Ducks Top Cal Bears, Get Back On Winning Track

At Eugene, Oregon:

Justin Herbert, before coming out of the game with an injury, threw for a touchdown and ran for another while Kani Benoit ran for 138 yards and two more scores (one, a career-long 68-yarder) on Saturday night as the Oregon Ducks (4-1 overall, 1-1 in Pac-12 play) outdistanced the visiting California Golden Bears (3-2, 0-2) 45-24 to match their 2016 victory total, despite suffering a number of injuries in the contest.

Huskies Devour Beavers In Corvallis

At Corvallis, Oregon:

Quarterback Jake Browning completed 26 of 34 passes for 293 yards and three touchdowns (all to Dante Pettis) while Myles Gaskin ran for 113 yards and another scored as the Washington Huskies (#6 in both the Associated Press and USA Today/Amway Coaches polls; 5-0 overall, 2-0 in Pac-12 play) demolished the Oregon State Beavers (1-4, 0-2) 42-7.

Quakes Hold Off Timbers At Home, Prevent Portland From Clinching Playoff Berth, Snap DV8's Consecutive Games Scoring Streak

At San Jose, California:

Vako Qazaishvili (16) and Danny Hoesen (49') each scored once as the San Jose Earthquakes kept their playoff hopes alive with a 2-1 Saturday night Major League Soccer home victory over the Portland Timbers.

Sebastian Blanco scored the Timbers' lone goal in the 87th minute.

The defeat kept the Timbers from clinching an MLS Cup Playoff berth.  Portland's Diego Valeri saw his MLS-record consecutive games scoring streak snapped at nine.

The Timbers' next game will be at home against DC United on Sunday, October 15 at 4:30 PM Pacific Time (ROOT Sports Northwest).

T2 Knock Off Whitecaps 2 On Road

At Langley, British Columbia:

Victor Arboleda scored the only goal of the match in the 67th minute on Saturday as Portland Timbers 2 knocked off Vancouver Whitecaps 2 by a score of 1-0 in United Soccer League action.

T2 will pay a visit on Los Angeles Galaxy II next Saturday night at 7:30 PM Pacific Time (to be streamed live over timbers.com and YouTube).

I Think I'll Take Door Number Two, Saint Peter

Monty Hall, the Winnipeg-born co-creator and iconic host of the long-running television game show Let's Make A Deal, passed away on Saturday at his Beverly Hills, California home at age 96.

Mr. Hall passed away from heart failure, some three months after the passing of his television-producer wife of nearly 70 years.

On LMAD, costume-sporting contestants in the studio audience would try like the dickens to get Monty's attention for a chance to win (or trade up to win) fabulous prizes, even at the risk of getting a piece of crap (or getting "zonked") instead.

Some might say that this show was a testament to greed.

Maybe so, but that was a fun testament to greed.

The original series first aired late in 1963 on NBC, then moved to ABC some five years later before leaving that network in 1976.

After running on ABC's prime time schedule in the late 1960s and early 1970s, the nighttime show went into syndication.

Monty hosted a pair of 1980s syndication efforts.  The current version, hosted by Wayne Brady, was launched on CBS in 2009.

More on Monty's life and career can be found here.

Riders Stage Comeback Win Over REDBLACKS In Ottawa

At Ottawa, Ontario, Canada:

The Saskatchewan Roughriders (7-6) scored 18 unanswered points in the third and fourth quarters as they came back from down 17 points to upend the Ottawa REDBLACKS (5-9-1) 18-17 in Friday Canadian Football League action.

T2 Fall In Season Home Finale

At Portland, Oregon:

Shaun Wright-Phillips (8') and Jason Johnson (82') each scored once on Wednesday night as Phoenix Rising FC blanked Portland Timbers 2 by a 2-0 count in T2's United Soccer League home finale for the season.

The Portland Timbers' USL affiliate will pay a visit on Vancouver Whitecaps FC II this coming Saturday at 3:00 PM Pacific Time (streamed over timbers.com and YouTube).

'66 Imperial

Here's a 1966 Imperial LeBaron four-door hardtop.

 

Ducks Fall Out Off Polls Though Still Have Support

After getting knocked off at Arizona State on Saturday, the Oregon Ducks fell out of both the Associated Press and USA Today/Amway Coaches college football polls.

