PORTLAND RUMORS & GOSSIP
Finding bright spots in a bumpy season for Pilots
Bailey is doing his part for the Pilots, fueled by a non-stop motor. (Credit: Steve Gibbons)
Coaching, playing on, and especially rooting for a struggling team can be tough. With every adjustment made, hot streak started, or collective roar from the crowd, it’s easy to feel as though the season can still be saved – that by just winning the next game could somehow spark a turnaround...
Portland 51, Idaho St. 48
Ryan Nicholas had 22 points and eight rebounds as Portland defeated Idaho State 51-48 Thursday night.
Kevin Bailey added 12 points for the Pilots (1-1), who shot 45.5 percent from the floor.
Chris Hansen led Idaho State (0-2) with 15 points and Neveij Walters had 10.
After a back-and-forth first half, Idaho State went scoreless for the first 6 1/2 minutes after the break. Tanner...
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November 16, 2012
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Ducks Fall to Portland 2-0
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Oregon Ducks women’s soccer team fought hard against the #11 ranked Portland Pilots on Friday night on the road at Merlo Field but came up short, losing the match 2-0. After giving up a goal in the third minute of action, the Ducks came back aggressively but couldn’t put the ball in the back of the net.
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August 25, 2012
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Portland Pilots In The WCC Tournament
March is here! If you are a true sports fan or at least a basketball fan, I do not need to say anymore. The WCC Tournament is one of the first conference tournaments to tip off and the Pilots ended the second round with a fifty percent success rate.
The Portland women’s basketball team finally got their vengeance Thursday afternoon against Santa Clara University. After losing...
Portland 74, Santa Clara 70
Ryan Nicholas scored a career-high 24 points to lead Portland to a 74-70 victory Wednesday night over Santa Clara in the opening game of the West Coast Conference tournament.
Kevin Bailey scored 13 and Riley Tanner added 12 points for the eighth-seeded Pilots (7-23), who advance to play No. 5 seed San Francisco on Thursday.
The ninth-seeded Broncos (8-22) cut the Pilots' lead...
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March 01, 2012
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Pilots Overcome Creighton In A Game 1 Thriller
The University of Portland baseball team has started the 2012 season 4-0 with a nail biting extra inning pitchers’ duo Friday afternoon at Joe Etzel Stadium.
For eight innings, the game was dictated by great pitching between two solid pitchers: right hander Kyle Kraus (Portland) and left hander Ty Blach (Creighton). Kraus worked 8 innings and gave up 2 earned runs, both hits by...
Portland Pilots Baseball Start 2012 3-0
Coming off of a down year in 2011, the 2012 Portland Pilots baseball team has shown that they won’t let it happen again. The Pilots started their season Feb. 17-19 in Beaumont, Texas and played two games at Lamar University, winning both matchups against Stephen. F. Austin. Portland left Texas with a 2-0 record and a world of optimism. The Pilots arrived back home and continued...
Portland Pilots Even The Score
With all of the exciting basketball action that happened Thursday night, and a night the Blazers choked against the Clippers at home, the most exciting Oregon sports event took place in the Chile’s Center where the Portland Pilot’s women’s basketball team hosted Pepperdine.
Coming off a heart breaking loss in Malibu in their last meeting, the Pilots had their eyes set on some...
Portland Pilots Recap & Preview
Frustrating might be an understatement describing the Portland Pilots women’s basketball team season thus far. Coming into this season, the Pilots have had three straight winning seasons including two trips to the postseason. This season, they currently have a 9-17 record and are 2-10 in the West Coast Conference and next year, their leader in scoring, blocked shots and rebounds...
Williams named new Marquette A.D.
MILWAUKEE Marquette has its man. Marquette University announced Monday that Larry Williams will serve as the school's next vice president and director of athletics. Williams had been the director of athletics at the University of Portland since 2004. Williams will assume his new post at Marquette starting Jan. 2, 2012. He will report directly to Father Scott R. Pilarz. After...
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December 05, 2011
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SLU back at home against Portland
Saint Louis' first appearance in the Top 25 in almost two decades could be a brief one.
The 23rd-ranked Billikens look to bounce back from their first defeat when they host Portland on Saturday night.
Off to a 6-0 start and coming off impressive victories over Boston College, Villanova and Oklahoma to win the 76 Classic in Anaheim, Calif., last weekend, Saint Louis was rewarded...
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December 03, 2011
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Portland 76, Lewis & Clark 64
Thomas van der Mars scored 19 points to lead Portland to a hard-fought 76-64 victory over Lewis & Clark Tuesday night.
Portland (3-4) led most of the way over the Pioneers, a Division III team, but never managed a double-digit lead until the final minute. The final score was its largest lead.
Lewis & Clark's last lead came at 36-34 when James Hollins, who led the Pioneers...
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November 30, 2011
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VIDEO: Filthy Kidd-Gilchrist Dunk
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, one of Kentucky's talented freshmen, throws down a monster dunk versus the Portland Pilots.
Life in La Palma: My Rookie Year of Spanish Hoops
Hey World...my name is Luke Sikma and this is the first installment of my column with Beyond the Beat covering my first year playing professional basketball in Europe. For those who don’t know me I’m a 6-foot-8 forward from Bellevue, Washington and I played for and graduated from THE University of Portland (Go Pilots). Currently, I play for UB La Palma, a Spanish club that...
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November 20, 2011
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Portland 66, Georgia St. 61
Nemanja Mitrovic scored 13 points and Portland pulled away in the final minutes to defeat Georgia State 66-61 Sunday at the World Vision Classic.
Rashaad Richardson made a 3-pointer to pull Georgia State within 57-55 with 3:16 left, but the Pilots (2-0) answered with a 7-0 run to regain control down the stretch.
Brandon McGee had 14 points for Georgia State (0-2), which led only...
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November 13, 2011
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