Greg Jayne: Timbers coach is mixing up some soccer magic
Commentary: Greg Jayne
While there was nothing magical about the post-game comments of Portland Timbers coach Caleb Porter, there is a bit of wizardry going on with his squad.
By the Numbers: Webb's 82-year-old record requires a double-take
Greg Jayne: By the Numbers
For some reason, as a young, numbers-obsessed baseball fan, I was always fascinated by doubles.
By the numbers: Earned run average made sense in a different era
Commentary: Greg Jayne
In 2010, the Mariners' Felix Hernandez won an unprecedented Cy Young Award.
Volcanoes hit stride late in victory
Chehales Tapscott had 33 points and 19 rebounds and triggered a fourth-quarter onslaught Sunday for the Vancouver Volcanoes.
Greg Jayne: Let the LeBron vs. His Airness talk end
Commentary: Greg Jayne
We don't know who is going to win the NBA championship, but we do know that it's not going to matter.
By the numbers: Wedge's remarks on Ackley just don't add up
Commentary: Greg Jayne
Well, I'm glad we cleared that up. Dustin Ackley, the once and former hope of the Seattle Mariners, has been demoted to Triple-A. And the problem, we know now, is . . . wait for it . . . mathematics.
Greg Jayne: Prepping to leave Sports behind
Commentary: Greg Jayne
It was quick and concise and more poignant than likely was intended.
Track and field: Efraimson wins another title, sets another record
Camas sophomore adds 800 crown, but no showdown
Alexa Efraimson ran to another state title Saturday, but the most compelling race is one that won't take place.
Zalk wins hurdles title; Ward-El 2nd in shot put
Skyview's Aubrey Ward-El recorded a strong mark of 41 feet, 9 inches, on her first attempt in the 4A state shot put and it held up for second place.
Camas' Efraimson wins 1,600 at state in record time
Sophomore says she was hoping to run few seconds faster
The magnitude of Alexa Efraimson's achievement Thursday was reflected in the sound. As the Camas sophomore crossed the finish line in the 1,600 meters at the state track and field meet at Mount Tahoma High School, and the scoreboard flashed her time, a loud and collective "WHOAAAAA" could be heard from the stands.
3A Track: Goecke makes most of second chance
From DQ'd to 3A bi-district champ in 800 meters
Nicole Goecke won the 800-meter run in 2 minutes, 18.34 seconds, well ahead of the 2:21.14 posted by second-place Shawna Troupe of Kelso.
By the Numbers: Determining the unbreakable mark
Greg Jayne: By the Numbers
Baseball's most unbreakable record? That's not easy.
Big 4A names punch tickets to state track and field meet
Efraimson, Gilbert win girls, boys 1,600 meters
The big names performed as expected, but Friday's Class 4A bi-district track and field meet was really about people like Camille Parsons.
Greg Jayne: On Mother's Day, this mom will watch Klay
Commentary: Greg Jayne
Julie Thompson’s Mother’s Day will be different from most.
By the Numbers: Good news if you are fan of the whiff
Greg Jayne: By the Numbers
What once was a gentle breeze has turned into hurricane-force winds. Major-league hitters are swinging and missing at a record rate.
4A district track: Motivation carries the day
Washington wins 200 as Skyview takes 4A team title
Kevin Washington turned his disappointment into elation Thursday.
3A district track: Team effort has Prairie soaring
Falcons claim 3A district title; Phillips finishes with three individual victories
When Peter Zalk, James Phillips, and Josiah Schmidt went 1-2-4 in the first race of the day Thursday, it was a harbinger of things to come for the Prairie boys track and field team.
Prairie's Phillips loves challenge at 3A district track meet
Long jumper/high hurdler wins 300 hurdles
James Phillips must have a little bit of masochist in him.
Camas' Anderson gets fast start at 4A district track meet
Sprinter scores mild upset to in 4A 100 meters
With a big day scheduled for Thursday, Grayson Anderson already has had a big meet.
Greg Jayne: Sorrow for NBA diehards in Seattle
Greg Jayne: Commentary
They didn't deserve this, that's for sure.
By the Numbers: Where there's Smoak, there's little fire
Greg Jayne: By the Numbers
Justin Smoak is the most prominent symbol of Seattle's ineptitude over the past four seasons.
Greg Jayne: Next goal for Keller: Marines
Greg Jayne: Commentary
He says he'll be back. He says there's time. He says he's young.
By the Numbers: The numbers keep climbing on Felix
Greg Jayne: By the Numbers
The first victory came on Aug. 9, 2005, 1-0 over the Minnesota Twins, when Felix Hernandez was 19 years, 4 months, and 1 day old.
By the Numbers: Cubs need to build team, not ballpark
Greg Jayne: By the Numbers
There might be something to this notion that Wrigley Field has kept the Cubs down for all these years.
