Orlando comes into a matchup against Portland after losing four road games in a row. Thursday's meeting is the first of the season between the two squads.

Advertisement Article continues below this ad 3-Point Goals_Portland 9-28 (Simons 3-6, Banton 2-4, Grant 2-6, Camara 1-1, Sharpe 1-4, Henderson 0-1, Murray 0-1, Walker 0-1, Avdija 0-4), Orlando 6 ...

Percentages: FG .488, FT .632. 3-Point Goals: 9-28, .321 (Simons 3-6, Banton 2-4, Grant 2-6, Camara 1-1, Sharpe 1-4, Henderson 0-1, Murray 0-1, Walker 0-1, Avdija 0-4 ...

The Portland Trail Blazers could complete their second season sweep Thursday night with a win over the Orlando Magic at the Moda Center. The Blazer swept the Milwaukee Bucks 2-0 with Tuesday night’s 125-112 win at the Moda Center.

The Portland Trail Blazers never trailed in the second half Thursday on its way to a dominating 101-79 win at Orlando.

EA Sports video-game developer Scott O’Gallagher also has East River High boys and girls basketball on positive trajectories.

WH Smith has revealed a drop in High Street sales amid talks of selling 500 of its UK shops. Its High Street sales fell 6% in the 21 weeks to January 25, covering the key Christmas period, down 3% on the previous year. The company already has plans to close 17 UK stores in 2025, having closed 14 during the past financial year.

With quarterback Carson Beck in the fold, Miami is expected to shop for wide receivers during the spring portal window.

Thursday, Jan. 30 Atlanta at Cleveland, 7 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Washington, 7 p.m. Minnesota at Utah, 9 p.m. Houston at Memphis, 9:30 p.m. Orlando at Portland, 10 p.m.

Oak Essentials, the California-based clean luxury beauty brand, announces its expansion into Ulta Beauty stores nationwide, marking a significant milestone in the brand's retail growth strategy. Following its successful online presence at Ulta.

Yelp, the popular online reservations platform, just released its annual list of Top 100 date night restaurants — just in time for Valentine's Day. From Cesarina in San Diego and Nocturne in Denver to Le Fou Frog in Missouri,

College men: Portland State at Montana, 7 p.m. College men: Sacramento State at Montana State, 7 p.m. College men: Saint Martin's (Wash.) at Montana State Billings, 7 p.m. College men: Montana State-Northern at Rocky Mountain College, 7 p.m. College women: Montana at Portland State, 8 p.m.