The Portland Trail Blazers are undoubtedly Oregon’s team. Other than the Portland Timbers and Thorns—the men’s and women’s professional soccer teams—the Blazers are the only team representing Oregon in the “big four” leagues (NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL). There is a certain pride to the team being based in Portland. Damian Lillard yelling “Rip City” into […]
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Cannabis and Athletic Performance
Uncle Spliffy is the nickname of former Portland Trail Blazer and 18-year National Basketball Association-veteran Cliff Robinson. Robinson admits he was blazing while playing for the Blazers in the early 1990s, and says that smoking cannabis helped calm his nerves. Robinson also thinks team doctors should treat player pain with cannabis when indicated. In the […]
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Out of Town 2/4-2/11
Eugene friday 6 & saturday 7 KLCC Microbrew Festival 2015 Bringing classic fundraising out of the standard car washes and pledge drives, KLCC (Eugene’s NPR affiliate, 88.1) holds a microbrew tasting event instead featuring collaboration brews and a homebrew competition, along with a cd and record music sale. Seventy-five breweries will serve up 190 craft […]