Under Chris Casey, players were ‘better human beings than when they went in’
It’s the end of an era at George Fox.
There’s a Riley in the coaching box at Wazzu
When Washington State visits The Bluff Saturday for a 5 p.m. game at the University of Portland, the Cougars will be bringing along not only a 10-3 record but one of the youngest Division I head coaches in the country.
On Jeff Young and the Ducks, Mike Riley on John Robinson, the Blazers’ rise and more …
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Bottom’s up to the late, great Dee Andros
CORVALLIS — With Halloween on its way, it was only fitting that they gathered from across the region to pay tribute to “The Great Pumpkin.”
For Kyle DeVan, coaching job with Beavers is ‘dream come true’
CORVALLIS — As Kyle DeVan was ending his football playing career with the Tennessee Titans at age 27 in 2012, he thought he might turn to coaching.
Mike and Dee Riley: ‘It was a true love story’
Mike Riley said goodbye to Dee Riley Thursday.
Keith Heyward is back home in Corvallis; ‘I have a job to do’
It was almost a quarter-century ago that Oregon State took the college football scene by storm, going 11-1 and thrashing Notre Dame 41-9 in the 2001 Fiesta Bowl.
Rutsch and his boys have a time together
McMINNVILLE — At a large table at Golden Valley Brewery and Restaurant sits Linfield athletics royalty, swapping stories and laughs over two hours of a long lunch.
Everything you wanted to know about Beaver football, but were afraid to ask
Notes quotes and observations about Oregon State and the gridiron …
Folks had fun at the OSU Hall of Fame banquet
Over a long career in sportswriting, I have attended dozens of Hall of Fame-type banquets.
Steven Jackson on entering the Beaver Hall of Fame: ‘There is a forever bond’
Steven Jackson is already a member of the Southern Nevada Sports Hall of Fame, was last year included in the Pac-12 Hall of Honor and one day may gain enshrinement into the NFL Hall of Fame.
Alexis Serna to the OSU Athletics Hall of Fame: ‘It’s an incredible story’
Former placekicker Alexis Serna is among the induction class of 2023 for the Oregon State Athletics Hall of Fame Nov. 10 at Reser Stadium in Corvallis.
For 130 years, the Civil War game has been a rivalry. Ahead of what could be the finale, read all about it
With Oregon’s departure for the Big Ten and Oregon State’s uncertain future, it’s possible that the Nov. 24 game at Autzen Stadium between the archrivals will be the final Civil War football game.
Riley to the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame: ‘I’m thrilled about it’
This fall is going to be an eventful one in the life of Mike Riley.
The real McCoy: Beavers caught Lightning in a bottle
CORVALLIS — How in the world, one might wonder, could a person known as “Lightning” fly under the radar?
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Soon to be coming your way: a full stadium in Corvallis
CORVALLIS — Wherever his place of rest, Charlie Parker is probably smiling about now.
Another hall of fame for Dennis Erickson; ‘This one is big,’ offers the legendary coach
(Editor’s note: The Oregon Sports Hall of Fame banquet has been postponed to Sunday, Oct. 9.)
Being inducted into a hall of fame is getting to be old hat for Dennis Erickson.
On the Pac-12 bombshell, Riley’s tribute to Ad, Mariners’ rookie sensation, Andy Jenkins, GP II, Charnquist, Schonely and Lillard
Mike Riley was driving from Birmingham, Ala., to his family’s vacation home in Gruene, Texas, when he heard the news about the departure of Pac-12 brethren UCLA and Southern Cal to the Big Ten, er, Sweet Sixteen, by 2024.
Mike Riley’s Generals, Braves at Truist and a State Hall of Fame to crave Also: A look at Blazers in the draft and Wayne Cooper’s legacy
Reflections from a week spent in Alabama accompanied by the better half …