Wednesday, December 16, 2020

Beavers Look To Slow Down Roadrunners

 At Corvallis, Oregon:


UT-San Antonio Roadrunners (2-2) @ Oregon State Beavers (2-4), men's college basketball, Wednesday @ 2:00 PM Pacific Time (Pac-12 Networks)

CFP Rankings: Top Four Stay The Same

 Alabama, Notre Dame, Clemson, and Ohio State remained in their respective top-four positions in the next-to-last College Football Playoff Rankings released on Tuesday.


Southern California (up two spots to #15) and Colorado (#25) are the only Pac-12 schools in this week's rankings.

Tuesday, December 15, 2020

Pilots Stay Hot Against College Of Idaho

 At Portland, Oregon:


Ahmed Ali scored 22 points on Tuesday night as the Portland Pilots (5-1) collected their fifth straight victory, 88-74 over College of Idaho (NAIA).


Mike Henn contributed 21 points to the Pilots' coffers.

Monday, December 14, 2020

Men's College Hoops: Ducks Still Have Support In Both Polls

 The Oregon Ducks, having now won four straight games, garnered support in Monday's Associated Press and USA Today/Coaches men's college basketball polls.


The Ducks would be ranked # 31 in the former, #30 in the latter.


Still no support for the Beaver State's three other men's Division I basketball programs in either poll.

Huskies Out, Ducks In To Take On Trojans For Pac-12 Gridiron Crown

The word became official on Monday. The Fox Network will carry the game on Friday from Los Angeles at 4:00 PM Pacific Time.

Sunday, December 13, 2020

Ducks Still Have Support In Coaches Gridiron Poll

 With their scheduled game with Washington cancelled, the Oregon Ducks still had some support in the USA Today/Amway Coaches college football poll, where they would be ranked #37.

Cougs Hold Off Vikes In Pullman

At Pullman, Washington: 


Noah Williams converted eight of twelve shots from the field en route to an 18-point performance on Sunday as the Washington State Cougars (5-0) held off the visiting Portland State Vikings (1-2) 69-60.

Niners Fall Against Ex-Redskins----At Home In Arizona

 At Glendale, Arizona (due to COVID-induced ban on sporting events in Santa Clara County, California):


Defensive touchdowns from Chase Young (returning a fumble 47 yards) and Kamren Curl (75-yard interception return) lifted the Artists Formerly Known as the Washington Redskins (6-7) held off the San Francisco 49ers (5-8) 23-15 to gain sole possession of first place in the NFC East as the shorthanded Niners' playoff chances received a crushing near-fatal blow.

Ducks Make It Four Wins In A Row

 At Seattle:


Eugene Omoruyi and Chris Duarte each scored 14 points on Saturday as the Oregon Ducks (4-1 overall, 1-0 in Pac-12 play) won their conference opener by knocking off the Washington Huskies (1-4, 0-2) 74-71 on the road by using a balanced offense that saw four players scoring in double figures.


Quade Green topped the Huskies with 26 points.

Beavers Fall At Home To Cardinal

 At Corvallis, Oregon:


Quarterback Davis Mills completed 21 of 29 passes for 292 yards and a touchdown while running for two other scores as the Stanford Cardinal (3-2) upended the Oregon State Beavers (2-4) 27-24 on the road on Saturday night.


The schools respective records are both overall and in Pac-12 play.

Thursday, December 10, 2020

Pilots Knock Off Beavers In Corvallis

 At Corvallis, Oregon:


Ahmed Ali scored 26 points while Eddie Davis added 22 (to go with his nine rebounds) as the Portland Pilots (4-1) stunned the home-standing Oregon State Beavers (2-3) 87-86 in overtime on Thursday.


Ethan Thompson led the Beavers with 31 points.

Ducks Too Much For Rattlers

 At Eugene, Oregon:


Chris Duarte scored 23 points while N'Faly Dante added 22 as the Oregon Ducks (3-1) dominated the visiting Florida A&M Rattlers (0-3) 87-66 on Wednesday for their 24th straight home victory.

Tuesday, December 08, 2020

Vikings Win Easy One One At Home

 At Portland, Oregon:


Amari McCray, Paris Dawson, and Charles Jones each scored 11 points on Tuesday as the Portland State Vikings (1-1) demolished the visiting Northwest University Eagles from the NAIA 88-48.

Monday, December 07, 2020

Niners Fall To Bills-----------In Arizona?!

