Monthly Archives: December 2011
A Story That’s A Must-Read
In case you missed it, Matt Calkins had an extraordinary story last week about Craig Blanchette, a world-class athlete who lives in Battle Ground and nearly lost his family because of his sex addiction. As the subhead says, Blanchette “changed his sport, then he changed himself.” He was the first wheelchair racer to garner some […]
A Story That's A Must-Read
In case you missed it, Matt Calkins had an extraordinary story last week about Craig Blanchette, a world-class athlete who lives in Battle Ground and nearly lost his family because of his sex addiction. As the subhead says, Blanchette “changed his sport, then he changed himself.” He was the first wheelchair racer to garner some […]
ESPN Visits Warners In Camas
Rick Reilly apparently reads The Columbian. Last month, Paul Valencia had a story about Camas receiver Jonathan Warner — son of Seahawk great Curt Warner and wife Ana — and his 17-year-old autistic brothers. Now, Reilly and ESPN have a video piece about the family. Reilly and ESPN cameras came out here to interview the […]
You Shouldn’t Try To Sanitize History
Matt Kemp might demand a recount. And who could blame him? With Ryan Braun becoming the latest baseball star to be tainted by steroids allegations, by my count that makes 16 MVP awards over the past 24 years that fall under suspicion. So, here’s the question: Which players have missed out on MVP awards because […]
You Shouldn't Try To Sanitize History
Matt Kemp might demand a recount. And who could blame him? With Ryan Braun becoming the latest baseball star to be tainted by steroids allegations, by my count that makes 16 MVP awards over the past 24 years that fall under suspicion. So, here’s the question: Which players have missed out on MVP awards because […]
Basketbrawl
An ugly brawl broke out Saturday late in the Xavier-Cincinnati game, and it called to mind this extraordinary Sports Illustrated story from many years ago. In 1972, during a Big Ten game, Minnesota players and fans publicly mugged players from Ohio State (click here for video). The perpetrators included Dave Winfield — yes, the baseball […]
All You Need To Know About Brandon Roy
Much has been written and said the past two days about Brandon Roy, and I’ll have a column in Sunday’s paper. But the definitive Brandon Roy profile remains the one written by Brian Hendrickson in 2007. It’s long, but it’s worth a read if you’re interested in where Roy came from. My favorite part is […]
How Important Is The Rose Bowl For Oregon?
As Oregon heads to the Rose Bowl to face Wisconsin, we already are being bombarded with an avalanche of opinions about just how important it is for the Ducks to win. Some thoughts: — Is it legitimate to suggest that if a team has a month to prepare for Oregon’s offense then it has a […]
One Skyview Story You Might Have Missed
As you probably know, we had plenty of coverage over the weekend (and leading up to it) as the Skyview football team played for the state title. One thing you might not have seen was my early column from Saturday night. For most editions of Sunday’s paper, we had Paul Valencia’s game story, a column […]
Inside Baseball: Is Ron Santo Deserving?
The amazing thing is how much Ron Santo improved over the past 37 years. Santo retired in 1974, and when he first appeared on the Hall of Fame ballot in 1980, he garnered 3.9 percent of the vote. He returned to the ballot in 1985, stayed there for 14 years, and saw his support grow […]