
Oregon running back LaMichael James plead guilty to reduced misdemeaner charges in court on Friday, as expected. Quarterback Jeremiah Masoli surprised onlookers when he plead guilty to reduced charges that also brought his crimes down to the misdemeanor level.
Shortly after Masoli left court, Oregon football coach Chip Kelly and athletic director Mike Bellotti spoke with the press [...]

Eugene newspaper The Register Guard is reporting that Disney has released the University of Oregon from trademark obligations related to Disney character Donald Duck. Oregon’s mascot, Puddles, was fashioned after Donald and a long ago handshake agreement between Disney and University officials allowed for use. After Walt Disney’s passing and as years went by, the [...]

The Detroit Piston’s have decided that it’s gotta be the shoes. That is, it has gotta be a certain pair of Nike shoes that has caused injuries to Ben Gordon, Richard Hamilton and Will Bynum. Once these players and others stopped wearing the Nike Hyperize, ankle injuries stopped.
The Detroit Free Press has the story:
Arnie Kander, [...]
March 3, 2010 | Posted in
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When I heard that the Portland Timbers FC are trying to acquire Adin Brown, I scratched my head – it sounded like a familiar name but I couldn’t understand why he was coming from a Norwegian side. Turns out he had quite a run with Aalesunds FK (the site’s all in Norwegian – here’s the [...]
February 23, 2010 | Posted in
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KGW.com is reporting today that a University of Oregon football player was cited for DUII early Saturday morning in Eugene. This incident marks the 6th football team member to find himself in trouble during this off season.
From the KGW story:
University of Oregon linebacker Kiko Alonso, 19, was cited by Eugene police early Saturday for DUII.
The [...]
February 20, 2010 | Posted in
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Media outlets are reporting that LaMichael James was jailed after his girlfriend called police the day after James allegedly attempted to strangle her.
From ESPN.com:
Oregon running back LaMichael James, who won the Pac-10’s offensive freshman player of the year award, remained jailed Wednesday following his arrest in an alleged domestic violence incident.
According to a filing on [...]
February 17, 2010 | Posted in
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