On Cliff Robinson, Another one gone before his time From the early ‘90s Blazers …
Cliff Robinson’s death Friday at the age of 53 leaves another gaping hole in the heart of Rip City.
In 2008, Kevin Duckworth died of congestive heart failure. He was 44.
In 2015, Jerome Kersey passed away from the effects of a blood clot. He was 52.
My take on the NBA boycott, and why players were wise to not go dark the rest of the season
I’m glad NBA players decided Thursday not to boycott for the rest of the season.
Not because something like $1 billion in national television rights is riding on the playoffs, though that’s certainly a consideration, too.
The Schonz is still going strong at 91!
Bill Schonely, centenarian Bud Ossey, former Oregon baseball/basketball star Rob Closs and Kerry Eggers enjoy lunch at Tualatin Country Club.
How would Beaver teams of the early ’80s and ’19-20 compare? There’s really no comparison
Has anybody seen the website WhatIfSports.com? It is an interactive site that allows users to select sports teams from different eras and pit them against each other in a computer simulated game. It is an intriguing concept -- having players and teams from different eras compete as if they were in their respective primes.
I’m not sure how a computer decides whether Dr. J can rise over Giannis Antetokounmpo, but it certainly sparks debate.
Blazers-Lakers should be an intriguing matchup. And my pick for the series winner is …
A few observations as the eighth-seeded Trail Blazers take on the challenge of facing the top-seeded L.A. Lakers in a seven-game first-round playoff series to which everyone across NBA circles will be paying attention …
• In a word, watching the Blazers’ nine-game run-up to the NBA playoffs has been fun.
Not because they made it — after 45 years in the sportswriting business, I’ll probably never think like a fan — but because Portland’s seeding games have been so watchable.
Ask A Beaver Anything
I’ll be participating in a "Ask A Beaver Anything" livestream on the "Beavers Behind Enemy Lines” group on Facebook on Friday August 14, 2020 at 5 pm. You are invited to post questions about Oregon State sports and I’ll do my best to answer them.
I was a guest on Ferrall: Coast To Coast on The SportsGrid Network hosted by Scott Ferrall
Longtime national sports radio host Scott Ferrall wanted to catch up with what is happening in the sports landscape in Portland. We chatted about the Trail Blazers, Damian Lillard, CJ McCollum, Carmelo Anthony, and my upcoming book about Jerome Kersey.
Seth Reeves’ swing sings as he preps for Winco Foods Portland Open
When tournament director Jeff Sanders and Ryan Fowler, his director of marketing/communications, invited me to play in Tuesday’s pro-am for the Winco Foods Portland Open at Pumpkin Ridge, I was excited.
When I learned the name of the pro who would play with our amateur team, I got amped up even more.
Books, books and more books …
Some of you may remember the sports book review columns I wrote periodically for the Portland Tribune. I’d like to bring back that feature occasionally on the “Kerry Eggers” website.
Mercy, mercy Jerome Kersey …
I’m pleased to announce that I’ll be writing a biography on the late, great Jerome Kersey of the Portland Trail Blazers in cooperation with the publisher, Dementi Books, Art and Photography of Manakin Sabot, Va.
I am going to be a guest on Oklahoma City's WWLS 98.1 FM on July 14, 2020
I will be joining WWLS The Sports Animal 98.1 FM at 5:00 PM on Tuesday. Tune in or click here to stream the show.
WinCo Foods Portland Open happening despite COVID-19 challenges
Even though no spectators will be allowed Portland is the only tournament staging a pro-am which is almost full at 100 foursomes
Jonathan Smith: What to Expect in Year Three, by Jim Wilson
How do Smith’s first two years compare with previous Beaver head coaches?
Heading into Jonathan Smith’s third season, there is reason for genuine optimism as Oregon
State leap-frogged from a shaky 2-10 initial campaign to a 5-7 team one play away from earning a bowl berth in year two.
Doug Edgren wins our first book drawing
A Sandy resident won the drawing for an autographed copy of “Wherever You May Be … the Bill Schonely Story.”
Doug Edgren, 56, was 13 when the Blazers won the NBA championship in 1977.
Calabro: It was about spending time with family…
He took the decision down to the final day before his contract expired.
Then Kevin Calabro pulled the plug on his career as the Trail Blazers’ television play-by-play voice.
With Ron Callan and Jim Wilson, offering our favorite Beaver athletes ever…
Note to readers: Jim Wilson and Ron Callan will serve as occasional guest columnists on my website. The Oregon State broadcasters’ first offering is a list of each’s top five favorite Beaver athletes to watch through the years. That’s not necessarily the best players, but the ones they most enjoyed watching at their craft.
Talking the ‘Civil War,’ Kevin Love, Keanon Lowe, coaching payouts and the film “Just Mercy”…
Covering a few sporting issues on my my mind this week …
Officials at Oregon State and Oregon have announced that the term “Civil War” will no longer be used in connection with the sports rivalry between the schools.
With Jon Teitel, talking Clyde Drexler on his 58th birthday…
The NBA Finals date back to 1947 (when they were known as the Basketball Association of America Finals) and the very 1st NCAA tourney was held in 1939. Olympic basketball competition is even older: it debuted as a demonstration event in 1904 and the men’s version became a medal sport in 1936, with the women finally getting their chance to go for the gold in 1976.
I am going to be a guest on Portland's Rip City Radio 620 on June 12, 2020
I will be joining Travis Demers and Chad Doing on their daily radio talk show. Tune in or click the link to stream the show. I am scheduled to join them at 3:20 PM.