Greg Jayne: Attacks show our worst, our best
Greg Jayne: Commentary
There are no words to explain the depravity that led somebody to detonate two bombs near the finish line of the Boston Marathon.
Greg Jayne: There's always more to tell about legendary coaches
Greg Jayne: Commentary
The well-deserved tributes have started, and there's no telling when they will run their course.
The Fan Experience: Buying in
What do fans get for their money?
The question becomes a simple one: What kind of experience do fans receive for their entertainment dollar?
By the Numbers: There's a WAR going on in baseball
Greg Jayne: By the Numbers
By the end of the 2012 baseball season, there was so much talk about WAR that you thought you were listening to a classic rock station.
Greg Jayne: Crush of life hasn't held back Patterson
Greg Jayne: Commentary
Her biography from the past year could be a primer for the Holmes and Rahe Stress Scale.
By the Numbers: Robinson The Ballplayer left a legacy
Greg Jayne: By the Numbers
Attempting to capitalize on the opening of baseball season, Hollywood will be unfurling "42" this week.
Greg Jayne: Finding something to believe in
Greg Jayne: Commentary
It has become one of sports' great philosophical questions, a query that demands Socratic debate: What if everybody believed that nobody believed in them?
Prep roundup: Efraimson surprises with fast 1,500
Camas sophomore wins event at Oregon Preview
Alexa Efraimson surprised even herself Saturday.
Greg Jayne: Call to retire Roy's number a symptom of mediocrity
It was a nice moment, a powerful moment, and yet it raised some philosophical questions. You know, questions about expectations, and questions about demands, and questions about the acceptance of mediocrity.
Greg Jayne: Postseason should be concern No. 1 for Gonzaga
Gonzaga is poised to ascend to the No. 1 spot in the college basketball rankings when the polls are released Monday, a status that 10 years ago seemed unlikely.
Greg Jayne: Seattle an Olympic city?
Greg Jayne: Commentary
Why couldn't the largest city in the Northwest host an Olympic Games?
Boys basketball live chat on Saturday
Get updates on regional games
The Columbian will be running a live chat Saturday, providing fans with updates from boys basketball regional games.
Girls basketball live chat on Friday
Get updates on regional games
The Columbian will be running a live chat Friday, providing fans with updates from girls basketball regional games.
Greg Jayne: Al Aldridge still learning on the job
Greg Jayne: Commentary
After 62 years on this earth and 32 seasons as a basketball coach and 710 victories that included six state championships, Al Aldridge has adjusted.
Plainsmen team up for district crown
Balanced effort gives Evergreenthe title over Union
According to Evergreen boys basketball coach Brian Witherspoon, his team's most important goal in any given game is to have four players score in double figures.
White's 3-pointer stems inspired Battle Ground rally
Tigers can't quite rally from cold first half of shooting
At the moment when panic could well have been setting in, Andrew White calmly lined up a shot from behind the 3-point line Friday.
Greg Jayne: NFL experience too raw for some
Greg Jayne: Commentary
You see, NFL fandom on any given Sunday has become a tribal ritual. Go to a game at any stadium in the league and you can witness a Lord of the Flies mentality.
Greg Jayne: Providing opportunity comes with cost
Greg Jayne: Commentary
Governments, we have learned time and time again, are masters of the noble idea and the nonexistent checkbook.
Greg Jayne: We all love good story whether fact or fiction
Greg Jayne: Commentary
The truth, they say, is out there. Somewhere between the myth-making and the hero-worship and the legend-building, somewhere beyond the darkness of fiction and the fog of what we wish to be true, stands the brightness that is the truth.
Greg Jayne column: Many questions about Kelly's job change
Questions? Of course there are questions.
Titanic point total for Union wrestlers
Union sets record at Clark County Championships
Union scored the most points in the team race Saturday, but Prairie might have provided the most entertainment.
For Tully, winning title is art form at Clark County
Camas junior said jujutsu helped her at wrestling
For Erin Tully, the path to the Clark County Wrestling Championships began years ago is a completely different type of venue.
Greg Jayne: Hall of Fame is not Hall of Good Guys
Greg Jayne: Commentary
The Hall of Fame class of 2013 will be announced Wednesday, and it will be the most scrutinized vote in the history of the institution.
Greg Jayne: Much is still possible for Seahawks
Greg Jayne: Commentary
In a game that it needed to win against a strong opponent, the Seahawks (10-5) turned in the Mother of All Blowouts, building a 28-3 lead in the first 28 minutes.
Greg Jayne: Athletes may end up being false idols
Greg Jayne: Commentary
The lesson, as usual, is to not lionize sports figures while they are still alive.
Greg Jayne: Prairie quickly showing it's still good
Commentary: Greg Jayne
Consider this a warning. Or maybe just a suggestion. Or perhaps simply some words of wisdom.
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