Greg Jayne

Several months ago, I wrote about how 2009-10 was destined to be a lost season for the Blazers because it wouldn't provide us with any idea about Nate McMillan's ability […]

Several months ago, I wrote about how 2009-10 was destined to be a lost season for the Blazers because it wouldn't provide us with any idea about Nate McMillan's ability […]

Sunday we ran a story about Devin Uskoski, a Prairie grad who is playing with the Vancouver Volcanoes. That called to mind the highlight of Uskoski's high school career. In 2004, […]

Let's say you're a high school basketball coach, and a 22-year-old Haitian refugee shows up posing as a 16-year-old player. Do you A) get suspicious and start asking questions; B) […]

About 15 years ago, when the carcass of the Southwest Conference was picked apart, I predicted that college football would someday have about four super conferences. It has taken a […]

Dwight Jaynes has an insightful look at Portland's inability to land an NBA All-Star Game. Or maybe, according to Jaynes, it's more like disinterest. The excuse has always been that there […]

The Chicago Cubs have called up highly touted prospect Starling Castro to be their shortstop. Why do we mention this? Because Castro, 20, is the youngest Cub to make his big-league […]

So, the Mariners are now without Milton Bradley, which you had to figure would happen at some point this season. Still, there are two remarkable things about the whole saga. After […]

Hall of Fame pitcher Robin Roberts died Thursday. Which gives us an excuse to talk about how great he truly was, and why he is a cautionary tale for today's […]

J.A. Adande of ESPN.com has a column about the dangers of being the NBA's "team of the future." He was writing about the Oklahoma City Thunder, but it's also applicable […]