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NORTHWEST TRAIL BLAZERS

Watching this guy play against the Warriors still hurts. What if he was in Portland? But he’s not and neither is the #1 pick his year. I won’t even say his name. The initials work fine. Just GO. Kevin Durant makes his case as a #1 pick in every game, though watching him shake and […]

BLAZER FAN AT HALFTIME?

In bed asleep after Livingston ejection for this Blazer fan. It was chance to see Blazer fan history, of a team evening the NBA second round series 2-2 instead of facing elimination in the next game at 3-1. Then Shaun Livingston got tossed. Was it a fair call? Not for Blazer fan. Not saying it […]

PORTLAND HARD, BLAZER HARD

Hard Portland turns into Blazer Hard. Fans who watch Portland from a distance see the Trail Blazers avoiding a sweep from the Warrior broom instead of playing a five game series. It happens when you lose the first two game in the Bay Area. Now the Warriors, still Steph-less, come to Portland. This isn’t the […]

WILWRITE 1, TRAIL BLAZERS 0

Picking two winners on the same night? Good luck with that. Tuesday night was Willamette Writer, WilWrite Night, for WordPress at Portland’s Old Church, and Game 2 in the NBA playoffs in California. Which one to focus on? With time for one or the other, which one to choose: a power point presentation on WordPress, […]

NBA SECOND ROUND FOR PORTLAND BLAZERS

NBA Second Round For Second Time In Sixteen Years. Has it been that long? Can it be that long? Sixteen years and twice to the second round, none to the third. Right now, the Saturday before Sundays game against the Warriors, the Blazers have a chance. They might break through, which doesn’t mean they’ll get […]

OSU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: TWO DOG DAYS AWAY

BoomerPDX Poll: What will be the legacy of OSU Women’s Basketball after their first Final Four? If everything works out right the Beavers leave two dogs in the yard and bring the national championship to Corvallis. Only teams of Huskies from Washington and Connecticut stand in their way. Will a national title for OSU Women’s […]

HARRY POTTER, WIZARD ROYALTY OR SPORTS HERO

Game changers: Harry Potter, Muhammad Ali, O. J. Simpson. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone showed author J.K. Rowling as a sports writer. Her narration of the games played at Hogwarts was as riveting as any slick play by play. She showed Quidditch in the same light as Al Michaels calling the Miracle On Ice, […]

PORTLAND SUPER BOWL PRIMER WITH CHINESE NEW YEAR

Oregon Historical Society celebrates Chinese New Year before Portland Super Bowl. The Super Bowl date has been set for years. The only mystery is who will play the game. Unless you live in Portland, Oregon. Then you have more to do besides grill some cow and chug beers. In Portland you need something special before […]

PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS NBA ALL STAR IN THE HOUSE

One NBA All Star is too many for the Portland Trail Blazers? No one is listed, but Damian Lillard in the Portland Trail Blazers NBA All Star. He wasn’t voted in, or chosen as a reserve, and it won’t matter. The Blazers are exceeding expectations, and Lillard leads the way. In a season ripe for […]

STEPH YOUR GAME UP

Anything is possible when you Steph Your Game Up. Step back a moment and consider the history of the long range bomber in basketball. Baby boomers had Pistol Pete Maravich in his baggy gray socks launching forty footers. They went in often enough for Pete to avoid the tag of, “afraid of the paint,” which […]