
It’s Valentine’s Day and McLaughlin’s Boulevard in final ‘Pros vs. Joes’ tally
Darnell Valentine doesn’t spend a lot of time thinking about college basketball, other than keeping tabs on Kansas, his alma mater.

Larry Brown looks out front window, lands on Memphis Tigers’ bench
Larry Brown is more than a basketball lifer.

Pros vs. Joes No. 5: At the rate he’s going, Darnell Valentine might just live forever
For 15 years, since he was laid off from what he called his “dream job” — as director of player programs for the Trail Blazers — Darnell Valentine has been employed at Precision Castparts, an industrial goods and metal fabrication company headquartered in Portland.