Oregon basketball begins its second Big Ten season with star Nate Bittle returning as Dana Altman leads the Ducks toward another NCAA Tournament run.

Jordon Davison rushed for a pair of touchdowns and No. 6 Oregon overcame a slow start to hand Wisconsin its sixth straight loss with a 21-7 victory on a rainy Saturday night.

The Badgers have lost their last two, both at home, by a combined score of 71-0 heading into Saturday's daunting game against No. 6 Oregon at Autzen Stadium. The Ducks are four-touchdown favorites.

Assistant coach and former NBA player Tiago Splitter was named interim coach of the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday after Chauncey Billups was placed on leave following the announcement that Billups had been charged with participating in a conspiracy to fix high-stakes card games.

The head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers and a player for the Miami Heat were arrested Thursday along with more than 30 other people in two criminal cases alleging sprawling separate schemes to rake in millions by rigging sports bets and poker games involving Mafia families.

Anthony Hankerson had 204 yards rushing and four touchdowns and Oregon State beat Lafayette 45-13 for the Beavers’ first win of the season.

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.

The Ducks travel to New Jersey for their first-ever game against Rutgers this weekend.

Oregon State has fired coach Trent Bray after the team fell to 0-7, its worst start since 1991. Athletic director Scott Barnes announced the decision on Sunday. Robb Akey will serve as interim head coach for the rest of the season while a national search for Bray's successor is conducted. Barnes expressed gratitude for Bray's dedication but cited unacceptable on-field results as the reason for the change. The decision followed a 39-14 loss to Wake Forest on Saturday. The school said Bray’s contract buyout will be covered by donor-generated funds.