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Portland Beavers – Men’s Baseball


Affiliate team of the San Diego Padres, they started playing in Portland in 1906.
League: Tripe A, Pacific Coast League
Venue: PGE Park
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Portland Timbers – Men’s soccer


This team has its own Army of fans. They all sit together at games (in section 107) chanting and cheering the Timbers on, along with their mascot, Timber Jim.
League: United Soccer League
Venue: PGE Park
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Portland Trailblazers – Men’s basketball


NBA Champions in 1977, the Trailblazers passed up drafting Michael Jordan in 1984.
League: NBA
Venue: Rose Garden Arena
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Portland Winterhawks – Men’s hockey


Winners of the Memorial Cup in 1983 and 1998, this team was formerly known as the Edmonton Oil Kings.
League: Western Hockey League
Venue: Rose Garden Arena
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