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September 25, 2012 by David Gillaspie
#13 Wisconsin + # 19 UCLA = #18 OSU Oregon State visited Pasadena for a Rose Bowl fitting. They didn’t …
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Category: football, Oregon Sports News
| Tags: Beaver, Beaver Nation, boomer generation, competition, Lon Stiner, Mike Riley, Oregon, Oregon State, Oregon State University, Pacific-12 Conference, people, Portland Oregon, Rose Bowl, sports, UCLA, University of California Los Angeles
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September 19, 2012 by David Gillaspie
THE LAST WORD The exchange between coach and team is prime ground for misunderstanding, misinterpretation, and mistakes. You might call …
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Category: basketball, boomers, Oregon Sports News
| Tags: boomer generation, coaching, competition, culture, drama, high school, humor, Oregon, people, rec-league, Recreation and Sports, sports, training
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September 11, 2012 by David Gillaspie
Friday night the Aloha Warriors unleashed their lightning bolt in Tigard. 384 yards and three touchdowns later, Thomas Tyner played …
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Category: football, Oregon Sports News
| Tags: Adrian Peterson, Anthony Thomas, Barry Sanders, competition, culture, Duck, essay, Gale Sayers, Herschel Walker, Oregon, Oregon Ducks, oregon sports news, sports
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September 5, 2012 by David Gillaspie
or, MATT MILLEN’S OREGON TRAIL The curtains parted for the 2012 Ducks on their operatic home stage while phantoms of …
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Category: football, Oregon Sports News
| Tags: Autzen Stadium, Cam Newton, college football, competition, culture, Detroit Lions, education, Gus Malzahn, high school wrestling, history, Matt Millen, Michael Dyer, Oregon, Oregon Duck football, Phantom of the Opera
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August 15, 2012 by David Gillaspie
YOU KNOW IT WHEN YOU SEE IT Coming down from the London Olympics is like the day after the Super …
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Category: basketball, Oregon Sports News, southern states, sports
| Tags: Charles Barkley, choices, college wrestling, competition, culture, deegeesbb, humor, NBA, Olympic, Olympic Games, oregon sports news, people, Shaquille O'Neal, sports writer, Super Bowl, Terrell Owens
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August 13, 2012 by David Gillaspie
CLOSING CEREMONIES NO PLACE FOR COVER BANDS OR SPORTS CHEATS At the end of the day (a quite English saying …
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Category: England, music, Oregon Sports News, sports
| Tags: BALCO, Beatle, Beatles, boomer generation, Carl Lewis, competition, Crossroads, deegeesbb, doping, drug testing, Eric Cplaton, John Lennon, London Olympics, Olympic Games, people, Pink Flyod, Robert Johnson, Spice Girls, sports writer, Usain Bolt
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August 9, 2012 by David Gillaspie
ARE CHINESE OLYMPIANS BETTER? CHECK THE MEDAL COUNT The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat looks the same …
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Category: sports
| Tags: China, competition, culture, London Olympics, nationalism, Olympic, Olympic Games, Oregon, Podium, sports, sports writer, United States, Winter Games
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August 6, 2012 by David Gillaspie
RACING YOUR WIFE TO A SHARED GOAL Allow me a moment to share with you my deepest respect for the …
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Category: family, love, marriage, money
| Tags: boomer generation, communication, competition, emotions, home remodel, initiative, kindness, life, love, mental health, people, relationships, sports, talk, understanding
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August 2, 2012 by David Gillaspie
It’s fair to say the American medal magnet collected a sack full by conquering water the way England sacked the …
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Category: books, Oregon Sports News
| Tags: 2012 Olympics, British Museum, competition, Gold medal, humor, Kurt Cobain, Larisa Latynina, London, London Olympics, Michael Phelps, Olympic Games, oregon sports news, people, River Thames, sports, sportswriter, Walter Raleigh
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July 11, 2012 by David Gillaspie
Tough Mudder adventure racers show up like zoo live stock after the gates were left open. It’s a migration pushed …
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Category: Oregon Sports News
| Tags: Adventure Racing, California, Captain America, competition, culture, family, fear, humor, life, Obstacle course, Oregon, stress, Tough Mudder, United Kingdom Special Forces, Wounded Warrior Project
