Mr. Sonic looks at the bigger picture in Portland
Frank Hughes, Special to ESPN.comFrank Hughes chats with Nate McMillan about his Seattle exit, his new gig in Portland as Mr. Sonic and more.
Story | Conversation | January 27, 2006Keeping Allen outweighs losing McMillan
Frank Hughes, Special to ESPN.comIt's sad to see Nate McMillan go, but the Sonics got their man in Ray Allen, writes Frank Hughes. • Nate's way
Story | Conversation | July 07, 2005Method to free agency's madness?
Frank Hughes, Special to ESPN.comAn agenda behind the crazy spending? Accidental e-mails from Eagle? Rick Fox's divorce?
Story | Conversation | August 12, 2004A good thing: pointing out bad calls
Frank Hughes, Special to ESPN.comThe NBA made the right call by publicly acknowledging the bad call of referee Michael Henderson.
Story | Conversation | March 02, 2004Mandatory testing sure to stir the pot
Frank Hughes, Special to ESPN.comNBA owners want to put an end to marijuana use in the league by making random drug testing mandatory.
Story | Conversation | January 29, 2004Sports' new code of conduct
Frank Hughes, Special to ESPN.comPlayers aren't dictating what behavior they can get away with. Just ask the Blazers' Bonzi Wells.
Story | Conversation | November 23, 2003West's rock of ages
Frank Hughes, Special to ESPN.comThe Kings, Lakers, Mavericks, Spurs, Wolves could rock the rest of the league with 60-win seasons.
Story | Conversation | October 28, 2003Nash in charge of enforcing Portland's cleanup act
Frank Hughes, Special to ESPN.comMeet the man in charge of cleaning up the Blazers' payroll and image: new GM John Nash.
Story | Conversation | August 07, 2003Fear and loathing in draft-day war rooms
Frank Hughes, Special to ESPN.comFor fear of missing out on the next Michael Jordan, teams choose to make the same mistake.
Story | Conversation | June 24, 2003Lots of housecleaning left for Trail Blazers
Frank Hughes, Special to ESPN.comThere's plenty of housecleaning left for the Blazers after GM Bob Whitsitt's departure.
Story | Conversation | May 07, 2003If they get in, Wizards could come out of East
Frank Hughes, Special to ESPN.comMichael Jordan's Wizards could reach the Finals in the East playoffs. The problem is getting in.
Story | Conversation | April 02, 2003Win streak aside, Portland still has issues to address
Frank Hughes, Special to ESPN.comEven though Portland has made a nice little run up the standings, not everyone believes in the Blazers.
Story | Conversation | January 03, 2003More fuel added to volatile Blazers' fire
Frank Hughes, Special to ESPN.comThe Trail Blazers begin training camp at their training facility in Portland, Ore.
Story | Conversation | September 30, 2002Maybe these Blazers are different
Frank Hughes, Special to ESPN.comFollowing Scottie Pippen, the Blazers are streaking to the playoffs behind a new concept -- team basketball.
Story | Conversation | March 29, 2002In six straight wins, Spurs no match for Lakers
Frank Hughes, Special to ESPN.comSince the Spurs won the title, they have had major problems beating Shaq and the cocky Lakers.
Story | Conversation | January 25, 2002TOP SEARCHES IN OCTOBER
NFL Expert Picks tops ESPN.com searches in October. Did "portland trail blazers" make the list?
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