 At Glendale, Arizona (due to COVID-related ban on sporting events in Santa Clara County, California):


Quarterback Josh Allen completed 32 of 40 passes for 375 yards and four touchdowns on Monday night as the Buffalo Bills (9-3) maintained sole possession of first place in the AFC East after their 34-24 road victory over the San Francisco 49ers (5-7).

Ducks Spank Eagles At Home

 At Eugene, Oregon:


Eugene Omoruyi scored 18 points while Eric Williams, Jr. added 17 to go with his 10 rebounds as the Oregon Ducks (2-1) downed the visiting Eastern Washington Eagles (0-3) 69-52.


The Ducks extended their home winning streak to 23 games.

Men's College Hoops: Ducks Fall Out Of Both Polls

 After a 1-1 week, the Oregon Ducks dropped out of both the Associated Press and USA Today/Coaches men's college basketball polls.


The Ducks still have support in both polls and would be ranked tied for #30 in the former and #30 in the latter.


Still no support for Oregon State, Portland, or Portland State.

Sunday, December 06, 2020

Beavers Blow Late Lead, Get Lassoed By Cowboys In Corvallis

 At Corvallis, Oregon:


Kenny Foster scored 19 points off the bench as the Wyoming Cowboys (3-1) closed out the game on a 10-2 run and upended the homestanding Oregon State Beavers (2-2) 76-73 on the road on Sunday.


Ethan Thompson led the Beavers with 20 points.

Gridiron News: Ducks Fall Out Of Polls After Defeat At Berkeley; Beavers' AP Poll Support Dissolves

 After their Saturday defeat at California, the Oregon Ducks fell out of both the Associated Press and USA Today/Amway Coaches football polls released on Sunday.


In fact, support for the Ducks in the AP poll vanished. Oregon still had support in the Coaches poll, in which they would be ranked #33.


In the aftermath of their road setback at Utah, what support the Oregon State Beavers had in the AP poll evaporated.

Saturday, December 05, 2020

Pilots Top Vikes In Rose City Collegiate Roundball Derby

 At Portland, Oregon:


Ahmed Ali scored a career-high 28 points on Saturday night as the Portland Pilots (3-1) spoiled Portland State's regular-season opener by holding off the visiting Vikings (0-1) 86-73.


James Scott paced PSU with 21 points.

Beavers Lose New-Found Momentum Against Utes In SLC

 At Salt Lake City, Utah:


Ty Jordan ran for 167 yards and a touchdown on Saturday night as the Utah Runnin' Utes (1-2) knocked off the visiting Oregon State Beavers (2-3) 30-24.


The standings indicated were both overall and in Pac-12 play.

Ducks Fall On The Gridiron Against Cal Bears In Berkeley

 At Berkeley, California:


Chase Garbers completed 20 of 32 passes for 183 yards and a touchdown (while running for another one) on Saturday as the California Golden Bears (1-3) racked up their first victory of the season by upending the visiting Oregon Ducks (3-2; #23 CFP Rankings) 21-17.

Friday, December 04, 2020

Ducks Top Pirates For First Hoops Victory

 At Omaha, Nebraska:


Eugene Omoruyi scored 22 points on Friday as the Oregon Ducks (1-1; #21 AP, #20 Coaches ) picked up their first men's college basketball victory of the season, 83-70 over Seton Hall (1-3).



Wednesday, December 02, 2020

Cougs Hold Off Visiting Beavers

 At Pullman, Washington:


In the Pac-12 conference opener for both schools, Isaac Bonton scored 15 points as the Washington State Cougars (3-0 overall) held off the visiting Oregon State Beavers (2-1) 59-55 on Wednesday.

Ducks Fall To Mizzou In Season At Omaha

 At Omaha, Nebraska:


Xavier Pinson scored 22 points on Wednesday as the Missouri Tigers (2-0) held off the Oregon Ducks (0-1; #21 AP, #20 Coaches) 83-75.


Eugene Omoruya scored 31 points (while grabbing 11 rebounds) and Chris Duarte added 22 to pace the Ducks who were opening their regular season.

CFP Rankings: Bama, Fighting Irish, Clemson, Buckeyes Still Where They Were; Ducks Drop To #23 After Civil War Defeat

 The Alabama Crimson Tide, Notre Dame's Fighting Irish, the Clemson Tigers, and the Ohio State Buckeyes remained in the sam position in the new College Football Playoff Rankings released on Tuesday night where they were last week.


The Oregon Ducks dropped eight spots to #23 in the wake of their Civil War upset defeat at Oregon State.


Southern California at #20 (down two spots from last week) and Washington at #22 (making their first appearance of the season) are the other Pac-12 schools in the rankings.