tantrum about it.
OPBPortland Trail Blazers officials told city councilors the city needs to do more than just help fund a renovation of the Moda Center if it wants to assure the Blazers’ long-term presence in Oregon.
Let’s just say the community figures out when you don’t like them.
The OregonianThe closure comes after the building's owner declined to renew the lease and decided to sell the property. https://mrf.lu/25zF2
I don't post work here a whole lot, but I'm particularly proud of this one. I spent much of the summer watching the AUSL right in my backyard in Hillsboro and getting to see how brands like Franklin Sports, Rawlings/Easton, and Mizuno connected with fans. theausl.com/news/ausl-so...
How Major Softball Brands like Franklin, Mizuno, and Rawlings are Elevating the AUSL in 2026From custom gear to Gold Gloves, see how Franklin, Mizuno, Easton, and Rawlings are shaping the future of professional softball in the AUSL.theausl.comAka That song about how Toad the Wet Sprocket and a bunch of friends they don’t talk to anymore quit a beach hike a half hour in. Then they called their apartment “the homestead.” Insufferable.
Drew MagaryEvery time I walk on the beach my mind hits PLAY on Walk On The Ocean by Toad The Wet Sprocket and it bothers me because that band sucked