Month: January 2011

Had a column Sunday about a local high school bowler who rolled a 267 — leaving one pin standing, believe it or not. And then I ran across this story. Just […]

Missed this one yesterday, but it's still worth a mention: Tuesday would have been Steve Prefontaine's 60th birthday. Not many sports fans in this part of the country need to have […]

According to Track & Field News, Vancouver's Kara Patterson finished 2010 ranked sixth in the world in women's javelin. The criteria: "Under our system, athletes are judged on three weighted criteria. […]

In case you missed it: Terrific column from Matt Calkins last week about the role of God in sporting events. Some snippets: But even the densest among us know that God […]

And now for today's musical interlude: Spinner has selected the 50 greatest guitar riffs in rock. Flaw: Only one riff per band, presumably to prevent Led Zeppelin from having 30 or […]

TV viewers, apparently, have a problem with Oregon's new basketball court. But it might not be the problem you expected. The signature feature of Matthew Knight Arena is the "deep in […]

You can argue whether Michael Dyer was down and you can insist that Oregon needs more beef (both ideas have some merit), but the real issue for the Ducks in […]

In retrospect, it's a wonder Oregon even bothered to show up for the BCS title game. I mean, the Ducks had no chance, did they? . . . After the game, […]

Had a column Saturday about LeBron James, arguing that he has forfeited any opportunity to be considered the greatest player of all-time. Judging by the comments on the story, most […]

From the revenge-is-sweet file: Ohio State president says TCU plays "Little Sisters of the Poor." TCU beats Wisconsin in Rose Bowl. TCU heckles Ohio State. […]