Ducks baseball team has aspirations to play in the College World Series in Omaha, Neb. Coming within a game of the tournament last season, Oregon head coach George Horton and his squad entered 2013 with a College World Series berth as one of their main objectives.

Earlier in the season, the Ducks looked poised to achieve this goal, playing excellent fundamental baseball and relying heavily on their exceptional pitching. However, the team has entered a period of struggle, and it is coming at a very inopportune time.

The Emerald’s own Aubrey Wieber explains why here.

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Major League Soccer is once again expanding, and this time with the help of an unlikely partner: the New York Yankees. In partnership with Manchester City Football Club, the Yankees will co-own the league’s 20th team that will be called New York City Football Club.

The team is scheduled to begin play in MLS in 2015.

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According to the Wall Street Journal, Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott is the highest-paid commissioner in all of college athletics. Making just over $3 million last year, the conference has seen a jump in its overall revenue since he took control.

ESPN.com’s Ted Miller elaborates on the reasons for Scott’s salary here.