Men's College Hoops: Ducks Drop A Spot In AP Poll

 The Oregon Ducks, still waiting to start their men's basketball season, dropped a spot to #21 in the Associated Press poll released on Monday.

No support for any other Beaver State men's Division I basketball team.

Lions Can Coach, GM

 Offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell will serve as Detroit's interim coach the rest of the season.

Pilots Stretch Winning Streak To Two Games

 At Portland, Oregon:

Ahmed Ali scored 18 points to lead the Portland Pilots to a 74-69 Sunday home win over Northwest University, an NAIA school from Washington state.

Niners End Losing Streak Against Rams In SoCal, Keep Playoff Chances Alive

 At Inglewood, California:

Robbie Gould kicked three field goals on Sunday, including the game-winning 42-yarder as time expired as the San Francisco 49ers (5-6) ended a three-game skid by knocking off the homestanding Los Angeles Rams (7-4) 23-20.

The Rams, who suffered their first defeat at their new home (SoFi Stadium), were swept in the season series by the Niners, whose playoff chances were given a whiff of smelling salts.

Ducks Nosedive In Gridiron Polls After Civil War Upset; Beavers Get Support In AP Rankings

 In the wake of their Friday Civil War upset at the hands of Oregon State, the Oregon Ducks dropped 12 spots to #21 in the Associated Press college football poll released on Sunday.

The Ducks fell nine spots to #20 in the USA Today/Amway Coaches poll.

As for the Beavers, they received support in the AP poll, where Oregon State would be ranked #36.

Pilots Post A Win At Home

At Portland, Oregon:  

Ahmed Ali scored 22 points on Saturday as the Portland Pilots (1-1) garnered their first win of the season, 83-73 over visiting William Jessup (Rockland, CA).

The Warriors are an NAIA program.

124th Civil War Game: Beavers Stun Ducks In Final Seconds

 At Corvallis, Oregon:

In his first play of his college career, backup quarterback Chance Nolan ran a yard for the game-winning touchdown with 33 seconds remaining on Friday as the Oregon State Beavers (2-2 overall and in Pac-12 play) upended the visiting Oregon State Beavers (3-1; #15 in CFP Rankings) 41-38 to win their first Civil War game since 2016 and basically ended any chances the Ducks had of reaching the College Football Playoff.

Beavers running back Jermar Jefferson ran for two touchdowns and a series-record 226 yards.

Beavers Destroy Northwest U

 At Corvallis, Oregon:

The Oregon State Beavers (2-0) slaughtered visiting Northwest University (of Kirkland, Washington, NAIA) 114-42 on Friday.

Beavers Hold Off Cal Bears In Hoops Season Opener

 At Corvallis, Oregon:

Warith Alatishe scored 16 points while Ethan Thompson added 15 as the Oregon State Beavers defeated the visiting California Golden Bears 71-63 in the men's basketball season opener for both schools (which counts as a nonconference contest).

Matt Bradley scored 21 points to pace the Bears.

Pilots Drop Season Opener

 At Portland, Oregon:

Riley Grigsby scored 28 points on Wednesday as the Seattle Redhawks downed the Portland Pilots 84-72 in the basketball regular-season opener for both schools.

Timbers Exit Playoffs After Falling To Hoops In PK Thriller

 At Portland, Oregon:

After a 1-1 regulation draw that was following by two fifteen-minute scoreless overtime periods, Reto Ziegler, Franco Jara, Matheus Bressan Bressanelli, Ricardo Pepi (whose equalizer in the third minute of second-half stoppage time forced overtime), Ryan Hollingshead, Matt Hedges, Tanner Tessmann, and Ema Twumasi converted their spot kicks as FC Dallas knocked off the home-standing Portland Timbers 8-7 in an eight-round penalty-kick shootout to advance to the Western Conference semifinals in the MLS Cup Playoffs.

Hoops goalkeeper Jimmy Maurer saved Jorge Villafana's spot kick to preserve the shootout victory.

Jorge scored for the Timbers in the 82nd minute of regulation.

Ducks Climb Up Two Spots In Both Gridiron Polls

After winning their home nailbiter against UCLA on Saturday, the Oregon Ducks climbed up two spots to #9 in the Associated Press college football poll released on Sunday. 

The Ducks also moved up two spots in the USA Today/Amway Coaches poll to #11.

Tristan's The Man As Beavers Overcome Cal Bears For First Win

 At Corvallis, Oregon:

Quarterback Tristan Gebbia passed for a touchdown, caught a pass for another, and ran for the winning TD with 4:30 remaining in regulation on Saturday as the Oregon State Beavers (1-2) overcame the visiting California Golden Bears (0-2) 31-27 for their first win of the season.

Mr. Gebbia became the first Pac-12 Conference since 1996 to complete this touchdown trifecta. 

Ducks Hold Off Bruins To Stay Unbeaten

 At Eugene, Oregon:

Quarterback Tyler Shough threw for 334 yards and three touchdowns on Saturday as the Oregon Ducks (3-0 overall and in Pac-12 play; #11 AP, #13 Coaches) held off the UCLA Bruins (1-2) 38-35.

Men's College Hoops: Ducks At #20 In Preseason Poll

 In the USA Today/Coaches men's college basketball poll released last Thursday, the Oregon Ducks were ranked #20, just in the recent Associated Press preseason rankings.

And as was the case with the AP poll, there was no support for Oregon State, Portland, or Portland State in the Coaches' rankings.

Saints Explode For 27 Unanswered Points In Triumph Over Error-Ridden Niners

 At New Orleans:

Before leaving Sunday's game with injured ribs, quarterback Drew Brees threw for 76 yards and a touchdown to running back Alvin Kamara as the New Orleans Saints (7-2) overcame a 10-point deficit by scoring 27 unanswered points----14 of them off San Francisco special-team miscues----to triumph over the error-plagued Niners (4-6) 27-13.

Gridiron News:

The Oregon Ducks, fresh from their Saturday victory over Washington State, dropped a spot to #13 in the USA Today/Amway Coaches college football poll released on Sunday.

The Ducks remained level at #11 in the Associated Press poll, also released on Sunday.

Still no support in either poll for the now 0-2 Oregon State Beavers.

Huskies Hold Off Beavers In Jimmy Lake's First Game As UW Coach

 At Seattle:

Running back Sean McGrew ran for 91 years and one touchdown while Kamari Pleasant ran for 61 yards and another score as the Washington Huskies (1-0 in both Pac-12 play and overall) held off the visiting Oregon State Beavers (0-2) 27-21 in their season opener on Saturday night as Jimmy Lake was victorious in his debut as the Huskies' head coach.

Ducks Stay Unbeaten, Top Cougs On Road

 At Pullman, Washington:

Running back C.J. Verdell ran for 118 yards and a touchdown while Travis Dye caught two TD passes on Saturday as the Oregon Ducks (2-0 both overall and in Pac-12 play; #11 AP, #12 Coaches) overcame a halftime deficit to upend the hosts Wahsington State Cougars (1-1) 43-29.

Quarterback Tyler Shough completed 21 of 30 passes for 312 yards and 4 touchdowns to help the Ducks' cause.

Still More Madeleine!

 Here's a 1934 trading card of Madeleine Carroll.