Like word problems? Try this one. Question: Alli Parker’s sizzling fastball zips to home plate at a speed of approximately 55 miles per hour. Assuming she’s pitching from about 45 feet away, how long does it take before the batter gives up all hope of hitting it, and instead thinks about joining the swim team? […]
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Bend’s DJ Raider Mystic drops video for Raider Nation mixtape
The 2015 NFL season doesn’t kick off for more than a month, but the Raider Nation is ready. Bend’s own DJ Raider Mystic, who founded the Bend Oregon Raider Nation (BORN) in 2013, recently released a Raider Nation mixtape for the upcoming football season. Fans of the Oakland Raiders are somewhat notorious. GQ once called […]
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Local Climbing Competition is Friendly Competition
A large crowd of parents, coaches, climbers and onlookers gather in the center of the Bend Rock Gym as Melina, a top female and overall competitor pulls, presses and grips her way up the 50-ft rock wall. She is poised to take first place at the SCS Local Competition—if she can make it to the […]
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Get Out And Play, Spring Is Here!
Temperatures this past weekend were unseasonably high and although baleful in some respects, the warm temperatures and beautiful blue skies encouraged many Central Oregonians out of the house and into the great outdoors. The average temperature in Bend for the month of March is normally between 40º F and 50º F. This past weekend, Bendites […]
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PICK: La Pine Rodeo
saturday 5 La Pine Rodeo RODEO—Rodeos have become major productions, but the La Pine Rodeo wants you to know that behind the rhinestones and fancy fringe, the tradition has its roots in ranch life. Mutton busting (aka children attempting to ride bucking sheep) and steer roping may be fun hoot and holler to, but they’re part and parcel of […]
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Bend Gets Its Own Oakland Raiders Fan Club
Oakland Raiders fans have a pretty terrible reputation. Fights are common at games—so much so that even home fans are choosing to stay away, which is affecting ticket sales. There was that terrible stabbing incident from a few years back, in which a Raiders fan knifed a Chargers fan during a scuffle. Still, the Raider […]
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The Patriot: Tim Tebow signs with New England
The end of the Spygate curse? Readers weigh in!
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My new favorite baseball team: The Beavers!
Oregon State did. Oregon didn’t.On Monday, OSU moved forward in the NCAA D-1 tournament to decide the greatest baseball team of all time! (Well, of this season, at least.) Oregon, which was ranked 9th in the country, however, did not.The next round of 16 starts on Friday, with the Beavers squaring off against some midwest […]
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NCAA Championship Game TONIGHT
The Louisville Cardinals face the Michigan Wolverines, tonight, at 6:30 p.m. Wait a minute, that guy doesn’t look like a Wolverine. Here are the Source’s suggestions for where to watch all the action, eat some game-day snacks and have a few brews if you don’t want to stream the game at home. Cascade West, 4 […]
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How Does Your Bracket Compare to the Pres’?
March Madness kicks off tonight and President Barack Obama is picking Indiana to win the whole thing. If you haven’t filled out your bracket, yet, get on it! The Ducks, who just won the Pac-12 after eeking out a victory over UCLA last Saturday, are in the tourney. Despite their solid Pac-12 performance, the team […]
