My favorite Blazers
Editor’s note: My first season covering the Trail Blazers was 1989-90. Much time has passed, and many players have donned the Portland uniform since that time.
Pooh Jeter returns: ‘I’m going to do what I can to help things’
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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?
Beers’ glass is overflowing with good stuff
CORVALLIS — Whether it’s a career in basketball or pottery or teaching in elementary school, you get the sense that Raegan Beers won’t be short-changed.
On Gary Andersen, the Pac-9, Jess Lewis, SI’s power list and Justin Herbert’s contract
A mid-summer notes column …
For three-quarters of a century, Fishers have been putting cars on the road in Portland
The Fisher name means something in automobile sales in Portland.
My favorite Blazers
Editor’s note: My first season covering the Trail Blazers was 1989-90. Much time has passed, and many players have donned the Portland uniform since that time.
Huber’s is more than just a restaurant — it’s a Portland institution
Huber’s Cafe has not been around since the coin flip that determined that the City of Roses would be named Portland and not Boston.
Lapped in the race? Dam Nation doing its best to prevent it
Tim Shelton’s hit-and-run farewell to Oregon State came in a June 14 article in The Oregonian.
A capper to the best of times for Adley Rutschman
SEATTLE — While doing commentary for the MLB Network before the 2019 draft, former Oregon State coach Pat Casey was asked about the Beavers’ Adley Rutschman.
Adley falls in first round, but makes a memory
SEATTLE — During a Monday afternoon meeting with the media, Adley Rutschman allowed how his participation in the MLB Home Run Derby “will be a memory for a lifetime.”
The Rutschmans at T-Mobile Park: Living out a fantasy
SEATTLE — Over the next two days in the Emerald City, the Rutschmans get to live out a fantasy.
David Adelman’s looking at a short summer, ‘but short summers are good’
Dreams don’t often come true, especially in sports.
Everett: ‘Jump off a Iarge rock and it’s terrifying until you hit the water, and then it’s exhilarating. That’s where I am right now”
It was the end of an era on June 23 at the ESPN studio in Los Angeles.
New season, solid returnees: Tinkle sees better things on horizon
It has been a rough two years for Wayne Tinkle following Oregon State’s Cinderella run to the Elite Eight in 2021.
Cutsforth’s offers July prize
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Thanks for the mention on the podcast Bill and Ryen
The Ringer’s Bill Simmons and Ryen Rusillo, media personalities and some of the nation’s foremost sports podcasters, made mention of my “Jail Blazers” book on their most recent podcast on June 26, 2023, “Sneaky Sacramento, Free Agency Deal Guesses, and the “One More Time” Draft With Ryen Russillo”.
A quick look back, a long look ahead at Beaver baseball
Oregon State’s 2023 baseball season provided a conundrum.
Blazers’ route? They’re going with Scoot
The Trail Blazers made the move they consider best for the franchise Thursday night during the NBA draft.
Helping college students realize their dream, ESSAY CURE at your service
“Pay it forward” may be a cliche, but there is no better description for Christine Gacharnà’s current calling.