Twins’ Larnach on his HR in Omaha: ‘I just remember time standing still’
SEATTLE — Minnesota’s annual visit to the Northwest for a series against the Mariners is like Old Home Week for the Twins’ Trevor Larnach.
With Joey Mundt, Beaver bullpen stays in the hunt
In a season in which much of Oregon State pitching has been an adventure, Joey Mundt has been a serene walk in the park.
It’s on for Kwan: ‘Definitely a good start’
Three years ago, Steven Kwan was a minor leaguer hoping to one day get a shot at the majors.
2023 Year In Review Part 1: The 10 Most Read Stories
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A capper to the best of times for Adley Rutschman
SEATTLE — While doing commentary for the MLB Network before the 2019 draft, former Oregon State coach Pat Casey was asked about the Beavers’ Adley Rutschman.
Adley falls in first round, but makes a memory
SEATTLE — During a Monday afternoon meeting with the media, Adley Rutschman allowed how his participation in the MLB Home Run Derby “will be a memory for a lifetime.”
On Dan Hurley, Lillard and the number zero, tanking, Aldridge, Rutschman and Kwan
Fodder for your sports weekend …
On Rutschman and Kwan, the Lillards, Cam Neely, Chris Miller and an injury list for college football
This, that and a little more about sporting subjects on my mind …
On a visit to Alabama’s Bryant-Denny Stadium, sports media losses, OSAA officials shortage, Sanders, Adley Rutschman and Glickman
Notes with the fall sports season revving into full gear …
He’s not perfect, but Rasmussen has some big days for the Rays
Countless major league pitchers over the last half-century have undergone Tommy John elbow surgery and resumed their career to success.
On the Pac-12 bombshell, Riley’s tribute to Ad, Mariners’ rookie sensation, Andy Jenkins, GP II, Charnquist, Schonely and Lillard
Mike Riley was driving from Birmingham, Ala., to his family’s vacation home in Gruene, Texas, when he heard the news about the departure of Pac-12 brethren UCLA and Southern Cal to the Big Ten, er, Sweet Sixteen, by 2024.
Rutschman’s maiden MLB voyage has been ‘an awesome experience’
SEATTLE — The Baltimore Orioles dressed quietly in the visitor’s locker room at T-Mobile Park Wednesday afternoon after taking a 9-3 thumping by the Seattle Mariners.
‘Kwannie in Wonderland’ playing in Cleveland
When I caught up with Steven Kwan, he was enjoying a walk Thursday in his new hometown, Cleveland, on an off day for the Guardians.
Pros. vs. Joes No. 6: Leave it to the ‘Wizard of Foz’ to keep working to help the cause
For those of you Baby Boomers — or perhaps members of the “Silent Generation” — I have some daunting news to deliver:
Dick Fosbury turns 75 on Sunday.
Talking sports: Trail Blazers trading frenzy, MLB strike and Adley Rutschman, Pioneers’ Jay Locey to the USFL
Weighing in some sporting issues of the day …
• There must be a method to Joe Cronin’s madness.
Or as Ricky Ricardo might say, “Somebody’s got some ‘splainin’ to do.”
Iconic coach alive and still kicking at 90: ‘Linfield might as well be called Rutschman U’
McMINNVILLE — The mid-week lunch crowd at Golden Valley Brewery is bustling, but few of the customers seem to notice the sporting royalty in their midst. Then again, perhaps they are just giving Ad Rutschman some privacy as he dines with sons Don and Randy while conducting an interview with some guy holding a digital recorder.
On the Pre Classic, Rich Brooks’ 80th birthday party, Adley (and Ad) Rutschman, Damian Lillard, Kevin Calabro and the Trail Blazers …
Sporting items on my mind as we swing into a new week …
I’ll put the Prefontaine Classic up against any 2 1/2-hour sports event in the state of Oregon — and yes, I’m including a basketball game involving the Trail Blazers.
The 47th annual invitational — with a crowd of 8,937 looking on at the newly refurbished track and field shrine called Hayward Field — featured nine meet records and seven world-leading marks in the first international meet since the end of the Tokyo Olympic Games two weeks ago.
No games in 2020, but Rutschman is doing what he can do to prepare for a major-league career
Minor league baseball went dark last season due to the COVID-19 crisis, bad timing for those in the beginning stages of their professional careers.
Even so, Adley Rutschman made the most of his 2020 non-season.
The No. 1 pick in the 2019 major-league draft spent the summer on the Baltimore Orioles’ 60-man roster, though he trained with the minor-league group in Bowie, Md., about 30 miles south of the city.
With Ron Callan and Jim Wilson, offering our favorite Beaver athletes ever…
Note to readers: Jim Wilson and Ron Callan will serve as occasional guest columnists on my website. The Oregon State broadcasters’ first offering is a list of each’s top five favorite Beaver athletes to watch through the years. That’s not necessarily the best players, but the ones they most enjoyed watching at their craft.