The Webfoots still have support in both the AP (where they would be ranked in a three-way tie for #36) and Coaches (two-way tie for #36) polls.

DV8 Helps Timbers Dominate Lions At Home

At Portland, Oregon:

Diego Valeri scored twice (PK-15', 59') and Darren Mattocks once (29') as the Portland Timbers dominated visiting Orlando City 3-0 in Sunday Major League Soccer action.

The Lions, with Jonathan Spector (47' after collecting his second yellow card) and Victor Giro (85' after a straight red card) being tossed out of the match by referee Baldomero Toledo,  ended the game with nine men as their playoff hopes are flickering away while the Timbers find themselves in second place in the Western Conference standings, one point behind front-running Vancouver.

The Timbers' next match is against the Earthquakes at San Jose this coming Saturday night at 7:30 PM (to aired over the Timbers' broadcast TV network via KPDX, Portland-Vancouver).

Riders Fall At Home To Hot Stampeders As Calgary Locks Up Playoff Berth

At Regina, Saskatchewan:

Kicker Rene Paredes converted all five field-goal attempts on Sunday as the Calgary Stampeders (11-1-1) became the first club to clinch a berth in the upcoming Grey Cup Playoffs following their 15-9 Canadian Football League road win over the Saskatchewan Roughriders (6-6).

T2 No Match For Reno 1868 On Road

At Reno, Nevada:

Dane Kelly (10', 13') and Antoine Hoppenot (49', 59') each scored twice on Saturday night as Reno 1868 FC destroyed visiting Portland Timbers 2 by a score of 6-1 in United Soccer League action.

T2 will host Phoenix Rising FC in their home finale this coming Wednesday at 7:30 PM Pacific Time (streamed live over timbers.com and YouTube).

Sun Devils Hold Off Ducks In The Desert

At Tempe, Arizona:

The Arizona State Sun Devils (2-2 overall, 1-0 in Pac-12 play) held off the previously unbeaten Oregon Ducks (#24 in both the Associated Press and USA Today/Amway Coaches polls; 3-1, 0-1) 37-35 on Saturday in the Pac-12 Conference opener for both schools.

The Sun Devils snapped a 10-game losing skid against the Ducks.

ASU quarterback Manny Wilkins completed 24 of 39 passes for 347 yards and a touchdowns while running for two other scores himself.

Freshman kicker Brandon Ruiz kicked the game-winning field goal for the Sun Devils with 2:33 remaining.

'67 Marlin

Time for anther magazine ad from the 1967 American Motors, this NOW Car is the Marlin, in what turned out to be its' final season.

'67 Rebel

Here's a magazine ad for the Rebel SST, one of the NOW Cars from the 1967 American Motors!

Shown here is a '67 Rebel SST two-door hardtop.

'67 Ambassador

Here's a magazine ad for American Motors' 1967 Ambassador.



One of the NOW Cars from the 1967 American Motors.

'67 Rambler American

Here's a magazine ad for the 1967 Rambler American, with the Rogue Hardtop being pictured.



One of the Now Cars from the 1967 American Motors!

'55 Pontiac

Here's a 1955 Pontiac Star Chief two-door sedan.

'55 Imperial Hardtop

Here's a 1955 Imperial two-door hardtop.



It was with the '55 model year that Imperial became a separate make from Chrysler.

Alice and the White Rabbit ad for Hudson Wasp Rambler

In another American Motors commercial that featured some Walt Disney animation, here are Alice (of "Alice in Wonderland" fame) and the White Rabbit in the opening seconds of this TV ad, as Alice complains about the ride in the Rabbit's automobile.

This commercial is for the 1955 Hudson Hornet, Wasp, and Rambler.

Where's Uncle Remus?

Here, we see Br'er Rabbit, Br'er Bear, and Br'er Fox, who appeared in the 1946 Walt Disney classic feature-length motion picture, "Song of the South," starring in a Disney-animated television commercial for the 1955 American Motors Rambler, available at Nash and Hudson dealers.

'60 Dodge

Here's a full-page magazine ad for the 1960 Dodge.

It's The Compact Luxury Car............

It's the 1959 Ambassador by Rambler!



