In Friday’s Oregon Classic, the Oregon wrestling team (3-4 overall, 2-0 Pacific-10 Conference) beat Cal State-Fullerton to stay undefeated in Pac-10 play.
The Ducks lost to No. 12 Central Michigan and No. 17 Wisconsin. Central Michigan beat the Ducks 22-9 in the matchup of the two squads.
Sophomore Shane Webster, ranked No. 8 nationally in the 174 weight class, won all four of his matchups Friday. Webster is now 16-2 on the season.
Seniors Tony Overstake (149 pounds), and Casey Hunt (141) both won three of their four matches.
Oregon hosts Pac-10 opponents Stanford and UC-Davis Friday at McArthur Court.

Coach’s status with 49ers unclear
TAMPA, Fla. (KRT) — Steve Mariucci made his debut as coach of the San Francisco 49ers in 1997 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers — and lost.
He may exit as coach of the 49ers with another loss to the same Buccaneers. The 31-6 drubbing his 49ers took Sunday in Tampa didn’t help his chances.
Mariucci has compiled a fine, 58-39, regular-season record with the 49ers, but his inability to reach the NFC championship game since that first season has created some uncertainty over his future.
This is a franchise that expects to do better. It won five Super Bowl titles under the previous two coaches.
Mariucci has one year and $2.2 million remaining on his current contract with the 49ers, but the inability to negotiate an extension last summer has fueled the talk of unhappiness within the organization.

–Tim Povtak

The Orlando Sentinel; distributed by Knight Ridder/Tribune

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