Joyner beginning to put Beaver basketball pieces together
CORVALLIS — Five months in, Justin Joyner sounds like a man sold on his new job.
Mac is back in the Pac-12, this time at Oregon State
CORVALLIS — Since he began a peripatetic coaching journey in 1990 as a grad assistant under Ray Goff at Georgia, Mike MacIntyre has had 15 changes of address in 36 years
In his sixth season with the Twins, Trevor is creating a tremor
SEATTLE — As he leads a sportswriter he has known for some time out of the visitors clubhouse and into the dugout at T-Mobile Park, Trevor Larnach looks out at a blue-sky, picture-perfect Northwest day and exclaims, “Man, I love it up here.”
With a third of the season left, Mariners send out SOS signal
SEATTLE — The Seattle Mariners seem to be sending out a message to all hands on deck these days: SOS
Getting inside the cages with ’Sports Animal Eugene’
I was on today with the guys from “The Drive” (102.9 FM, 1050 AM) in Eugene. AKA, I guess, as “Sports Animal Eugene.”
More poor decisions in the Land of Dum-Dum
Since his purchase of the Trail Blazers in late March, Tom Dundon — who made his fortune in subprime auto lending primarily in Dallas — has given every indication that penny-pinching will be a high priority of his ownership
To help inner-city kids, Gerald Bolden goes Extra Innings
The sun breaks through the clouds on an early Saturday afternoon at Farragut Park in North Portland, where Team Rad of Washougal, Wash., is facing the pride of “Extra Innings PDX,” the Monarchs, in a duel between teams of 11- and 12-year-olds
Rick Wise’s MO during his long MLB career: ‘A fastball with an idea behind it’
I had an event recently for my new book, “Scrolls of a Sports Scribe,” at The Springs, a senior living center in Lake Oswego
On Ja Morant, Jay Triano, USA soccer and MLB All-Star Game Beavers …
Knocking it about on a few sports subjects as we swing into the second half of 2026:
Big performances all around at Pre Classic, and in the grand finale, it’s Australia’s Myers
EUGENE — The Bowerman Mile is the signature event of the Prefontaine Classic, so a tip of the cap to Australian Cameron Myers, who overcame a stellar field to claim victory Saturday at Hayward Field
As ‘The Tailgater of Golf,’ Sanders makes it also about entertainment, and charity
Broadcaster Steve Sands (left) calls Albertsons Boise Open tournament director “the best-dressed man in all of golf” (courtesy Jerry Smart)
They’re slinging it, they’re bringing it and they’re singing the praises for Slingball
PACIFIC CITY — It was one of those all-weather weekends at the Oregon Coast
Rasmussen is rolling, with MLB batters in his wake, plus other Beavers in pro ball
When healthy, Drew Rasmussen has been a quality starter for the Tampa Bay Rays across the past few seasons
Mannion hopes to make Eagle offense fly
Like Super Bowl MVPs who declare “I’m going to Disney World” in those iconic TV commercials, Sean Mannion has a date with Mickey, Donald and Goofy
An interview by KYKN’s Mike Allegre, mostly about Beaver sports
I went on the air Friday with veteran sportscaster Mike Allegre, the main topic of conversation Oregon State athletics
War’s Lonnie Jordan revisited
I can tell you three things for sure about Lonnie Jordan, singer, keyboardist and front man for the band “War”:
JoJo stays with the Beavers, and bro Jemai is coming, too
There may be a more popular current Oregon State athlete in the eyes of Beaver Nation, but Josiah “JoJo” Lake II is certainly on the short list
On Griffin’s unveiling, plus OSU President Murthy’s thoughts on the new AD and Jensen Huang
CORVALLIS — Once upon a time, Kevin Griffin was a college football player
Beaver baseball will lose a lot, but key pieces are back and big talent could be on the way
Every season that doesn’t end in Omaha, those in Beaver baseball like to say, is a bust
Rick Adelman is gone, but definitely not forgotten
The news that Rick Adelman had passed away swept across the NBA quickly on Monday