Full-page magazine ad for American Motors' luxury automobile.

'57 Studebaker Silver Hawk

Here's a 1957 Studebaker Silver Hawk.

Rams Hold Off Niners In Santa Clara

At Santa Clara, California:

Quarterback Jared Goff completed 22 of 28 passes for 292 yards and three touchdowns, while running back Todd Gurley II (who caught one of the TD passes), ran for 113 yards and two other scores as the Los Angeles Rams (2-1) held off the San Francisco 49ers (0-3) 41-39 on the road in a Thursday night NFL thriller.

Too Hot To Hold Until '57?!

Here's a full-sized magazine ad for the 1956 Nash Ambassador Special, built on a Statesman wheelbase, and carrying American Motors' own 250-cubic inch, 190-horsepower V-8 engine.

 

'56 Hudson Hornet Special

Here's a 1956 Hudson Hornet Special, which was built on a Hudson Wasp wheelbase.'

This is the car that used American Motors' 250-cubic inch, 190 horsepower V-8 engine.

This (and the Nash Ambassador Special) came to being after AMC ended its' engine arrangement with Studebaker-Packard (the '55 and early '56 Hornets and Ambassadors had the Packard-built engine that delivered first 208, then 220 horsepower, and had Packard's Ultramatic automatic transmission as standard equipment).

AMC used its' new in-house engine on its' Nash Ambassador Specials (built on the Statesman wheelbase) as well.

Why couldn't AMC just call those cars Statesman and Wasp V-8s?

'55 Hudson Met

Here's a 1955 Hudson Metropolitan, sold at Hudson dealerships, which explains the Hudson, rather than Nash, badging.

 

'76 Pacer

Here's a 1976 American Motors Pacer.

 

'52 Hudson Wasp

Here's a 1952 Hudson Wasp Club Coupe Brougham.

'50 Hudsons

Here's a magazine ad for the 1950 Hudsons.

'51 Studebaker Commander V-8

Here's a magazine ad for the 1951 Studebaker Commander V-8.



That year, the South Bend automaker became the first independent to offer an overhead-valve V-8 engine, available on the Commander and Land Cruiser.

In this Paul Hesse photo, we see a Commander V-8 four-door sedan with "suicide" doors in the back.

'58 Edsel

Who says we don't do Edsels?

Here's a 1958 Edsel Ranger four-door sedan.

'66 Ambassador

Here's a 1966 American Motors Ambassador two-door hardtop.



Beginning with that model year, Ambassadors were no longer marketed as Ramblers, but as AMC cars.

Seahawks Top Niners In Defensive Struggle

At Seattle:

Quarterback Russell Wilson threw a nine-yard touchdown pass to Paul Richardson with 7:06 remaining on Sunday as the Seattle Seahawks (1-1) defeated the visiting San Francisco 49ers (0-2) 12-9 in National Football League action.

Ducks Enter Both Polls At #24

Following their Saturday manhandling of Wyoming on the road, the Oregon Ducks entered both the Associated Press and USA Today/Amway Coaches college football polls at #24.

RSL Top Timbers Despite DV8's Record Setter

At Sandy, Utah:

Albert Rusnak (14') and Jefferson Savarino (61') each scored once as Real Salt Lake defeated the visiting Portland Timbers 2-1 on Saturday night despite the guests' Diego Valeri's goal in the 47th minute, which helped him set a new Major League Soccer-record eighth straight game in which he scored at least once.

The Timbers will try to get back on the winning track next Sunday when they host Orlando City SC at 5:00 PM Pacific Time (Fox Sports One).

Ducks Lasso And Brand Cowboys In Laramie

At Laramie, Wyoming:

Running back Royce Freeman ran for 157 yards and three touchdowns on Saturday as the Oregon Ducks (3-0) demolished the Wyoming Cowboys (1-2) 49-13 on the road.

Cougs Maul Beavers In Conference Opener For Both Schools

At Pullman, Washington:

Quarterback Luke Falk completed 37 of 49 passes for 396 yards six touchdowns (three of them to Tavares Martin, Jr.) as the Washington State Cougars (3-0 overall, 1-0 in Pac-12 play; #21 in the Associated Press poll, #22 in the USA Today/Amway Coaches poll) dominated the visiting Oregon State Beavers (1-3, 0-1) 52-23 in Saturday's conference opener for both schools.

