'53 Henry J

Here's a 1953 Henry J two-door sedan.

'49 Hudson Commodore

Here's a 1949 Hudson Commodore four-door sedan.

'51 Nash Ambassador

Here's a 1951 Nash Ambassador four-door sedan.

Lizabeth!

Here's a glamour photo of film noir legend Lizabeth Scott.

Another '60 Dodge Dart

Here's a 1960 Dodge Dart four-door sedan.

'60 Dodge Dart

Here's a 1960 Dodge Dart two-door hardtop.

Madge!

Here's another glamour photo of 1930s screen actress Madge Evans.

'42 Stude

Here's a 1942 Studebaker Champion Deluxe style four-door sedan (with "suicide" doors in the back).

Love Connie's Hair!

Here's another glamour photo of Constance Bennett.

This photo has previously been posted on this site.

Connie!

It's been a while, but here's a glamour photo of screen legend Constance Bennett.

Still More Claire!

Here's another glamour photo of Claire Dodd.

More Claire!

Here's a glamour shot of 1930s and early 1940s screen actress Claire Dodd.

Claire!

Here's Claire Dodd in a scene from the 1942 Universal picture "The Mad Doctor of Market Street," one of her last films.

Timbers And Five Stripes Battle To 1-1 Draw In Atlanta As Portland's Unbeaten Run In MLS Play And All Competitions Stretch To 9 And 11 Respectively

At Atlanta:


The Portland Timbers gained a 1-1 Sunday Major League Soccer road draw with Atlanta United.


Larrys Mabiala put the Timbers ahead in the 32nd minute while Julian Gressel equalized in the 56th minute for the Five Stripes.


Portland's unbeaten run in league play and all competitions stretched to nine and eleven games respectively.


Portland's next league match is a Cascadia Cup clash in Seattle with the archrival Sounders this coming Saturday at 1:30 PM Pacific Time, to be televised live over the FOX Television Network.

Madge!

Here's a glamour photo of 1930s screen actress Madge Evans.

AAF Logo

Here's the logo of the new Alliance of American Football.

Mike Riley: Coach For Hire?

The two-time former head football coach at Oregon State (as well as ex-head coach at Nebraska and the then-San Diego Chargers) was named on Thursday as head coach of the San Antonio entry in the new Alliance of American Football.

The AAF, with eight teams, is set to open its's inaugural season next February, the week after the Super Bowl.

REDBLACKS Manhandle Visiting Riders

At Ottawa:

Quarterback Trevor Harris threw for 345 yards and two touchdowns on Thursday as the Ottawa REDBLACKS, in teir regular-season opener, dominated the visiting Saskatchewan Roughriders (1-1) 40-17 in Canadian Football League action.

Madeleine!

Here's another glamour photo of British-born 1930s and 1940s screen actress Madeleine Carroll.

LAFC To Host Timbers In US Open Cup Quarterfinal

Following their Wednesday home victory over the USL's Sacramento Republic, the Los Angeles Football Club will host the Portland Timbers in a quarterfinal-round contest in the US Open Cup tournament, on Wednesday, July 18 at 7:30 PM Pacific Time.

'61 Stude Lark Station Wagon

Here's a 1961 Studebaker Lark V-8 four-door Station Wagon.

'59 Rambler American Station Wagon

Here's a 1959 Rambler American Super two-door Station Wagon.

'75 AMC Pacer

Here's a 1975 American Motors Pacer two-door coupe.

'55 Kaiser Manhattan

Here's a 1955 Kaiser Manhattan two-door sedan.

Lizabeth!

Here's a glamour photo of 1940s and 1950s film noir legend Lizabeth Scott.

Switchbacks Too Much For T2

At Portland, Oregon:

In Sunday United Soccer League play, Josh Burt scored twice in a four-minute second-half span (51', 55') to pace the Colorado Springs Switchbacks to a 4-1 road domination of Portland Timbers 2.

Next up for T2, a road contest against Reno 1868 FC on Saturday, June 30 at 7:30 PM Pacific Time, which will be streamed live over ESPN+.

