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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 12, 2012 by David Gillaspie
Clint Eastwood talked to a stool. I talked to a game case for Madden NFL 2013. It’s normal when you know it’s slipping away.
Category: boomers, football, money, sports
| Tags: Best Buy, boomer generation, Clint Eastwood, customer service, Eastwooding, John Madden, Madden NFL Football, memoir, National Football League, retail, sports, Super Bowl
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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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August 28, 2012 by David Gillaspie
Rick Reilly, famous sports writer and fun guy by most accounts, wrote an espn.com column about gym characters. He’s seen …
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Category: boomers, exersise, gym
| Tags: aging, baby boomer, boomer generation, culture, David Gillaspie, Generations and Age Groups, humor, Mother, parent, people, Rick Reilly, sports, United States, World War II
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August 11, 2012 by David Gillaspie
OR A SHORT FLIGHT TO CRASH AND BURN You can workout anywhere. It’s not all about the gym suit. Ask …
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Category: exersise, inspire, sports, wellness
| Tags: accident, aging, boomer generation, culture, Dwight Howard, gym, health, Ho Chi Minh Trail, Hood to Coast, humor, injury, people, Physical exercise, Push-up, sports, sports writer, surgery, weight training
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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 8, 2012 by David Gillaspie
A foundation block for sports fans, along with attending games, or watching on television, is sports talk radio. Love it, …
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Category: Oregon Sports News
| Tags: Barry Bonds, Colin Cowherd, culture, ESPN, fan, Hank Aaron, humor, John Canzano, Oregon, oregonsportsnews, Portland Timbers, Portland Trail Blazers, Radio, sports, Sports radio, sports talk radio, Talk radio, writer
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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 24, 2012 by David Gillaspie
or Protecting The Fan Base Helicopter parents swoop in to make sure their kids have a perfect childhood. It is …
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Category: Oregon Sports News
| Tags: basketball, deegeesbb, essay, FC Dallas, Jeld-Wen Field, MLS, National Basketball Association, Oregon, oregon sports news, portland, Portland Timbers, Portland Trailblazers, Rose Garden, Seattle, sports, sports marketing, The Oregonian, University of Oregon
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July 17, 2012 by David Gillaspie
The sports fan follows rules different from the rest of humanity. Laws that govern general behavior apply to all, but …
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Category: books, Oregon Sports News
| Tags: athletes, athletics, BALCO, Barry Bonds, cheating, Marion Jones, Mark McGwire, Mike Piazza, morals, Olympic, Olympic Games, Roger Clemens, Sammy Sosa, scandal, sports
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July 4, 2012 by David Gillaspie
Relationships with teams usually ebb and flow with success since no one likes a loser. But it’s different in a …
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Category: books, Oregon Sports News
| Tags: Allen, amateur wrestling, college wrestling, Dan Gable, high school wrestling, Iowa City, Lee Allen, Multnomah Athletic Club, Oregon, Peter Russo, Russo, sports, Tony Russo, Tonya Russo Hamilton, wrestling with the devil, Wrestling Wtih The Devil
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June 27, 2012 by David Gillaspie
Every state can boast qualities that transfer to sports, especially with the variety of Olympic sports. But even on that …
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Category: Oregon Sports News
| Tags: Don Schollander, eugene oregon, Galen Rupp, Hayward Field, Mary Decker Slaney, Michael Phelp, Michael Phelps, Olympic, Olympic Games, Olympic sports, Olympic Trials, Oregon, Oregonian, running, sports, Steve Prefontaine, swimming
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June 23, 2012 by David Gillaspie
One of life’s great mysteries is the Adventure Race. It seems more people sign up for these things every year. …
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Category: Oregon Sports News, sports, war in the pacific
| Tags: Adventure Racing, Bataan Death March, character, Hood to Coast Relay, Mount Marathon Race, Native Americans in the United States, Philippines, Seth Godin, Spartan Challenge, Spartan Death Race, sports, Trail of Tears, trust
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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 12, 2012 by David Gillaspie
Every sports fan has their special time, place, and people. From the Gipper to the Clipper, to the Flying Tomato …
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Category: books, wrestling
| Tags: amateur wrestling, Boston Celtic, college wrestling, film, high school wrestling, Iowa Writers Workshop, James Joyce, John Irving, larry bird, Literature, Rick Pitino, sports, time, time magazine
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June 5, 2012 by David Gillaspie
If severe illness limits mobility, what do you do? If sitting is the safest place besides bed, how do you …
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Category: Oregon Sports News
| Tags: boomer generation, caregiver tactics, caregiving, dementia, Easter egg, exercise, family caregiving, health, Humpty Dumpty, Joe Louis, mental health, Muhammad Ali, neruons, New York Times, Parkinson's Disease, physical education, sports
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May 25, 2012 by David Gillaspie
From the archive of Lauren Jessup Thank veterans for their service and take a knee on Memorial Day; before then, …
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Category: Army, blogging, education, political, war
| Tags: amateur wrestling, college wrestling, France, high school wrestling, history, Iwo Jima, Mekong Delta, Memorial Day, Saving Private Ryan, sports, United States, Vietnam, wrestling, writer, Yangtze River
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May 24, 2012 by David Gillaspie
Sports fans around the world know the difference. Do you? A local businessman explained ‘trying’ and ‘doing.’ “I told my …
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Category: basketball
| Tags: championships, Dwyane Wade, essay, flagrant foul, Greg Oden, Indiana Pacers, Kevin Durant, LeBron James, Miami Heat, NBA, nba playoffs, sports, Tyler Hansbrough, winning
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