Men's Basketball: Wolves Survive Second Half Scare to Defeat Orediggers 71-66‏

The Western Oregon men's basketball team will now enjoy the holiday break before returning to competition, Dec. 29th, against Utah State.

(MONMOUTH, Ore.) - The Wolves' starting backcourt combined for 48 points as Western Oregon held on for a 71-66 win over Colorado School of Mines, 71-66, Saturday, Dec. 19. The win moved WOU's record to 6-2 as CSM fell to 4-5.

The game was a story of two halves. Western Oregon pushed a 19-point halftime lead to 24 points early in the second period, only to see its lead cut to two points on a 25-3 run by the Orediggers. The Wolves then responded with a 7-0 run, to extend their lead back to nine.

Women's Basketball: George Fox 57, ChaminadeE 39 - Hot-and-Cold Bruins Fend Off Silverswords

Fox visits Western Oregon University, an NCAA Division II team, on Tuesday, Dec. 29, at 7:00 p.m

(HONOLULU, Hawai’i) - After opening the game with a 16-0 run, the George Fox University Bruins went ice-cold and allowed Chaminade University to come all the way back before rallying in the second half to defeat the Silverswords 57-39 in the Hoop N Surf Women’s Basketball Classic.

George Fox, ranked 12th in the WBCA’s NCAA Division III poll and 18th in the D3hoops.com poll, improved to 6-2 on the season, while Chaminade, an NCAA Division II team, dropped to 1-4.

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Oregon State Women’s Basketball Stymies UC Irvine In Victory Tuesday Night

Palmer led the Beavers in scoring with seven points in the first half, while Futch had five.

(CORVALLIS, Ore.) - Senior Julie Futch tied her career-best with 15 points and the Oregon State women’s basketball team used a strong defensive effort and a big rebounding advantage to defeat UC Irvine, 58-42, Tuesday night at legendary Gill Coliseum.

Futch tied her previous best of 15 achieved three nights ago in the Beavers’ victory over Weber State. That 15-point effort had surpassed her previous high of 13 achieved two years against Washington.

Johnson and Compton Bring Home USA Cycling Elite Cyclo-Cross National Titles

Culmination of event takes place in front of epic crowds in Bend‏.

(BEND, Ore.) - More than 5,000 fans watched Tim Johnson upset hometown favorite and reigning national champion Ryan Trebon to win the USA Cycling Cyclo-cross National Championships elite men’s national title.

The number one ranked cyclo-cross rider in the world Katie Compton reeled in her sixth consecutive cyclo-cross crown in the elite women’s race.

Summerhill Wins U23 Title in USA Cycling Cyclo-cross National Championships (VIDEO)

Nearly 500 riders competed across six divisions.

(BEND, Ore.) - Danny Summerhill (Englewood, Colo./Garmin-Felt) and Cody Kaiser (El Dorado Hills, Calif./Cal Giant) earned the U23 and Junior 17-18 national titles as the next generation of American cyclo-cross was featured on a muddy course in Bend on Saturday.

Four master men’s titles were also awarded on the penultimate day of racing at the USA Cycling Cyclo-cross National Championships.

Oregon State Women’s Basketball Downs Weber State, 76-64

OSU knocked down three three-pointers, including two by Rhea, who also finished with three assists in the half.

(CORVALLIS, Ore.) - Four players scored in double figures, and Kirsten Tilleman posted her second career double double, as the Oregon State women’s basketball team defeated Weber State, 76-64, Saturday night at legendary Gill Coliseum.

Talisa Rhea led the Beavers in scoring with 20 points, finishing in double figures for the fourth time this season and the third time with 20 or more points.

Platano Receives NCAA Elite 88 Award

WU Runner has Top GPA among Athletes at NCAA Cross Country Championships.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has named Willamette University men's cross country runner Chris Platano (Sr., Myrtle Point, OR/Myrtle Point HS) as an Elite 88 Award winner for the fall 2009 season.

The Elite 88 Award is presented at each NCAA national championship event to the competing athlete with the highest grade point average. The NCAA sponsors a total of 88 national team titles in its three divisions.

World Champ Kite-Boarders Kick Off Inaugural Training Clinic

Kristin Boese and KB4girls event is in Augusta, Western Australia,

(TAMPA/LONDON/PERTH) - World champion kite-boarder Kristin Boese is launching first event of her worldwide clinic tour at the spectacular river location of Augusta, Western Australia.

The KB4girls clinic promises an exhilarating weekend of full immersion kite-boarding and recreation at the beautiful Augusta Rivermouth.

Beavers Fall Short In 113th Civil War

Photo slideshow by Eric "Go Ducks" Lively, below.

(EUGENE, Ore. (AP)) - Last season Oregon State was headed to the Rose Bowl with a victory in the Civil War. But the Ducks came to Reser Stadium and romped to a 65-38 victory. The year before, the Beavers visited Autzen and won 38-31 in the second overtime.

