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Month: February 2008

The Big Winner: Andy Pettite

I had a chance to tune into Yankee pitcher Andy Pettite’s press conference today. I don’t want to over-analyze a situation which appears to be slowing in the wake of last week’s congressional hearings (until an indictment is handed down), […]

Beavers trip, fall to Washington

To say tensions were high was to call a stoner worthless. Unnecessary. Both coaches have probably never seen anything like it before. Fans are probably in the same boat. Either way, Washington took out Oregon State 97-59 Saturday night. This […]

Camping With The Big Boys

Spring Training camps have begun with pitchers and catchers arriving this week. A few former Beavers are set to break their first big league camp or just in big league camp once again (Jacoby). St. Louis Cardinals – Infielder Brian […]

Clemens vs. McNamee, Round 8

I refuse to be surprised at the latest revelations in the “did he, or didn’t he?” saga of Roger “Rocket” Clemens and Brian McNamee. The most recent story coming out of Washington focuses on McNamee’s prior testimony, in which he […]

Rooney Rule Update

Don’t know how I missed this, but the NCAA released this announcement on Friday. The new hiring practices policy mandates that “any division I-A football program with a head coaching vacancy will interview at least one minority candidate“. The new […]

Rooney Rule For NCAA Hires?

Interesting column in tomorrow’s NYT. That’s right, here before daylight. William C. Rhoden makes an argument–and a solid one at that, for a “Rooney Rule” for Division-I programs looking to fill coaching vacancies. Maybe there is a problem here. During […]

Political Sports Theatre

This entire Brian McNamee v. Roger Clemens thing is beginning to look like a 12 round bout. At this round–which I assume to be either the 6th or 7th, Clemens has so far attacked McNamee with a nasty PR smear […]