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BABY BOOMER ON MODA CENTER PRESS ROW

July 28, 2014 by

Imagine, if you will, a humble boomer blogger achieving one of their dreams. From the sounds coming from our aging demographic, we’re all doing super. In a world of smoke and mirrors the truth is more elusive than ever. Whatever you write or claim needs documentation, research, and proof, or else it’s in the same […]

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JULY, THE MAJOR MONTH FOR KEVIN LOVE

July 23, 2014 by

Major fans of major league sports hate July in Oregon. It means waiting for NFL training camps, waiting for college football to explode. Again. If you’re not waiting, you probably checked on the NBA Summer League. The players make you believe greatness is in them until you notice third year players on the Blazer roster. […]

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THE LOMBARDI TROPHY, BRANDING EXCELLENCE

July 11, 2014 by

The Oregon Historical Society And The NFL. The most important rule of success is finding the right formula and repeating it. No need to follow failure. You’ve got that covered. If branding is your goal with either a product or a name, learn from the best. Take a lesson from the National Football League, the […]

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HOW NATIONAL CHAMPIONS HAPPEN

June 16, 2014 by

Always start with kids. None of that ‘I just picked up a ball last year’ stuff. No one wants to see the Hakeem Olajuwon story repeated, the one where he plays soccer one day, picks up a basketball the next, then goes into the National Basketball Hall of Fame. That’s career shorthand for ‘don’t make […]

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SPORTS TALK RADIO IN PORTLAND

May 14, 2014 by

The rise of sports talk radio, the sort found on the  Portland AM dial at 620, 750, and 1080, gives a green light to fans who ought to have a yellow or red light. In a ploy to reach across gender lines, radio stations employ high-talking hosts who could be male or female on any […]

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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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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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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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