– Oregon men’s basketball will certainly continue to rise in the polls after its most recent home stand — one that was highlighted by double-digit wins over both Colorado and Utah. Brooks helped the Ducks earn a season sweep of the Utes on Sunday, scoring 30 points and dishing nine assists in a 76-66 win. The win is Oregon’s sixth straight and keeps them atop the Pac-12 standings.
— Aaron Wise won the Amer Ari individual competition over the weekend, shooting a 16-under for the tournament. In addition, Wise helped the Ducks finish third as a team in the first tournament of the spring. As a team, the Ducks shot 22-under, finishing in a third-place tie with Arizona State, trailing only UCLA (-27) and tournament winner USC (-29).
— Oregon women’s basketball overcame a 17-point deficit at No. 24 Washington Sunday and beat the Huskies 75-63 to improve to .500 in conference play. The Ducks (17-6, 6-6 Pac-12) were 10-of-15 from 3-point range after halftime and shot a combined 58.3 percent from the field, while holding Washington to 39.4 percent. The win is also helping the Ducks’ NCAA Tournament resume.
“I think now that it’s apparent that we can fight to get an NCAA Tournament berth, we’re just playing so hard and together,” Lexi Peterson said. “We’re playing for each other.”
— Oregon men’s tennis avenged a loss earlier in the season to Lousville Sunday with a 6-1 win over the Cardinals. The Ducks earned the doubles point, followed by five singles wins in a row, to take Sunday’s match. The win also improved the Ducks to 4-0 in the last two weeks.
— Oregon women’s tennis secured a 5-2 win over Houston in its second road match of the weekend Sunday. Singles victories earned the Ducks the match and they improved their record to 3-2.
— Thomas Tyner is taking a medical retirement from football, the University of Oregon announced Friday. Tyner also tweeted out a note thanking his teammates, coaches and the Eugene community for their support during his time at Oregon. Tyner says goodbye to the sport after rushing for 1,284 yards and 14 touchdowns in two seasons.
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