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THEFT IN SPORTS, THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE BEST

March 18, 2014 by David Gillaspie

Stealing is a big part of baseball tradition. The air fills with electricity when great base runners threaten to take off. The crowd cheers and history books get rewritten with a speedy runner standing on first. Pitchers get nervous. Right-handers peek over their left shoulder for a pick-off. Lefties have a stare-down. Catchers check their […]

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NW Boomer And Fortune

July 15, 2013 by David Gillaspie

As In Tyrell Fortune From Oregon. Misinformed sports fans complain about July. No NBA, just the draft and Summer League. No NFL, just bad news and more bad news about players and guns. Major League Baseball might work since it’s the All-Star Game, but not with a list of players violating drug policy waiting for […]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Baby Boomers, boomers, Clackamas Community College Wrestling, Coach Josh Rhoden, Grand Canyon College, Greco-Roman wrestling, Major League Baseball, NBA, NW Boomer, Oregon, OSAA state wrestling tournament, PORTLAND BABY BOOMERS, Restore College Wrestling in Oregon, Save Oregon Wrestling, Tyrell Fortune, World University Games