Month: January 2012

A lot of really poignant passages in Matt Calkins' profile of Blazers' announcer Brian Wheeler. If you haven't read it yet, you should. For me, this section really stood out: "Wheeler, […]

Saturday's column about Joe Paterno generated an e-mail from a reader who chastised me for simultaneously criticizing and praising the late coach. Which, you know, was kind of the point. Because […]

Good insight from Dwight Jaynes about Nic Batum's future with the Blazers. The Blazers have until Jan. 25 to sign Batum to an extension. If no agreement is reached by […]

The Winterhawks sent out an e-mail Friday morning listing the "Top 10 reasons to come see the Winterhawks tonight." It included an item that tapped into my fuddy-duddyness. On one hand, […]

The Winterhawks sent out an e-mail Friday morning listing the "Top 10 reasons to come see the Winterhawks tonight." It included an item that tapped into my fuddy-duddyness. On one hand, […]

The Internet is all a-twitter with news that the Mariners are trading pitcher Michael Pineda to the Yankees for catcher Jesus Montero. Pineda went 9-10 with a 3.74 ERA last year […]

Here's a link to Sunday's column about Oregon lineman Nick Cody, plus a humorous anecdote that didn't make it into the column. Cody said he took it upon himself to instigate […]

Here's a link to Sunday's column about Oregon lineman Nick Cody, plus a humorous anecdote that didn't make it into the column. Cody said he took it upon himself to instigate […]

Want to get some sense of how the Blazer game is going on a given night? Follow Matt Calkins' twitter feed at blazerbanter. Some gems from Sunday's win over the […]

As college football moves into its second season — the debate-over-a-playoff season — The Sporting News reports that some sort of playoff plan will be in place for 2014. Writes Matt […]