Consolidated Skate Boards via The Wall Street JournalSkateboard ‘decks’ lampooning Nike execs designed by Steve ‘Birdo’ Guuisinger CORRECTED 10/26: The Wall Street Journal ran a front-page article focusing on Nike CEO Mark Parker, writing about how his art interests and…

LumberJax lacrosse season back on after deal is struck
The agreement means that professional indoor lacrosse will be played in 2008. When a new CBA had not reached by the league’s deadline last week, the 2008 season was canceled.

Starbucks dumps Sonics
Sports business Daily called it a coffee break. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports that Starbucks Corp. has ended its sponsorships with the Seattle Sonics and the Seattle Mariners a year after Starbucks chairman Howard Schultz sold the Sonics. The company continues…

popup when i go here
every time i go to whatbird, and everytime i change pages this popup happens… any ideas what is happening? Who is my new fishing buddy?This little olive-yellow bird landed on my buddys boat while we were fishing on Lake Michigan in southeast Wisconsin. It rested, hunted and ate all the bugs on the boat, drank water […]

Hey Mom! How Long Until I Hatch???
Ever wonder how many eggs are in that Bluebird box or how long will it take them to hatch? And how soon do young Cardinals leave their parents to live… Birds, Monkeys, and Sharks Come on my adventure to Belize where I discovered spectacular birds, crystal clear waters, one of the longest barrier […]

Beavers notebook: Oregon State’s line getting thin
The personnel problems keep adding up at Oregon State, where starting left tackle Tavita Thompson has been ruled ineligible by the NCAA for the remainder of the season.

Blazers win exhibition 109-107 over Sonics
It was supposed to be Portland’s first look at Kevin Durant, the player the Trail Blazers didn’t take in the draft in favor of Greg Oden. Instead, it was a routine, albeit close, exhibition game.

Beavers shut down Stanford running game in win
Alexis Serna kicked three field goals and the Oregon State defense limited Stanford to five yards rushing in a 23-6 victory. Tailback Yvenson Bernard suffered a shoulder injury in the win.

Beavers’ Bernard may miss USC game
Yvenson Bernard ran for 62 yards and a touchdown in the first half of Oregon State’s 23-6 victory over Stanford Saturday, but he went out with a shoulder injury and never returned. Coach Mike Riley feared the injury was serious.

Toronto Star: Nike won’t recoup investment in hockey unit
In Canada, where hockey matters, Toronto Star’s Rick Westhead, citing industry sources, reports that Nike probably won’t get $150 million for its Nike Bauer Hockey unit, which it has put up for sale. That’s less than half of the $395…

Trail Blazers’ social network site gets noticed
MySpace, Facebook and Linkedin are all the rage (Just look at Microsoft’s $240 million investment yesterday in Facebook). Mashable, a social networking news site, counts more than 350+ such environs. Take a Peck on Wednesday picked out 25 sports social…

Ducks notebook: Heisman buzz grows around Dixon
CBS’s sportsline.com had Dixon ranked third in the Heisman watch, behind Florida quarterback Tim Tebow and Kentucky quarterback Andre Woodson. The 6-foot-5 senior was ranked No. 4 by MSNBC.com.

Oregon, ASU: National title contenders?
Picked by the Pac-10 media to finish in the middle of the conference, the fourth-ranked Ducks and No. 6 Sun Devils instead find themselves in the middle of the chase for the Bowl Championship Series title.

U of O gets big bang for its athletic buck
Former accountant/ current top booster Phil Knight would be proud. The Wall Street Journal wrote today (subscription required) about the biggest athletic department budget in college football — No. 1 ranked Ohio State University at $101.8 million. It also detailed…

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