10 Questions With Portland Sports: Alec Wintering (Portland Pilots Basketball)
In this on-going series, we’ll get to know the names, faces and stories making news in and around Portland sports…this week we catch up with Senior, Portland Pilots guard Alec Wintering and his road to the pros, after suffering a recent “season-ending” knee injury. Wintering underwent successful surgery on Wednesday and shared the news on […]
Meet Craig Mitchelldyer: Your Favorite Portland Sports Photographer
Craig Mitchelldyer sees some of the greatest moments in Portland sports from a vantage most will never experience. He was there when the Timbers won the MLS cup. He captured the moment when Damian Lillard nailed a game-winning three to win the playoff series against Houston. Each time, he was on the sidelines, watching through […]
10 Questions With Portland Sports: PSU Vikings AD Valerie Cleary
In this on-going series, we’ll get to know the names, faces and stories making news off of the court around Portland sports…this week we catch up with the new Athletic Director over at Portland State University, Valerie Cleary. Congratulations on being named the new AD at Portland State…who did you first call with the good […]
Giving Back To Basketball In Portland Makes Sense for Catlin Gabel Alum, Alex Foster
Before playing professional basketball in Europe, Alex Foster carried Catlin Gable to its biggest moment in basketball history and now the former Eagles is already looking ahead to the offseason. That’s Foster’s designated time to once again give back to the independent day school with a hoops camp this coming summer. As a Senior in 2011, Foster was […]
Meet The Man Behind #DAME4MVP
Remember when Damian Lillard drained that 3-pointer in 2014? You know, that 3-pointer to beat the Houston Rockets and move the Blazers into the second round of the playoffs? That’s when Joel Gunselman recognized the magic in Rip City. Shortly after, the 27-year-old lifelong fan from Lebanon created a social media campaign: “#DAME4MVP“. “The response […]
10 Questions With Portland Sports: Oliver Maroney (NBA Writer/Reporter)
In this on-going series, we’ll get to know the names, faces and stories making news off of the court around Portland sports… Franklin High School alum and NBA writer/reporter, Oliver Maroney takes time to share his journey from covering high school basketball to making headlines on a national level, breaking down the latest on the […]
From The Court To Cannabis, Antonio Harvey Shifts Focus To Family And The Farm
The transition game always suited Antonio Harvey throughout his career on the court, so last June after Harvey received the unfortunate news that his radio broadcasting position with the Portland Trail Blazers was being eliminated, it took him only a matter of minutes to realize this was not only best for business for the Blazers, […]
From Barbershops To The Blazers, Terrell Brandon Still On Point In Portland
About six years ago, I really thought Terrell Brandon was going to stand me up along with freelance (I still owe you, Pat) photographer, Patrick Ulch. I was living in Portland at the time and working as a freelance writer with ESPN.com/Page 2 and had pitched my editor the angle of sitting down with Brandon […]
SLAM Interview With Brandon Roy: Moving On From The NBA And Into Coaching High School
Nice work here by Franklyn Calle in the interview with Brandon Roy running now over at SLAM/SLAMOnline Roy opens up to share about how he has adjusted to life after the NBA and moving into coaching, now by running the program at Seattle’s Nathan Hale High School (who went 3-18 last season). At the end […]
Bryan Nuro Is Focused On His Future And The CageSport Lightweight Title
On the Saturday before his next fight, Bryan Nuro was at Impact Jiu Jitsu in Beaverton, teaching class and prepping for his upcoming title fight. As I walked up to the entrance at Impact, I could see through the glass door and there sat Nuro, rehydrating by munching on a cucumber. Down another 10 pounds […]