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Anthony Hankerson had 204 yards rushing and four touchdowns and Oregon State beat Lafayette 45-13 for the Beavers’ first win of the season. Oregon State (1-7), snapped an eight-game losing streak dating to last season. The Beavers finished with 365 yards rushing and five touchdowns, their most since 2016, when they ran for 474 yards and six scores against Cal. Gabarri Johnson, who replaced starting quarterback Maalik Murphy in the third quarter, was 7-of-9 passing for 79 yards with a touchdown and an interception and added 82 yards rushing on six carries. Dean DeNobile was 18-of-40 passing for 176 yards with a touchdown and an interception for the Leopards.
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Dante Moore passed for 290 yards and four touchdowns and No. 8 Oregon followed its first loss of the season with a 56-10 romp over Rutgers on Saturday night in the first meeting between the schools. A week after falling 30-20 to Indiana at home, Oregon (6-1, 3-1 Big Ten) extended the nation’s longest road winning streak to 10 games. Noah Whittington ran for 125 yards and two TDs and the Ducks piled up 750 total yards — 415 rushing and 335 passing — for the most yards against a Power 4 school this season. The Scarlet Knights (3-4, 0-4) have not beaten a ranked team in 16 years, the longest active streak in college football.
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As part of 2,600 other “No Kings” events held across the U.S., thousands of people gathered at the federal courthouse in Eugene Saturday to denounce the Trump Administration.
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Thousands in Eugene and across the Pacific Northwest are expected to take part in the national “No Kings 2.0” protests Saturday. It’s the third nationwide protest against President Donald Trump this year.
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A Corvallis wildlife center and animal hospital is struggling to keep its doors open. The facility is relying on community support more than ever.
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Benton County’s Board of Commissioners has approved a grant of up to $100,000 for planned improvements to a public pool center in Corvallis.
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The Ducks travel to New Jersey for their first-ever game against Rutgers this weekend.
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It’s the time of year when Oregon’s black bears enter hyperphagia. That means they’re eating as much as they can before entering hibernation in the winter.
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The Oregon Health Authority says insurer Trillium will take over 90,000 low-income patients served by PacificSource in Lane County.
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The city of Eugene has acquired an 8-acre piece of property as part of a land exchange with the University of Oregon. It’s along the Willamette River near the city’s new Riverfront Park.
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A low pressure system will bring large waves for Friday afternoon through Saturday.
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Eugene Springfield Fire crews responded to a structure fire early Thursday morning in a vacant home on the 1100 block of Grant Street in west Eugene.