Archive for December, 2009
Where’s the beef? In Oregon players’ stomachs
In 1956, the Oregon State and Iowa football teams participated in the inaugural Lawry’s Beef Bowl. The concept is simple: Eat to your heart’s content.
Lawry’s serves the players salad, mashed potatoes, creamed corn, whipped cream horseradish, apple pie, and the main attraction — prime rib. Players are encouraged to eat as much as they like. [...]
The Daily Emerald lands in Los Angeles…and is not alone
Unsurprisingly, the city of Los Angeles is under a veritable siege.
Oregon Ducks fans have choked Interstate 5 and Portland International Airport on their way down south. Columbus International Airport, no doubt, is feeling the same surge, while some truly intrepid fans will make their presence known on the freeways. (I speak from experience when I [...]
First post from Los Angeles
The week of the Rose Bowl has finally arrived. It seems like this winter break has flown by, even with the daily hype that I read in the papers about the game. Oregon-Ohio State has taken on massive proportions in the minds of Duck fans. Win, and the team’s transformation to the nation’s elite is [...]
L.A.: Day One
After a month of waiting and a long day of traveling we’ve finally made it to Los Angeles for the 2010 Rose Bowl matchup between the No. 7 Oregon Ducks and No. 8 Ohio State Buckeyes. The other Oregon Daily Emerald sports staff members and myself have gotten all of the small stuff taken care [...]
Women’s basketball falls at No. 25 Georgia Tech 87-69
The Ducks suffered their second loss of the season in Atlanta against the Yellow Jackets. Senior guard Micaela Cocks led the Ducks with 19 points, while junior forward Nicole Canepa added 14 of her own. Sophomore forward Amanda Johnson, scored just four points but had a team-high 8 rebounds. The Ducks struggled as a team [...]
Women’s basketball rushes out to 53-24 halftime lead over Boise State
The Broncos have looked lost from the very beginning, and Oregon’s full court press has absolutely suffocated Boise State’s offense. The Ducks scored at least one point on eight straight possessions, including four threes. Amanda Johnson is off to another strong start with 12 points and 5 rebounds, while Taylor Lilley has also cashed in [...]
Oregon women ahead of Portland, 49-32, at halftime
Forwards Amanda Johnson and Victoria Kenyon are leading the Ducks’ scoring barrage against a Portland team that has tested Oregon’s press defense at length tonight.
Johnson has 15 points, four rebounds and two steals at the half, while Kenyon has already tied a career high in scoring with 11 points.
Portland guard Laiken Dollente leads the Pilots [...]
