UO Acro: The 3-Time National Champs You Didn’t Know Existed

Kerry Merrill FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

Quick, name the UO sport that features double-downs, back-tuck baskets, twist double fulls, scorpions and kick doubles (hint: it’s not gymnastics, skiing/snowboarding, cheer or dance).  Figured it out yet?  UO is the reigning national champions.  Getting closer?  For those who are new to these incredible acts, this terminology relates to just one sport: Acrobatics and Tumbling, also known as the …

FishDuck Classic: Will Oregon be ready for LSU?

FishDuck Staff FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

Now that we’re only seven days from the return of Duck football, let’s take a look back at another season opener.  What a difference just two years makes.  Here we are, with an upcoming opening game at home against Nicholls State.  Juxtapose that with those serious pre-LSU game jitters on a “neutral field” that most of us were feeling in …

National Crises Solved Here

Kim Hastings FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

onpoint.wbur.org Good morning, birds of a feather.  It has been said that sports are an escape from the problems of the world.  I suggest that they are more important than that.  We all know that this country has some problems that it needs to solve.  The world of sports offers not just a distraction, but solutions. Dependence on Foreign Energy: Political …

The Fan on the Street and Fall Practice for the Washington Huskies

Kim Hastings FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

  I’ve lived in Tacoma, Washington, for the better part of two decades.  During that time, Tacoma has had several nicknames.  First, it was “City of Destiny,” then, “America’s Most-Wired City.”  But my favorite is the one that was just adopted, “You Can Smell the Huskies’ Desperation From Here.”  Living up here gives me the unique opportunity to talk to …

The Coach’s Corner: The Law Of Details

Coach Tony DeMeo Advice for the Coaches

A note from FishDuck.com: Today we have a unique treat, this article from a highly successful college coach gives an inside perspective football fans don’t get to see, the direct perspective of the coach. We encourage other coaches that are interested in possibly writing guest columns providing their unique insight to please contact us. For now, here is Coach Tony …