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PORTLAND BOOMER’S NBA BURDEN

May 20, 2015 by

Notes On A Bitter Blazer Fan’s NBA Burden. Sport’s fans watch. Maybe they have some game. Maybe they used to have some game. Either way they mostly watch. And yell. Maybe drink a beer. After enough beer they compare their game to the players they see on TV. Most sports fans compare themselves favorably, the […]

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PORTLAND WINS FOR AMERICA

May 14, 2015 by

Why America Needs Portland In The NBA Finals. How many times did you see the San Antonio River Walk last year during the Spurs run? The Alamo? After four playoff rounds, what else is there to see? From the first series to the last the River Walk looked better and better, but it got a […]

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FLOYD AND MANNY FIGHT FOR TRUTH

May 4, 2015 by

Fight Of The Century Paints Floyd And Manny Boxing History. You hear kids do this all the time. They pick a sports hero then play a game. In basketball it’s MVP Stephen Curry vs LeBron. In football it’s Marcus Mariota vs Cam Newton. Who are the names when it comes to boxing? Which greats hear […]

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LaMARCUS AT LARGE

May 1, 2015 by

Why The Spurs Need LaMarcus Aldridge More Than Portland. It’s been nine years. Nine years with LaMarcus Aldridge as the reluctant star. If he hasn’t assumed his proper position as an NBA champ in Portland, he deserves to get there someplace else. Look at LA’s face and you see the drive to greatness. He wants […]

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DAMIAN LILLARD GETS FIRED UP

April 23, 2015 by

Rajon Rondo A Better Blazer Than Damian Lillard? The last playoff game in Memphis didn’t go well. Neither did the first. That’s the NBA. Teams click, then they don’t, and everyone finds a player to blame. In Portland that player is Damian Lillard. The poor guy becomes a household name, gets a ton of press, […]

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NFL WONDERLIC TEST GETS TESTED

April 15, 2015 by

The Future And Past According To NFL Wonderlic Test. The biggest news in football is the upcoming NFL Draft. The biggest name in the NFL Draft is Marcus Mariota. At least he’s the biggest name in Oregon this year. Maybe in history. This is a young man embarking on the greatest adventure of his life. […]

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MARCUS MARIOTA: WORTH WHAT?

April 8, 2015 by

Freddie Coleman Asks His ESPN Radio Listeners: What’s Marcus Mariota Worth? A man from New Jersey came on 1080 The Fan Tuesday night. Between 9 and 9:30 Pacific Time, which is 12:00-12:30 his time, the Jersey Boy said Marcus Mariota is worth mortgaging your team the next five years for. Keep in mind his team […]

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GREAT FIGHTS NEED GREAT FIGHTERS

April 7, 2015 by

Only Heavyweights Are Great Fighters? The hype-storm behind the coming match between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. wants you to believe it’s the fight of the century. This century, last century, any century, the Manny vs Floyd fight asks you to believe it will be the best fight ever between great fighters. Are they […]

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TRAIL BLAZERS TAKE A LOW BLOW

April 2, 2015 by

One Trail Blazer knows how to give it, one how to take it. If ever a team needed a solid stiff arm on the way to victory it was Portland Wednesday night in the Moda Center. Instead, it was the Los Angeles Clippers’ Chris Paul delivering the winning shot. In more ways than one. During […]

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STEVE PREFONTAINE UNLOCKED

April 1, 2015 by

Prison Running Winner: Steve Prefontaine. Great sports events trap time in a bubble. You remember your favorite player scoring the winning points like it was yesterday, locking the image into your mind and throwing away the key. Yours for life. If the event was big enough, you learn more about the player and the game. […]

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