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Portland, Oregon has long been considered a hotbed of mixed martial arts. The area is home to numerous MMA gyms, the most famous being Greshams Team Quest. It has produced many top notch professional fighters including Randy Couture, Matt Lindland, Ed Herman and Ryan Schultz. Regional MMA promotions like Lindlands SportFight and amateur MMA draws good crowds, and theres few markets in the country that have such a strong mainstream acceptance and understanding of mixed martial arts. The UFC ori
Oct
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Metro jobless rates fall as more workers drop out WASHINGTON ? The unemployment rate fell in September in most metro areas, although that’s largely because more people gave up on job searches than found new work. “The job market is not recovering at all yet,” said Jim Diffley, regional economist for IHS Global Insight. “We’re looking at [...]
Oct
27
Nothing seems to faze USC freshman quarterback Matt Barkley . His first college road game came in front of a record crowd of more than 105,000 at Ohio State, and Barkley led a fourth-quarter drive for the winning touchdown. He subsequently notched victories at Cal and Notre Dame, both top-25 teams at the time. So it was no surprise when Barkley shrugged off the potential impact of the crowd at Oregon’s Autzen Stadium for Saturday night’s game between the No. 4 Trojans and No. 10 Ducks. “I
Oct
26
College football chat with Tom Dienhart College football chat with Tom Dienhart Weekend breakdown of the Pac-10 Usually, upset conditions would be favorable. A week after a close-call win over rival Notre Dame and a week before a showdown with Oregon that could determine the Pac-10 championship, USC could be less-than-focused on the task at hand. No. 1 Alabama survives scare from Tennessee Alabama never did find the end zone against Tennessee and nearly blew a late 12-3 lead. But Terrence Cody b
Oct
26
Actress Sandra Bullock has found herself being drug into a nasty legal battle with her husband Jesse James’ former wife, pornstar Janine Lindemulder. Read more on this story below. Sandra Bullock is in the position to have to prove she is a better parent to Jesse James’ five year-old daughter than her mother, porn actress Janine Lindemulder. Bullock and husband Jesse James are trying to show they have made a good home for Sunny, his five-year-old daughter. Jesse James’ ex-wife Janine Lind
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