The Vig

Portland Beavers: I feel terrible. I didn’t make it to a single game this home stand. Between two Blazer games, more on that in a sec, and the rain, I just didn’t make the time. I’ll do better this week. I promise. As for the week past, the Beavs [...]

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A day later than normal, I know.  For the first time in a long time, I chose sleep over blog last night.  And it felt so good.   So what happened?
Blazers:  I had tickets to Friday night’s game against the Clippers.  I gave them to a co-worker who was having an adult’s weekend with her husband.  [...]

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From Deadspin:
Bill James, Mr. Smiling Don Quixote Baseball Face, writes in Slate today that he has figured out how a lead in college basketball is “safe.”
* Take the number of points one team is ahead.
* Subtract three.
* Add a half-point if the team that is ahead has the ball, and subtract a half-point if the [...]

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Congratulations to the Portland State Vikings for making it to the Big Dance.  Sure, they’ll be a 15 seed and get an opening round date with Kansas, but who the heck cares.  From nothing to the NCAA tournament in just a few years is a heckuva accomplishment.
But we’re not here to talk about the Viking [...]

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Congratulations to the Portland State Vikings men’s basketball team on advancing to the Big Sky championship game.  They play Northern Arizona at 6pm tonight down at the Rose Garden.  The winner advances to the Big Dance and a date with a #2 seed.
Good things are happening down on the Park Blocks.  People wonder if it [...]

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I never did get around to properly writing up the Utah-Chicago game I saw down in Salt Lake ten days ago.  The Jazz are something special and their fan base definitely are our equal.  They’re passionate and fiercely loyal.  I do believe Portland has a better arena.  The Delta Center Energy Solutions Arena is a [...]

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Dear Bob DeCarolis,
I heard your interview on The Fan this afternoon. You talked about getting a jump on your search for a new basketball coach. You spoke of going all cloak-and-dagger and back channel to find your new guy. And your new guy is gonna be huge because you have to bring [...]

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The Beavers men’s basketball team drew an announced crowd of 4,017 for their game against Stanford last night.  The Corvallis Gazette-Times’ Brooks Hatch says it was probably less than that.
Some quick, cursory inspection of the OSU media guide determined that’s the smallest crowd for a current Pac-10 opponent since 3,532 showd up for a [...]

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Thursday night in Corvallis, the Oregon State Women’s basketball team beat Arizona 94-88 in double-overtime.
So what, you ask?
Well, due to injuries, illness, and academics, Arizona only suited up six players.  Two of them fouled out by the end of regulation.  Arizona, playing with only four players, built a six-point lead in the first overtime.  Oregon [...]

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Oregon City Pioneers:  Many mocked me this weekend over the loss at Redmond.  There’s no shame in it.  Is Redmond that great?  No.  But neither were the Pioneers.  That they even made the playoffs was an accomplishment.  It’s on now to basketball season.  With Kevin Love out of the league, things should open up for [...]

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