Author Archives: Eddie Paskal

It looks as though the Holiday Bowl is in for a bit of a shakeup starting in 2014. According to sources, the Big Ten Conference is close to finalizing a deal with this bowl that would end the bowl’s previous relationship with the Big 12. The supposed deal would last six years and would allow [...]

Oregon baseball (40-11, Pac-12 19-5) begins a midweek, two-game series with West Coast Conference leader Gonzaga (32-6-1, WCC 18-6) Tuesday night at 6 p.m. at PK Park. The Ducks enter the series ranked 10th nationally by Baseball America and 6th by both Collegiate Baseball and the USA Today Coaches Poll. The second game of the [...]

Following the tragic death of Oregon tennis player Alex Rovello, the School of Journalism and Communication in conjunction with the Oregon athletic department, is providing transportation to his memorial service in Portland on Saturday. Rovello, a 21-year-old journalism major, died on Saturday as a result of a cliff diving accident in Tamolitch Falls. *** One [...]

The trend of Dana Altman and the Oregon Ducks getting transfer student athletes for one year before they lose their eligibility continued on Tuesday evening. Mike Moser, a 6-foot-8-inch forward who spent this past season playing at UNLV, decided to transfer with one year of eligibility remaining and saw Eugene as a good fit. The [...]

Monday evening, the NBA Playoffs saw the first legitimate stunner of the second round when the Chicago Bulls upset the Miami Heat at home 93-86. The Bulls entered the game with numerous players on the injury list, most notably point guard Derrick Rose, who has still yet to return from a torn ACL he suffered [...]

By now, seemingly everyone in the Western world has heard about NBA player Jason Collins coming out as a gay man via a Sports Illustrated article. Collins, who this past season split time with the Washington Wizards and Boston Celtics, is the first active player in any of the four major North American sports to [...]

The movement to relocate the Sacramento Kings to Seattle took a major hit on Monday when an NBA committee voted unanimously to reject the proposal to relocate the franchise. Having long been the subject and scrutiny, the Kings seemed destined to head to Seattle and resurrect the SuperSonics franchise that left the city and relocated [...]

The University of Oregon men’s golf team began the Pac-12 Championship tournament in Los Angeles on Monday. Two rounds were played on Monday and after 36 holes, the Ducks found themselves in ninth place after shooting 32-over par as a team. California currently leads the tournament, holding onto a comfortable nine-shot lead over the UCLA [...]

The NFL draft began its third day on Saturday and two more former Oregon Ducks heard their names called in New York City. After falling further than initially anticipated, running back Kenjon Barner was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the sixth round, with the 182nd overall pick. After waiting his turn behind now 49er [...]

It’s no secret the Oregon offense is something to behold. During Chip Kelly’s four-year tenure in Eugene, the Ducks were regarded by many to have the best, most dynamic offense in all of collegiate football. They scored the most points, and not only that, they did it fast. Really fast. As dominant and as explosive [...]

The Oregon football team completed its 15th and final spring practice on Wednesday morning at the Moshofsky Center. The Ducks will now wait until Saturday to strap on the pads and play in the annual spring game at Autzen Stadium. While the game this year lacks some of the drama of last year’s game, the [...]

The 2013 Oregon football season is sure to be filled with intrigue and surprise. Chip Kelly has left Eugene and is now the head man in Philadelphia, leaving full control of one of the nation’s top football programs in the hands of Mark Helfrich. With Helfrich now in control, numerous questions have arisen in regards [...]

Barner featured in mini series. Beginning on Thursday, many collegiate football players will have their childhood dreams come true when NFL commissioner Roger Goodell reads out their name at the NFL draft in New York City. Several Ducks are expected to be drafted, including Dion Jordan, and many have been picked up somewhere in the top [...]

Late Monday night, documents were released that showed the University of Oregon and NCAA acknowledged that “major violations” had occurred within the athletic department. Since these documents have come to light, they have been dissected and scrutinized by college football pundits across the nation. While the end result for the Ducks is still several months [...]

Late Monday night, KATU in Portland published an article outlining documents that had been acquired regarding “major violations” occurring within the Oregon athletic department. While the documents attained portray the climate of how the NCAA was thinking six months ago, it is not too early to take a look at what these documents could possibly [...]

According to KATU in Portland, the station received documents stating both the University of Oregon and the NCAA Enforcement Committee agreed the school committed a series of “major violations” between 2008 and 2011. Now the question becomes, what does this mean for the future of the Oregon football program? The simple answer, while not very [...]

Ducks continue spring practice. The Oregon football team completed its sixth of 15 practices on Tuesday afternoon in preparation for the spring game on April 27 and the start of the 2013 season in the fall. The practice consisted of a scrimmage where coaches were able to evaluate how players performed in a game situation. [...]

The No. 9 ranked Oregon Ducks softball team traveled to Berkeley on Saturday and split their doubleheader with the No. 4-ranked Golden Bears of California. The Ducks won the afternoon game 5-1, but then fell to Cal 3-1 in the evening matchup. En route to a victory in the first game of the doubleheader, Oregon [...]

Just less than three months after the Oregon Ducks defeated Collin Klein and the Kansas State Wildcats 35-17 in Glendale, Ariz., the Ducks returned to the practice field today for the first day of spring ball. While many faces present after practice were familiar, there was one obvious and glaring difference; Chip Kelly, after four [...]

The Oregon acrobatics and tumbling team continued their winning ways Saturday afternoon at Matthew Knight Arena when they defeated Fairmont State, 284.13-265.71, in a meet that never really felt close. The meet began with the compulsory event where the Ducks were able to win all four phases and jump out to an early 38.15-36.45 lead. [...]