After an offensive explosion gave Ducks baseball a 12-4 win over CSUN last night, George Horton will give the ball to Jeff Gold as the Ducks go for the sweep.

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Up the road in Corvallis, Oregon State has released an entirely new brand, and along with it, new uniforms for all their sports. At the risk of editorializing, it’s a lot of orange, but the soccer jerseys aren’t bad.

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The Lakers are playing the Thunder soon, so Kobe Bryant was asked about Serge Ibaka’s recent flagrant on Blake Griffin. Kobe was not impressed. ”I probably would have smacked [Ibaka] in the mouth,” Bryant said. “I would have dealt with the pain after.”

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If you’ve ever wanted to read an interview with a “Legends of the Hidden Temple” contestant (yes, this Legends of the Hidden Temple), then here you go.