Timbers Knock Out Visiting Galaxy In Open Cup Play, Advance To Quarterfinals

At Portland, Oregon:

In Friday's opening game of the Round of 16 of the US Open Cup tournament, Sebastian Blanco's goal in the 30th minute provided all the scoring as the Portland Timbers bested the visiting Los Angeles Galaxy 1-0 in an all-Major League Soccer matchup.

The Timbers will pay a visit on the winner of this coming Wednesday's match between the Los Angeles Football Club and the USL's Sacramento Republic in a quarterfinal affair.

Riders Open Season By Spoiling Start Of Argos' Title Defense

At Regina, Saskatchewan:

In Friday's Canadian Football League regular-season opener for both clubs, Nick Marshall ran back an intercepted pass 65 yards for a touchdown to seal the Saskatchewan Roughriders' 27-19 home victory over the defending Grey Cup champions Toronto Argonauts, avenging their Eastern Division playoff final defeat from last November.

T2 Fall At Home To OKC Energy

At Portland, Oregon:

In Wednesday United Soccer League action, Christian Ibeagha scored the winning goal in the 62nd minute as the Oklahoma City Energy defeated Portland Timbers 2 on the road by a 2-1 count.

Next up for T2, a home match this coming Sunday against the Colorado Springs Switchbacks (2:00 PM Pacific Time, to be streamed live on ESPN+).

From The Are You Kiddin' Department

Are they nuts?!

Cocoa Puffs Commercial 1960's

From the mid-1960s, here's a Cocoa Puffs TV commercial with Sonny the Coo-Coo (or is it Cuckoo?) for Cocoa Puffs Bird.

Honeycomb Cereal (1960's) - Classic TV Commercial

Here's a TV commercial for Post Honeycomb cereal that first aired in 1965.

Glenda!

Here's a glamour photo of 1930s-1960s screen actress Glenda Farrell.

T2 Knock Off Toros In Texas

At Edinburg, Texas:

Josh Phillips' first goal of the season in the 14th minute carried Portland Timbers 2 to a 1-0 Saturday United Soccer League road win over the Rio Grande Valley Toros.

Next up for T2, a home match this coming Wednesday against the Oklahoma City Energy at 7:00 PM Pacific Time, to be streamed live on ESPN+.

TImbers And SKC Battle To Scoreless Stalemate In The Rose City

At Portland, Oregon:

The Portland Timbers stretched their unbeaten run in Major League Soccer play to eight games (nine in all competitions) on Saturday night with a 0-0 home stalemate with Sporting Kansas City.

Timbers' goalkeeper Jeff Attinella produced Portland's fourth  shutout of the season with four saves.

Portland will host the Los Angeles Galaxy in US Open Cup Round of 16 play at 7:30 PM Pacific Time this coming Friday.

The Timbers' next MLS match is on the road against Atlanta United at 1:30 PM Pacific Time on Sunday, June 24 (FOX).

JUSTIFY LEADS WIRE-TO-WIRE IN WINNING 150TH BELMONT STAKES AND TRIPLE CROWN (BECOMING THE 13TH HORSE TO DO SO)

At Elmont, New York:
Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner Justify (shown here) led wire-to-wire and won Saturday's 150th running of the Belmont Stakes and became the 13th horse to win the coveted Triple Crown.

Gronkowski finished second and Hofburg finished third.

Mike Smith, at age 52, became the oldest jockey to win the Triple Crown.

Trainer Bob Baffert won his second Triple Crown (to go with American Pharoah's 2015 triumph), becoming the second trainer to do so.

Justify became the second horse to go undefeated en route to the Triple Crown title (Seattle Slew, 1977).

USA Today Sports photo by Brian Spurlock

Weber's Bread Commercial (Early 1950s) With Duncan Renaldo And Leo Carrillo

Here's an early 1950s TV commercial for Weber's Bread, starring TV's Cisco Kid himself, Duncan Renaldo, with Leo Carrillo as Cisco's sidekick Pancho.

1957 Plymouth "Big Deal" - original commercial

Here's a live TV commercial for the 1957 Plymouth with future game-show host Tom Kennedy.

More Connie!

Time for another glamour photo of Constance Bennett.

Connie!

Here's a glamour photo of screen legend Constance Bennett.

