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LOI Day Hangover

Turns out those dirty Jacquizz Rodgers to Baylor rumors weren’t true after all. Consider him signed, sealed, and waiting for delivery. Oregonian beat writer Paul Buker posts the director’s cut of a piece on letter of intent day and Canfield’s […]

Good-Knight?

Just heard the news of Bob Knight’s resignation.  Apparently the head coaching duties at Texas Tech will be transferred to the legendary coach’s son, Pat.  With Oregon State in need of a big-time basketball coach, this news should no doubt […]

LOI Day

With National Letter of Intent Signing Day announcements approaching, it may serve us all well to mute our expectations when the national rankings are released. Oregon State recruiting classes are consistently underrated by both national and local media. Luckily for […]

Black & White

Great win for the Beavers last week. On Friday. Oh, you weren’t there? Too bad. The Oregon State gymnasts dominated the opposition like a bad S&M video. The shellacking was inevitable and the Arizona women weren’t sure whether they should […]

Debacle, what debacle?

There are three ways to fire someone and make them feel like the biggest piece of chicken-bleep in the world. Fire them for trying and failing, fire them on their day off and fire them in the middle of completing […]

20 more rumors I wish I could start

There are time when athletes create enough buzz. They don’t need hype, they are their own circus. But there are times when athletes need help making the headlines. Here are some examples of rumors, that aren’t true, but would deserve […]

Finished Strong

As the Beaver football team emerged from the locker room after the Emerald Bowl, I stood with fellow KBVR sports member Eric Bartz across the hall. The 21-14 win was the icing on the cake for another Beaver football season. […]