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PORTLAND’S LA SIMILAR TO CALIFORNIA’S LA

April 22, 2014 by

Fans of championship NBA teams know the true meaning of a victory in the first game of the playoffs. Business as usual is their attitude. Not in Portland. Trail Blazer fans don’t know business as usual. The first round of the playoffs might be the second season for good teams, but in Portland there’s only […]

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NEW PAC-12 RIVALRY TROPHIES

April 15, 2014 by

Beyond The Platypus. Since the Little Brown Jug is the oldest rivalry trophy in college football, why not bring more ceramic awards to the big games? Ceramics were good enough for the ancient Greeks and still tell their stories. Instead of wood or metal, ceramic trophies embody both the power and fragility of modern sports. […]

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THE CHIPPER THAT SLICES AND DICES

April 4, 2014 by

Fast track coaches do things differently. They take risks. Chip Kelly is one of those coaches. The former Oregon Duck head coach and current top man with the Philadelphia Eagle was trending recently for cutting DeSean Jackson, Eagle wide receiver. That’s either a fast track coaching move, or career killer. Who does that? This is […]

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THE CHIPPER CLIPS AN EAGLE

April 2, 2014 by

The former Oregon Duck head coach and current top man with the Philadelphia Eagle was trending recently for cutting DeSean Jackson, Eagle wide receiver. Chip Kelly moved out of the football backwaters of New Hampshire for the launch pad of the Oregon Ducks before joining the Eagles. He jumped in the middle of a football team […]

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FROM BUBBLE GUM TO HEROIN

March 26, 2014 by

For every reason to play sports, you get twice the benefit from the effort. Non-sports people never quite understand how this works. Each contest has the drama between the players. The winners cheer, losers complain, and they all tell their friends why they won or lost. Finally, someone assigns greater meaning to the event, deserving or […]

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HOW TO DATE THE STANLEY CUP IN PORTLAND

March 22, 2014 by

Spending Time With The Most Elusive Trophy In The World. Back when I wrote a post on Portland hockey, history boss Kerry Tymchuk said the Oregon Historical Society was bringing the Stanley Cup to town. It was a little hush-hush. Things could go wrong in that deal and everyone hoping to see it would be […]

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THEFT IN SPORTS, THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE BEST

March 18, 2014 by

Stealing is a big part of baseball tradition. The air fills with electricity when great base runners threaten to take off. The crowd cheers and history books get rewritten with a speedy runner standing on first. Pitchers get nervous. Right-handers peek over their left shoulder for a pick-off. Lefties have a stare-down. Catchers check their […]

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NIKE KNOWS WHAT WINNERS DO

March 12, 2014 by

They Do What Losers Don’t Do. Nike coach Alberto Salazar is a poor loser. You’ve heard the saying, “Show me a good loser and I’ll show you a loser.” Al has probably heard it, too. Is his competitive attitude a surprise? This is the runner who finished marathons, collapsed, and even received last rites. Fortunately, rumors […]

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HOME TEAM TO THE RESCUE

March 6, 2014 by

(written for oregonsportsnews.com) Sports and real life need more separation, like church and state. You have a team at work? How’s their conditioning? Are you wrestling with a problem? Did the problem try to pin you? And enough of the ‘end run’ talk. You can’t do an end run from your chair. As much as we celebrate […]

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3 WAYS SPORTS PAIN HELPS US FEEL BETTER

March 4, 2014 by

 If you’ve seen a ghastly sports injury and had a ‘glad it’s not me’ feeling, you’re not alone. Every witness feels the same about injuries. With a world wide audience on youtube, fans see the event for the rest of their lives and come away feeling the same each time. Historical injury events with generations of fans create an aura, […]

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