‘I hope you’re going to walk away thinking, ‘That Billy Ocean is all right’
Leslie Sebastian Charles wasn’t born to be a star.
Trail Blazer players want to ‘win now,’ but that won’t happen
The Trail Blazers’ annual media day was held Monday in the Fountain Room at Memorial Coliseum.
1974 ‘Northwest champions’ whoop it up, 50 years later
CORVALLIS — It had been a half-century since the gang had been together.
With Kyle Bjornstad, Pat Casey and Mitch Canham on Dam Nation and the NIL scene
A couple of weeks ago, Oregon State athletic director Scott Barnes implied to The Oregonian that the university would be operating its own Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) collective.
After more than six decades, Williams still kickin’ it with The Temptations: ‘Who would have imagined?’
If you are 60 and a fan of music, you will remember The Temptations as providing some of the best R&B sound from the 1960s and ’70s.
On the Pac-6, Beaver baseball and the deaths of Traci Rose, Barry Adams and Bob Robinson …
This, that and other things in our sports world …
Beavers can compete, but not at same level as the Ducks
CORVALLIS — It took just over a half Saturday for Oregon State to find out that Oregon isn’t Idaho State or San Diego State.
Get your ‘Civil War Rivalry’ and ‘Frosty’ books Saturday
The 128th renewal of the Civil War Rivalry will take place Saturday at 12:30 p.m. When Oregon State and Oregon square off in a tackle football game at Reser Stadium — the earliest meeting ever between the Beavers and Ducks.
Beaver baseball: Here we go again, and it looks promising
(First of two parts. Second part of the series featuring Oregon State pitching will run Tuesday).
A look back at hoop history with the great Dave Gambee
Before attending the celebration of life for Jimmy Anderson held at Gill Coliseum in March, Dave Gambee leafed through an old scrapbook for a photo of his Oregon State basketball team when he was a senior in 1957-58.
It’s a run to victory in Bray’s debut as Beavers head coach
CORVALLIS — What stood out from my observation point in the press box, high above the playing field Saturday at Reser Stadium, where Oregon State opened its 2024 campaign with a 38-15 triumph over Idaho State:
Books to consider before the end of summer ...
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Thom Brennaman is back, and he is starting in Corvallis
Nobody will be happier to be at Reser Stadium on Aug. 31 for Oregon State’s season opener against Idaho State than Thom Brennaman.
How will the Beavers fare in ’24? The experts have their say
A new era of Oregon State football begins on Aug. 31 when the Beavers face FCS opponent Idaho State in a 5:30 p.m. season opener at Reser Stadium.
My top 25 NBA players of all-time. What say you?
While watching the U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team in Paris, and with the recent death of Jerry West, my mind drifted to the great players I have seen in my lifetime.
Thoughts on ’24 Olympics: Steph got hot, Sabrina got hosed, U.S. track and field foes got hammered
I have to say, the 2024 Summer Olympic Games held my rapt attention almost from start to finish.
Clyde’s appearance at Dick’s grand opening: Charming, accommodating, gracious and grateful
I arrive at the brand new Dick’s Sporting Goods store at Jantzen Beach at 4:45 p.m. on Friday and the line in the store is already forming.
For Winterhawks’ Johnston and Gustafson, ‘It is going to be a change’
It has been a long time since Mike Johnston hasn’t made at least a good part of his living in the coaching box.
Roseburg’s Stedman claims first Steve Brandon scholarship
Steve Brandon would have been pleased with the selection of Carter Stedman as the first recipient of the Steve Brandon Memorial Journalism Scholarship.