
Foz turned the high jump world upside down — and was a good guy to boot
Hyperbole runs rampant in sport. Athletes are somewhat commonly called “the greatest.”

Hey Joes (and Jills)! Fill out your brackets, show some knowledge
The 2022 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament bracket is out.

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 All-Star Game to Portland (nope), Geoff Petrie and Jerry West, Gary Payton and Lester Conner, The Kamikaze Kids … and more
Items on my mind during the chilly final days of February …
• Thought for the day provided by Frank “The Flake” Peters, at 78 still a juvenile at heart:

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.