Sports

Our summer field of dreams

Last month, after an Oregon baseball game, fans were allowed on the field to watch the movie “Sandlot” on the big screen. It bought to...

Sweat words: The top 10 sports books

Since words are the raw material I use in writing and speaking, a lot of my posts are going to deal with writing, speaking, books,...

My final thoughts on Foz

When Dick Fosbury’s agent told me Monday morning (March 13, 2022) that lymphoma had claimed the 76-year-old man who’d won an Olympic gold...

Jim Bartko: 1965-2020

Editor’s note: This is the Jim Bartko obituary that appeared in The Register-Guard March 19, 2020. Jim Bartko, a former University of...

Two foul balls go gently into Dylan Thomas’ ‘good night’

Daughter-in-law Deena, here with our son, Jason, and their three boys. When a foul ball flies toward you, a spectator, there’s not much...