China’s Olympic problem

Ever since Bejing was announced as the host of the 2008 Summer Olympics there have been calls to boycott the games due to the violence in Tibet. In recent weeks, those calls for boycott have grown louder and louder — even briefly encompassing my views.
However, as horrible as the situation in Tibet is, boycotting the [...]

2008 MLB Predictions

Spring Training is upon us, so it’s time for my annual predictions for the MLB season ahead. I only get about 50-percent of the division winners right, so if you put money down on my picks, don’t expect to get it back.

You didn’t dump us… we dumped you

Today, I’m going to cover a topic that by no means am I an expert on, but it’s peaked my interest over the several months it’s been in the news: The Seattle Supper Sonics imminent move to Oklahoma City.

Slick Rick in the city of Angels

Today was a big day in the sports universe because Rick Neuheisel was hired as UCLA’s head football coach after five years outside of college football. What’s the big deal, besides the fact that he was essentially banished from the sport for participating in an illegal gambling ring, and then successfully won a settlement against the University of Washington and the NCAA for wrongful termination? It’s a big deal because he’s the most hated man in Eugene, Oregon.

Live Updates of the Emerald Bowl

My work, the Register Guard, requested that I provide live updates of the Emerald Bowl for the newspapers website. Check it out here.
UPDATE: Obviously the game’s over, so the live updates are done. Though the final update is still live last I checked
It was fun being able to put the editor hat down for [...]

Top National Sports Stories of 2007

Last week I took a look at my top ten local sports stories of 2007, this week I’ll take a look at the national stories I found the most captivating in 2007.

Boise State’s Fiesta
I was {this} close to going to Boise State for college. Even though I didn’t end up going to BSU, they’ve been [...]

Top Local Sports Stories of 2007

At The Register Guard, we produce a year end “Top 10 local stories” feature. Having just been hired there this time last year, I was too late to the party to vote — but this year I got a ballot, and what a year to vote on! The feature isn’t due out for another week [...]