– Oregon baseball picked up its first win of the season at P.K. Park on Thursday night, a 3-1 win over New Mexico State. Shaun Chase had the lone home-run for the Ducks and a solo shot in the eighth inning.
– Andrew Greif of The Oregonian/OregonLive.com spoke with Oregon quarterbacks Jeff Lockie and Morgan Mahalak about the upcoming quarterback battle and his thoughts on former Eastern Washington play-caller Vernon Adams joining the program.
– Oregon football’s Issac Dixon will graduate early and seek to transfer elsewhere upon graduation, it was announced Thursday. Dixon appeared in games against California and Colorado this season for Mark Helfrich.
– Oregon football has seven former players represented at this weekend’s NFL combine: Marcus Mariota, Jake Fisher, Hroniss Grasu, Ifo Ekpre-Olomu, Troy Hill, Tony Washington and Arik Armstead. Mariota addressed the media Thursday to talk about the prospects of playing for Philadelphia and the pressure of being a top draft pick.
– Oregon softball remains undefeated, beating No. 7 Baylor on Thursday, 4-1. The Ducks play Abilene Christian and No. 25 Tulsa in a doubleheader in Waco, Texas.
– Ryan Thorburn of The Register-Guard spoke with Oregon women’s basketball freshman Lexi Bando about her relationship with head coach Kelly Graves and his expectations from the Eugene, Ore. native.
Acrobatics and Tumbling will host Concodia-Wisconsin on Saturday at 6:30 p.m., the team’s first meet since the death of Lauren Jones, a freshman base from Lithonia, Georgia.
This season is for Lauren. Help us remember and celebrate her life on Saturday night at MKA. #DucksFlyTogether pic.twitter.com/UQCQaiSJrx
— OregonAcro&Tumbling (@OregonAcroTumb) February 19, 2015
– Oregon’s Pit Crew, the student section at all University of Oregon athletic events, received its second custom-made shoe, which was released on Wednesday. Recipients of the shoe had to sign a five-year contract, promising that they wouldn’t sell the shoe, or they could be sued.
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