http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/index.php Portland and surrounding area community news and information http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=126569779387810500 2010-02-08 22:43:13 http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=126569779387810500 en-us Style vs. substance is a debate that has raged for decades in the sport of basketball. Creativity is admired and, sometimes, scorned. Pete Maravich and George “Iceman” Gervin were showmen and incredible talents, but did they help their teams win? Meanwhile, Tim Duncan and John ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=126552561157209600 2010-02-06 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=126552561157209600 en-us Kobe Bryant still hasn’t won at the Rose Garden since February 2005. But the Los Angeles Lakers have. Minus their superstar, the Lakers seized control of the game late in the first half and powered home to a 99-82 victory over the Trail Blazers Saturday night. The victory snapped a ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=126561616862986100 2010-02-08 00:02:48 http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=126561616862986100 en-us A few thoughts from a busy sports weekend ... • It was a storybook ending for a New Orleans franchise deserving of one in Sunday’s Super Bowl XXXXIV. It wasn’t that way for Peyton Manning, of course. Throwing an interception with the game on the line was so out of character for ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=126533204341684600 2010-02-05 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=126533204341684600 en-us For the past week, Matt Moore has been roughing it in our fine state. Poking around the Oregon State football offices. Playing golf with OSU defensive coordinator Mark Banker. Attending the Beavers’ annual football recruiting dinner in Portland. “Third year in a row I’ve come ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=126523867842831000 2010-02-03 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=126523867842831000 en-us Oregon has a solid team for 2010 to defend a Pac-10 football championship, and coach Chip Kelly says the recruiting class signed Wednesday adds depth and quality to the program. "Speed and speed," says Kelly, of the emphasis in recruiting. "We need to continue to increase the ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=126523580851729600 2010-02-04 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=126523580851729600 en-us At its best, sports have the ability to show us the greatness people can achieve. Since 1948, the Oregon Sports Awards (formerly the Hayward Banquet) has gathered to celebrate the accomplishments of athletes, coaches and teams with ties to Oregon. At Sunday’s annual show on the ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=126525330711243100 2010-02-03 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=126525330711243100 en-us CORVALLIS – It’s 8:45 a.m. Wednesday, and the white greaseboard in the hall of the Oregon State football coaches’ office already has four names etched on it: Sean Mannion. Tyler Perry. Dominic Glover. Malcolm Marable. They’re the first players on OSU’s verbal ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=126526106136407300 2010-02-03 21:24:21 http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=126526106136407300 en-us SALT LAKE CITY – Offense was not a problem for the Trail Blazers Wednesday night at EnergySolutions Arena. But defense sure was. Utah shot .627 from the field – best for a Portland opponent this season – and never trailed after late in the first quarter in a 118-105 victory ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=126525416397930900 2010-02-03 19:29:23 http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=126525416397930900 en-us Here are the players Oregon State signed Wednesday: OFFENSE QB – Sean Mannion, 6-5, 205, Pleasanton, Calif. RB – Malcolm Marable, 5-8, 170, Mission Hills, Calif. TE – Tyler Perry, 6-5, 240, Ventura, Calif.; Connor Hamlett, 6-7, 230, Lynnwood, Wash. C – Roman ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=126523462986870600 2010-02-04 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=126523462986870600 en-us Scouting services won’t agree, but Oregon State coaches think they landed some blue-chip material during Wednesday’s letter-of-intent signing day. On Tuesday night, rivals.com had OSU’s projected class ranked 49th nationally and ninth in the Pac-10, ahead of only Washington ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=126522548942347200 2010-02-04 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=126522548942347200 en-us Michael Bibbee committed to Oregon State's football program before other schools had a chance to get in on him. The 6-3, 225-pound North Eugene High product attended an OSU camp in June and verbaled the following week. On Wednesday, he made it official, signing his ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=126523469370698700 2010-02-04 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=126523469370698700 en-us Ndamukong Suh and Brandon Roy were humble, Mouse Davis was humorous, Chip Kelly gracious and Paul Allen grateful –as they and other winners treated a sellout crowd to a most memorable Oregon Sports Awards show. Suh, perhaps the most decorated lineman in college football history, accepted one ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=126523456648431300 2010-02-04 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=126523456648431300 en-us • Bill Hayward Amateur Athlete of the Year (male) Winner —Ndamukong Suh, University of Nebraska football Finalists —Ashton Eaton, University of Oregon track and field; Jeremiah Masoli, University of Oregon football; Jacquizz Rodgers, Oregon State University football; Galen Rupp, ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=126523458784411300 2010-02-04 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=126523458784411300 en-us It has been nine years since the Portland Tribune, Nike and SportsOne Inc., teamed up to restore the old Hayward Awards as the renamed “Oregon Sports Awards.” After attending Sunday’s show honoring the state’s top athletes and sports personalities of 2009 in the Stanford ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=126523460941485900 2010-02-04 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=126523460941485900 en-us With a five-star rating from recruiting services comes much hype and expectations. Running back Lache Seastrunk, an Oregon Duck signee, will be ready for it. But, he warns, don’t expect too much right away. Please, he says, no comparisons to fellow Texan LaMichael James, UO’s ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=126523467288884000 2010-02-04 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=126523467288884000 en-us As Paul Allen was waiting in the lobby before accepting a merit award at the Oregon Sports Awards Sunday night on the Nike campus, several of his former players stopped by to say hello. Terry Porter. Jerome Kersey. Gubernatorial candidate Chris Dudley. I was struck by the scene. Allen, the ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=126523471450127900 2010-02-04 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=126523471450127900 en-us All Mouse Davis did to earn a merit award at last Sunday’s Oregon Sports Awards show was coach football for more than a half-century. Davis stepped down as the Portland State offensive coordinator eight months ago and is living the retired life, doing, “very, very little.” When ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=126523133363778100 2010-02-03 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=126523133363778100 en-us Here are the players that the University of Oregon football team signed Wednesday: OFFENSE QB – Bryan Bennett, 6-3, 190, Encino, Calif. RB – Lache Seastrunk, 5-11, 190, Temple, Texas; Dontae Williams, 5-11, 210, Houston WR – Keanon Lowe, 5-10, 170, Jesuit High TE – ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=126523465077478000 2010-02-04 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=126523465077478000 en-us You know Ndamukong Suh as Portland’s own, as the finest college defensive lineman in the land, as the potential first pick in the April NFL draft. You know the 6-4, 295-pound Grant High grad as the winner of the Outland Trophy (best interior lineman), Lombardi Award (best lineman) and ...