Author Archives: Robert Husseman

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 … Continue reading

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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 … Continue reading

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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 … Continue reading

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Men finish 2nd, women 9th at NCAAs

The Oregon men’s cross country team finished second to Oklahoma State at the 2009 NCAA Cross Country Championships this morning, their 143 points narrowly edged by the No. 2 Cowboys’ 27. In the women’s race, Villanova surprised with 86 points … Continue reading

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Dan Steele leaving Oregon track and field teams for Northern Iowa

Oregon director of track and field operations Dan Steele was announced today as the new head coach of track and field and cross country at Northern Iowa. Steele, a native of Moline, Ill., began his career with the Ducks as … Continue reading

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Women's Basketball adds recruit for next season

The Oregon women’s basketball team announced that point guard Candyce Flynn of Rend Lake (Ill.) JC has signed a Financial Aid Award Letter and will join the Ducks next season. The 5-foot-6 Flynn, a native of Cleveland, spent one year … Continue reading

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McCrea will not throw at NCAA Outdoor Championships

Oregon javelin thrower Ashley McCrea has told the Emerald that she will not throw at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships (June 10-13, Fayetteville, Ark.) because of ligament damage to her plant leg. McCrea tore her anterior cruciate ligament, … Continue reading

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NCAA West Regional Live Blog: Day 1

Another meet, another school record goes down, but would you have expected it to me the women’s 100m hurdles record? Brianne Theisen ran 13.56 in the first preliminary heat to break Lexie Miller (Beck)’s 1981 record of 13.67. Theisen, who … Continue reading

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