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Without D, it’s ucky

2009-11-08T12:49:26+08:00

STANFORD, Calif. — Oregon will have to settle for the Rose Bowl race in 2009. Any glimmer of hope the No. 7 Ducks had for a national-title shot went up in smoke Saturday — or rather, up in a cloud of dust. Stanford and powerful tailback Toby Gerhart bull-rushed Oregon …

All isn’t lost for UO, including Rose Bowl

2009-11-08T12:48:44+08:00

STANFORD, Calif. — They looked lost. More than an hour remained before kickoff when the guys in the bright red blazers emerged from the tunnel and wandered down the sideline. They stopped near the Oregon bench, not far from a group of Duck glitterati including a certain shoe mogul, and …

Ducks refocus after drop

2009-11-09T01:19:57+08:00

Each Sunday this season, Oregon football coach Chip Kelly has greeted the release of national polls with a shrug. This week, there’s more justification than ever for doing so. In the wake of Oregon’s 51-42 loss at Stanford on Saturday, the Ducks (7-2, 5-1 Pac-10) were No. 13 in Sunday’s …

If it’s not September, Beavers must be rolling

2009-11-09T01:19:57+08:00

Oregon State is on its usual late-season run of success, and, typically, Mike Riley isn’t quite sure how to explain it. “My answer is the same as it was last year: we don’t have any magic reason for it,” Riley said Sunday during his teleconference. Beginning with the 2006 season, …

Ducks face some choices

2009-11-09T01:19:57+08:00

The games start for real on Friday for the Oregon men’s basketball team, and there are decisions for coach Ernie Kent and his staff between now and then. Near the top of the list is whether freshman wing E.J. Singler will redshirt, and Kent plans a conversation with Singler and …

Lilley blooms quickly in new offense

2009-11-09T01:19:57+08:00

Taylor Lilley finally got her first live-action taste of Oregon’s new fast-break offense Sunday afternoon. The senior, slowed by an ankle injury this fall, started and scored all 13 of her points in the first six minutes of the Ducks’ 109-65 victory over Western Oregon at McArthur Court. “I was …

Cowboys ride off with division lead

2009-11-09T01:19:57+08:00

PHILADELPHIA — Miles Austin punctuated his touchdown catch by emphatically firing the ball into the stands. Take that, Philadelphia. Tony Romo threw a 49-yard TD pass to Austin midway through the fourth quarter, and the Dallas Cowboys beat the Eagles 20-16 Sunday night in the 100th meeting between the division …

Blazers on point with three-guard lineup

2009-11-09T01:19:57+08:00

PORTLAND — Portland coach Nate McMillan’s experiment with a three-guard starting lineup has sparked the Trail Blazers. Portland won its second consecutive game since McMillan employed a starting lineup that includes guards Brandon Roy, Andre Miller and Steve Blake. It was Miller leading the way Sunday, as he scored 21 …

Oregon loses in season finale

2009-11-09T01:19:57+08:00

TEMPE, Ariz. — Alexandra Elston’s penalty kick in the 76th minute gave Arizona State a 2-1 victory over Oregon in the women’s soccer season finale for the Ducks on Sunday. Julie Armstrong scored off an assist from Jen Stoltenberg in the 32nd minute to give Oregon a 1-0 lead, but …

Crash keeps Johnson from running away

2009-11-09T01:19:57+08:00

FORT WORTH, Texas — Jimmie Johnson’s drive to history took a hard hit against a wall and Kyle Busch ran out of gas trying to be the first to win all three NASCAR races in the same weekend. Kurt Busch drove to Victory Lane after his younger brother ran out …