Taking a big step toward success

Taking a proactive approach to a potential lack of size, Portland State Vikings basketball coach Tyler Geving announced the signing of two junior college transfers, bolstering what was already going…

To whom it may concern…

Dear NBA, I have never been more proud to be a fan. I write this with a smile on my face, because last week you made a statement. That statement was…

Rose Garden blues

“The Rose Garden is our house.” These words are not eternal. From my memory, they were first shouted before Blazers games in the 2008-09 season, but they embodied the die-hard…

The NCAA’s hunger games

This past Thursday the NCAA passed a number of new rule changes that all Division I schools must now follow. While most of these changes will have little effect on…

Spring football is here

Calisthenics, cone drills, and seven-on-seven plays set to a soundtrack of Gucci Mane and Ice Cube; that’s all that spring football practice is, right? How much work can these guys…

The Nigel You Don’t Know

The words come out soft, but powerful. His voice rarely rises above a whisper, baritone in nature, surely belonging to a football coach. It’s not for show. This is Nigel…

To whom it may concern…

Dear Vikings Fans, A couple of weeks ago I wrote in this column about athletes needing to engage with non-athlete students so that we can create a better, more exciting…

Next running back up?

A little over five years ago, current Portland State senior Shaq Richard was waiting. A junior at Junipero Serra High School, Richard was a second-string running back, waiting for an…