Author: Nathan Hellman

After taking two of three games from Sacramento State last weekend, the Portland State softball team is gearing up for another must-win weekend in Pacific Coast Softball Conference competition.

Down by 25 points against the Houston Rockets and looking like an NBA Developmental League squad with scrubs like Raef LaFrentz and Luke Schencher tallying significant minutes, the Blazers dropped another game last Wednesday night.

Portland State University President Daniel Bernstine announced Michael “Torre” Chisholm as the new athletic director in a press conference Monday, bringing the lengthy 14-month search to an end.

The Portland State softball team faced the Pacific Coast Softball Conference (PCSC) competition for the first time since claiming the conference crown last weekend, defending their title by trumping Sacramento State in two of three games on Friday and Saturday.

As the waning seconds expired and the Blazers earned their 30th victory of the season with a 94-89 win over Utah Wednesday night, I shook my head and decided that the win is the wrong thing for the Blazers to be searching for.

The Portland State softball team will encounter its first conference test as the reigning Pacific Coast Softball Conference champions as they take on Sacramento State in a four-game series on Friday and Saturday at Erv Lind Stadium.

Ervin “Magic” Johnson stepped off stage towards the audience at the eighth annual Portland State Simon Benson Awards Dinner on March 19, abruptly ending his keynote speech.

Ever since he held the smooth leather of a pigskin for the first time, Adam Hayward knew he wanted to play football on Sundays.

This season, the NBA is unveiling a new concept where advancing to the playoffs does not require a winning record, as four playoff-eligible teams are either at or below the .500 mark on the season. In the association, there is a fine line between a successful and an unsuccessful season.

Sports fans everywhere, wake up from your post-Super Bowl hibernation because it’s March and the college ballers are prepared to give us upsets, buzzer-beaters and plenty of madness. Unlike their millionaire counterparts in the NBA, these players scrap for loose balls and compete for 40 minutes, not just to stuff their wallets with green.

As the Spurs put the finishing touches on their fourth quarter three-point ambush last Tuesday, I found the scene in the stands to be a real spectacle. I never thought one man could control nearly 16,000 people alone, but Manu Ginobili did just that in the waning moments of the Spurs’ 99-94 victory.