Monthly Archives: March 2009

A day after the first, and a day before the second

  PORTLAND — Just a quick take to say that we’ll be back tomorrow for the second round of the 2009 NCAA Tournament, which will feature Purdue vs. Washington in the West Region and Western Kentucky vs. Gonzaga in the … Continue reading

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Zags' run knocks out Zips in NCAA first round

By Kevin Hudson | Senior Sports Reporter PORTLAND – The No. 13-seed Akron Zips got their money’s worth in their first trip to the NCAA tournament in 23 years, putting an early scare in the No. 4 Bulldogs before fading … Continue reading

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What we're thinking after three games at the NCAA Tournament

PORTLAND — It’s been quite a day here at Portland. No there haven’t been any upsets, and really, there hasn’t been a whole lot of excitement other than the first game and the opening ofthe second half against Akron and … Continue reading

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Courtside at the NCAA Tournament

PORTLAND — Yes, we’re here. The NCAA Tournament’s first two rounds are in Portland, Ore., today and Saturday, March 21, and ODE Sports, which consists of Kevin Hudson and myself, will be at the tournament all day every day. We’ll … Continue reading

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One more thing…

I put in a public records request to the University to disclose Kevin Williams’ performance evaluations, but those are exempt from disclosure under Oregon law and University of Oregon rules. Therefore, there’s little chance of seeing whether he received good … Continue reading

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DPS update

Frances Dyke emailed me the following last night (Tuesday): Hi Hannah, Because of my travel schedule this week, I want to provide information to you via email. As I mentioned last week, Doug Tripp will be interim director of the … Continue reading

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Men to win first ever NCAA Indoor National Championship

Oregon currently leads Florida, 54 to 30, with only the men’s 4x400m relay left. The Ducks, who entered the day in the lead with 23 points, have been bolstered by Ashton Eaton’s heptathlon victory, Galen Rupp’s 3,000m victory, and a … Continue reading

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Kelly: "I could be my own offensive coordinator"

Kelly said that he wants to hire the best football coach, period, offensively in the nation.  That doesn’t mean he’s ruling himself out, either, if he isn’t comfortable with the pool of applicants. He said that he has a list … Continue reading

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