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Look/See sunglasses and Sole Collector partnered to take one of the internet’s greatest memes and adapt it to a league that deserves it.

Kobe Bryant’s prediction “It would be a tough one, but I think we’d pull it out,” proved true as Team USA eeked out a 7 point victory over Spain for the Gold Medal in the 2012 Olympic games.   Oh wait, he wasn’t talking about the gold medal game?   Actually, Kobe was predicting the [...]

Let me preface this article by saying that I hate the Los Angeles Lakers. Ever since they crushed a ten year-old Portland fan’s championship dreams in the spring of 2000 they’ve been at the top of my list of hated sports teams. I vividly remember asking my father, “When will Shaq retire?” because even then [...]

Rusty Ryan, after calming down, has finally released a statement on Howard to the Lakers.

It has been a rightly busy off-season in Portland. The Trail Blazers now have their General Manager, Head Coach, and maybe even their pick and roll man. Trail Blazers fans even enjoyed almost one month with a full front office, until President Larry Miller set sails for calmer seas.   Neil Oshley, coming from the [...]

Basically I want to go into the Blazer’s locker room and tell them this: Look, you’re like this bear with big claws, big fangs. Big fucking teeth. And the playoffs, they’re like this little bunny, cowering in the corner. And you’re staring at these claws and you’re thinking to yourself “How am I supposed to [...]

“I’m tired of losing, man.” Said Gerald Wallace after Saturday’s lack luster loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves. I think just about every fan in the Rose Garden shares this sentiment, but sometimes I wonder about every player on the Blazer’s sideline. Fueled by those fans, the Blazers started the season with one of the strongest [...]

Oregon gets a complete game against Washington State and cruises to a 92-75 win.

Rusty Ryan got his hands on a pair of Jordan XI’s and reflects back on Michael Jordan’s legacy. William C. Rhoden gives some input and how Jordan has changed global capitalism is included.

The 2011-12 season for the Portland Trail Blazers looks to be a very interesting one for everyone involved. Coming off a season in which they suffered countless injuries and still managed to make the playoffs with a record of 48-34 only to lose to the eventual NBA Champion Dallas Mavericks, the 2011-12 Blazers are going [...]

After stating his wish to be traded from the New Orleans Hornets, Chris Paul has become the most sought after player in the NBA. Initially there were four viable options for his relocation; the Celtics, the Knicks, the Clippers and the Lakers. As of right now it does not seem that the first two are [...]

Oregon pulled out a win over Eastern Washington 73-65 after trailing almost the entire game.  Oregon got outshot 67-44 in a game where Oregon showed a competitive nature more than anything else. The Ducks had a noticeable improvement in free throw shooting after missing 11 of the 17 they took last week at Vanderbilt.  Against [...]

Oregon opened up the basketball season at 7th ranked Vanderbilt and Rusty gives his reactions and notes.

Dana Altman, the new Oregon Men’s Basketball Coach, the man who was picked over 5 national championship coaches, could be a huge success, or an average coach. The Sports Guy breaks it down.