Archive for April, 2009
Oregon Baseball vs. Huskies Game One
INNING NINE
Thronton recorded the most impressive inning for an Oregon pitcher on the day, recording two strikeouts and a ground ball out to end the inning. Oregon was unable to get anything going in the bottom of the ninth and Washington takes the first game of this three-game series. The Ducks will be back in [...]
Ducks recruit Harris arrested in Fresno
Oregon recruit Cliff Harris, a four-star cornerback who could be in line to take over some playing time with Jairus Byrd’s NFL defection, was arrested at a Fresno, Calif., high school Wednesday for felony assault.
Harris’ brother refused to take off a red bandanna, violating the Edison High’s dress code, and reportedly pushed a security officer [...]
Two days before the beginning of that NFL thing, Max Unger on preparing for the NFL Draft
The easygoing Hawaii native he is, Max Unger is trading the NFL Draft green room in New York City’s Radio City Music Hall for a subdued living room in Eugene on Saturday, hanging out with his family, who flew in Thursday, rather than commissioner Roger Goodell.
“Nothing real crazy,” Unger said Thursday.
The real party begins afterward [...]
Drummond takes MPSF Newcomer award
Oregon freshman midfielder Jana Drummond started off the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation tournament on a positive note when she won Newcomer of the Year Wednesday at a banquet for teams and coaches.
The freshman leads Oregon with 37 points, and the Ducks have gone 10-2 since she began starting.
Last week, Drummond scored seven goals in one [...]
Ex-UO thrower Henry receives USATF grant
Congratulations to ex-Oregon thrower Brittany Henry, who received a $4,000 Elite Athlete Developmental grant from USA Track & Field today, one of 10 athletes awarded a grant.
Henry competed for Oregon from 2005-2007, breaking the school’s hammer throw record under the coaching of Lance Deal.
“One key aim of the USATF Foundation is to encourage American athletes to pursue their dreams [...]
