Sam Crouser, Luke Puskedra and Allie Woodward all punched their tickets to the NCAA Track and Field Championships, while Oregon was nearly perfect in opening round qualifying Thursday at Mike A Myers Stadium.

Oregon baseball head coach George Horton told KVAL Sports he was "out of line" in comments he made during his introductory press conference where he said, "We are going to try and make people forget where Corvallis is by the way." He added in 2007, "Our mission will be to dominate the Northwest in recruiting."

Kellen Winslow is ready to prove he still has something left for the Seattle Seahawks.

Oregon, which revived its baseball program just four seasons ago, leads the Pac-12 with a school-record 42 wins. Riding a nine-game winning streak, the Ducks could clinch the conference title when they visit rival Oregon State for a three-game series to wrap up the regular season.

Kyle Garlick's 18th two-out RBI of the season scored what proved to be the game-winning run in Oregon's 2-1 come-from-behind victory over Portland at PK Park on Wednesday night.

Jordan Poyer's arrest over the weekend was just one of several recent run-ins with the law by Oregon State football players. On Wednesday, head coach Mike Riley responded with a statement.

The game of baseball can be an escape from the trials and tribulations of life for many. As KVAL's Nick Krupke shows us, that is just the case for this weeks Kaptivating Kid from Coos Bay who is battling neuroblastoma.

The 11th seeded Ducks are headed to the Super Regionals in Austin, Texas against the Longhorns for the best of three series beginning Friday.

The Pac-12 leading Oregon Ducks are up to No. 5 in the latest Baseball America Top 25, while the Beavers hold steady at No. 23.

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