Lindsay Schnell: Rupp enjoys pro-Oregon crowd (Sports Illustrated)
EUGENE, Ore. -- When Galen Rupp's turn finally came Friday night at the Olympic Track and Field Trials, the Oregon native ruffled his blond hair, waved to his hometown crowd and proceeded to show why so much hype has surrounded him for so many years. Running in front of a record 20,936 at Hayward Field, Rupp finished second to Abdi Abdirahman in the 10,000, earning a spot on the Olympic Team. ...

150 party balloons carry Oregon man toward Idaho (AP via Yahoo! News)
Riding a green lawn chair rigged with more than 150 giant party balloons, Kent Couch took off with the sun Saturday, hoping to ride the wind from his gas station in Central Oregon to Idaho.

Oregon man lifts off in lawn chair (Detroit News)
BEND, Ore. -- Riding a green lawn chair supported by a rainbow array of more than 150 helium-filled party balloons, Kent Couch took off Saturday in a third bid to fly from central Oregon all the way to Idaho.

Oregon man takes flight in lawn chair lifted by balloons (Houston Chronicle)
A man has taken flight in a lawn chair hoisted by more than 150 large helium-filled party balloons in a bid to ride the wind from the central Oregon town of Bend all the way to Idaho.

Oregon man takes off for Idaho in a lawn chair rigged with more than 150 party balloons (San Jose Mercury News)
BEND, Ore. - Riding in a green lawn chair rigged with a rainbow array of more than 150 giant party balloons, Kent Couch took off with the sun Saturday, hoping to ride the wind from his gas station in Central Oregon all the way to Idaho.