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Canzano: Life is good for the Pac-12's exes
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (110+ words) Four schools, including Oregon and Washington, bolted for the Big Ten. A quartet of others ran into the arms of the Big 12. Stanford and Cal packed up and headed to the ACC. You knew all that. He went fly fishing....
Canzano: 'Pac-2' tax numbers reveal survival picture
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (220+ words) The meeting had the feel of a Shark Tank episode. This was late 2023, and Oliver Luck had been hired as a special consultant by Oregon State and Washington State. One of Luck's primary directives was to kick the tires on…...
Canzano: Don't let private equity run off with youth sports
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (107+ words) Don't let private equity run off with youth sports Bald Faced Truth by John Canzano Canzano: Don't let private equity run off with youth sports The money grab needs to stop. The youth sports money grab must stop. The skyrocketing…...
Canzano: No mystery, Texas State aims to matter in Pac-12
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (197+ words) Kelly Damphousse's mother was an orphan. She was dropped off at the orphanage by a single mother, who was struggling to raise a child on her own. Years later, in the ninth grade, Damphousse's mom packed, slipped out the door,…...
Canzano: Monday Mailbag deals with time travel, Ducks/Huskies Big Ten $$, Pac-12, MLB to PDX, Trail Blazers sale. .. and more
6+ day, 18+ hour ago (185+ words) Got a time machine I can borrow? Readers want to know what I'd do with it. In fact, time travel became an interesting and fun focal point of this installment of the Monday Mailbag. What will be the impact of…...
Canzano: Mother's Day. .. and it's your turn
1+ week, 19+ hour ago (605+ words) I slept in a dresser drawer of an extended-stay motel for the first few months of my life. My mom reminds me of that sometimes. Whenever I check into a hotel, I look at the dresser drawers and shake my…...
Canzano: Seeing the stadium through the trees
1+ week, 1+ day ago (163+ words) Peter Stott scraped together his savings, borrowed some money from a college professor, and took an advance on his insurance policy. While attending Portland State in the late 1960s, Stott used that money to buy a single truck. He built that…...
Canzano: Emptying notebook on Beavers-Ducks, Pac-12, March Madness, Friday nights, PSU, World Cup, and more
1+ week, 2+ day ago (129+ words) Emptying notebook on Beavers-Ducks, Pac-12, March Madness, Friday nights, PSU, World Cup, and more Bald Faced Truth by John Canzano Canzano: Emptying notebook on Beavers-Ducks, Pac-12, March Madness, Friday nights, PSU, World Cup, and more I have more to say…...
Canzano: Oregon State's $48 million windfall has a story
1+ week, 3+ day ago (279+ words) F. Wayne Valley was a bruising fullback who studied at Oregon State in the 1930s. After graduation, he went to work and made his fortune as a home builder in the San Francisco Bay Area. Valley helped bring pro football to Oakland…...
Canzano: College football must stay simple
1+ week, 4+ day ago (117+ words) College football must stay simple'Bald Faced Truth by John Canzano A handful of college football coaches tried to do sports fans a favor this week by pushing for a tightened, simplified timeline for the season. The American Football Coaches Association…...