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Things could not have started much worse for the Portland Winterhawks Saturday night. Within the first 10 minutes of their game against the Victoria Royals, the Hawks were down 2-0 and lost a fight to boot. Jamie Crooks and Alex Gogolev scored for the Royals early, while Keegan Kanzig leveraged all of his 238 pounds into his fist to pummel Winterhawk Joe Mahon at mid-ice. For the remaining 50 minutes, however, the Hawks were as offensive as the logo on their jerseys.

Over the past four months, the myth of Lance Armstrong has been carefully and systematically dismantled to expose only the unfortunate facts lying beneath. Armstrong, winner of an unprecedented seven straight Tour de France titles from 1999–2005, has been stripped of all competitive results since 1998 by the United States Anti-Doping Agency and will now begin serving a lifetime ban from any event over which the organization presides.

Being a sports fan is mostly torture.

One moment, you’re watching your beloved Indiana Pacers—perhaps the NBA’s deepest and most talented roster—dismantle the hated Detroit Pistons, on the road, without their unquestioned leader and future Hall-of-Famer Reggie Miller, establishing themselves as legitimate title favorites in the process. The next moment, a cowardly fan is whipping a beer at Ron Artest, and Ben Wallace’s brother is punching out your hopes and dreams.

Wednesday, Oct. 31 NBA Blazers 116 Lakers 106 Top performers Nicolas Batum: 26 points, 6 rebounds, 3 steals Thursday, Nov. 1 VOLLEYBALL Vikings 3 Southern Utah 2 Top performers Jakyln…

This month will be a busy one for the Outdoor Program at Portland State. The agenda in the coming weeks includes whitewater kayaking, a Columbia Gorge day hike, a service trip to Opal Creek, a three-day rock climbing seminar and a weekend camping trip at Silver Falls. It’s a tremendous opportunity for students and community members alike to enjoy the natural wonders of the Pacific Northwest at an affordable rate.

New team, new dream.

That cautiously optimistic tagline is the official slogan of the Portland Trail Blazers this season, and it’s a perfect way to describe the mood of both the organization and its fans at the start of a new campaign. The Blazers are looking to find their footing after the past few years of consistent disaster, and the organization is holding out hope that fans will buy into the latest rebuilding effort. But will they?

The Portland State women’s volleyball team will look to continue their winning ways as they travel out of the comfort of the Stott Center to face the Southern Utah University Thunderbirds on Thursday and the Northern Arizona University Lumberjacks on Saturday. The top-ranked Vikings (17-8, 13-1) have already clinched their playoff spot and have just three more weekends of play before the completion of the regular season.

Seeing the San Francisco Giants win the World Series was tough for me. As an Oakland A’s fan, I’ve always maintained a healthy ire toward the Athletics’ crosstown rivals, though I’ve never publicly expressed it. It’s a reaction similar to Giants supporters constantly ripping on the Los Angeles Dodgers—you just get inundated with a biased view as soon as you choose sides. There’s always an element of schadenfreude motivating a fan’s response to other teams, and I didn’t want to have to hear my friends (99 percent of whom are Giants fans) gloat about sweeping the Detroit Tigers for the next five months.

Thursday, Nov. 1 VOLLEYBALL Vikings (17-8) vs. Southern Utah University (9-17) Centurn Arena 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2 Soccer Vikings (9–7–2) vs. University of Montana (11–6–2) Big Sky Championship Pocatello…