Following its season opening beatdown of Alaska Fairbanks on Tuesday, No. 3 Oregon women's basketball returns to Eugene and Matthew Knight Arena for its 2018-2019 home opener against No. 18 Syracuse on Saturday. Along with the buzz surrounding local Ducks' fans chance to see their team play, Oregon will be joined by a guest coach in two-time New York Times Bestselling author and Twitter sensation Shea Serrano. The Ducks may need all the help they can get, with the Orange returning all five starters from last year when the team lost in the first round of the NCAA Tournament as a No. 8 seed. Listen below as head coach Kelly Graves and senior guard Maite Cazorla preview the matchup. Head Coach Kelly Graves… Read More

Oregon football will attempt to neutralize the Pac-12 conferences' second-leading rushing attack in Utah on Saturday without the help of the injured Kaulana Apelu and Issac Slade-Matautia. Though Utah's starting running back is out for the season, Sophomores Sampson Niu and Keith Simms figure to be among the keys for a successful defensive outing for the Ducks. Listen to the full story below: Oregon's Defensive Depth to be Challenged in Salt Lake City (by Jordan Brenner)  

Oregon football will attempt to neutralize the Pac-12 conferences' second-leading rushing attack in Utah on Saturday without the help of the injured Kaulana Apelu and Issac Slade-Matautia. Though Utah's starting running back is out for the season, Sophomores Sampson Niu and Keith Simms figure to be among the keys for a successful defensive outing for the Ducks. Listen to the full story below: Oregon's Defensive Depth to be Challenged in Salt Lake City (by Jordan Brenner)  

Oregon Volleyball traveled to Stanford on Thursday as they were faced with the challenge of facing the #2 team on the nation on the road. That challenge proved to be too much for the #17 Ducks as they fell 3-1. Oregon got off to a hot start in set one, and battled Stanford back and forth to a 26-24 loss. Holly Campbell of Stanford had four solo blocks in that set, carrying the way for the top blocking team in the nation. In set two, Oregon jumped out to a 9-4 lead before Stanford put together a big run to come back in the set. Tied at 22-22, Stanford came out of the timeout with a 3-0 run to take set two 25-22. In set three, the struggles started to hit for Oregon and they were trailing 11-4. Oregon slowly came all the way back to impressively win that set 25-22. Set four was a different story, as the Cardinal dominated Oregon 25-11 behind seven blocks. Stanford had a great team effort with many players making impacts, but they were undoubtedly led by 2017 ESPNw player of the year… Read More

Oregon Volleyball traveled to Stanford on Thursday as they were faced with the challenge of facing the #2 team on the nation on the road. That challenge proved to be too much for the #17 Ducks as they fell 3-1. Oregon got off to a hot start in set one, and battled Stanford back and forth to a 26-24 loss. Holly Campbell of Stanford had four solo blocks in that set, carrying the way for the top blocking team in the nation. In set two, Oregon jumped out to a 9-4 lead before Stanford put together a big run to come back in the set. Tied at 22-22, Stanford came out of the timeout with a 3-0 run to take set two 25-22. In set three, the struggles started to hit for Oregon and they were trailing 11-4. Oregon slowly came all the way back to impressively win that set 25-22. Set four was a different story, as the Cardinal dominated Oregon 25-11 behind seven blocks. Stanford had a great team effort with many players making impacts, but they were undoubtedly led by 2017 ESPNw player of the year… Read More

QuackSmack is live from the Valley River Inn. Watch the show live on periscope on twitter @KWVASports Hosts: Alex Castle, Jordan Brenner and Jonathan Rifkind 6:01 Oregon Softball Loses Mary Iakopo to Transfer

• No other catcher on the roster, first game is three months from today

6:07 No. 17 Oregon Volleyball Travels to the Bay Area

• Designing the upset: how do the Ducks knock off No. 2 Stanford
• Cal on Saturday, weekend predictions

6:17 No. 3 Oregon WBB Home Opener vs. No. 18 Syracuse 

• Shea Serrano in the house as the Ducks tip-off home season with challenge…

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HOSTS: Matt Tyra, Bill Braker, and Trent Shiggut 6:00 Oregon WBB Tips Season Off With Romp Over Alaska Fairbanks

• Opening thoughts from Oregon's 'season opener'
• Triple double queen Sabrina Ionescu adds to her collection

6:12 Oregon MBB Flies Over Pilots in Opening Victory

• Payton Pritchard efficient in return to action
• Toeing the Line - threes & free throw watch

6:24 Oregon Football Heads to the Night Life City 

• Execution vs. game-planning - did Oregon look good against UCLA?
• Road woes a bad sign heading into Salt Lake City
• Without…

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Oregon football's defense may be catching the Utah offense at just the right time after the Utes' starting quarterback Tyler Huntley suffered a season ending broken collarbone last week in the team's loss to Arizona State. The Ducks will lean on its defense to continue its momentum from last week's win over UCLA, when Oregon forced three turnovers that its offense turned into 21 points the other way. But Oregon will have to do it without starting inside linebacker and senior leader Kaulana Apelu, who suffered a leg injury and will miss the remainder of the regular season. Stepping up in his place are Sampson Niu and Keith Simms, who both need to be ready to help junior Troy Dye secure the front against the Pac-12's no. 2 rusher in Zach Moss. Listen below to head coach Mario Cristobal, associate head coach and defensive coordinator Joe Salave'a, plus Sampson Niu, who all addressed the media following Wednesday morning's practice. Head Coach Mario Cristobal… Read More

Oregon football's defense may be catching the Utah offense at just the right time after the Utes' starting quarterback Tyler Huntley suffered a season ending broken collarbone last week in the team's loss to Arizona State. The Ducks will lean on its defense to continue its momentum from last week's win over UCLA, when Oregon forced three turnovers that its offense turned into 21 points the other way. But Oregon will have to do it without starting inside linebacker and senior leader Kaulana Apelu, who suffered a leg injury and will miss the remainder of the regular season. Stepping up in his place are Sampson Niu and Keith Simms, who both need to be ready to help junior Troy Dye secure the front against the Pac-12's no. 2 rusher in Zach Moss. Listen below to head coach Mario Cristobal, associate head coach and defensive coordinator Joe Salave'a, plus Sampson Niu, who all addressed the media following Wednesday morning's practice. Head Coach Mario Cristobal… Read More

The Ducks were able to win their second meeting in as many years against the Portland State Vikings, taking it 84-57. With the return of Payton Pritchard and Paul White in the starting lineup, the Ducks looked like a more comfortable team on both sides of the ball, as Payton Pritchard recorded 22 points, 3 rebounds, and 3 assists. Paul White also chipped in 15 points, 3 rebounds, and a blocked shot. On the defensive side, the Ducks continued to look like a very intimating force in the paint, as Bol Bol and Kenny Wooten combined for 4 blocks, leading the team to 7 total blocks. For the Vikings, they now fall to 7-53 all-time against current teams in the Pac-12 Conference, as last year's Big Sky Conference Freshman of the Year Holland Woods struggled to get it going on the offensive end, finishing with 13 points on 5-16 shooting from the fleld. Jamie Orme was the only other Viking in double figures with 11. The Vikings now fall to 0-1 on the season, as the Ducks improve to 1-0 and will… Read More