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Entries from June 2004

Heaven Sent from Oregon:

June 25th, 2004 · No Comments

I’ve been reading some of SI’s articles from their 50 States sections that have been running over the past eight months…
I loved this one by Oregon native and former Sports Illustrated writer and Olympian distance runner, Kenny Moore. Moore’s recent SI article on the Steve Prefontaine Classic in Eugene and what the event means […]

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Heaven Sent from Oregon:

June 25th, 2004 · No Comments

I’ve been reading some of SI’s articles from their 50 States sections that have been running over the past eight months…
I loved this one by Oregon native and former Sports Illustrated writer and Olympian distance runner, Kenny Moore. Moore’s recent SI article on the Steve Prefontaine Classic in Eugene and what the event means […]

[Read more →]

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The Los Angeles Zoo

June 21st, 2004 · No Comments

I’ve been thinking about what championship era teams that I could compare the Lakers teams to…
Although I don’t like to make comparsions between teams in different sports because each organization is different. I have to say that the Laker teams over the last three seasons have reminded me of the “Bronx Zoo” New York […]

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The Los Angeles Zoo

June 21st, 2004 · No Comments

I’ve been thinking about what championship era teams that I could compare the Lakers teams to…
Although I don’t like to make comparsions between teams in different sports because each organization is different. I have to say that the Laker teams over the last three seasons have reminded me of the “Bronx Zoo” New York […]

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A Champion Leaves the Ring…

June 17th, 2004 · No Comments

I wanted to post my thoughts on Ralph Wiley’s sudden passing a few days ago, but I wanted to be able to sit down to give my thoughts from Monday afternoon some justice…So, I’m going to pass them along now.

I first saw Wiley’s work as a teenager with my vast collection of SI stories. […]

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A Champion Leaves the Ring…

June 17th, 2004 · No Comments

I wanted to post my thoughts on Ralph Wiley’s sudden passing a few days ago, but I wanted to be able to sit down to give my thoughts from Monday afternoon some justice…So, I’m going to pass them along now.

I first saw Wiley’s work as a teenager with my vast collection of SI stories. […]

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Graduation Citings

June 8th, 2004 · 1 Comment

I heard a varied responses toward Julius L. Chambers’ graduation speech from UNC Chapel Hill this past month. The reports ranged from a “great history lesson” to “was that supposed to be advice to push me into the future much less the present.”
I didn’t hear the speech, but I did read excerpts. Kudos […]

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Graduation Citings

June 8th, 2004 · No Comments

I heard a varied responses toward Julius L. Chambers’ graduation speech from UNC Chapel Hill this past month. The reports ranged from a “great history lesson” to “was that supposed to be advice to push me into the future much less the present.”
I didn’t hear the speech, but I did read excerpts. Kudos […]

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Just Not There

June 5th, 2004 · No Comments

The RL Store has a Sale going on this weekend, and I’ve been selling clothes like crazy over the past few days. My feet feel like Bill Walton’s hooves in 1979. However, I’ll be back with some links and a few stories tomorrow.
I have a lot of opinions on UNC Basketball signee, […]

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Just Not There

June 5th, 2004 · No Comments

The RL Store has a Sale going on this weekend, and I’ve been selling clothes like crazy over the past few days. My feet feel like Bill Walton’s hooves in 1979. However, I’ll be back with some links and a few stories tomorrow.
I have a lot of opinions on UNC […]

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