The win was the Cougs' fourth in a row against the Beavers.

The Portland Steel May Be Gone

And yet, the unpaid bills remain.

'56 Nash Ambassador

Here's a 1956 Nash Ambassador Super four-door sedan.

'51 Nash Rambler Hardtop

A year after Nash revived the Rambler name and used it on compact convertibles and two-door station wagons, the folks in Kenosha added a two-door hardtop, like this 1951 model shown here.

 

'55 Rambler Four-Door Station Wagon

Here's a 1955 Nash Rambler Cross Country four-door station wagon.

 

Riders Get Back On Winning Track, Upend Ti-Cats In Hamilton

At Hamilton, Ontario:

Quarterback Brandon Bridge completed 21 of 31 passes for 231 yards and three touchdowns on Friday as the Saskatchewan Roughriders (6-5) defeated the home-standing Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2-9) 27-19 in Canadian Football League action.

Bengals Can Offensive Coordinator

Could Marvin Lewis be next?

Quarterbacks coach Bill Lazor takes over as Cincinnati's OC.  The Bungles, I mean, Bengals have yet to score a touchdown after two home losses to open the regular season.

The All-New, All-American Rambler For '56

Here's a full-page magazine ad for the 1956 Rambler, available at all Nash and Hudson dealers.



Rambler became a separate make in 1957.

'61 Rambler American Lineup

Here's a magazine ad announcing the big changes with American Motors' Rambler American for 1961 as they changed the sheet metal, doing away with the 1952-55 look that was used in the 1958-60 models.



Included in the lineup for '61 were two and four-door sedans, two and four-door station wagons.

During the 1961 model year, a convertible was added.

The one shown is the four-door sedan.

The ad also mentions the V-8 Ambassador and Rambler Classic (which replaced the Rambler 6 and Rambler Rebel V-8).

'61 Rambler American Convertible! Wow!

Here's a 1961 Rambler American convertible.

Heap Big 21" Admiral Big Screen

Here, we see-um magazine ad for 1952 Admiral TV combo.



Honest Injun!

Hey! It's Bishop Sheen On TV!!

Here's a magazine ad for the 1954 Admiral 21" television set, with Bishop Fulton J. Sheen, star of the DuMont Network's Life Is Worth Living (which Admiral sponsored at the time), on the screen.

 

Here's Another TV-Radio-Phono Combo From Admiral!

Here's a 1951 model (from the September 12, 1950 issue of Look magazine), complete with a 16" TV screen!

 

Even In 1950...

There were TV-Phono-Radio combos.

Here's a 1950 magazine ad for Admiral's television-radio-phonograph (with three speeds!) combo, with Bert Parks on the TV screen.



In fact, Bert's ABC TV network's Stop The Music, as well as NBC's Lights Out, was sponsored by Admiral.

'50 Nash Ambassador

Here's a 1950 Nash Ambassador four-door sedan.

Ducks, While Still Unranked, Gain Support In Both Football Polls

After holding off visiting Nebraska on Saturday, the Oregon Ducks, while still unranked, gained some support in both the Associated Press and USA Today/Amway Coaches college football polls that came out on Sunday.

The Ducks would be ranked #30 in the media polls and #28 in the Coaches' rankings.

Niners Smothered By Panthers In Season Opener

At Santa Clara, California:

Quarterback Cam Newton threw a pair of touchdown passes on Sunday (a 40-yarder to Russell Shepard and a nine-yarder to Jonathan Stewart) as the Carolina Panthers dominated the San Francisco 49ers 23-3 in the National Football League regular-season opener for both clubs, ruining Kyle Shanahan's debut as the Niners' new head coach.

T2 And Real Monarchs Battle To Scoreless Draw In Portland

At Portland, Oregon:

Saturday night's United Soccer League contest between Portland Timbers 2 and visiting Real Monarchs SLC ended in a 0-0 stalemate.

T2's next match is set for Saturday, September 23 on the road against Reno 1868 FC at 7:00 PM Pacific Time, to be streamed live via timbers.com and YouTube.

