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Chip Kelly Shows Headiness and Heart in Playing LeGarrette Blount

The reputation of University of Oregon head football coach Chip Kelly has followed the same path as his Pasadena-bound ball club—from the dung heap to the rose parlor...

Written by Rojo Grande about 28 minutes ago 11 reads 0 comments
A Portrait of Pancho Gonzales: Wimbledon 1969

Not far from my place, there stands an old windswept pine, so hardened by the elements that even on a calm day it exhibits the posture of resistance. It seems unrelenting in its refusal to bow...

Written by Rojo Grande about 10 days ago 151 reads 25 comments
Man O' War and Secretariat: A Match (Race) Made in Heaven

"It is the glory of God to conceal a matter. It is the honor of kings to search it out." * So explains the many mysteries of this world, indeed the universe, and the possibility that some of the answers are there for us to uncover...

Written by Rojo Grande about 23 days ago 114 reads 17 comments
Triumph and Tragedy: Where Heroes Are Forged

I walked through the beautiful campus of my former high school the other day. One cannot traverse that sacred ground without reflecting on the rich history of academics and sports Grants Pass High School has been blessed with...

Written by Rojo Grande about about 1 month ago 257 reads 45 comments
Portland Trail Blazers Face New Challenges

Fifty miles east of Portland Oregon looms the volcanic edifice known as Mt. Hood. She stands there taunting, challenging the adventurous soul to conquer her steep slopes and claim the crown waiting at her summit...

Written by Rojo Grande about about 1 month ago 335 reads 4 comments
Rojo's Roundup: Looking Forward

In the northern hemisphere, autumn beckons. The long, hot days of summer have faded and the cool air of the night is brisk, though welcome. It's a time for chimney-checking and firewood stacking...

Written by Rojo Grande about 2 months ago 137 reads 4 comments
2016 Olympic Bid Race Too Close To Call

Four years ago, it was a two-horse race. London and Paris were the runaway contenders for one of sport's most valued prizes. They battled to the wire for the honor of hosting the 2012 Summer Olympics...

Written by Rojo Grande about 2 months ago 521 reads 11 comments
Tyson Gay, Carmelita Jeter Stun Sprint World

Just when we thought the outdoor Track and Field season was winding down, several brilliant performances at Sunday's Shanghai Golden Grand Prix meet gave track fans a reason to look ahead...

Written by Rojo Grande about 2 months ago 590 reads 16 comments
Women's Pole Vault Pioneer, Stacy Dragila Retires

In 1994, as a junior in college, pole vaulter Stacy Dragila casually cleared a height of 10 feet. She was stunned to learn her clearance was a new American record...

Written by Rojo Grande about 2 months ago 147 reads 2 comments
New Epidemic Poised To Strike NBA (humor)

Amid dire warnings of potential outbreaks of H1N1 flu (swine flu), comes further word from the CDC (Coming Dynasties Commission) that several major cities in the USA and Canada are at risk of yet another rare infectious disease...

Written by Rojo Grande about 2 months ago 163 reads 9 comments
Memo to Oregon Ducks: This Time, Throw it on the Dung Heap...

After last year's 37-32 home loss to Boise State, Oregon refused to let it go. Instead, they picked it up, rolled it around in their fingers, smelled it—even savored it...

Written by Rojo Grande about 2 months ago 208 reads 2 comments
What Is the Future of Track and Field?

Baseball has its A-Rod, golf has its Tiger, tennis its Fed and now, track and field has its Usain Bolt. In a post-Olympic year, typically a down year in terms of interest, athletics enjoyed one of its most successful runs in recent memory...

Written by Rojo Grande about 3 months ago 148 reads 8 comments
Rojo's Roundup: Track and Field Season Not Over Yet

Contrary to popular belief, the 2009 Track and Field season did not end with the World Championships in Berlin. There are still three prestigious meets to come...

Written by Rojo Grande about 3 months ago 135 reads 3 comments
The Pleasure and the Pain: Visual Stimulus for the Sports Purist

It was a heartless ruse, I admit - using the subtle sensuality of lady and lace to lure you into my slideshow. But since you're already here, why not explore the possibility of arousing a less erogenous, yet equally sensitive zone...

Written by Rojo Grande about 3 months ago 293 reads 50 comments
Rojo's Roundup: Track and Field World Championships, Looking Ahead

Rojo will regrettably be away from a computer the next few days. Here are some events to look forward to on Wednesday and Thursday at the Track and Field World Championships in Berlin...

