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LaRue Martin Feels Greg Oden's Pain

CHICAGO -- A center is taken No. 1 in the NBA Draft by Portland and is eventually labeled a bust while the No. 2 pick becomes a scoring champion. Sounds like the story of Greg Oden, drafted in 2007. But it's also the tale of LaRue Martin, the first Trail Blazers' No. 1 pick in 1972. There's one major difference between...

LaRue Martin's Story Proves One of Redemption, Success

CHICAGO -- In the summer of 2008, a letter arrived at the Chicago office of LaRue Martin. He opened it and was stunned by what he read. The letter had been written by former Portland owner Larry Weinberg. He had heard how the one-time Trail Blazers center had turned his life around. "You certainly are a wonderful role...

Fantasy Spin: LaMarcus Aldridge Injures Hip, X-Rays Looming

I'll admit it, but I was wrong about LaMarcus Aldridge. During my preseason analysis I had Aldridge listed among those who would not give adequate return on investment, based on his average draft position (ADP). My analysis about Aldridge spoke to the fact that the Blazers were looking loaded up front with Aldridge,...

Notebook: CBA All-Star Meeting, Tyreke Evans Foot Update, Dunk Contest News

The players will wind up getting their meeting after all, having convinced NBA commissioner David Stern and the league's owners to enter the room full of stars at All-Star weekend in Los Angeles next month. But when deputy commissioner Adam Silver (right) was so calmly dismissive of the need or inclination for such a...

Brandon Roy to Have Athroscopic Surgery on Both Knees

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Portland Trail Blazers star Brandon Roy will have arthroscopic surgery on both of his knees next week. The team says there is no timetable for the All-Star guard's return. Roy has missed 16 games this season because of soreness in his knees, which he has said is caused by a lack of cartilage. Roy...

Greg Oden News From the Web

02/22/12 NBA Fantasy: Coming off benchâ¦ Source: The London Free Press - London ON - Canada The NBA all-star break arrives this weekend.
02/22/12 Tipsheet: Can goaltenders be citizens too? Source: St Louis Post-Dispatch - St Louis MO Tim Thomas will be at Scottrade Center for a hockey game tonight, not a Tea Party rally.
02/22/12 Heat win seventh straight Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia PA The NBA-leading Miami Heat stretched their winning streak to seven games Tuesday night with a 120-108 pounding of the visiting Sacramento Kings.
02/21/12 He'll heat up after being waived | Sideline Chatter Source: The Seattle Times - Seattle WA Linsanity, it appears, hasn't spread to Thoroughbred racing yet.
02/21/12 Greg Oden era sadly might be over before it started Source: Sporting News Five years ago this week, Ohio State was on its way to the Final Four. In the third week of February, the Buckeyes were ranked first in one poll and second in another, and five weeks after that, they were playing Florida in the national championship game.