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Currently covering Oregon State athletics for Oregon State Beavers on SI (https://www.si.com/college/oregon-state), and covering the reborn Portland Fire's inaugural WNBA season in 2026 for my own independent site: portlandsupporter.com

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Oregon State Women Advance to WCC Tournament Finals With 73-67 Win Over LMU Oregon State came out just short in their two regular season games against Loyola Marymount, but Monday afternoon in the West Coast Conference Tournament, the B

Scott Rueck and the Oregon State women's basketball team are win away from returning to the big dance.

Here's John Severs aka @sevejohn.bsky.social with the story:

www.si.com/college/oreg...

10.03.2026 11:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Oregon State's Season Ends With Loss To Gonzaga in WCC Semis Gonzaga never trailed Monday night en route to their win over Oregon State that officially brought the Wayne Tinkle era of Beaver basketball, and OSU time in th

The season is over. Gonzaga defeated Oregon State in last night's WCC semifinal. Here is Joe Londergan's recap:

www.si.com/college/oreg...

Fire up the coaching search. Beaver Nation, who do you want?

10.03.2026 11:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Oregon State MBB Hangs on To Advance To WCC Semifinals Oregon State men's basketball defeated the University of San Francisco on Sunday to move past the West Coast Conference Tournament Quarterfinals. The Beavers h

The Wayne Tinkle era at Oregon State is on the brink.

The 2025-26 Beavers men's basketball team plays another knockout game tonight: the WCC semis vs Gonzaga.

Here is Joe Londergan on last night's quarterfinal win:

www.si.com/college/oreg...

09.03.2026 12:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oregon State MBB holds on by a point to beat San Francisco and advance to the WCC semis tomorrow.

Next up: top-seeded Gonzaga tomorrow night. The Zags swept OSU during the regular season.

09.03.2026 02:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

My full attention is now on the second half of the WCC men's basketball quarterfinal, where Oregon State is leading San Francisco.

The ladies won today. Then the baseball team won. Can Wayne Tinkle's troops make it three-for-three?

09.03.2026 02:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#18 Oregon State Wins 5th Straight Game, Smashes Xavier 17-2 All weekend long at Goss Stadium in Corvallis, Beaver Nation caught a glimpse of the 2026 Oregon State Beavers' baseball team. So far, the three-time national c

Two teams showed up at Goss Stadium today. One team scored two runs. The other scored seventeen runs.

Here is my recap of Oregon State's dominant showing in front of their home fans:

www.si.com/college/oreg...

09.03.2026 01:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The Beavers are so far ahead of Xavier that I'm looking up all-time Oregon State baseball records.

The most runs the Beavers have ever scored in a game is 36 (36-12 vs Chico State in 1985), so that record is likely safe tonight.

09.03.2026 01:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Oregon State Beavers on SI writers' Slack channel is cracking jokes about this baseball blowout

09.03.2026 00:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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My reaction to Oregon State tacking on runs up 14-0 versus Xavier in the sixth.

09.03.2026 00:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Oregon State Women Beat Portland 60-50 to Advance in WCC Tournament Oregon State finally took the court in the West Coast Conference tournament Sunday morning, and the Beavers took care of business, taking down the Portland Pilo

Lizzy Williamson's 20 points and 16 boards powered Oregon State past Portland, 60-50. Here's @sevejohn.bsky.social John Severs' recap for Oregon State Beavers on SI.

www.si.com/college/oreg...

The Beavs' run back to the big dance continues tomorrow at noon versus WCC #1 seed Loyola Marymount.

08.03.2026 22:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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3 Keys to Victory for Oregon State WBB in the WCC Tournament If the Oregon State women are going to make it back to the NCAA Tournament this year, they're going to have to go through a murderer's row of some of the West C

To repeat as West Coast Conference tournament champions, @beaverwbb.bsky.social need to go through murderer's row.

3 games in 3 days against 3 of their toughest foes. Before today's quarterfinal, read this in-depth preview by John Severs @sevejohn.bsky.social

www.si.com/college/oreg...

08.03.2026 16:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#18 Oregon State Baseball Cruises To Home Win Over Xavier Saturday The No. 18 Oregon State Beavers again saw a strong offensive performance and Ethan Kleinschmit pitched his way to his first win of the year on Saturday. The Bea

New year, same Beavers.

The 3x national champion Oregon State baseball team might drop a few early games in Surprise or Texas but they always find their groove eventually.

Their win streak is now 4 games.

www.si.com/college/oreg...

