Matt Bagley
@bagleysports
I write about the Oregon State Beavers (www.si.com/college/oregon-state), and Portland Fire (portlandsupporter.com). Proudly ace, disabled, and a diehard Thorns fan #BAON #RCTID.
0-1 so far but I love this club so much. I've missed a few matches this year because of Fire games at portlandsupporter.com #BAON
Before every Thorns home match, my friends and I pregame at a different spot. One visit per year. Tonight, we are at Deschutes' Portland pub behind Powells Books. The anniversary porter - aged in whiskey barrels - is a MUST, every year
When the WNBA CBA was still in flux, I made plans with my partner to celebrate the start of pride month with our friends. Tonight, Ben Pahl covered the most impressive win in Portland Fire franchise history. Link + my 2 favorite parts www.portlandsupporter.com/p/fire-demol...
One of my favorite things about writing at Oregon State Beavers on SI: sometimes we're all watching the same thing, awestruck, acting like fans on our Slack channel
Oregon State lost tonight, but I hope Beaver Nation recognizes the significance of what Ethan Porter accomplished tonight. His first collegiate home run was not just a home run. It was a dedication to a dear friend. From my game recap at Oregon State Beavers on SI: www.si.com/college/oreg...
Iyana Martín Carrión made history tonight. She is Portland's seventh overall pick, the first ever WNBA draft pick in their franchise history. I wrote about Martín in this piece last weekend: www.portlandsupporter.com/p/potential-... #WNBADraft
I have Portland Thorns season tickets with 2 old Oregon Tech fraternity brothers, and we pregame at a different spot before every home match. Tonight: Mazatlan, next to the stadium.
The Oregon State Beavers on SI writers' Slack channel is cracking jokes about this baseball blowout
Today is the first day of my Bo Jackson year (34) and my girlfriend and I are celebrating at Great Notion in Portland. Breakfast tacos. Amazing beer. Good friends. Hopefully tonight the Beavers make it even better.
One of my old college fraternity brothers did his undergrad at Montana during Wayne Tinkle's time there. A few minutes ago, he texted me this:
Following the Pac-12 online schedule reveal moments ago, Oregon State's full 2026 football schedule is now available at osubeavers.com/sports/footb.... Here is a screenshot:
Nerd alert: recently I got into Magic The Gathering - an old fraternity brother knows I'm a huge Tolkien geek and he bought me one of the LOTR decks for Christmas - so I've been practicing against other people online. Anyways, somebody played this card against me today, so that was swell.
An old buddy of mine is a Montana alum and FCS football junkie. He says Beaver Nation needs to watch the Mercer/W Carolina tape from last year. It'll make you hyped for Braden Atkinson and Adonis McDaniel.
This is Great Notion's Gorilllas in The Grist. I passed up a 19 Acres Brazilian Limeade (IYKYK) and a Pliny on draft to try this. I am not disappointed.
On the other app, Kenny Wheaton - of "The Pick" Oregon lore - is rocking an orange OSU hoodie. His son Kai, a three star safety in the 2026 class, signed an Oregon State NLI last month.
I saw this on Reddit and it got me thinking. Beaver Nation, what tips would YOU have for James Madison fans visiting the Beaver State this weekend?
Yeah, its either that one or the JFK assassination one, from the same "Our Dumb Century" book
JaMarcus Shephard is not camera-shy Trent Bray. He's not Jonathan Smith, either. I think Beaver fans will be pleasantly surprised by the new head of their football program. www.si.com/college/oreg...
Scott Barnes raved about his integrity, character, and discipline. Prez Murthy talked about restoring the winning tradition. Doc Parker talked about the last game Shephard coached here at Reser. Now he's here. JaMarcus Shephard is now the head coach at Oregon State.
Here's what I wrote at Oregon State Beavers on SI before Montana State agreed to an extension with their head coach Brent Vigen:
Another candidate drops out of the Oregon State search: Brent Vigen and Montana State have announced a contract extension that will keep the Big Sky conference champion head coach in Bozeman for the long haul. Keep an eye on Alabama co-OC/PGC/WRs coach JaMarcus Shephard.