Riding the success from a breakout 2012 campaign, Portland Winterhawks forward Nicolas Petan was named the WHL’s Player-of-the-week on Monday, after leading the ‘Hawks to three victories in as many…
Homecoming Victory for the Vikings
The Portland State football team took care of business at the inagural Turkey Bowl on Saturday, defeating North Dakota 14-10 at Jeld-Wen field. The Vikings (4-4 overall, 1-3 conference) brought…
50 Years of Big Sky Sports
Portland State University has been a member of the Big Sky Conference for over twenty-one years, and has provided strong competition for the other thirteen schools within the league. It’s…
Beginners Luck
I’ve watched football for a few years and have become a borderline Seahawks fan, but I never jumped on the fantasy football bandwagon until this year, when I was approached…
Maintaining the lead
So you’ve done well so far—made it to 6–1 or even 7–0 in your fantasy football league. Congratulations are in order, but 7–0 won’t get you a trophy or bragging…
Timbers Cling to First Place
The Portland Timbers welcomed the Real Salt Lake squad to Jeld-Wen field Saturday for a meeting between the driving forces of the MLS Western Conference. The Timbers are the only…
Not Enough Men’s Scholarships to go Around
If you look at the list of teams on GoViks.com, there are almost twice as many women’s sports teams as there are men’s. Where are all of the men’s sports,…
How to Salvage Your Disappointing Fantasy Football Team
You did the research, watched the preseason and had a solid draft, but your fantasy football team is sitting at 2–5, decimated by injury and underperformance. The starters aren’t putting…
Washington Redskins Name Controversy
I grew up just outside of Washington D.C. in a suburban family headed by sensitive, caring women. My grandmother and mother were politically correct before that was a term, willing…
To Whom it May Concern
Dear Portland State athletic program, The Portland State Vikings women’s soccer team has been nothing short of spectacular this season. Through their first four Big Sky games head coach Laura…
Gonorrhea becomes second most common infectious disease in U.S.
Patient (almost) Zero. In early 2009 a prostitute in Kyoto, Japan, went in to a clinic for routine testing. She tested positive for gonorrhea in her throat and after three…