Pac-12

The Oregon Ducks are the Pac-12 football champs once again after their 31-24 victory over USC at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Friday night. This was Oregon’s second consecutive Pac-12 title and their fourth overall- the most of any school in the Pac-12 conference.

Oregon State rallied late in the game, but it wasn’t enough as the Beavers lost to Utah 30-24, in Salt Lake City Saturday. It was the first win for the Utes (1-2).

No.21 Oregon suffered their second consecutive loss, going down 21-17 to Cal on the road Saturday. It was the first victory of the year for Cal (1-3), and moved Oregon to 3-2 on the conference-only season.

Oregon State was scoreless in the second half, falling to Washington on Saturday, 27-21.

OSU’s first score came in the first quarter after Hamilcar Rashed Jr. blocked a punt and defensive back Jaydon Grant capitalized with a touchdown. Beaver B.J. Baylor’s second quarter rushing touchdown marked his first of 2020. The Beavers’ Jermar Jefferson rushed for 133 yards and had one touchdown in the loss.

The Beavers' defense held the Huskies to only a field goal in the second half.

No. 11 Oregon rallied in the second half to beat Washington State 43-29 on Saturday. The Cougars were up 19-14 at the half, but the Ducks’ offense stepped it up in the third and fourth quarters, while the defense held the Cougars (1-1) to only 10 points in the second half.

Oregon State fell to Washington State 38-28 in Corvallis on Saturday. Beavers quarterback Tristan Gebbia passed for 329 yards and a touchdown, and Jermar Jefferson ran for 120 yards and three scores in the loss.

University of Oregon football says the five positive COVID-19 tests that were announced last weekend have turned out to be false positives. 

Five University of Oregon football players tested positive for COVID-19 Saturday. University officials say all five student-athletes are symptom-free.

The Pac-12 has announced its 2020 football schedule, which features a seven-game Conference-only lineup commencing Saturday, November 7 and culminating the weekend of December 18-19 with the Pac-12 Football Championship Game.

The University of Oregon men’s and women’s basketball teams are preparing for their abbreviated seasons, after the Pac-12 announced last week that games will be played this fall and winter. Schedules are still being finalized, but this season will be shorter for both teams, and brings complications from the coronavirus pandemic.

In advance of full practices beginning in mid-October, coaches say players are adhering to strict COVID-19 protocols. 

After an August announcement that fall and winter sports would not be played until 2021 because of coronavirus concerns, the Pac-12 CEO Group announced Thursday that the conference will resume its football, basketball, and winter sports seasons in the coming weeks.

On Thursday, the NCAA announced plans to cancel the Division I men’s and women’s 2020 basketball tournaments, known as March Madness. This, a day after the organization released a statement indicating the games would go on, but without fans in attendance.

In a statement, the NCAA indicated the decision was “based on the evolving COVID-19 public health threat.” They added the move is meant to “ensure the events do not contribute to spread of the pandemic.”

Oregon women’s basketball won their second Pac-12 Tournament title in the last three years, rolling past Stanford in the championship game in Las Vegas on Sunday. The Ducks' 89-56 victory was their 19th straight win.

It’s on to the Pac-12 Championship game for Oregon Women’s basketball after their semi-final win over Arizona on Saturday in Las Vegas.

The top-seeded Oregon Women’s Basketball team is set to face No. 8 Utah on Friday in the Pac-12 tournament in Las Vegas. The Ducks are coming off victories at home last weekend where they won the regular season championship for a third year in a row.

No. 3 Oregon clinched their third straight outright Pac-12 championship on Friday night with their 88-57 win over Washington State in front of a sellout crowd at Matthew Knight Arena.

Ruthy Hebard had 28 points and 14 rebounds for her 15th double-double, and the 54th of her career. Satou Sabally added 22 for the Ducks before she left the game in the 3rd quarter with an apparent ankle injury.

No. 9 Oregon State fell in overtime, 65-58, to No. 12 Arizona in Corvallis on Sunday. The Beavers' Mikayla Pivec had 15 points and 11 rebounds in the loss.

It was another full house at sold out Matthew Knight Arena on Sunday, and another Duck win as No. 3 Oregon defeated No.19 Arizona State, 79-48, in front of 12,364 fans.