KGW Sports Blog
May 2008
S M T W T F S
       
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31

Categories

More KGW Blogs

July 2007 Archives


Mascot Dispute...

10:52 PM Tue, Jul 31, 2007 |

Let me begin by saying this is a sensitive topic among many people....and I fully respect and understand that. That said, I don't grasp how history can dictate and possibly manipulate schools and communities in a moments notice. I'm referring to what has been "proposed" by one former student on the Oregon coast. He's a Native American who attended a game last year with his family in Mollala. While there, he witnessed a non-Native Ameri...



The Best Sport You're Not Watching

2:31 PM Thu, Jul 26, 2007 |
Craig Edwards

By Craig Edwards

Of course... As a loyal KGW employee, I can not, in good conscience, actively encourage you to watch another channel. However, this Sunday at noon pacific time, if you say... "accidentally" drop your TV remote and it pushes you to another channel (its network's letters match the first three of the alphabet), then you might just see a pretty good football game.

Yes, I said football. In July.

Just as NF...



Scamming along....

7:14 PM Mon, Jul 23, 2007 |

I'll be honest....I'm getting tired of deceit, dishonesty, and malodorous behavior in sports! It's starting to wear on me. And these days, I only have 3 people to blame.
Tim Donaghy, Michael Vick and Barry Bonds. If we could just rid ourselves of these yahoo's....my job would be a little more glamorous. Tainted and reprehensible.
There are people amongst us that just 'scam' their way through life...which is an unfortunate fa...



Harry Potter: Sports Star?

4:01 PM Thu, Jul 19, 2007 |
Craig Edwards

By Craig Edwards

Greetings to all of you taking a break from waiting for the last Harry Potter book (Or are you reading it already? Cheaters!). I won't lie...I'm pretty excited too. With that in mind, I figured I should talk about one sports question on the minds of many Harry Potter fans: Would Quidditch work in the real world?

...



UO Ducks baseball....catch the fever??

12:27 AM Mon, Jul 16, 2007 |

Okay, that felt kinda weird writing that title! Thanks to the success of OSU (and ONLY that)....the Ducks are bringing back collegiate baseball for the first time since 1981. Thanks for joining the party Pat Kilkenny. The timing couldn't be better....and more laughable. (I'll explain the "laughable" part in a moment). Actually, it's a good thing for UO and the entire state. It will bring another prominent Civil War matchup into hous...



A Contending Choice

8:04 PM Thu, Jul 12, 2007 |
Craig Edwards

By Craig Edwards

We're technically a little more than half-way through the baseball season. However, the All-Star break traditionally marks the midseason point, separating the serious contenders from the Texas Rangers and Baltimore Orioles. As the second half gets underway here in 2007, Mariners fans can rejoice. After three years in last place, Seattle is a serious contender. However, what most people don't think about is that ...



Slowest sports day of the year

3:21 PM Tue, Jul 10, 2007 |

by Evan Chevrier
KGW Sports Producer

Wednesday is every sports guy's worst nightmare. Its the slowest sports day of the year. Its one of only two days on the calendar, where there isn't a single professional, or college sporting event. December 24th can be equally brutal, but usually there is some football news to talk about.
Wednesday is the day after the All Star game. There are no baseball games. No golf tournaments. The...



Sonic Boom

10:47 PM Tue, Jul 03, 2007 |

by Evan Chevrier

Sonics owner Clay Bennett and new general manager Sam Presti aren't making any friends in Seattle. In fact, it almost looks as if they are trying to alienate Seattle fans.
There's no doubt now, this is going to be a messy breakup.
It all started this spring, when the Washington legislature decided to end their session without taking up the issue of a new arena. The next day, Bennett all but called on the M...