WARRIORS COMPLETE SWEEP OF CAVALIERS FOR SECOND STRAIGHT NBA CROWN (THIRD IN FOUR YEARS); KD NAMED SERIES MVP

At Cleveland:
Stephen Curry scored 37 points on Friday as the Golden State Warriors completed a four-game sweep of the NBA Finals with a 108-85 road domination of the Cleveland Cavaliers, winning their second straight league title and their third in four years (and their sixth overall).  That's Steph here, shooting the ball against the Cavaliers' Larry Nance, Jr.

In what may have been the final game of his second stint with the Cavaliers, LeBron James topped Cleveland with 23 points while grabbing seven rebounds and dishing out eight assists.

The Warriors' Kevin Durant, who scored 20 points, grabbed 12 rebounds, and dished out ten assists for a triple-double, was named the series' Most Valuable Player for the second consecutive season.

USA Today Sports photo by Kyle Terada

Timbers To Host Galaxy In Open Cup's Sweet Sixteen

The Portland Timbers, as a result of Thursday's draw for the US Open Cup's Round of 16, will host the Los Angeles Galaxy on Friday, June 15 at 8:00 PM Pacific Time.

Red Schoendienst, Oldest Living Baseball Hall Of Famer, R.I.P.

Baseball Hall of Famer Red Schoendienst, who spent 76 years in baseball----67 of them with the St. Louis Cardinals as player, coach, manager, and special assistant, passed away on Wednesday at age 95.

Mr. Schoendienst played on the Cardinals' 1946 World Series championship squad, was coach on St. Louis' 1964 World Series title team, then managed the Redbirds to the 1967 World Series championship.

You can read more on Red's life and career here.

Madeleine!

Here's a glamour photo of English-born 1930s and 1940s screen actress Madeleine Carroll.

CAPS OVERCOME GOLDEN KNIGHTS TO WIN FIRST STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONSHIP; ALEX OVECHKIN WINS CONN SMYTHE TROPHY AS PLAYOFF MVP

At Las Vegas, Nevada:

Jakub Vrana, Alex Ovechkin (power play; he won the Conn Smythe Trophy as Playoffs MVP), Devante Smith-Pelly, and Lars Eller each scored a goal on Thursday as the Washington Capitals came back from a 3-2 deficit after two periods of play to defeat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 on the road in game five of the Stanley Cup Final and won the first Stanley Cup title in their 44-year history four games to two.

Here are the jubilant Capitals after winning that long sought-after Lord Stanley's Cup.

Photo from NHL.com website

Timbers Blank Quakes In Open Cup Play, Advance To Sweet Sixteen

At Portland, Oregon:

In Wednesday action from the fourth round of the US Open Cup Tournament, the Portland Timbers, with Jeremy Ebobisse (28') and Dairon Asprilla (66') producing the goalpower,  blanked the visiting San Jose Earthquakes 2-0 in an all-Major League Soccer affair.

The Timbers will play in the tournament's Round of 16.

Portland's next MLS match is on Saturday night at home against Sporting Kansas City (7:30 PM Pacific Time, ROOT Sports Northwest).

Madge!

Here's a glamour photo of 1930s screen actress Madge Evans.

2018 NBA Finals: Warriors Down Cavs In Cleveland; Golden State One Win Away From NBA Title Repeat

At Cleveland:
Kevin Durant (shown here) scored 43 points and grabbed 13 rebounds (while dishing out seven assists) on Wednesday night as the Golden State Warriors, with six players scoring in double figures,  came back from down six points at halftime to outgun the Cleveland Cavaliers 110-102 on the road in the third game of the NBA Finals.

LeBron James scored 33 points, dished out 11 assists, and grabbed 10 rebounds for the Cavaliers for his NBA Finals record tenth career triple-double.

Kevin Lowe scored 20 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for the hosts.

The Warriors, who lead the series three games to none, can lock up their second straight NBA title (and third in four years----all as Cleveland's expense) by winning game four on Friday in Cleveland (6:00 PM Pacific, ABC).

No team has ever come back from a three-games-to-none deficit to win an NBA best-of-seven playoff series.

USA Today Sports photo by Ken Blaze

'50 Studebaker Champion

Here's a 1950 Studebaker Champion four-door sedan (with "suicide doors" in the back!).

Lizabeth!

Here's an autographed glamour photo of 1940s and 1950s film noir legend Lizabeth Scott.

