Ohio State beats Tennessee 42-17 to advance to face Oregon in a College Football Playoff quarterfinal at the Rose Bowl

No. 10 Oregon beats Stanford 76-61 in a matchup of former Pac-12 foes

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Kwame Evans Jr. made 10 free throws on the way to a team-high 13 points and No. 10 Oregon beat Stanford 76-61 on Saturday night. Evans made just one basket from the field — a 3-pointer — but managed to get to the line repeatedly to lead a balanced...

Stanford Cardinal square off against the No. 10 Oregon Ducks

Oregon Ducks (10-1, 1-1 Big Ten) vs. Stanford Cardinal (9-2, 1-0 ACC) San Jose, California; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Ducks -5.5; over/under is 149.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. 10 Oregon and Stanford play at SAP Center at San Jose in San Jose,...

Oregon sheriff concerned about letters asking people to track possible immigrants

LINCOLN CITY, Ore. (AP) — A sheriff in Oregon says he has contacted the FBI and is increasingly concerned about a letter circulating in his rural, coastal community asking people to write down the license plate numbers of possible immigrants. The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office...

Fentanyl fuels record homeless deaths in Oregon's Multnomah County, home to Portland

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Fentanyl fueled a record number of homeless deaths last year in Oregon's Multnomah County, home to Portland, according to an annual county report released Friday that officials described as showing the peak of the fentanyl crisis in the area. The report found...

Stanford Cardinal and the No. 10 Oregon Ducks meet in San Jose, California

Oregon Ducks (10-1, 1-1 Big Ten) vs. Stanford Cardinal (9-2, 1-0 ACC) San Jose, California; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Stanford faces No. 10 Oregon at SAP Center at San Jose in San Jose, California. The Cardinal are 8-2 in non-conference play....

Nike: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot

BEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) — BEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) — Nike Inc. (NKE) on Thursday reported fiscal second-quarter earnings of $1.16 billion. The Beaverton, Oregon-based company said it had profit of 78 cents per share. The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The...

Ohio State wants redemption, Tennessee seeks respect in first-round CFP matchup

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Coach Josh Heupel doesn't much care for the narrative that No. 7 Tennessee, with its checkered history over the past 15 years, is content just to have reached the College Football Playoff. The fourth-year coach knows that mindset won't work facing a team like...

12-team college football playoff arrives after 100 years, a few billion dollars and many detours

It took more than 100 years, a few billion dollars and the cold, hard realization that you can’t fight progress forever. And now, finally, college football has what the rest of sports have — a legitimate postseason tournament. The first 12-team College Football Playoff kicks off...

Oregon hosts UC Irvine in non-conference showdown

UC Irvine Anteaters (7-3, 1-0 Big West) at Oregon Ducks (8-3, 0-1 Big Ten) Eugene, Oregon; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Summah Hanson and UC Irvine take on Deja Kelly and Oregon in cross-conference action. The Ducks are 8-1 on their home court....