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THURSDAY ... he is OSU's top offensive lineman. He is rated among the top five players at his position by NFL scouts. He is a Pac-10 All-Academic stud who will soon have two degrees. And now, he is an All-American. The release from OSU assistant sports information director Jason...

Henry Abbott had this over at True Hoop, but Forbes.com has a list of how all 30 NBA teams are faring financially. And for Paul Allen and the Trail Blazers, there's a major upswing taking place: Three teams experienced double-digit gains in value this year, led by the Portland Trail...

THURSDAY, cold and windy southeast ... ... exhaustive digging has brought me to the conclusion that Pitt is not a good matchup for Riley's guys unless the OSU defense regains consciousness. ... if the Beavers gave up 219 yards rushing to Jeremiah Johnson, how many yards will Pitt's LeSean...

14-6. First place in the NW Division. Casey Holdahl wrote yesterday after the Blazers escaped from New York with a win, "They can't all be blowouts." That rang true once again last night as the Blazers rode on the back of Brandon Roy (12 fourth-quarter points) out of the nation's...

Are the Detroit Lions due? Can the Giants go far without Plaxico Burress. Should the Houston Texans all-red uniforms be banned? Who falls short, Atlanta or Dallas?...

Eastern Washington's Benny Valentine had a hard time making anything happen against Portland's defense up to the seven-minute mark of the second half Wednesday night. Then the Eagles' junior point guard broke loose. Valentine scored 12 of his 15 points in the closing 6:15 as the Eagles rallied from a...

Mentoring in the trenches, the guard keeps the Blazers grounded -- and soaring

SALT LAKE CITY -- Good defense was at a premium on Wednesday night, and Oregon wasn't buying. The Ducks men's basketball team allowed Utah to shoot nearly 60 percent from the field, as they gave up the most points of any Utes opponent this season. In addition, Utah had a...

The Blazers' depth and versatility prove too much for the struggling Wizards to handle

STOCKTON, CALIF. -- After getting out to a quick start, shooting woes plagued the Vikings throughout the game Wednesday night as Pacific dealt the Portland State women's basketball team its second loss of the season, 68-50. PSU jumped out to a 7-2 lead at the 18:22 mark, but could not...

SAN FRANCISCO -- The Oregon State womens basketball team utilized a balanced approach, shooting well from the field and controlling the boards in a 83-66 win over San Francisco Wednesday night at War Memorial Gymnasium. The Beavers shot better than 54 percent from the field, just below their season high...

RENTON, Wash. The post-high school career trajectory for New England quarterback Matt Cassel typically led him to the sidelines. Baseball cap on. Clipboard in hand. Sometimes the prototypical 6-foot-4 quarterback waved his arms and contorted his fingers while signaling in plays. But never in his first eight years at USC...

UPDATE ... Pat Forde of ESPN.com hands out his annual awards and Mike Riley and Jacquizz Rodgers are among the big winners. ... Riley is Pac-10 Coach of the Year and Quizz is National Freshman of the Year. WEDNESDAY NIGHT ... I think the media might have more fun...

Portland State point guard Jeremiah Dominguez has a chip fracture in his right index finger that is expected to keep last season's Big Sky Conference player of the year out of action for at least a week. Vikings coach Ken Bone said junior Dominic Waters will replace Dominguez in the...

Add the Ted Hendricks Defensive End of the Year Award to Nick Reed's possible trophy haul in 2008. Reed, the Ducks' defensive end who leads the nation in fumble recoveries (five) and is second in sacks (13), is among six finalists. The others: Florida State's Everette Brown, TCU's Jerry...

The Blazers are riding a 5-game winning streak right now. 6-0 vs. the East. A win tonight would secure another winning roadie for Portland (with stops in Boston Friday, Toronto Sunday). As you know, the Blazers beat the Knicks last night with a huge fourth quarter surge. The Bullets Wizards...

What is the best development for the Trail Blazers this early season? ( surveys)...

WEDNESDAY ... if Oregon State had won the Civil War game, and held Chip Kelly's high-wire act offense to, say, 18 points, would we be reading about Mike Bellotti (someday) stepping aside to become A.D., so the brainy, likeable, in-demand Kelly can become head coach? ... look what Jacquizz...

Barring a major upset Saturday - either UCLA knocking off USC (putting Oregon in the Vegas Bowl) or Missouri beating Oklahoma (and setting up another Sooners-Ducks rematch) - the Ducks and Cowboys will play in the Holiday Bowl in San Diego on Dec. 30 - the first meeting ever between...

The Associated PressBrandon Roy and Steve Blake combined for 38 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds in last night's 104-97 win over the Knicks. 13-6. It didn't come easy. That first quarter was tough to watch. Portland couldn't buy a bucket. Fast forward to the fourth quarter and a huge...

That was a weird, weird announcement yesterday in Eugene. When word first leaked out that Oregon was going to announce Mike Bellotti would succeed Pat Kilkenny as athletic director and offensive coordinator Chip Kelly would succeed Bellotti as coach, we assumed the moves were imminent -- this year, or possibly...

Sean Avery's the NHL's gnat. You swat at the Dallas Star, you swat at him, you never get him and he ends up buzzing in your ear, often times wearing a scarf, because he wears scarves. He might finally have gotten crushed last night in Calgary, but for the NHL...