Having come from Portland after almost 30 years, I can give you a much better comparison and contrast between Oregon and California. For example, Portland, Oregon has just the one palm tree.

The Portland Trail Blazers defeated the Sacramento Kings 115-108 Wednesday night in a season-opening matchup at Golden 1 Center. Jerami Grant finished with 23 points, eight rebounds and two blocks ...

Sacramento Kings (25-25, ninth in the Western Conference) vs. Portland Trail Blazers (22-29, 13th in the Western Conference) Portland, Oregon; Thursday, 10 p.m. EST Kings -1; over/under is 230 ...