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SPORTS SMART, THE WINNING DIFFERENCE

January 20, 2015 by

How Smart Is Too Smart? Being smart is one thing. No one is responsible for their IQ. It’s either in the family gene pool or you’re a freak of nature. Using your smarts is the biggest challenge. How do you channel that mental energy into something more constructive than solving Rubik’s Cube blindfolded? Should you […]

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THE BOOK OF EZEKIEL AND CARDALE

January 14, 2015 by

The Oregon v Ohio St. Title Game. Hidden agendas make the best conspiracies. That’s where things get dirty. College football is no exception. The good news is the first College Football Playoff Championship looked as clean as big time college football will ever get. There’s still plenty of suspicion.

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LEARNING CURVE ON BEING A DUCK FAN

January 12, 2015 by

A VooDoo Mask Made Of Duck Bones Sends The Wrong Message. Too often the current ‘golden boy’ in sports can’t take a rub. Rub too hard and you’ll see what’s underneath, like Johnny Football and Jameis Winston. Do the same with Marcus Mariota and he just gets more shine. Today he faces his biggest challenge […]

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THE MARCUS MARIOTA DESPERADO

January 3, 2015 by

What is it about the University of Oregon’s Marcus Mariota? He shows up year after year. He hits the mark and gives his teammates all the credit. His Heisman Trophy speech is ready made for every young football player’s wall. Every parent wants to hear their kid speak so well of the world they occupy. […]

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TRENDING ON BOOMERPDX

December 6, 2014 by

The Show Goes On. The overnight numbers show Macular Degeneration In Portland with the most reads, which is quite a coincidence since I just spent a morning with my mother in law getting a treatment for her macular degeneration. The treatment is an exam, then a needle in the eye. And it’s helpful…after a day […]

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IS EVERYONE A HEISMAN CANDIDATE?

December 4, 2014 by

While the college football season winds down we wait for the answer to who is the best football player in 2014. The magic words that often doom a professional career are, “And the 2014 Heisman Trophy Award goes to….” By now you’ve heard too many coaches say they have a Heisman candidate playing for them. […]

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SEARCHING FOR MARIOTA’S HEISMAN

December 3, 2014 by

The View Of Oregon From The East “West of the Mississippi.” The words could describe another planet, an alien land to our Eastern brothers and sisters who couldn’t find Oregon if you dropped them off on Vancouver’s Waterfront Renaissance Trail and pointed across the Columbia River. Dear Eastie, that’s not California over there. Oregon State’s Terry […]

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BAD GUYS IN GOOD SPORTS

November 19, 2014 by

What do you ask of the people who play and coach the sports you love? Do you have an overriding idea of what they should do, or does it go sport by sport? If you look at the big picture you want athletes and coaches to conduct themselves in a similar fashion as you, given […]

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IS THIRTY YEARS TOO LATE? IS SIXTEEN?

November 18, 2014 by

From Local To National, Send The Word: NO Two stories need broader exposure, a specialty for BoomerPDX. One comes from a local sports columnist, the other from every media outlet worthy of the name. The Oregonian’s John Canzano wrote about a forgotten woman from an a Corvallis assault. Why forgotten? No charges, no crime. Part […]

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TUNE INTO THE SLANT WITH BRAD STEIN

November 12, 2014 by

A Sports Talk Podcaster Dials Up His 200th Episode. Spin the radio dial and you’ll find something worth a listen. Hit a pre-set or scan the stations for some ear candy. You’ve got a favorite DJ not named Wolfman Jack? Who could that be? Classic Rock stabs your ear when Sir Mick Jagger explains walking […]

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