The Vig

Jason “The Big Sexy” Whitlock has become sort of an unwitting darling of the right wing noise machine. It’s not at all his choice and, I suspect, if asked, he would have sharp words for many who’ve praised him in the last 24 months. I’ve always enjoyed his work both in print and [...]

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Watching the Spurs live and in person earlier this month, I got the feeling we were watching the NBA champs. Watching them against my Suns reinforces that feeling. They proved last night they’re more than happy to win by outscoring their opponent.
If you can’t outscore them and you can’t stop them, then how do you [...]

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I missed all of last night’s ABC debate. The reaction last night was swift and immediate. Sullivan echoes my thoughts on the larger picture here.
If you believe that America’s current crisis is not a deep one, if you think that pragmatism alone will be enough to navigate a world on the verge of [...]

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“Can I talk to you for a second?” the voice asked from behind me.
I turned and found a Scottsdale police car had pulled up alongside me, the officer inside motioning me to the next street.  He pulled to a stop and quickly two other cars pulled up with him.  Two officers got out of their [...]

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It’s Karl Rove, of all people.
Remember: It has only been eight weeks since Iowans voted in the first contest of the season, though it seems like a geological age has passed. There are now seven weeks until Pennsylvania, nine weeks until North Carolina and Indiana, and 10 weeks until West Virginia. Imagine how many twists [...]

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What NBC was in the mid-90s, TNT is to today’s NBA. There is no substitute. Listening to Charles keep repeating “he’s just gonna make a mess” is gold. Gold, Jerry!

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Entercom, in their infinite wisdom, whacked two good ones earlier this week while I was down in Salt Lake City.  First, longtime KGON jock Mike Turner was let go.  I’m not 100% on it, but I think he’d become a Jack of All Trades for Entercom.  At least I seem to recall hearing him pop-up [...]

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I may have been in a Codeine-induced haze for the better part of the weekend, but it didn’t keep me from somewhat paying attention.
Blazers: I had tickets to the game but ended up giving them to a co-worker. She also has my tickets to Wednesday night’s game against the Bulls. Friday, I [...]

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Tonight’s Oregon State loss to UCLA is the Beavers ties the school record for consecutive losses at 10. Brooks Hatch gives a little history and a little hope.
The Beavers actually lost 14 games in a row in the 1995-96 season, Eddie Payne’s first. But two of those losses to California were later changed to [...]

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NBA coaches around the league have been receiving iPods with Brandon Roy’s picture on them to promote the Blazer guard for the All-Star game in New Orleans.  No doubt they’re pre-loaded with video highlights.  And perhaps a personalized greeting?
Kudos to the Blazer marketing department for coming up with this one.  Roy definitely deserves a spot.  [...]

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