— Lawyers representing Daniel Cook, who was an Oregon offensive lineman from 1971-73 , are suing the NCAA and Pac-12 for concealing information about long-term effects of concussions, according to The Oregonian.
The lawsuit is one of six filed against the NCAA and select athletic conferences by Edelson PC, based in Chicago. Former players from Auburn, Georgia, Penn State, Utah and Vanderbilt also filed suits.
The Emerald recently wrote about college football’s concussion problem, and how Oregon’s program is handling it.
— Oregon men’s golf sits in second as it prepares to begin the final day of the NCAA Regionals. Oregon needs to finish the tournament in the top five to make the NCAA Championships, which will be held at the Eugene Country Club. The Ducks are currently 12 strokes ahead of sixth place Wake Forest.
— Oregon baseball routed Portland 15-4 Tuesday in a non-conference matchup. The Ducks have won three of their last four heading into their final home series of the season against Arizona. Despite Oregon’s rollercoaster like year, the team is just three games behind first-place Utah with seven games remaining.
— Oregon softball heads into postseason play this Friday after winning its fourth consecutive Pac-12 championship last weekend. This year has been particularly unique for fans, who have had the opportunity to get a behind-the-scenes look at the program because of a weekly documentary series.
Emerald staff reporter Jonathan Hawthorne offers an in-depth look into the series, and how the idea came into fruition.
— It appears that former Oregon quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. will sign with the Canadian Football League’s British Columbia Lions, according to TSN. Adams attended rookie mini camps with the Seahawks and Redskins, but was not signed by either team. Per the TSN report, Adams is expected to compete for the third-string quarterback position.
— Oregon women’s track and field earned its eighth consecutive Pac-12 title last weekend, and much of the success was a product of the sprinters’ dominance. 
“For them to come here and put on display what we worked so hard for in Eugene is definitely special,” head coach Robert Johnson said to Pac-12 Networks. “This thing has been building for a while.”
 
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