Blue Bombers Snap Riders' Three-Game Winning Streak In Latest Banjo Bowl

At Winnipeg, Manitoba:

Clarence Denmark and Maurice Leggett each scored twice on Saturday as the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (8-3) snapped the visiting Saskatchewan Roughriders' (5-5) three-game winning streak 48-28 in Canadian Football League action.  This was the latest edition of the Banjo Bowl.

Gophers Maul Beavers In Battle Of Rodents

At Corvallis, Oregon:

Shannon Brooks scored three touchdowns on Saturday night as the Minnesota Golden Gophers (2-0) blew out the Oregon State Beavers (1-2) 48-14 on the road.

Ducks Hold Off Visiting Huskers

At Eugene, Oregon:

Quarterback Justin Herbert completed 25 of 33 passes for 365 yards and three touchdowns while Royce Freeman ran for 153 yards and two more scores as the Oregon Ducks (2-0) held off the visiting Nebraska Cornhuskers (1-1) 42-35 on Saturday.

Timbers Knock Off Citizens In The Bronx, Take Over Top Spot In West Standings

At New York:

In Saturday Major League Soccer action, Deigo Valeri's goal in the 44th minute lifted the Portland Timbers to a 1-0 road victory over New York City----and first place in the Western Conference standings.

DV8 became only the fourth player in MLS history to scored at least one goal in seven straight games.  He also set a Timbers MLS-era single-season record with his 17th tally of 2017.

Jeff Attinella came up with three saves to preserve the shutout and the Portland victory while his NYC FC counterpart Sean Johnson put together a gallant performance with seven saves.

The Timbers' next contest is on the road against Real Salt Lake at 6:30 PM Pacific Time (Timbers Broadcast TV Network via KPDX-TV, Portland-Vancouver).

'57 Hudson Hornet

Here's the front of a brochure for the 1957 Hudson Hornet (the Hollywood Hardtop pictured here)

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Like Nash, the ax fell on Hudson at the end of that model year.

'57 Nash Ambassador

Here's an excerpt from a brochure for the 1957 Nash Ambassador.
 
Nash bit the dust after that model year.

'57 AMC Cars

Here's a full-page magazine ad for the 1957 American Motors lineup, including the Rambler, Nash Ambassador, Hudson Hornet, and Metropolitan.

 

'59 Rambler

Here's a full-page magazine ad for the 1959 Rambler, featuring a Rambler Cross-Country Station Wagon.
 
Also mentioned in the ad are that year's Rambler American two-door sedans and station wagons (the four-door sedan came in 1960).

Get The Best Of Both In '58!

Here's a postcard for the 1958 Rambler Custom 4-Door Hardtop.

 

'58 Rambler Ambassador Station Wagon

Here's a 1958 Rambler Ambassador four-door hardtop station wagon.

 

'57 Ramblers

I may have posted this previously.

Nevertheless, here's a full-page magazine ad for American Motors' 1957 Ramblers.



That year, AMC made Rambler a separate make from Nash and Hudson as company president George Romney (Mitt's dad) was putting all his chips on the compact Ramblers as Nash and Hudson bit the dust after '57.

'55 Hudson Station Wagon

Here's something Hudson never did during the Step-Down era; here's a '55 Rambler Cross-Country station wagon.



Okay, so it's a badge-engineered Nash, built in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

'56 Nash and Hudson Rambler

Here's a two-page magazine ad for the 1956 Ramblers, available at Nash and Hudson dealers.



American Motors completely re-designed the cars for '56.

Wow! A Stude V-8!

Here's a magazine ad for the 1951 Studebaker Commander.



That year, the South Bend, Indiana automaker became the first independent carmaker to offer an overhead valve V-8 engine, and it was available with the Commander and Land Cruiser.

Studebaker would remain the only independent to off a V-8 engine until 1955.

'64 Studebakers

Here's a magazine ad for the 1964 Studebakers.



Studebaker closed its' South Bend plant at the end of 1963 and moved its' automobile manufacturing to its' Canadian plant in Hamilton, Ontario and ended car making in March of 1966.

And Now For Something Completely Different!

Here's a magazine ad for the 1948 Crosley.

'54 Met

Here's an advertisement for the 1954 Nash Metropolitan as shown in an issue of the Long Beach (California) Independent.



