The death of John Wooden over the weekend has me remembering the life and legacy of a man who left his mark on me when I was addicted to basketball in Jr. High.  But this isn’t a post about basketball as much as what making God’s good reign visible looks like: Dear John - I’m not sure...

Here’s last week’s New York Times bestsellers list.  It’s a standard list, for the most part.  There’s the Freakonomics guy.  There’s two from Malcolm Gladwell.  Ted Kennedy is battling it out with Glenn Beck.  There’s John Krakauer and Augusten Burroughs and...

There is a kind of sporting law akin to the laws of physics, common sense, or the instincts of animals foraging for food and caring for their young: High draft picks go to losers. American sports fans are used to turning to the draft for comfort when their team racks up L after L after L: At least we’ll...

First, let me say I am not scientifically inclined. I took one year of biology and two years of Forensics Science in high school (it was a law-based pseudo-magnet school). I’m not sure how reliable the latter was, since the teacher taught us J. Edgar Hoover became President of the United States....

Last week, after a season of blowing all expectations out of the water, the Blazers were finally sliced from the playoffs by the Houston Rockets. It was painful. It was a tough game to watch. I blindly believed the Blazers could go all the way, all they had to do was get by Houston (Portland matches...

So, my wife Mindy is pregnant. She’s been pregnant for a couple months now or so. Our baby is due in October. We don’t know the sex of the baby, though it’s possible we’ll get a hint today, as Mindy has another checkup scheduled. We’re very excited, of course. We’re...

If you’re not a Blazer fan now, this article will get you there. Right now, Sacramento is somehow up on the Rockets and the Lakers are beating Denver, which might be the only time I’ve ever rooted for the Lakers. But that all ends tomorrow.

With the Blazers a whisker from the NBA playoffs for the first time in a while, I figured it was time for a Blazers post. I could openly mock Dan Gibson and his Phoenix Suns for failing spectacularly to make playoffs despite having one of the greatest centers in NBA history and a two-time MVP at point...

One of my favorite sayings of all-time is “The Michael Jordan of…” I’m not sure why. Maybe because it uses my name? One things’s for sure, though…Michael Jordan was the Tiger Woods of basketball. And, apparently, the Seattle Supersonics were the Babe Ruth of Michael...

The Blazers played the Rockets on TNT last night. There were a series of other great shows, like “The Office” and “30 Rock”, to watch, but I take my Blazers where I can get them down here. But since Arizona doesn’t have Daylight Savings and we get up at 5:45 am, I soon...