Month: April 2012

Vancouver native Kara Patterson recorded the best mark in the women’s javelin at the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa. Patterson, a Skyview graduate who trains in Southern California, finished with […]

Vancouver native Kara Patterson recorded the best mark in the women’s javelin at the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa. Patterson, a Skyview graduate who trains in Southern California, finished with […]

Kara Patterson's track and field season begins in earnest Friday at the Drake Relays, and the pertinent number over the next eight weeks or so is 61. That's how many meters […]

Hey, it's National High Five Day! The 11th annual National High Five Day! Which apparently raises funds to fight cancer. Which, you know, is a good cause. But there's more, so […]

Hey, it's National High Five Day! The 11th annual National High Five Day! Which apparently raises funds to fight cancer. Which, you know, is a good cause. But there's more, so […]

In the wake of an ESPN report that — shocking! — a lot of University of Oregon football players smoke a lot of marijuana, The Oregonian reports on the school's […]

You can endlessly argue about who is the greatest coach, and by the time you're blue in the face, the argument still will be invalid. How can you compare a […]

As we mentioned awhile ago, Blazers reporter Matt Calkins pulled off quite a feat in the national 2011 writing contest sponsored by the Associated Press Sports Editors. Matt won three […]

As we mentioned awhile ago, Blazers reporter Matt Calkins pulled off quite a feat in the national 2011 writing contest sponsored by the Associated Press Sports Editors. Matt won three […]

The genesis of this week's By the Numbers column came when I was marveling at the fact that Willie Bloomquist has been in the major leagues for 11 years and […]