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Batum-Chakalaka
A while back I was posed a question that gave me pause. I hesitated a moment before giving my answer. My answer was “Nicolas Batum.” The question: If I was the Blazers general manager and I could only keep either Batum or Gerald Wallace, who would I choose to keep? I know what you’re thinking. Isn’t this the guy who just a couple of weeks ago wrote an apology to Gerald Wallace for doubting him? Yes, I am that guy, and no, my feelings about Mr. Wallace have not changed. I still feel that Gerald is an absolutely fantastic player whose value to the Trail Blazers cannot be
Time to Trade Nicolas Batum
I agree with the Blazers not signing Nicolas Batum to a deal before the deadline. He has yet to bring his European scoring touch to the NBA. I’m not saying he is Sergio Rodriguez because Batum is a top notch NBA defender, but his offence is very John Starks-like. He can go 10 for 10 one night and then go 2 for 15 the next 4 nights. If Batum was more consistent with his offense in the NBA, I don’t think we would be talking about his contract right now. Batum simply has not played himself into a big payday with the Blazers. People had high hopes for Batum this season as word got
Raymond Felton: Wrongfully Accused?
Much has been made about the lack of consistency of Portland Trail Blazers point guard Raymond Felton. If we are going to be objective, the fact is that the great media hype machine took Felton’s legs out from under him before he even stepped off of the plane from Denver. He was supposed to be a starting caliber, if not elite point guard. He was supposed to push this team to new levels of competition, and be at least partially responsible for making fans forget about Brandon Roy. He was supposed to be “IT”, the piece missing from the Blazer’s and their championship
Winterhawks Sign Champlain
The Portland Winterhawks have signed center Adam De Champlain, the team’s 10th round pick in the 2009 Western Hockey League Bantam Draft. De Champlain, 17, is playing this season for the Camrose Kodiaks of the Alberta Junior Hockey League, where he has eight goals and six assists for 14 points in 38 games. Last season in 34 games with the Sherwood Park J. Ennis Kings of the Alberta Midget Hockey League, De Champlain had nine goals and 14 assists for 23 points. “Adam is a solid two-way forward who will add depth and experience to our group next year. Playing
OSU Baseball Ranked 19th in USA Today/ESPN Preseason Top 25
CORVALLIS, Ore. –The Oregon State baseball team is ranked 19th in the initial USA Today/ESPN Preseason Top 25 Coaches Poll which was released on Thursday. The Beavers are one of five teams from the Pac-12 Conference in the poll and it is OSU’s second ranking of the week after Baseball America placed the club 23rd on Tuesday. Oregon State is also 24th in Collegiate Baseball’s rankings, released in December. Florida is No. 1, followed by No. 2 South Carolina, No. 3 Stanford, No. 4 North Carolina and No. 5 Texas. Other Pac-12 schools ranked are No. 18 UCLA, No. 20 Arizona
Concordia Adds Six Freshmen to 2012 Volleyball Team
Name Position Height Hometown Previous Schools Anna Chizum OH 5-10 Happy Valley, Ore. Clackamas H.S. Madi Eufemia MB 6-1 Portland, Ore. Liberty H.S. Shantel Gritsch L 5-6 Happy
Vikings Head to Pullman for Marathon Opening Weekend
PORTLAND, Ore. – The Portland State women’s tennis team opens up its 2012 dual season with three duals in three days in Pullman, Wash. The Vikings will face off with Washington State of the Paficic-12 Conference on Friday with a 2 p.m. PT start. The Vikings will then square off with Lewis & Clark State College on Saturday starting at 1 p.m. and Idaho on Sunday at 1 p.m. in two neutral site duals in Pullman. “This is a great way to start our season,” head coach Jay Sterling said. “We get to play some really great competition. That’s why we set it
Psst...Guess What I Heard
The Chip Kelly circus that rolled through town late last Sunday afternoon triggered a poop storm of activity surrounding if, what and how much of what was being reported was true. It sent shockwaves through Facebook, helped shut down Twitter, and pushed Pac-12 message boards through walls thought previously to be impenetrable. Everyone with an ounce of interest in college football and more notably, the west coast’s version of it, wanted to know not only IF it were true, but also WHY Charles “Chip” Kelly was leaving a program he’d put amongst the elite of the
Curry Leads Warriors Past Blazers
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Mark Jackson looked up at the scoreboard during a timeout late in the fourth quarter and couldn't have been happier to find his team in another close game. The final result had the rookie coach smiling even more. Stephen Curry scored a season-high 32 points and added seven assists and six rebounds, and the Warriors extended their recent home dominance against Portland with a 101-93 victory Wednesday night to redeem a recent string of fourth-quarter collapses and last-second blunders. "I think it's just what the doctor ordered," said Jackson,
Four NCAA Champs Lead Ducks To Texas A&M Challenge
The top ranked Women of Oregon return to College Station, Texas, the site of their 2011 NCAA Championship, along with the 19th-ranked men for the Texas A&M Mondo Challenge. Teams from the Pac-12, Big 12 and SEC will battle in a conference competition Friday and Saturday at the Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium. The meet starts at 4 p.m. PST Friday and continues at 7 a.m. PST Saturday. TEAMS/RANKINGS The Women of Oregon are No. 1 in the first USTFCCCA regular season poll, while the men check in at No. 19. Also in the men's field for the Texas A&M Challenge are No. 2 Florida, No.
No.11 Ducks Tabbed Seventh in Pac-12 Poll
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. – Looking ahead to its 39th season of action, the University of Oregon softball team was picked seventh in the annual Pac-12 Coaches Preseason Poll released Wednesday. Returning national champion and No. 1 ranked Arizona State topped the rankings and received six of the nine first-place votes. Returning World Series advancer California and Arizona followed in second and third places, and picked up two and one first-place votes, respectively. The remaining standings for the nine-team league follow: UCLA (fourth), Stanford (fifth), Washington (sixth), Oregon
SOU Wrestling Hosts Season's Final Home Duals This Weekend
ASHLAND – The second-ranked Southern Oregon wrestling team returns home this weekend to host a pair of duals against No. 20 Menlo and Simon Fraser, along with an exhibition dual against Clackamas Community College this weekend at Bob Riehm Arena. “We're excited,” SOU head coach Mike Ritchey said. “It should be a fun weekend full of Raider wrestling. We don't know exactly what our lineup is going to be, we've got some guys that are a little bit hurt. We'll try to get everybody in there as much as we can.” Southern Oregon, 8-3 in duals