Nash brought out its' British-built Met around the time that its' merger with (actually takeover of) Hudson to form American Motors was being completed.

Soon, some of the little Metropolitans were being seen in Hudson showrooms alongside the moribund Detroit automaker's "Step-down" Hornets, Wasps, Super Wasps, and Jets.

With Hudson badging, of course.

'51 Nash

Here what looks like a two-page magazine advertisement for the 1951 Nash Airflytes (the Ambassador, Statesman, and Rambler).

It It's New, It's NASH!

Here's a full-page magazine ad for the 1949 Nash Airflytes---the Ambassador and the 600 (renamed the Statesman the following year).

Ducks Still Unranked But Still Have Support In AP And Coaches' Gridiron Polls

Despite their lopsided demolition of visiting Southern Utah in their season opener this past, the Oregon Ducks still find themselves on the outside looking in as far as the Associated Press and USA Today/Coaches polls are concerned.

Nevertheless, the Ducks still managed to garner support in both polls (they would be tied for 31st place with South Carolina in the former and at #31 in the latter).

'54 Nash Rambler Four-Door Sedan

Here's a magazine ad for the 1954 Nash Rambler four-door sedan.



It was with the '54 model year that Nash added a four-door sedan (in Super and Custom models) and a four-door station wagon to its' Rambler line.

Though Unranked, Ducks Get Some Support In Both Pre-Season Football Polls

Even though the Oregon Ducks were unranked in both the Associated Press and USA Today/Coaches preseason football polls, both taken prior to the Ducks' season-opening dismantling of Southern Utah, they did receive some support.  They would be ranked #33 in the media and #34 in the Coaches polls.

'61 DeSoto

Here's a 1961 DeSoto four-door hardtop.



Chrysler pull the plug on this marque after a brief '61 model run.

Riders Hold Off Bombers In Regina For Third Straight Win

At Regina, Saskatchewan:

In Sunday Canadian Football League action, the Saskatchewan Roughriders (5-4; 10 points) racked up their third straight victory, 38-24 over the visiting Winnipeg Blue Bombers (7-3; 14 points), ending their guests' five-game winning streak while climbing out of the Western Division basement in the process.

For the Riders, quarterback Kevin Glenn threw for three touchdowns and 386 yards.

T2 And Roughnecks Battle To Sunday Draw In Portland

At Portland, Oregon:

Juan Pablo Caffa's successful penalty kick in the 44th minute lifted the Tulsa Roughnecks to a Sunday 1-1 United Soccer League road draw with Portland Timbers 2.

Jack Barmby scored for the hosts in the 13th minute.

T2's next contest is at home this coming Saturday against Real Monarchs SLC at 7:00 PM Pacific Time (streamed over timbers.com and YouTube).

Ducks Open Willie Taggart Regime On High Note By Destroying FCS T-Birds

At Eugene, Oregon:

Tony Brooks-James got the ball rolling by returning the opening kickoff 100 for a touchdown while running back Royce Freeman ran for 150 yards and four touchdowns and fellow running back Kani Benoit ran for 107 more yards and three more scores as the Oregon Ducks opened the Willie Taggart era on Saturday night by annihilating the visiting Southern Utah Thunderbirds 77-21.

The FCS's Big Sky Conference's T-Birds were also opening their regular season.

The 77 points were the most points set by the Ducks since 1916, when they scored a school-record 97 points in blowing out (and shutting out) Willamette.

Beavers Hold Off Vikings For First Win

At Corvallis, Oregon:

Quarterback Jake Luton threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to Isaiah Kodgins with roughly one minute left on Saturday to lift the Oregon State Beavers (1-1) to their first win of the season, 35-32 over the visiting Portland State Vikings (0-2) from the Football Championship Subdivision.

Road Draw For T2 In Texas

At Edinburg, Texas:

In a Wednesday United Soccer League match that saw both goals scored during second-half stoppage time, Bill Tuiloma scored for Portland Timbers 2 in the second minute of the added time period, only to see the hosts Rio Grande Valley Toros' Kai Greene equalized two minutes later as the two clubs battled to a 1-1 stalemate.

T2 will host the Tulsa Roughnecks this coming Sunday at 12:00 Noon Pacific Time with live video streaming via timbers.com and YouTube.