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  • DUCK NOTES: Facing bye week, QB carousel still spins
    EUGENE — Once possessing an embarrassment of riches at quarterback, at least on paper with five young and talented candidates, the Oregon Ducks now find themselves shuffling for spare cash and pocket change every week. Maybe the bye week changes things. Maybe Justin Roper gets healthy and ...

  • Will Batum be a starter? Rookie from France wows Blazers
    With four starters out of action, Sunday’s 93-80 preseason loss to Utah at the Rose Garden amounted to an audition for many of the Trail Blazer players vying for playing time or roster spots. Nobody passed the test in more impressive fashion than Nicolas Batum, the versatile rookie out of ...

  • BEAVER NOTES:
    If Oregon State beats Washington in Seattle on Saturday, it will mark the 51st career victory for coach Mike Riley and would tie him for third place on the school list. The only coaches ahead of Riley are Lon Stiner (74-49-17 from 1933-48), Tommy Prothro (63-37-2 from 1955-64) and Dee Andros ...

  • GOLF: Johnson, Weibring win; three Oregon pros in the money
    Zach Johnson and D.A. Weibring won pro tournaments Sunday, with no one from Oregon cracking the top 20. Johnson captured the PGA Tour’s Valero Texas Open in San Antonio. He finished at 19-under, shooting a 6-under 64 to beat Charlie Wi, Mike Wilson and Tim Wilkinson by two shots at La ...

  • COLLEGE SOCCER: Vikings, NAU finish 0-0
    Portland State’s women got their first shutout of the season and remained unbeaten Sunday after two Big Sky Conference games. The Vikings played visiting Northern Arizona to a 0-0 overtime draw, even though the Lumberjacks outshot PSU 21-11 and built a 12-5 advantage in corner ...

  • COLLEGE SOCCER: WCC leader San Diego stops UP men 3-2
    League-leading San Diego never trailed Sunday in beating the Portland Pilot men 3-2 in a West Coast Conference game at Torero Stadium. The Toreros (3-5-3, 3-0-0) jumped to a 2-0 lead on goals in the 18th and 35th minutes. Leland Wright scored for Portland (4-6-2, 1-4-0) in the 37th minute. Collen ...

  • COLLEGE SOCCER: Schmidt scores twice in Pilots' 4-0 win at Gonzaga
    The third-ranked Portland Pilots won their 10th consecutive game Sunday, getting two goals from Sophie Schmidt in a 4-0 victory at Gonzaga. Megan Rapinoe’s 12th-minute, unassisted goal from 12 yards got the Pilots off to a good start in the West Coast Conference opener for both teams. It was ...

  • NFL: Jackson, Rams stun 'Skins; Piscitelli, Bucs pound Panthers
    A day that began horribly for St. Louis running back Steven Jackson ended surprisingly sweetly for Jackson and the Rams. St. Louis rebounded from Jackson’s early turnover and upset the host Washington Redskins 19-17 on Sunday. Jackson, the veteran from Oregon State, fumbled on the first ...

  • Royals defense shuts down Gaston in Portland Christian's 36-6 win
    The offense was humming, but what made Portland Christian football coach Andrew Jannsen sing was the way his defense performed in Friday’s 36-6 win at Gaston. “It was really about our defense,” Jannsen says. “Our offense was inconsistent for most of the game, although we ...

  • Masoli's legs lead the way as Oregon beats UCLA, 31-24
    EUGENE — Oregon had some trouble with the forward pass, but quarterback Jeremiah Masoli topped the 100-yard rushing mark in the first half and kept running to finish with 170 and the defense held up its end of the bargain as the Ducks beat UCLA 31-24 Saturday night at Autzen Stadium. Masoli, ...

  • GREG BIFFLE WATCH: Seventh-place finish has Biffle third in Chase standings
    WHO: Greg Biffle, 38, a Clark County native, has been racing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series since 2002 — he drives the No. 16 Ford for Roush Fenway Racing. Before that, he was in the Busch Grand National and Craftsman Trucks series. BANK OF AMERICA 500: Biffle finished seven in Saturday ...

  • JACOBY ELLSBURY WATCH: Former OSU star in mini-slump as Boston loses in 11th
    ALCS GAME 2: The series is tied 1-1 after Tampa Bay's 9-8 win in 11 innings Saturday night in St. Petersburg, Fla. B.J. Upton's fly ball to shallow right field with one out brought home the winning run, as pinch-runner Fernando Perez easily beat the throw of J.D. Drew before a sellout crowd of ...

  • Blazers to scrimmage at Cleveland High
    The Trail Blazers have scheduled a benefit scrimmage at Cleveland High in the middle of their preseason schedule. The team plans to conduct an intrasquad game, with eight-minute quarters, at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 16. The event also will serve as the dedication night for Cleveland's basketball ...

  • Beavers in position for strong second half
    CORVALLIS – After helping Oregon State wallop the ultimate Pac-10 pushover, Slade Norris sniffed at the oddsmakers’ 30-point spread. “On any given day, a team can be beaten,” the senior defensive end said after the Beavers’ 66-13 win over Washington State. ...

  • DUCK NOTES: Oregon shuffles its lineup, mostly on offensive line
    EUGENE – Oregon shook up its lineup for Saturday's homecoming game against UCLA, mostly on the offensive line. The Ducks moved center Max Unger to left tackle and Jeff Kendall started at center, with the absence of left tackle Fenuki Tupou (knee). In addition, Bo Thran was slotted to start ...