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WORST MOVIE EVER MADE, AND DONALD STERLING

April 30, 2014 by

Mandingo And The Man. The first time I saw the name Mandingo was on a theater marquee in Philadelphia, 1975. A slave drama from the old South was before it’s time, before Unchained and 12 Years. I didn’t go in. Ken Norton played the title role. Years later I checked out the VHS version from […]

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THE SUPER BOWL ON BOOMERPDX

January 29, 2014 by

Chasing The Ring. A few things to notice on Super Sunday: All the talk about a New York Super Bowl won’t change the location. New Jersey is still the site for this year.

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Portland: Track Town North Makes A Run For Hyatt Hotel And More

November 6, 2013 by

A stepping stone is a good thing for someone taking a step. Not so good for the stone. It’s never a win-win deal when the stepping stone is a person, place, or thing. Sports can be a great stepping stone. How many times have you heard a high school football player say, “If I wasn’t playing football I […]

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Baby Boomer Adopts The Seattle Seahawks

October 1, 2013 by

Dave And A Sports Fan Family. The distance between Seattle and Portland shrinks every fall Sunday. So does the gap between big brother to the north and little brother during the NFL season. Sports do that. Harmony grows between the two cities with each win, whether the comeback on Houston that seemed ordained by football […]

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Better Blazers

June 5, 2013 by

Next Year Starts Sooner Than You think The NBA Finals level the playing field, or court, for twenty-eight squads. You know them as the teams not in the finals. The Blazers are one of them, just like those eliminated in the play-offs, like every other team in the draft lottery. This time of year, Blazer fan sees […]

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