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July 2009
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Okay Blazers' fans. It looks like they've done it. Portland has reportedly reached a deal to bring Hedo Turkoglu to the Rose City next year. No contract can be finalized until next week, when the NBA's salary cap is finalized for 2009-10. This is the guy the Blazers' wanted, and arguably the cream of this year's free agent crop. You have all summer to debate whether or not he's a good fit for the Blazers. My question now is: "What... OK, confession time. In my 4+ years here in Portland, I had never been to PGE Park for a Timbers game. Soccer has never really been my thing (despite playing it through Jr. High), and minor league soccer was even further down on the list. But after Portland landed an MLS expansion team, and our recent trip to Seattle to cover the success of the Sounders, I figured I should give it a shot. There was probably no better way to to do ... Sometimes when I sit down to write a blog, I end up asking myself "What should I write about?" Not today. It's Father's Day, and I can't think of anything better to write about than my Dad. Peter Edwards grew up outside Tacoma, served in both the Marines and the Air Force, and worked at Boeing for more than a decade. My Mom will tell you he's been a loving husband for more than 30 years. My sister and I will tell you we could... By Adam Bjaranson Forget about all the exhibitions that the Portland Timbers have hosted in recent years, THIS will be their biggest yet! On July 1st, the Timbers will play host to (still) bitter rival Seattle in the 3rd round of the U.S. Open Cup at PGE Park. This, after disposing of Sonoma County Tuesday night, 3-0 down in Santa Rosa, CA. By Joe Becker If you were watching the 11pm News Last Night, Joe Donlon and Laural Porter both brought up the fact that I was competing in the Blue Lake Triathlon. I did the Sprint Triathlon which was a half mile swim, 12 mile bike ride and 5K run or walk. I ran and walked. My main goal was to finish...and I did. My time was 2 hours 8 minutes and 1 second. I finished 586 out of the 608 finishers and had a fabulous t... By Joe BECKER The top high school runners in the country are competing Saturday night in the High School Boys Invitational at Lewis & Clark College. Add Elijah Greer of Lake Oswego High to the prestigious group of runners. Lincoln's Nathan Mathabane was already scheduled to run. There is a chance one or more of the runners could break the National High School Mark of 3:53:43 set by Alan Webb 8 years ago. The Race ... By Adam Bjaranson It's been a heckuva season for athletes in the "97103" zip code. By Joe Becker THE NCAA Baseball Tournament Selection show is tomorrow morning at 9:30 on ESPN. The OSU Beavers finished the regular season with four wins in their last five games including two out of three at Stanford. They should get into the tournament and have scheduleld a practice for 1pm in Corvallis. The former Two-time National Champs finished 15-12 in the Pac-10. ...By Joe Becker Ducks QB Justin Roper has decided to leave Oregon and transfer to another School. Roper started the first three games last season...but then suffered a knee injury against Purdue. Jeremiah Masoli came on and Roper never got his starting job back. The Ducks sent out a news release and Kelly said quote, "Justin is a... Evan Chevrier Does anyone remember the skit on SNL in the early 90's called "Bad Idea Jeans?" I couldn't help but think of it tonight, when hearing Lents Park was the only option left on the table for the Portland Beavers new ballpark.
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