Sports books review, late summer edition
Andrew Kaza tells the story of one of the more interesting Oregon State basketball championships ever — the Jefferson Democrats vs. the Baker Bulldogs in 1972.
Work ethic, tenacity gets Meckler to the bigs
If Wade Meckler can bottle his performance in the San Francisco Giants’ 8-6 10-inning victory at Philadelphia on Wednesday, chances are good for a long major league career.
On the Corvallis Knights, Pac-4, Scott Barnes, Roberto Nelson, Damon Stoudamire, Jordan Kent and more …
This and that about a lot of things going on in our sporting world …
Once a soccer star who runs, now a runner who plays soccer
Macallan “Callie” Cutsforth wasn’t expecting a whole lot when she toed the line for 1,500-meter finals in the girls 15-16 division at the National Junior Olympics Championships at Hayward Field on July 30.
Show Me the Money: Oregon bites, Oregon State bruised
Someday soon, the dust will settle and we will learn the fate of the Pac-12.
Money, travel and family force Barney’s departure from OSU
Oregon State is exchanging one former infield great for another on its baseball coaching staff.
My favorite Blazers
Editor’s note: My first season covering the Trail Blazers was 1989-90. Much time has passed, and many players have donned the Portland uniform since that time.
Pooh Jeter returns: ‘I’m going to do what I can to help things’
Want to hear from somebody who is grateful to be able to live in the City of Roses?
The real McCoy: Beavers caught Lightning in a bottle
CORVALLIS — How in the world, one might wonder, could a person known as “Lightning” fly under the radar?
Beers’ glass is overflowing with good stuff
CORVALLIS — Whether it’s a career in basketball or pottery or teaching in elementary school, you get the sense that Raegan Beers won’t be short-changed.
On Gary Andersen, the Pac-9, Jess Lewis, SI’s power list and Justin Herbert’s contract
A mid-summer notes column …
For three-quarters of a century, Fishers have been putting cars on the road in Portland
The Fisher name means something in automobile sales in Portland.
My favorite Blazers
Editor’s note: My first season covering the Trail Blazers was 1989-90. Much time has passed, and many players have donned the Portland uniform since that time.
Huber’s is more than just a restaurant — it’s a Portland institution
Huber’s Cafe has not been around since the coin flip that determined that the City of Roses would be named Portland and not Boston.
Lapped in the race? Dam Nation doing its best to prevent it
Tim Shelton’s hit-and-run farewell to Oregon State came in a June 14 article in The Oregonian.
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.”
The Rutschmans at T-Mobile Park: Living out a fantasy
SEATTLE — Over the next two days in the Emerald City, the Rutschmans get to live out a fantasy.
David Adelman’s looking at a short summer, ‘but short summers are good’
Dreams don’t often come true, especially in sports.
Everett: ‘Jump off a Iarge rock and it’s terrifying until you hit the water, and then it’s exhilarating. That’s where I am right now”
It was the end of an era on June 23 at the ESPN studio in Los Angeles.