"You can't have goals you don't have habits for."
--Marcedes Lewis, Bears tight end

Trying to decide whether to go back to work, look for a new writing assignment or stick with it and see if this grows into something.

Trying to decide whether to go back to work, look for a new writing assignment or stick with it and see if this grows into something.

To be a better writer you have to pursue the art of staying fascinated by stories-- hearing them, pursuing them, being curious.

Ziyare Addison: A Force at Polynesian Bowl On and Off the Field Ziyare Addison shines at the Polynesian Bowl, blending elite play with a heart for community and Shriners Children.

Today the @polynesiabowl announced a multiyear partnership with @shrinershosp Afterward we had caught up with @ziyare_addison who gave us some great insight into his week. Check out our FREE article for a much better look at the Oregon offensive lineman:

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Writing is sharing how you experience the world and exploring how to use language with grace and effectiveness. To write well you have to strive to live with increasing insight and clarity. It's important not to rely on tricks of style and the shorthand inherent in your subject matter.

San Jose State fumble into the end zone for a touchback aka the coal in the stocking of football rules.

Since Sports Is the Toy Department of Life, Here's a Little Christmas Mischief [For my wife, who asked me to do a Christmas-themed story:] Twas the night before Rose Bowl when all through the field house The equipment crew scurrying quick

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DSA Inside Read: 3-2-1look ahead to Rose Bowl Today we take a broad look at the playoff setup from our traditional Monday Inside Read 3-2-1 lens.

Today we take a broad look at the playoff setup from our traditional Monday Inside Read 3-2-1 lens.

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Tuesday Recruiting Notes Today we focus our recruiting notes on some offensive line targets in the transfer portal. Including some visitors.

Trying to cover recruiting with some offensive line notes and the transfer portal right now.

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Oregon Football Recruiting: McKay Madsen Nears Decision After Visit to Eugene Clovis North running back/linebacker McKay Madsen made his official visit to Oregon over the weekend, and the Fresno product came away impressed. The Fresno

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Joel Klatt Picks Oregon to Win the Whole Dang Thing Fox Sports College Football analyst and podcast host Joel Klatt released his College Football Playoff picks this morning, and he has the Oregon Ducks beating

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Ducks Fans Ask, If Oregon Runs This Gauntlet, Are They Greatest Team of All Time? The question is premature but intriguing: For Oregon to win a National Championship, they would have to complete the challenge by beating #6 Ohio State, #4

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Oregon Transfer Portal News: Ducks Gain Commitment from Tight End Jamari Johnson This morning on social media Louisville tight end Jamari Johnson announced his commitment to the Ducks, a 6-5, 265 blocker and pass catcher from Inglewood High

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Apparently, Oregon Went Undefeated and Won a Big Ten Title with Smoke and Mirrors You'd think a team that went 13-0, won the Big Ten Championship, and finished the regular season and championship weekend ranked No. 1 in the country would

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Dillon Gabriel Sure of His Value, Confident of His Future At the Heisman Trophy ceremony which he did not win, a reporter asked Dillon Gabriel how he would present himself to a hypothetical GM in the NFL, and his

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Starting Oregon Cornerback Hints at Return with Four-Letter Message Four-star cornerback Jahlil Florence started nine games for the Ducks last year before injuring his knee in a loss to Washington. He alarmed Oregon fans last

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Oregon Linebacker Wins Coveted Award Talk about a two-way player. Before Bryce Boettcher walked on to the Oregon football team, he walked on to the baseball team and earned the job as the starting

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Nicole Auerbach Picks National Championship Winner with a Daunting Road to the Trophy Sirius XM radio host and NBC college football insider Nicole Auerbach picks an upstart winner in the first 12-team college football playoff. Writing for the NBC

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Oregon Transfer Portal News: Ducks Zero in on Louisville Tight End Jamari Johnson At 6-5, 245, Jamari Johnson was bigger than most of the players in the Ocean League, lining up at wide receiver in an Art Briles-type offense with wide, wide

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Oregon Football Recruiting: Ducks' Two Elite 11 Quarterbacks Complete Stellar Senior Seasons In the Division 1-AA Regional Championship in Chula Vista, California, Akili Smith Jr. rifled a 14-yard touchdown pass to Courtney Miller-Thompson with 21

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Rating the Sting Factor of Oregon's Portal Exits There will be more. It's just the nature of college football in the portal era. Players want an opportunity to start, they want to get paid, and a transfer with

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Today in the War Room, thoughts on the positive power of NIL, plus digging a little deeper with our last look at the win over Penn State:

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One Social Media Post Tells You Everything You Need to Know About Dillon Gabriel On Monday Dillon Gabriel was announced as one of the four Heisman finalists along with Travis Hunter, Ashton Jeanty and Cam Ward. He's not likely to win.

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Good morning all, today on Sunday Morning Sidewalk, a look back a the win last night and a team that 'Dared Greatly'

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Ducks Outlast Penn State for Big Ten Title in First Try, 45-37 With 1:54 to play Nikko Reed made a deft grab of the receiver's jersey and let it go at just the right time, gathering in a long pass down the right sideline on

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Solid Verbal Podcast Projects the 12-Team Playoff Bracket, And It Looks About Right The College Football Playoff Committee ends the suspense this morning at 9:00 A.M. Pacific on ESPN, but this is the internet, where every vacuum is filled with

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Dontae Manning Takes a Heartfelt Tribute Full Circle, Honors Fallen Teammate with His Play Oregon's 2024 season began with a tragedy. In late July the team came together to host a celebration of life for former teammate Khyree Jackson, who died

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Oregon Football Recruiting: Boom! Ducks Flip and Sign 4-Star Offensive Tackle from BYU Last night just before Jimmy Kimmel and the late local news, Dan Lanning and the Ducks executed the rare reverse flip, signing 4-star center Alai Kalaniuvalu

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