ROOT Sports, Mariners in bind after loss of Portland Trail Blazers’ broadcast rights

When 2024 began, ROOT Sports had the rights for three major Pacific Northwest sports teams. Now, it has just one.

SEATTLE — The Pacific Northwest’s last regional sports network took a hit on Wednesday, as the Portland Trail Blazers announced an end to its relationship with ROOT Sports immediately despite a year remaining on their contract.

This comes just a few months after the Seattle Kraken also announced they were moving on from ROOT in favor of a local television deal with KING 5, KONG, KGW in Portland and KREM in Spokane and a streaming deal with Amazon Prime Video. The Seattle Mariners now not only

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