Portland-area utilities on Monday responded to widespread power failures after a heavy rainstorm lashed the region.

Thousands are without power and outages are expected to rise Monday night as high winds roll in, meeting vulnerable trees in topsoil soaked by a weekend of rain.

Strong winds with gusts between 50-60 were possible in the Seattle area Monday evening into early Tuesday morning.

Houston's drop in the standings is reflected in NBA.com's latest power rankings, written by John Schuhmann. The team was once in the top tier of the league but is barely making the top 10 at this point, ranking ninth. The Rockets dropped one spot from last week, as the Indiana Pacers have jumped multiple teams from 11th to sixth.

The following players averaged the most fantasy points per game last week (two-game minimum):

NBA.com writer John Schuhmann moved the Blazers down from No. 16 to No. 17 in the site’s latest NBA power rankings. In his write-up accompanying the rank