Good news for some Beaver fans. Hot off the AP Wire: Oregon State athletic director Bob De Carolis has signed a five-year contract extension. Oregon State announced that the deal, which continues De Carolis’ tenure with the school through June 30, 2016, […]
Fans weren’t “flocking” around Saturday when they came out to support the Oregon Duck football team. The Ducks, only three months since playing in the national championship game, played their spring game to a crowd of more than 43,000. Thomas […]
Call me a pessimist. Or cynical. Or both. But this doesn’t even surprise me. Apparently, all across this great nation of our, NCAA Division I schools are “fudging it” when it comes to athletics. In other news, gravity still exists. […]
Southern University says it has dismissed athletic director Greg LaFleur. “This decision was reached after consultation with campus and system administrators. We think the decision is in the best interest of Southern University,” Southern University Chancellor Kofi Lomotey said. LaFleur […]
The NCAA got one thing right – testing. Not in the classroom but the training room. The newest rule passed by the NCAA will require all Division I schools to designate a staff member to answer questions about dietary suppliments […]
When the Auburn Athletic Department laid off five workers, they were prepared – like any company – to defend the move. But not against racism. Those five workers, along with four other workers who were transferred to another department, filed […]
Ed Cooley is movin’ on up – he is now the head coach of the Providence Friars. “We are very excited to have Ed Cooley coming to Providence College to coach our men’s basketball team,” Providence College President Reverend Brian […]
Let it be known, Pacific University junior golfer Max Bonk is a scientist, not a farmer. He grew up in Hawaii. He doesn’t own a tractor. He calculates, analyzes and experiments. He does not enjoy wading through knee-deep grass in […]
There are three knowns of the universe: Physics, Mathematics, and the East coast bias against the Pac-10. For years now I have watched, heard and even felt the back pat of the East coast with their patronizing look at sports […]
Sports and politics don’t mix. Never have, never will. Like oil and water or Adam Smith and Karl Marx. It’s not going to happen, they just wouldn’t get along. Sport is about unifying, politics is about partitioning. Sport is about […]