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June 29, 2012 by David Gillaspie
This sports moment brought to you by the memoir, Memoir Of The 3Gs, available soon. Outside the degenerate gambler, sports …
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Category: family, sports
| Tags: coaching, competition, humor, motivation, Oregon, Oregonian, Portland Oregon, rec-league, Recreation and Sports, soccer, sport, suburban, Title IX, women's issues, youth sports
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June 20, 2012 by David Gillaspie
What are the hallmarks of a champion once you get past the trophy? Blink past the glare of the gold …
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Category: college, Oregon Sports News, sports
| Tags: Auto racing, BMW M3, competition, Corvallis Oregon, education, engineering, family, Gale Sayers, Global Formula Racing, Jim Brown, Motorsports, Oregon, Oregon State, Oregon State University, sports
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June 11, 2012 by David Gillaspie
Every wrestler has been on the grass. There’s always someone who needs to give it a try when they find …
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Category: sports, wrestling
| Tags: amateur wrestling, Backyard Wrestling, boomer generation, Coach (sport), college wrestling, competition, David Gillaspie, education, high school wrestling, Matt Hamilton, Oregon, Scholastic wrestling, Tualatin Oregon, wrestling
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May 30, 2012 by David Gillaspie
OR, WHAT A NICE OFFICE! Communities celebrate each anniversary of their pro teams whether they’re on a championship level, or …
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Category: basketball, Oregon Sports News
| Tags: boomer generation, Charlotte Bobcats, competition, David Gillaspie, Kevin Pritchard, Larry Miller, Michael Jordan, NBA, Oklahoma Thunder, Oregon, Paul Allen, Portland Trail Blazers, Rich Cho, The Oregonian
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May 20, 2012 by David Gillaspie
COACHING Modern sports are an accumulation of rules and endurance. Every variation of movement that can be taught and repeated …
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Category: blogging, sports
| Tags: baby, baseball, children, coach, coaching, competition, essay, First baseman, humor, Infant, microcosim, parenting, Right fielder, shopping, sport, sports writer, Umbilical cord, writer
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May 2, 2012 by David Gillaspie
You choose a sport, or the sport chooses you. Either way you’ll find out if it’s a good fit. After …
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Category: fear, sports, wrestling
| Tags: amateur wrestling, college wrestling, competition, education, Educators, high school wrestling, Middle school, Mixed martial arts, North Bend High School, Noth Bend Oregon, Oregonian, Portland Oregon, wrestling
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April 7, 2012 by David Gillaspie
Good Parenting Makes The Difference (also posted on oregonsportsnews.com) Children of great athletes often try their parents’ sport. Muhammad Ali’s …
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Category: Oregon Sports News
| Tags: competition, David Gillaspie, fencing, Gold medal, Joe Frazier, John Elway, Mariel Zagunis, Olympic, Olympic Games, Oregon, oregon sports news, sports, Tiger Woods, University of Notre Dame, writer
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April 4, 2012 by David Gillaspie
All Sports Take Sweat (also posted on oregonsportsnews.com) In terms of sweat, a Fowler Middle School rec team with an interim coach equals …
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Category: Oregon Sports News
| Tags: boomer generation, competition, culture, David Gillaspie, Hyperhidrosis, National Football League, news, oregon sports news, people, Perspiration, Pregnancy, sports, Stone Age, Sweat gland, writer
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March 28, 2012 by David Gillaspie
Wrestling and Rowing, The Ancient Sports (originally posted on oregonsportsnews.com) Sports fans love a race. Land, sea, or air, it …
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Category: Oregon Sports News
| Tags: Boathouse Row, competition, culture, David Gillaspie, Mark Spitz, Michael Phelps, NCAA, Oregon, Oregon State University, Portland Meadows, Rowing, Schuylkill Navy, sports, University of Oregon, writer
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March 5, 2012 by David Gillaspie
(as seen on oregonsportsnews.com) Al Davis gave his Raiders the only message they needed. Just Win. He turned it into …
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Category: Oregon Sports News
| Tags: Al Davis, boomer generation, competition, David Gillaspie, essay, NBA, NFL, Oregon, Paul Allen, Portland Trail Blazers, Seattle Seahawks, sports, writer
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