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Sentencing memorandum in full

Click this link to read it. It is very compelling, I think.


Oregon running back LaMichael James arrested

Redshirt freshman LaMichael James was arrested Wednesday morning by Springfield police. According to the Lane County Jail’s website, James was arrested for strangulation, assault and menacing. Here’s his booking information. James was the Pac-10 Freshman Offensive player of the year this season.


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 [...]


LeGarrette Blount reinstated

The press release finally came out this morning that everyone had been expecting since before the Stanford game last week: suspended running back LeGarrette Blount has been reinstated by the Oregon Ducks. Head coach Chip Kelly didn’t talk a lot about it. He said in his weekly press conference that the behavioral and academic ladders [...]


No. 7 Oregon at Stanford Pre-game

Daily Emerald sports editor Ben Schorzman, sports reporter Lucas Clark and I are living the high life.
The Stanford press box is the nicest one any of us have been in, without much debate. We are sitting in our Stanford-emblazoned ergonomic office chairs, working on granite (!) countertops, presiding over the beautiful Stanford Stadium and surrounding [...]


Ducks take third set 25-22

It was only fitting that Newcombe ended this set with a kill. The outside hitter is carrying the Ducks in this match, and she now has 19 kills to go along with 10 digs and a .327 hitting percentage. Rourke now has 28 kills, but totaled only 5 in the third set. Now, the Ducks [...]


No. 15 womens volleyball vs Oregon State

We’re just about 10 minutes away from the start of a crucial second matchup between Oregon and Oregon State at Mac Court. The No. 15 Ducks lost in a 5-set shocker in the first meeting between these two teams on Oct. 2. They are determined to get revenge tonight, particularly coming off a disappointing winless [...]


Chip Kelly Interview with Yahoo

Here’s an interesting interview that Duck football coach Chip Kelly did with Yahoo! Sports this week. Kelly doesn’t do a lot of one-on-ones, so I was surprised to see it. But it really shouldn’t be too much of one because it seems like Oregon does cater to the national media a lot.
Some of the questions [...]