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BOOMERPDX PREDICTS NEXT WORLD CHAMPION

July 30, 2013 by

As a Baby Boomer blogger and sports fan, it’s important to keep up with local athletes. Sometimes that means going the extra mile. But first a little history. In the world of amateur wrestling, the first two World Champions were Oregonians. And they won their titles the same year at the same tournament. The first […]

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NW Boomer And Fortune

July 15, 2013 by

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 […]

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WRESTLING DOCTOR

April 18, 2013 by

WHEN THE MD TALKS ABOUT SPORTS, HE’S HEADED THE RIGHT WAY One of the fascinating aspects of sports is the people you meet. For athletes, it starts early. From new friends, their parents, and coaches, the world expands in front of them. If you stay in a sport long enough, you meet some of the […]

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WHEN SPORTS TALK

March 12, 2013 by

How often is sport the shorthand of cultural communication? After seeing Dennis Rodman in North Korea what else is there to say? Here’s a perfect pair, except for a deeper question: how did Kim Jong Un ever hear about Rodman? Turns out the Supreme Leader is a Bulls fan and Dennis a former Bull. Most fans move […]

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IOU FROM THE IOC

February 19, 2013 by

PAY THE WRESTLING DEBT FOR SPORTS EXCELLENCE Did baseball fans complain when a Major League labor dispute cancelled the 1994 World Series? WWII didn’t lose a World Series, but a labor dispute did. Did baseball fans complain when the International Olympic Committee dropped baseball and softball, even though MLB players didn’t compete? From the 2005 NY Times: “Needless to […]

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BOOMER SPORTS PROTEST

February 16, 2013 by

WILL BOOMERPDX RAISE MONEY OR ERASE MEMORIES This has happened to you in some form. Your favorite book falls into the Powell’s Bookstore resale bag, but you don’t notice. You do notice other books and give them a second chance. After you load your book pile into the Powell’s buy back counter, you see your favorite. But you […]

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