In case you haven’t heard, the U.S. Team Olympic Trials for Track and Field will return to Hayward Field for the sixth time in 2016.

The Emerald’s Turner Maxwell has more.

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Friday marks the start of a huge weekend for Oregon sports, hosting seven different events in Eugene; baseball and men’s tennis, along with track and field, will represent Oregon on the road.

The softball team will face the No. 17 Wildcats in an important Pac-12 matchup starting today at 5 p.m.

For a full preview of what to look for this weekend, check here.

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Yale and Quinnipiac will battle it out for the title in Division I men’s ice hockey Saturday night.

The former beat Massachusetts Lowell 3-2 in overtime, and Quinnipiac topped St. Cloud State Thursday in the semifinals.

It should be an interesting final with only 10 miles separating the two schools.

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According to Jay Bilas of ESPN, the Kentucky Wildcats are the team to beat for next year’s college basketball season.