Sports

We broadcast a variety of sports from the University of Oregon, Bushnell University, Lane Community College, and local high schools live on 88.1 FM and our streams. Our sports department produces detailed game and feature stories, in-depth talk shows, and broadcasts of live events.

Men's Basketball: Cook, Oregon Light Up #21 USC

USC came into Matthew Knight Arena as the second-highest scoring team in the Pac-12, averaging 83.4 points per game, but it was Oregon that shot the lights out on Thursday night, gunning their way to an 88-81 win over the #21 team in the nation. Elgin Cook led the way for the Ducks, as his 26 points tied a career-high and helped Oregon improve to 15-4 on the season. Game Story (by Matt Tyra) Postgame Audio Dana Altman… Read More

QuackSmack: Thursday, 1/21/16

Live from Valley River Inn HOSTS:  Chris Clayton, Ryan Rouillard, and Zach Bigley 6:00   MBB Taking on USC
  • Importance of the weekend ahead
  • What we can learn about this team
6:20   Evaluating the State of Pac-12 Basketball
  • Strong or mediocre?
6:35   WBB: Building off the Cal Win
  • How on-track is this team for postseason?
  • Jillian Alleyne's place in history at Oregon
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QuackSmack: Wednesday, 1/20/16

HOSTS: Jonathan Rifkind, Kevin Buckley, Cameron Derby 6:00 Women’s Basketball: A Long Road Ahead?
  • How important is the win against Colorado before taking on the best of the Conference?
  • Can they sustain the consistent play they established against Cal?
6:20 Men's Basketball 
  • Has fouling become one of the biggest issues.
  • SoCal teams coming to town, what needs to be done?
6:30 GUEST: Read More

QuackSmack: Tuesday, 1/19/16

Hosts: Matt Tyra, Alex Castle and Shawn Medow 6:00 Men's Basketball Takes On LA Schools
  • Can Oregon hang in against deep teams in USC and UCLA?
  • Where does this team get consistency?
6:20 Women's Basketball Looks to Build on Recent Improvement
  • How did the beginning of Pac-12 play affect the team?
  • Are they ready to take advantage of an easier stretch?
6:40 Brady Hoke Set to Lead Oregon Football's Defense
  • Was this the right hire? Who else should'…
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QuackSmack: Monday, 1/18/16

HOSTS: Ryan Rouillard, Marc Grandi and Brett Brennan 6:00   Ducks Tab Brady Hoke as New Defensive Coordinator
  • Going outside the program
  • Implications of the new hire
6:20   Men's Basketball Can't Finish Rocky Mountain Sweep
  • Evaluating the weekend
  • Where's the ceiling?
6:40   Women's Basketball Finally Notches Pac-12 Win
  • Monkey off the back
  • Jillian Alleyne new career rebounding leader in Pac-12 history

Women's Basketball: Oregon Falls 3 Seconds Short to #11 Stanford

The Oregon Women's Basketball team fell short to the Stanford Cardinal 64 to 62 Friday night. Behind 12 three pointers, it looked as if the Ducks were going to pull off the upset and gain their first pac 12 victory. The loss adds to a trend the team has started in Pac 12 play. Oregon has lead at halftime in all but one of their five Pac 12 games, but have fallen short in each one. The Ducks look to bounce back Sunday afternoon agains the California Golden Bears. Game Recap (By Erick Villar) Post Game Interviews: Kelly Graves… Read More

Women's Basketball: Oregon Falls 3 Seconds Short to #11 Stanford

The Oregon Women's Basketball team fell short to the Stanford Cardinal 64 to 62 Friday night. Behind 12 three pointers, it looked as if the Ducks were going to pull off the upset and gain their first pac 12 victory. The loss adds to a trend the team has started in Pac 12 play. Oregon has lead at halftime in all but one of their five Pac 12 games, but have fallen short in each one. The Ducks look to bounce back Sunday afternoon agains the California Golden Bears. Game Recap (By Erick Villar) Post Game Interviews: Kelly Graves… Read More

QuackSmack/Friday Night Spotlight: Friday, 1/15/16

QuackSmack (6:00-7:00)  Hosts: Jonathan Style and Matt Tyra 6:00 Men's Basketball Picks Up Big Win at Utah 
  • Ducks getting everyone involved
  • Dillon Brooks has big night
  • Concerned about depth going forward?
6:25 Women's Basketball Taking on Stanford
  • Reaction to game thus far
  • How important it is to get a win this weekend
  • Live hit from MKA with Erick Villar
6:40 State of Oregon Football Program
  • Hiring outside of program
  • Importance of player development
  • Main focus in off-season
Friday Night Spotlight (7:00-8:30) This week's featured games:
  • 6A Boy's Basketball: Thurston vs. North Medford
    • 88.…
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QuackSmack: Thursday, 1/14/16

HOSTS:  Chris Clayton, Ryan Rouillard, and Zach Bigley 6:00   PREVIEW: Oregon vs Utah Tonight in Salt Lake City
  • Playing on the road
  • Dealing with Utah's size
6:25   WBB Has Big Weekend Ahead
  • What a win would mean now
  • Getting Alleyne back on track
6:45   Oregon Football Head Coaches Trivia 6:50 Mascot ManiaRead More

QuackSmack: Wednesday, 1/12/16

HOSTS: Chris Clayton, Jonathan Rifkind, and Kylee O'Connor 6:00 Oregon Men's Basketball
  • How much did the home sweep of Cal and Stanford mean?
  • Back on the road tomorrow night at Utah...team has struggled on the road
  • Can this team compete for a Pac-12 title?
6:20 Women's Hoops
  • How should we look at the four game losing streak?
  • Jillian Alleyne...slump or Ruth Hamblin effect?
  • Bay area schools homestand this…
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