Redshirt freshman LaMichael James ran for 166 yards and three touchdowns Thursday night to send No. 7 Oregon to the Rose Bowl with a 37-33 victory over No. 13 Oregon State in the Civil War.

Boxers Let Lead Go as Warriors Come Back to Win in Overtime

Men's Basketball: Corban 110, Pacific 106 in overtime.

(FOREST GROVE, Ore.) - A 51 percent shooting performance from the field and a 55 percent effort from three-point range was not enough for Pacific to get past Corban Friday night as the Warriors surged in the second half and went on to a 110-106 overtime victory over the Boxers in men's basketball action at the Pacific Athletic Center.

The Boxers (1-1) shot 56 percent in the first half and enjoyed a 14-point advantage early in the second period before the Warriors (4-0) surged to take an eight-point lead with 1:50 to go.

No. 15 Trojans Vanquish No. 18 Duck Volleyball, 3-0

Oregon called timeouts at 19-16 and 20-16 to try and stall a final Trojan run, but a pair of USC blocks and Jupiter's final kill marked the deciding points of the match.

(EUGENE, Ore.) - The No. 15 USC volleyball team (18-9, 7-9) ended a two-match losing streak at McArthur Court with a 3-0 win Friday night over the University of Oregon (16-9, 6-9).

In a battle between the two teams tied for sixth place in the Pac-10, the Trojans won their third straight contest the past two weeks over a Northwest rival, this time by a 25-22, 25-18, 25-19 score. USC's decision Friday in the historic facility also avenged Oregon's 3-0 sweep last season and a 3-1 Duck victory in '07.

Blount Reinstated to Football Program

“Until that time, I feel my actions can speak louder than anything I could say. I just want to help my teammates who have been supportive of me” -LeGarrette Blount

(EUGENE, Ore.) - University of Oregon senior running back LeGarrette Blount has been reinstated to the Ducks’ football program and will be available to play Saturday when they host Arizona State in a game scheduled to kickoff at 7:20 p.m. (PST), according to an announcement from the school’s head coach Chip Kelly Monday.

Blount, who has missed Oregon’s last eight games after being suspended by Kelly following the season-opening loss at Boise State,

Hornaday Makes the Save of the Day Finishing Third in Texas

Three-time champion stabilizes championship point gap with two races remaining

(FORT WORTH, Tx.) - Ron Hornaday and the No. 33 Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI) team began the weekend with a plan and stuck to that plan, coming out of Texas Motor Speedway with a third-place finish and197 points ahead of Matt Crafton with two races remaining in the 2009 season. Hornaday led three times for a total of 36 laps.

Hornaday battled with Kyle Busch and Crafton for the race win but the No. 33 truck became too loose at the end of the race. Unable to catch Busch to battle for the win, the No. 33 team did what they had to do in the championship battle.

Oregon Soccer Falls 2-1 at Arizona State‏

The Ducks took the one-goal lead into the half, out-shooting the Sun Devils 5-3 over the first stanza.

(TEMPE, Az.) - A penalty kick goal in the 76th minute by ASU’s Alexandra Elston vaulted Arizona State to a 2-1 win over the University of Oregon soccer team Sunday afternoon at Sun Devil Soccer Stadium in Tempe, Ariz.

The Ducks closed their regular season with a 9-10-1 overall record while finishing league play with a 1-8 mark. ASU improved to 9-7-3 on the year, 2-6-1 in conference action.

Masoli Named National Player of the Week

The Ducks jumped four spots in the USA Today coaches poll to No. 8, and three positions in the AP top 25 to No. 7. Oregon was 10th in last week’s BCS rankings, which will be updated later this afternoon.

(EUGENE, Ore.) - Oregon junior quarterback Jeremiah Masoli has been named the national offensive player of the week by the Walter Camp Football Foundation.

Masoli ran for a season-high 164 yards and passed for 222 more, totaling 386 yards of offense in UO’s 47-20 victory over then-No. 4 USC. He also rushed for one score and threw another.

Oregon vs. USC Postgame Notes

ESPN College GameDay made its fourth visit to Eugene for the Pac-10 showdown, and what a show they got at the Halloween match up.

(EUGENE, Ore.) - Oregon has won four straight games against top 10 teams at Autzen Stadium and is 9-2 vs. the top 25 at home since 2005.

•JR QB Jeremiah Masoli rushed for at least one touchdown for the 12th time in his last 14 games and now has 18 TDs in 19 career games as a Duck. Masoli's 3-yard TD run gave him 1,000 career yards at Oregon.

Truth of the Matter: Moving on Past the Loss

Story by By Ben Malcolmson of the THE RIPSIT BLOG

(EUGENE, Ore.) - The truth read a 47-20 final score, a defense that gave up 613 yards and a very humiliating defeat at Autzen Stadium. The truth showed that the Trojans got beat embarrassingly bad, worse than any USC team in Coach Pete Carroll's nine seasons.

But above all, the truth is that the game is lost, yet the season is not. The truth of this night and the truth of the future don't have to be the same.