Ducks seek 1st title since Tall Firs of 1939
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Oregon Ducks have been to the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament only 11 times, while Louisville is making its 39th overall appearance. The Cardinals won the title twice, and...
View ArticleRutgers fires basketball coach Mike Rice
By Tom Canavan, Associated Press sports writer PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Rutgers fired basketball coach Mike Rice on Wednesday after a videotape aired showing him shoving, grabbing and throwing balls at...
View ArticleSchimmels on Louisville’s ride to Final Four
The Louisville women’s basketball team wasn’t supposed to make the Final Four. The Sweet 16 was where the road was supposed to end for them. After a very disappointing Big East tournament, in which the...
View ArticleLouisville roars back, beats Mich for title
ATLANTA (AP) — What a week for Rick Pitino! He’s elected to the Hall of Fame. His horse is headed to the Kentucky Derby. His son gets a prominent head coaching job. Then he caps it off with what he...
View ArticleSandy treasurer charged with embezzlement
SANDY, Ore. (KOIN) – A 42-year-old woman is under arrest on accusations she embezzled more than $23,000 while serving as treasurer of the Sandy Youth Football League. Susan Marie Farness was indicted...
View ArticleGold Beach police to probe if Alaska coach hit player
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A police department in Oregon will investigate whether an Alaska assistant high school football coach assaulted a player on a school-sponsored team trip to a summer camp last...
View ArticleUConn trumps Louisville for NCAA women’s title
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Schimmel sisters certainly tried to summon one more magical performance for Louisville. Against mighty Connecticut, Shoni and Jude Schimmel’s “rez ball” repertoire of flashy...
View ArticleMoments of The Masters – interactive timeline
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Jack Nicklaus loves absolutely everything about this place. But being reminded how many years have elapsed since he won the first time, let alone the first time he made the drive up...
View ArticleBryant’s 47 too much for Blazers, Lakers take hold of 8th spot
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Kobe & Co. were in desperate straits, and they finally played like it Wednesday night in an arena that has proven to be far from friendly ground. Kobe Bryant had a...
View ArticleOlympic trials will return Eugene
SALEM, Ore. (AP/KOIN) — Eugene, Ore., will host the 2016 U.S. Olympic track and field trials. USA Track & Field Chief Executive Max Siegel announced the decision Thursday at the Oregon state...
View ArticleClackamas HS dedicates baseball season to boy
CLACKAMAS, Ore. (KOIN) — Seven-year-old Jake Arnston was killed in January when his father’s truck ran off the road, and into the Columbia River. Now his father’s team at Clackamas High School has...
View ArticlePhotos: The 2013 Masters
The youngest of the four majors has among the richest history, a product of the Masters returning to the same course every year.
View ArticleGrizzlies send spiraling Blazers to 6th straight loss
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — While guard Mike Conley says the Memphis Grizzlies are pushing for home court advantage in the playoffs, coach Lionel Hollins maintains it doesn’t really matter. History tells...
View ArticleFormer Blazers C Oden returns to watch Grizzlies
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Greg Oden, the Trail Blazers’ oft-injured former center, was among the fans at the Rose Garden for Portland’s game against the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night. The 7-foot...
View ArticleRush on resignation: ‘It had to be done’
Ed Rush, embattled after a controversy involving Pac-12 officiating this week, resigned Thursday as coordinator of the conference’s officials. “I just hit the send button,” Rush said Thursday from his...
View ArticleLouisville tops Wichita State, reaches final
ATLANTA (AP) — Luke Hancock came off the bench to score 20 points, walk-on Tim Henderson sparked a second-half rally with a pair of monster 3s and Louisville advanced to the NCAA title game Saturday...
View ArticleMichigan downs Syracuse, goes for title
ATLANTA (AP) — Don’t call these guys the Fab Five. Michigan’s latest group of young stars is determined to leave its own legacy. Attacking Syracuse’s suffocating zone defense in the first half with...
View ArticleJohnson scores twice, Timbers beat Dynamo
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Ryan Johnson scored two goals and the Portland Timbers beat the Houston Dynamo 2-0 Saturday night for their first win of the season. “It’s big,” Portland’s first-year coach Caleb...
View ArticleMavericks extend Portland losing streak to 8
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Those beards aren’t coming off yet. Chris Kaman scored a season-high 26 points and the unshaven Dallas Mavericks boosted their faint playoff hopes with a 96-91 victory over the...
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Salem coach fired; ‘it’s become a witch hunt’
SALEM, Ore. (KOIN) — Kevin Goin led the West Salem High School basketball team to the state playoffs each of the past two years, and was 23-3 this season. He was surprised when the principal called him...
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