Memphis faces Portland, seeks to break 5-game skid

Portland went 33-49 overall and 23-29 in Western Conference play last season. The Trail Blazers averaged 6.7 steals, 4.6 blocks and 13.7 turnovers per game last season.

Memphis went 51-31 overall and 30-22 in Western Conference action during the 2022-23 season. The Grizzlies gave up 113.0 points per game while committing 20.0 fouls last season.Grizzlies: Brandon Clarke: out (achilles), Derrick Rose: out (knee), Steven Adams: out for season (knee), Santi Aldama: day to day (ankle).

Teachers kick off strike in Portland, Oregon, over class sizes, pay and resourcesTeachers in Portland, Oregon, went on strike Wednesday, shuttering school for some 45,000 students in Oregon’s biggest city. The Portland Association of Teachers union said it was the first-ever teacher’s strike in the district. Read more ⮕

Teachers kick off strike in Portland, Oregon, over class sizes, pay and resourcesTeachers in Portland, Oregon, went on strike Wednesday, shuttering school for some 45,000 students in Oregon’s biggest city Read more ⮕

Teachers kick off strike in Portland, Oregon, over class sizes, pay and resourcesTeachers in Portland, Oregon, walked off the job on Wednesday for the first day of a strike that will shutter schools for some 45,000 students in Oregon’s largest city. Read more ⮕

Portland Teachers Strike Closes School for Over 45,000 StudentsTeachers, school district can’t agree on pay increases and other issues Read more ⮕

Former Memphis officer charged in Tyre Nichols death to change plea in federal courtA former Memphis police officer is changing his plea from not guilty on federal charges that he violated Tyre Nichols’ civil rights when he was fatally beaten after a traffic stop in January. Court documents show a change of plea hearing has been scheduled for Thursday for Desmond Mills Jr. Read more ⮕

Former Memphis officer charged in Tyre Nichols death to change plea in federal courtA former Memphis police officer is changing his plea from not guilty on federal charges that he violated Tyre Nichols’ civil rights when he was fatally beaten after a traffic stop in January Read more ⮕