Things have really taken off this week in the downtown sports scene. The Trailblazers are fighting for a playoff spot and every game is big. March Madness has arrived at the Rose Garden Arena with eight of the best college basketball teams in town for the NCAA tournament regional playoffs. On top of this, the Portland State basketball team (our own downtown university) is the Big Sky Conference champ and will play in the NCAA regionals over in the Boise.
But wait, there's more. Portland is knocking on the door of professional soccer. After lengthy discussions and a very public hearing at City Hall, a plan emerged to support our city as a possible site for a Major League Soccer expansion team. If we get it, there will be considerable changes over at the Rose Quarter as a new stadium is built and we will see another big renovation at PGE park. Look for updates on this very soon as MLS is scheduled to make it's decision in the next week or so on expansion cities.
For sports fans, this is really exciting stuff.
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