Weekend Recap: Monday Morning Links
The Portland Timbers thank the Timbers army for an exciting 2013 season. Two weeks wasn’t long enough. The Timbers had 14 days between playoff games to somehow beat Real Salt Lake by three and advance to the MLS Cup. But a 0-1 loss last night (5-2 aggregate) ended Portland’s season at home. Always classy, the […]
Vikings Blow Lead over Third-Ranked Eastern Washington
What started out as a college football ended up much like a heavyweight prize fight with Eastern Washington throwing the final fatal blow at Portland State. The third-ranked Eagles beat the Vikings 42-41 at Roos Field to finish out a perfect Big Sky Conference season. Going into the fourth quarter, the score was tied 21-21, […]
Blazers Taking the League by Storm
Wow, what a start Portland has gotten off to. At 10-2, they find themselves with the third best record in the NBA. They are only a half of a game back from the top record, held by both the San Antonio Spurs and Indiana Pacers (10-1). As Portland has crept up a lot of NBA […]
Portland Thunder Arena Football Team Hosts Open Tryouts
The Portland Thunder announced today that the franchise will be holding an open tryout at the Moda Center beginning at noon on Thursday, December 19th. All potential prospects are invited to showcase their skills and athletic ability through combine-style testing. All tryout participants receive a free t-shirt and pair of tickets to Portland’s season opener […]
Should Sean Mannion Bolt for the NFL?
There’s hardly much conventional wisdom when it comes to kids leaving college early to become professional athletes; there’s a camp for both sides of the argument. Camp one says to stay all four years in an effort to maximize your athletic growth while also achieving a very worthwhile education, and degree, in the event pro […]
Hot Dog Eating Champ Kobayashi Hits PSU
Competitive Eating Champion Kobayashi is coming to the Stott Center this weekend to Get Stuffed at the Portland State Basketball Tournament. Kobayashi is a six-time Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest Champion, consuming as many as 53 hot dogs in 12 minutes. On Friday, there will be a hot dog eating contest among Portland State students […]
Portland’s AFL Team Named “Thunder”
Portland’s Arena Football League team announced today it has decided the name of its franchise. The team, which will begin play in the Moda Center in March, will compete in 2014 as the Portland Thunder. The name was chosen out of hundreds of unique fan entries. “We appreciate all of the support we’ve received from […]
Fantasy Scrambler: Keeper League Q’s
I’m half way through the second year of my first ever keeper league and I’ve got some serious questions. I have dealt or dropped two of the three players I decided to carry over from last year, so I need to start thinking about who will be worthy of a guaranteed roster spot next year. […]
Welcome to Seattle’s Nightmare: Portland 2, Sounders 1
Before the biggest match in the history of North America’s most heated derby, Seattle’s Emerald City Supporters unveiled their tifo. Like most things connected with the Sounders, it was shiny. The slogan to go along with the sparkle? Welcome to your nightmare. I think those supporters were referring to a Portland nightmare. But the display […]
Fantasy Scrambler: AFC, NFC East Review
For the final installment of my midseason report series, I saved the East for last. The AFC East is being led by the New England Patriots with a record of 6-2. Tied for second at 4-4 are the Jets and the Dolphins. While last place belongs to the Bills who are sitting at 3-5 at […]