Glenda!

Here's a glamour photo of 1930s-1960s screen actress Glenda Farrell.

Dwight Clark, 49ers Wide Receiver Best Remembered For "The Catch," R.I.P.

Dwight Clark, the wide receiver whose touchdown catch (shown here) in the 1981 NFC Championship Game carried the San Francisco 49ers to their first Super Bowl appearance, passed away on Monday at age 61.


Mr. Clark had been suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

A two-time Pro Bowl selection, Dwight played on the 49ers' first two Super Bowl title teams.

You can read more on Dwight's life and career here.

Associated Press photo by Phil Huber

Stanley Cup Final: Caps Prove Too Much For Golden Knights; Washington One Victory Away From First Stanley Cup Title

At Washington:

T.J. Oshie, John Carlson, and Brett Connolly each scored a power-play goal while Evgeny Kuznetsov had four assists as the Washington Capitals spanked the visiting Vegas Golden Knights 6-2 in Monday's fourth game of the Stanley Cup Final.

Here' we see Tom Wilson (right), celebrating with the aforementioned Mr. Kuznetsov after he scored a first-period goal for the Caps.

The Capitals, who now lead the series three games to one, can wrap the first Stanley Cup championship in their 44-year history by finishing off the Golden Knights in Las Vegas in game five on Wednesday (5:00 PM Pacific Time, NBC).

USA Today Sports photo by Geoff Burke

NBA Finals: No Controversy This Time As Warriors Keep Cavaliers At Bay To Stretch Series Lead To 2-0

At Oakland, California:

In Sunday's second game of the NBA Finals, Stephen Curry (shown here) scored 33 points (27 of them on an NBA Finals record nine three-pointers) and dished out eight assists (while grabbing seven rebounds) as the Golden State Warriors extended their series lead to two games to none after their 122-103 game-two home win over the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson added 26 and 20 points respectively to the Warriors' coffers.  The former grabbed nine rebounds.

LeBron James paced the Cavaliers with 29 points, while dishing out 13 assists and grabbing nine rebounds.

Kevin Love added 20 points to the Cleveland coffers while grabbing ten rebounds.

USA Sports photo by Clay Edmonson

T2 Cough Up Lead Late, Fall On Road To SAFC

At San Antonio, Texas:

Late goals from Omar Gordon (86') and Alex Bruce (90'+3) enabled San Antonio FC to come from behind to upend Portland Timbers 2 by a score of 2-1 in Saturday United Soccer League action.

Augustine Williams successfully converted a penalty kick in the 50th minute for the guests.

The next T2 match will be on the road against Rio Grande Valley FC Toros this coming Saturday at 5:30 PM Pacific Time, which will be streamed live over ESPN+.

Timbers Battle Galaxy To 1-1 Draw In Rose City

In Saturday Major League Soccer action, Diego Valeri successfully converted a penalty kick for the equalizer in the 57th minute, enabling the Portland Timbers to gain a 1-1 home draw with the Los Angeles Galaxy as their six-game winning streak ended but their unbeaten streak now reached seven games.

Chris Pontius scored for the Galaxy in the 20th minute.

Next up for the Timbers, a home contest on Wednesday in the fourth round of the US Open Cup against the San Jose Earthquakes at 7:30 PM Pacific Time.

Portland's next league match is at home on Saturday night against Sporting Kansas City (7:30 PM Pacific Time, ROOT Sports Northwest)

'55 Plymouth

Here's a 1955 Plymouth Belvedere two-door hardtop.

Stanley Cup Final: Caps Top Knights To Take 2-1 Series Advantage

At Washington:

Alex Ovechkin, Evgeny Kuznetsov, and Devante Smith-Pelly each scored once on Saturday while Braden Holtby stopped 21 of 22 shots as the Washington Capitals defeated the visiting Vegas Golden Knights 3-1 in the third game of the Stanley Cup Final, which the Caps now lead two games to one.

Here, we see Alexander the Great and the equally-aforementioned Mr. Holtby celebrating the Capitals' victory.

Photo from NHL.com website

More Madge!

Another glamour photo of Madge Evans.

Magic Madge!

Time for another glamour photo of 1930s screen actress Madge Evans.