Last week, Portland State’s athletics department announced a new five-year plan, now dubbed Build the Ship and anchored in community engagement and support. This ambitious blueprint is poised to transform…
Viks prepare for 2021 Big Sky Volleyball Tournament
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2-0 (0-0) New head coach Chelsey Gregg led the Vikings to their first regular season game in an 84-67 win over Warner Pacific last Tuesday. Freshman Esmeralda…
Vikings upset #24 Weber State on the road for a third straight win
FOOTBALL The gridiron Portland State Vikings upset the #24 Weber State Wildcats on Saturday in Ogden, Utah with a statement 30–18 win advancing to 5–4 (4–2) this season. In…
Victory for Vikings
CROSS COUNTRY Last Friday was the cross country championship with the Big Sky hosted by Portland State for the first time since 2008. Teams all across the Conference like…
Athletes one month later: making money off of Name, Image, and Likeness
It has been roughly a month since the NCAA announced the groundbreaking decision that student athletes can now make money off of their NIL (name, image and likeness) and not…
Athletic Director Valerie Cleary leaves PSU
After spending seven years working at Portland State—and five years as Athletic Director—Valerie Cleary leaves PSU to become the athletic director for the Multnomah Athletic Club (MAC). MAC is in…
The NCAA will allow student athletes to get paid
A decision by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) will allow student athletes from all 1,268 NCAA member schools to make money off of their name, image and likeness (NIL),…
Women in sports
Women have taken huge steps toward becoming seen in the world of sports over the last several years—and not just in the media. University of Portland alum Megan Rapinoe was…
Life after sports
Anyone who’s ever played sports is likely familiar with the level of commitment that goes into dedicating mind and body to a certain sport or end goal. Sports can become…
Impact of COVID-19 on sports unemployment
When COVID-19 brought about the suspension of all major U.S. sports, it created a number of uncertainties. Will there be an NBA champion this year? Is the NFL season going…
Robot referees in basketball
The world of technology in sports at the professional and collegiate level has undergone a series of changes over the past eight decades. 1936 was the first year people across…