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Canzano: Tom Dundon using a tired playbook
6+ hour, 39+ min ago (172+ words) It’s occurred to me more than once that Tom Dundon might be trying to get Trail Blazers fans to break up with him. It’s the oldest manipulation trick in the playbook. Create friction. Foster distance. Break down communication. Poison the…...
Canzano: Emptying the notebook on college football, Pac-12, gambling scandals, Blazers owner act, great books, BFT radio, and more
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (124+ words) I have some Pac-12 Conference updates. Also, I sat down with Boise State football coach Spencer Danielson, who offered a book recommendation and his thoughts on the first football season. He’s not the only Division I football coach to point…...
Canzano: Will you show up for those who show up for you?
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (1206+ words) I suppose I shouldn’t have been surprised to see Jase Coburn and the Portland State men’s basketball team come through the gates of the parking lot at La Salle High School on Thursday. They show up here every summer, after…...
Canzano: The sun came up on Blazers-Portland spat
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (182+ words) I was up early. I saw the sun rise on Tuesday. Watching that beginning hit me like a bag of bricks — the days just keep coming. The city of Portland made a very respectable offer on Friday. It spilled its…...
Canzano: Monday Mailbag deals with Trail Blazers saga, Pac-12, Goodwill, playground games, Jody Allen, and more
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (110+ words) The Trail Blazers saga continues. The team is pushing back against the city of Portland in negotiations. I got asked questions about it in this week’s Monday Mailbag. I also received questions about the Pac-12, the University of Oregon, Goodwill…...
Canzano: How much of Tom Dundon's act should be tolerated?
1+ week, 19+ hour ago (145+ words) I don’t blame you if you bet against the foot-shuffling rubes at Portland’s City Hall, making a smart move in the poker game with the Trail Blazers’ ownership group. But that’s exactly what happened. Faced with the prospect of negotiating…...
Canzano: Defense being played in front of college football season
1+ week, 2+ day ago (131+ words) Gloria Nevarez is a fighter. When the Mountain West commissioner was faced with an existential crisis, she didn’t wilt. She pulled out some brass knuckles, started swinging, and made a promise of a financial windfall to UNLV and Air Force....
Canzano: Drilling into the Trail Blazers mess
1+ week, 3+ day ago (341+ words) The saga involving the Trail Blazers is sucking up a lot of oxygen. City officials in Portland say Tom Dundon isn’t engaged in negotiations to extend the team’s lease at Moda Center. Meanwhile, city and state leaders haven’t yet unlocked…...
Canzano: Pulling back curtain on Tom Dundon's charade
1+ week, 4+ day ago (258+ words) A source in the middle of the action at City Hall tells me Tom Dundon’s ownership group isn’t acting like it wants the Trail Blazers to stay in Portland. “We sent them a letter in April — no reply,” said the…...
Canzano: Getting a kick out of the fight game
1+ week, 6+ day ago (228+ words) Years ago, in the infancy of mixed martial arts, I was covering an event on a Saturday night at a tribal casino in California. It’s where MMA fights were held before they became legitimate and were sanctioned. Anyway, the promoters…...