08.03.2026 16:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I am not a racing expert, but my roommate (an old college fraternity brother I've known for 15 years) is a diehard F1 fan and he turned me on to it.

What I love about Max is his killer instinct. Racing means something different to Max than any other driver on the circuit. He's amazing.

08.03.2026 16:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Why Oregon State is Moving on From Wayne Tinkle Last week, Oregon State athletic director Scott Barnes announced that the university would part ways with men's basketball head coach Wayne Tinkle following thi

Earlier this week, Wayne Tinkle shared a few reasons why his Oregon State tenure is approaching its final chapter.

www.si.com/college/oreg...

08.03.2026 16:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Brazil Max raced tonight #F1

08.03.2026 05:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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REPORT: Oregon State AD Reaches Out to Portland State MBB Coach Jase Coburn Oregon State might not need to look far for Wayne Tinkle's successor. First reported by Portland-area independent journalist John Canzano earlier this week, Ore

Here is my piece on one early Oregon State men's basketball coaching candidate - who checks off a ton of boxes - Portland State coach Jase Coburn.

www.si.com/college/oreg...

07.03.2026 16:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Beavers Beat Xavier Behind Whitney's Gem The Beavers picked up their third straight win on Friday night behind another stellar outing from sophomore phenom Dax Whitney, the nation's leader in strikeout

Ben Pahl on another dominant night for Dax Whitney www.si.com/college/oreg...

07.03.2026 16:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I am a lifelong, diehard Raiders fan. I've lived through so many nerve-wracking, faith-shattering, and woefully embarassing moments.

Of course they trade the best player they've had since Khalil Mack, and of course they trade him for peanuts, just like the Mack trade.

07.03.2026 04:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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How Oregon State Men's Basketball Can Win the WCC Tournament March is upon us, and Oregon State Men's Basketball will be looking to spark a WCC conference tournament run later this week in Las Vegas. The Beavers, who hav

Here are Ben Pahl's thoughts on what could be the final week of the Wayne Tinkle era at Oregon State:

www.si.com/college/oreg...

04.03.2026 19:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#18 Oregon State Offense Shows Up in Win Over Rival Oregon With both sides ranked inside the top 25, the Oregon State Beavers defeated the Oregon Ducks in Eugene on Tuesday evening by a final score of 10-6. Oregon Stat

Here's Joe Londergan on Oregon State's big night against their old rival www.si.com/college/oreg...

04.03.2026 17:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ace cis guy here, with a lot of trans friends. They've jokingly called me an egg because I'm their token cis friend, but thats all it is, a harmless joke.

04.03.2026 11:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Really nice showing for Oregon State baseball tonight against the arch-rival Oregon Ducks. 7-3 so far in the top of the 7th.

04.03.2026 01:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Great piece here and you have my respect for calling it like you see it. Hopefully Jeff recognizes that.

04.03.2026 01:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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State of the Beavs: End of the Wayne Tinkle Era at Oregon State After 12 seasons at the helm of Oregon State men's basketball, Wayne Tinkle is in his final days as the program's head coach. The big questions surrounding OSU'

** STATE OF THE BEAVS **

- JaMarcus Shephard at the NFL combine

- the Wayne Tinkle era is ending

- my thoughts on MBB and WBB at the WCC Tournament

- recapping baseball's weekend in Texas

www.si.com/college/oreg...

03.03.2026 20:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Darkplace mentioned. Such a great show.

02.03.2026 22:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

PSA for any fellow Riveters and other #RCTID #BAON faithful who don't want to wear a billboard for fascism.

01.03.2026 22:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Early Adam Haight Homer Lifts Oregon State Past Iowa 4-3 Many years from now, when members of Oregon State University's 2026 baseball team reminisce upon this season together in orange & black, the Beavers will rememb

Here is my game recap of Oregon State's narrow escape in Frisco this morning.

Thanks to an early home run from sophomore Adam Haight, who hit his first ever OSU homer less than twenty-four hours ago, the Beavers beat Iowa 4-3.

www.si.com/college/oreg...

Oregon looms large on Tuesday.

01.03.2026 20:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oregon State's defense has let them down in the second half in Santa Clara. They need to respect the Santa Clara three-point shot, so they're giving up a lot of space inside the arc.

01.03.2026 02:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm generally a big fan of when clubs take their time to interview a candidate thoroughly - that's one of the best lessons of the classic book Soccernomics - but I'm perplexed at how the Thorns swapped a fired coach who couldn't win the big one for another fired coach who couldn't win the big one.

01.03.2026 02:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0