Written by Rojo Grande about 3 months ago 479 reads 0 comments
Usain Bolt ~ Tyson Gay Rivalry Reminiscent of Ali ~ Frazier

The tall, talkative, showman who floated like a butterfly, yet stung like a bee... The silent, muscular bull who left his opponents in a crumpled, smoking heap... One made his entrance upon the world stage in a dramatic and shocking fashion...

Written by Rojo Grande about 3 months ago 289 reads 11 comments
Rojo's Roundup: Track and Field World Championships, Day 2

What a pity. On a day when British sensation Jessica Ennis achieved a season-best 6,731 points to win gold in the heptathlon... ...and Valerie Vili from tiny New Zealand captured gold in the women's shot put...

Written by Rojo Grande about 3 months ago 281 reads 15 comments
Rojo's Roundup: T&F World Championships, Day 1

The first day of competition at the Track and Field World Championships in Berlin is in the books. Three World Champions were crowned, there were the usual disappointments and surprises, and ...

Written by Rojo Grande about 3 months ago 103 reads 19 comments
Rojo's Roundup: Track and Field World Championships

Next weekend's IAAF Outdoor Track and Field World Championships in Berlin are rivaled only by the Summer Olympics in pageantry, passion and global interest. In the final days before such an event, many stories are unfolding...

Written by Rojo Grande about 3 months ago 119 reads 6 comments
Being There

My chopper's tail rotor was non-functional. We went down through the triple canopy jungle and amazingly landed upright. Trees had pierced the belly of our craft like so many pungie stakes. But we survived the crash...

Written by Rojo Grande about 3 months ago 102 reads 31 comments
American Athletes Must Make a Statement in Berlin

In 1936, the great Jesse Owens let his actions speak, as he defied "Herr Fuhrer" and his Aryan supremacist regime. In time, the evil Hitler machine which threatened to crush the world met its own crushing end...

Written by Rojo Grande about 4 months ago 110 reads 3 comments
Rojo's Roundup: Track and Field from around the Net

Take a spin on this carousel of Track and Field tidbits from around the world from July, 2009. Click on the link of interest to you. Read about amazing 70-year-old Becky Sisley (pictured above), who intends to wring every moment out of life...

Written by Rojo Grande about 4 months ago 57 reads 2 comments
Usain Bolt Vs Tyson Gay: The Clock Is Ticking...

To many Summer Olympics fans, the world was cheated last August when the two pretenders to the "World's Fastest Human" mantle failed to engage. Tyson Gay was a no-show, due to a serious hamstring injury...

Written by Rojo Grande about 4 months ago 723 reads 2 comments
Classic Olympic Duels: 1960 Decathlon

The decathlon is one of the most grueling competitions in all of sport. It consists of ten events, negotiated over two days. Points are awarded based on the order of finish as well as the distance, height or time achieved in each event...

Written by Rojo Grande about 5 months ago 50 reads 4 comments
Galen Rupp: Can He Challenge the Africans?

A rite of passage was celebrated at the University of Oregon's Hayward Field last week. At the moment Oregon's Galen Rupp crossed the finish line in the 10,000 meters, he stepped into the next phase of his already brilliant career...

Written by Rojo Grande about 5 months ago 727 reads 5 comments

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Rojo Grande Article Archive

Chip Kelly Shows Headiness and Heart in Playing LeGarrette Blount

A Portrait of Pancho Gonzales: Wimbledon 1969

Man O' War and Secretariat: A Match (Race) Made in Heaven

Triumph and Tragedy: Where Heroes Are Forged

Portland Trail Blazers Face New Challenges

Rojo's Roundup: Looking Forward

2016 Olympic Bid Race Too Close To Call

Tyson Gay, Carmelita Jeter Stun Sprint World

Women's Pole Vault Pioneer, Stacy Dragila Retires

New Epidemic Poised To Strike NBA (humor)

Memo to Oregon Ducks: This Time, Throw it on the Dung Heap...

What Is the Future of Track and Field?

Rojo's Roundup: Track and Field Season Not Over Yet

The Pleasure and the Pain: Visual Stimulus for the Sports Purist

Rojo's Roundup: Track and Field World Championships, Looking Ahead

Usain Bolt ~ Tyson Gay Rivalry Reminiscent of Ali ~ Frazier

Rojo's Roundup: Track and Field World Championships, Day 2

Rojo's Roundup: T&F World Championships, Day 1

Rojo's Roundup: Track and Field World Championships

Being There

American Athletes Must Make a Statement in Berlin

Rojo's Roundup: Track and Field from around the Net

Usain Bolt Vs Tyson Gay: The Clock Is Ticking...

Classic Olympic Duels: 1960 Decathlon

Galen Rupp: Can He Challenge the Africans?

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