Pros vs. Joes No 17: Charlie Sitton’s turning 60, and he’s still having a ball
So many great Oregon high school players have left the state to play their college basketball.
Larry Brown looks out front window, lands on Memphis Tigers’ bench
Larry Brown is more than a basketball lifer.
Pros vs. Joes No. 16: Frank Peters at 78: ‘Everything has been replaced except my balls and my brain, and they’re both still working’
Frank “The Flake” Peters was in my conscience from a young age.
Pros vs. Joes No. 15: Fast, athletic and smart —that sums up ‘The Fox’
The odds of Steve Preece making it in pro football were not great.
Hey Joes (and Jills)! Fill out your brackets, show some knowledge
The 2022 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament bracket is out.
Pros vs. Joes No. 14: From board opp to clone to talk-show host, Chad Doing is getting it done
Purveyors of sports talk radio like Chad “The Body” Doing for several reasons.
One, he’s likable. But it goes far beyond that.
Pros vs. Joes No. 13: Despite the Blazers’ rocky road, Brooke Olzendam’s having a ball
If there is a poster person of popularity among fans in the Trail Blazers organization these days, it’s probably not a player or coach.
Pro No. 12: For Mike Walter, 10 years with 49ers reaped 3 Super Bowl rings
It’s been almost 30 years, Mike Walter, since you laced up your cleats and played a game in the NFL. Does it feel like a long time ago?
Pros vs. Joes No. 11: At 71, Twardzik is still calling games, and having fun doing it at his alma mater
Does Dave Twardzik ever wear the NBA championship ring he earned as a starting guard for the 1976-77 Trail Blazers?
Pros vs. Joes No. 10: Boca Raton is home for Yvenson Bernard, but Oregon State remains close to his heart
Yvenson Bernard is no longer an Oregonian, but he’ll always be a Beaver.
The Schonz is hanging up his microphone
The Trail Blazers’ “Voice of God” has delivered his final sermon.
Pros vs. Joes No. 9: Mikayla Pivec pivots to comfortable spot playing in Spain
It has taken her awhile, but my favorite female athlete in Oregon State history is finally having a rewarding experience playing pro basketball.
Pros vs. Joes No. 8: Schwarz’s retirement means ‘a totally open highway” ahead
To pay tribute to the end of his 32-year career as a reporter at ESPN — the longest tenure in the network’s history — Mark Schwarz was asked to do the narration for a seven-minute spot that was aired during last Saturday’s “Outside the Lines” show.
Pros vs. Joes No. 7: If June Jones isn’t coaching in the XFL next year, start an investigation
June Sheldon Jones III may be 69, but his spirit is 39.
Pros. vs. Joes No. 6: Leave it to the ‘Wizard of Foz’ to keep working to help the cause
For those of you Baby Boomers — or perhaps members of the “Silent Generation” — I have some daunting news to deliver:
Dick Fosbury turns 75 on Sunday.
Pros vs. Joes No. 5: At the rate he’s going, Darnell Valentine might just live forever
For 15 years, since he was laid off from what he called his “dream job” — as director of player programs for the Trail Blazers — Darnell Valentine has been employed at Precision Castparts, an industrial goods and metal fabrication company headquartered in Portland.
Pros vs. Joes No. 4: Dillon’s in a pickle, but he’ll get it together
If there is a sports team mascot from the state that has grabbed the headlines this winter, it’s not been Benny Beaver, Blaze or the “Oregon Duck.”
Pros vs. Joes No. 3: Neil Everett on his rookie season with Trail Blazers: ‘I’ve loved it’
Neil Everett was on the way out of his home in Mar Vista, Calif., for a late afternoon walk with the family dog.
Pros vs. Joes No. 2: Lester Conner is taking on a new experience in old stomping grounds
It had been more than three decades since Lester Conner called the Oakland area home.
Pros vs. Joes No. 1: Brian Wheeler is all in on ‘Pros vs. Joes’ challenge
Brian Wheeler hasn’t called play-by-play for an NBA team since being let go by the Trail Blazers after a 21-year run in 2019.