—Three Oregon football players were hospitalized following grueling conditioning workouts last week, the Oregonian’s Andrew Greif reported on Monday.

— After defeating USC 59-53 on Friday to start its Southern California road trip, the Oregon women’s basketball team was plagued with turnovers, tallying 20 by the end of the game, as the Ducks dropped a 79-63 contest to No.17 UCLA on Sunday.

— To start off its 2017 season, the Oregon track and field team racked up seven event wins, including a 1-2 finish in the 60-meter hurdles by senior Sasha Wallace and sophomore Alaysha Johnson at the UW Indoor Preview on Saturday, reports The Register Guard.

— After opening its season with a 6-1 win against Portland, the Oregon women’s tennis team fell to No. 11 Georgia Tech, coach Alison Silverio’s alma mater, by the same score on Sunday. The lone victory for the Ducks came from one of the three doubles matches when Nia Rose and Rifanty Dwi Kahfiani beat Nami Otsuka and Nadia Gizdova 7-5.

— In the 347th Civil War men’s basketball game on Saturday,  Oregon steamrolled over Oregon State in a 85-43 victory, bringing the Ducks to 5-0 in conference play. The Emerald’s Jarrid Denney points to improved ball movement as a contributing factor to the team’s recent success.

— Oregon football head coach Willie Taggert added two coaches to his growing staff on Thursday: Alabama’s Mario Cristobal as co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach, and WSU’s Joe Salave’a as assistant head coach and defensive line coach. The Register Guard’s Austin Meek comments on Taggert’s new hires here.

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