Author: Nathan Hellman

When the news came in that Portland State was selected second in the Big Sky Conference’s preseason football poll, the first thing I wanted to do was call head coach Jerry Glanville and personally thank him.

After finishing fourth in the Pacific Coast Softball Conference with a 23-43 overall record, head coach Amy Hayes is bolstering her team’s roster. Hayes signed three junior college transfers for next season’s squad.

Ime Udoka watched the Blazers summer league action in Las Vegas over the weekend from Cox Pavilion’s upper-most row.

For the Oregon State Beavers, it was chaos, jubilation and teamwork all wrapped up in one defining dog pile on the pitchers mound, as players wildly celebrated a second consecutive College World Series title.

From singing a blues melody with Portland State President Daniel Bernstine to scribbling out a contract atop a paper tablecloth to a picture full of memorable figures in his Sixth Avenue office, Jerry Glanville’s hiring process was one the head football coach describes as “the only one of its kind.”

Following the first Pacific Coast Softball Conference title and NCAA Regional appearance in Portland State history last season, the expectations were high for this year’s squad.

Teri Mariani has never run away from a challenge in her 35-year career at Portland State.

With his induction into the Seattle Mariners’ Hall of Fame Saturday, Edgar Martinez finally received some acclaim for a stellar career that included a lifetime slugging percentage of .515, 309 homers and resurrecting a franchise with one swing of the bat.

Just six years ago, the Portland State volleyball team limped to a 0-25 mark and was the laughing stock of the Big Sky Conference.

Five Portland State track and field athletes competed against some of the best in the nation at the NCAA West Regional meet in Eugene, Ore. last weekend.

A few weeks ago, the New York Yankees shrugged off criticism for their rocky start, claiming it was too early to panic. But after suffering a home sweep at the hands of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, the Bronx Bombers reside in fourth place in the AL East and show no signs of improving.