@WillCDenner

Education reporter @thecolumbian. Product of @ChicoER, @UO_Snowden, @DailyEmerald. Email: [email protected]

 Portland 🔁 Vancouver
Joined April 2013
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Next Gen Stats
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The Vikings defense blitzed on 85.2% of Daniel Jones' dropbacks, the highest blitz rate by a defense in a game in the Next Gen Stats era (since 2016). Minnesota generated pressure on 60.9% of those blitzes, with all four its sacks coming when blitzing. #INDvsMIN | #Skol
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Jason Quick@jwquickOct 22
For a couple hours Wednesday, all was right in Portland. Damian Lillard was back in the court, making 3s. How Lillard’s return highlighted balance, perspective and togetherness. Free to read. nytimes.com/athletic/7713322…

Damian Lillard is back where he belongs. Portland has balance again (Gift Article)

Trail Blazers fans can all agree on one thing: Lillard is back where he belongs. 

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Josh Hart
@joshhartOct 22
Dames Back
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Aston Villa
@AstonVillaOct 14
HISTORY. MADE. The biggest European win in the club's history 🤩
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The video doesn’t do it justice. The crowd absolutely erupted when Rich Brooks joined Will Stein for the pregame intro. Pretty cool moment for BBN.
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Leah Lowe
@Leah2GoOct 3
High school sports participation is at an all-time high. Local sports journalism staffs are shrinking. A look at the changing business of high school sports media — and what gets lost when local coverage disappears.

Who covers Friday nights now? The press box is getting quieter.

Article · @Leah2Go
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Brenna Greene
@BrennaGreene_Sep 29
This USC radio broadcast footage is just straight embarrassing.
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LaMike james@LaMichaelJamesSep 27
This is beyond me
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@flooduckSep 27
DESMAN STEPHENS SEEN SMILING AND DAPPING UP USC PLAYERS AFTER A DIRTY HIT ON DANTE MOORE JUST SICK
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Desman Stephens celebrating and flexing when he just severely injured someone and put his team in a terrible spot says a lot to me. Real lack of awareness there.
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VPS fired longtime Skyview HS teacher/football coach Eric Rice after investigating allegations he sent sexual messages to a student. Records allege similar behavior in 2013 and 2019. The latter led the district to ban Rice from coaching girls’ athletics. columbian.com/news/2026/sep/…

Skyview High School teacher, coach accused of sending sexual messages to female students appeals...

Vancouver Public Schools fired a longtime Skyview High School teacher and football coach over allegations he sent sexual messages to a female student.

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Forty-Two years ago tonight, the debut episode of "Miami Vice" aired on NBC and television changed forever.
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Chris Vannini
@ChrisVanniniSep 10
Drew Lock touchdown pass, you know what that means
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Jon Manley@manley_tntAug 5
Just saw a hiring at a regional paper and I’ll just say: if you have a job as a sportswriter and you’re well compensated, you better hope you’re working your tail off. A ton of talented, qualified people out there and not enough jobs to go around.
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Today I learned my position at The Columbian is getting cut. I've been offered a different role so I'm not jobless. Still, it's bittersweet to step away from this phenomenal SW WA sports community that made my job fun and fulfilling over the last 4.5 years. Thanks for reading.
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Just wait until you see the Washington coast.
Glinert 🇺🇸 🏭
@StevenGlinertMar 12
my wife and I did an oregon roadtrip several years ago and it is basically "what if we made the california coast creepy"
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One more time from the Tacoma Dome, No. 7 seed Evergreen takes on No. 12 White River in the 3A girls state fourth-place game. The Plainsmen won their second game of the tournament yesterday over Lakeside of Seattle to reach the trophy round. Tipoff at approximately 9:40.
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Senior Kimora Ross fouls out with 32 seconds left and gets a nice ovation from Evergreen supporters and coaches.
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FINAL: White River 56, Evergreen 44 The Plainsmen take home a sixth-place trophy, a first for the program, and the future is bright with seven of their top players set to return.
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