Big Red is gone: ‘No one did it like he did it’
Monday was Memorial Day, but a very different one for many who played in the NBA. Heck, for people across the country, and around the world.
Something big is brewing for Paris, and it simmered at the Pre Classic
EUGENE — It’s not Sebastian Coe vs. Steve Ovett, or Jim Ryun vs. Marty Liquori, or John Landy vs. Roger Bannister — at least not yet.
Keith Heyward is back home in Corvallis; ‘I have a job to do’
It was almost a quarter-century ago that Oregon State took the college football scene by storm, going 11-1 and thrashing Notre Dame 41-9 in the 2001 Fiesta Bowl.
Elston Turner finds himself in the West finals again, after all these years
A couple of dozen assistant coaches are working for the four teams that have reached the conference finals in the NBA playoffs.
Scott Rueck’s mission in the new college sports world: ‘Go to work and keep doing what we do’
Scott Rueck hasn’t been in hibernation since the end of Oregon State’s heralded 2023-24 season, though it may seem that way.
On Beaver basketball’s new look next season — ‘quick improvement’ possible, Tinkle predicts
CORVALLIS — He didn’t sulk. Well, perhaps he did, but for only a moment.
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.
Hawks’ Johnston on Game 6: ‘The guys will be ready to go’
I have never been to Prince George, but I have heard it’s nice.
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.
With Tony Angelo, ‘There is no measuring his heart’
Tony Angelo will graduate with honors when the seniors at Central Catholic walk in June.
Beaver pitching has been good, but ‘could be better’
Hey Beaver Nation. Have you been lamenting the kind of season Oregon State could be having if the bullpen had stepped up more late in games?
A first look at Bray’s Beavers: As expected, there is work to do
CORVALLIS — Public scrimmages to end spring practice — however you label them — rarely reap revelations.
Another losing season for Blazers? Tanks a lot
Mercifully, the Trail Blazers’ season has ended.
Bazz is bashing, and the guys he looked up to are digging it
CORVALLIS — For years, as an Oregon State slugger was mounting a challenge to his throne, Jim Wilson would hear about it.
Those bronze statues? On second thought …
Had the news come on April 1, I would have laughed it off as an April Fool’s joke.
In his seventh decade playing music, Felder still has fans ‘shaking their booty’
Don Felder is one of rock and roll’s most durable performers.
Rutsch and his boys have a time together
McMINNVILLE — At a large table at Golden Valley Brewery and Restaurant sits Linfield athletics royalty, swapping stories and laughs over two hours of a long lunch.
A visit with Mike Allegre on Salem’s KYKN radio (AM 1430) …
Veteran broadcaster Mike Allegre had me on his “Sportsticket” show on Friday, talking mostly about Oregon State sports.
On Brink, Steding, Taylor Jones and the Portland Regional …
Lots of stuff from the first two days of the Portland Regional of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament at Moda Center …