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This Wall Street Journal article is unlocked but appears to be locked. If you have not seen Alysa Liu and her four minute gold medal performance, it is a must see video. It is everywhere, just Google it and it is worth watching the entire four minutes. https://www.wsj.com/sports/olympics/alysa-liu-klaebo-shiffrin-milan-cortina-olympics-bed8878d?st=t7dFtp&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

College baseball roster limit: 34, includes both scholarship and walk on players. Teams can offer up to 34 scholarships. Exceptions: Some programs potentially operating under a 40 man roster limit, if they opted out of certain House settlement terms. Designated Student Athletes (DSA). Existing players with a DSA tag may allow teams to exceed the 34 man limit temporarily as they finish their careers. According to the Duck baseball website, they currently have 39 players on their roster. Of this number, 23 players are listed as pitchers. However, three of these players, Naulivou Lauaki Jr., Hudson Carvalho and Cooper Markham are listed as pitchers/infielders. After eight games played, 18 pitchers and 16 infield/outfield players saw the field. That's 34 players. The five players who haven't made an appearance are Tyler Wick, infielder and four players who are pitchers. They are Jonah Barkoff, Blake Crawford, Tyler Jones and Cooper Strawn. It will be interesting to see if these guys play any games this season. If they do, then they will be over the 34 roster limit.

This pitching....if it holds up and improves among the newbie relief pitchers--can take us to great places. On days where we face great opponent pitchers--ours can keep us in the game. Typically, when we lost games to Rhode Island or Portland last year for example...they were 12-11 and 10-9 kind of scores that I'd like to think our hurlers can prevent that this year. This pitching coach knows the players well enough already to know how good or not they are on a given day. Even Waz said that Sanford's performance was "good, but not his best stuff." Whew! Since we have so many pitchers--we can pull a starter quickly who is off on his control that day before it gets too bad. The pitching coach (Matt Flores) pull one pitcher after only one out, and a couple of walks...he's seen enough! The replacement shut the inning down with no runs given up. While I know that puts too much pressure on a pitcher to perform NOW...and could make him more nervous...what choice do we have? Sometimes you leave a pitcher who is struggling in, and he comes out of it. Other times he has buried you so badly that that game is lost. Use your strengths; if you have a boatload of pitchers--use them. Relief Pitcher Gabe Howard from West Linn

They've been great so far, done exactly what they should against two mediocre teams, haven't really struggled at all so far, they've looked good in their wins, it hasn't been a bunch of games where they got some ball in play luck, they've looked dominant in most game, now they need to pick up some quality OOC wins this week.

You shouldn't need Moore time to guess ESPN's choice for the B1Ggest, most-impactful, returning player for OBD. However, Texas's returning QB is not Austin's Golden Arch. 🤪 ESPN.comKey college football returning players for each top 25 teamWith all the focus on the portal, we look at the most important players retained across college football.

I recall the season my brother and I shared great joy when Oregon made it to the Poulon Weed Eater Bowl and pulled out a last minute win over Tulsa. We felt as though the holiday season had a special magic. Even though the two playoff losses were painful in the moment, I can be nothing but grateful for the rise in talent, performance, entertainment, and wins over our hated rivals that Dan Lanning has brought to Eugene. These are the best of times for this Duck fan!

thanks brother!

thanks for that.. I swear the last two playoffs have been tramautizing for me. Duck fan since 07

What Dana Altman Has Been Missing With the Oregon Ducks This SeasonThe Oregon Ducks are currently the second-to-worst team in the Big Ten Conference with a 3-13 record in conference play and a 10-17 overall record. The Oregon Ducks' struggles throughout the 2025-26 season can be directly correlated to the lack of ball-handling and offensive leadership at the lead guard spot. Without junior guard Jackson Shelstad on the floor, the flow under coach Dana Altman has looked all out of sorts. Oregon Ducks On SIWhat Dana Altman Has Been Missing With the Oregon Ducks T...The Oregon Ducks' struggles throughout the 2025-26 season can be directly correlated to the lack of ball-handling and offensive leadership at the lead guard spo

The return of Dante and A'Mauri has OBD in front of this 8-Ball. Welcome Back! 😍 YardbarkerTop eight college football stars who passed on the 2026 N...Here are the top stars who turned down the 2026 draft.

Ducks and Beavs hit the pause button. Cui bono from the Civil War? Not the creature with feathers and wings. OBD's G6 dance card is full up.😁 YardbarkerOregon Ducks Schedule Update After Rivalry With Oregon St...The Oregon Ducks and Oregon State Beavers football rivalry will remain on pause until at least 2028, according to a report from The Oregonian's James Crepea.

It isn't the Life of Riley in LA.🙃 https://trojanswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/trojans/football/2026/02/24/josh-pate-lincoln-riley-prove-himself-top-coach/88839357007/?utm_source=smg-trojanswire-strada&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=SMGbaseline&ut

Not only did he get back out on the ice and score the game winner, He continued to crush cold beers late into the night. I hope the doc numbed him up because I can't even stand drink room temp water after dentist visits.

Josh Pate Reveals Respect for Dan Lanning in Latest College Coaches RankingsCollege football analyst Josh Pate ranked Dan Lanning as the best coach without a national title in college football. Oregon Ducks coach Dan Lanning is widely considered one of the top coaches in the sport, and college football analyst Josh Pate recently ranked Lanning No. 4 in his recent top 10 ranking of the best college football coaches. He's the highest-ranked coach that has yet to win a national title. Why Dan Lanning Belongs in the Elite Head Coach DiscussionLanning will be 40 when he leads the Ducks through the 2026 season, and he will still be considered a relatively young head coach in the industry. Still, he has shown remarkable improvement in every season that he's been at Oregon. Oregon Ducks On SIJosh Pate Reveals Respect for Dan Lanning in Latest Colle...Oregon Ducks coach Dan Lanning is widely considered one of the top coaches in the sport, and college football analyst Josh Pate recently ranked Lanning No. 4 in

Quiet, you Hoser! Jack's grill perfectly reflects the great game of hockey! No pain, no gain. Is there any such thing as an honest politician or a good dentist? How about another six pack of Moulsons instead, eh? Get back on the ice! YardbarkerTeam USA's Jack Hughes should seek a good dentist after w...The New Jersey Devils star will certainly need dental work after he lost one of his front chompers in the gold-medal game against Team Canada on Sunday.

"You were born to be hockey players." RIP Brooksie

Bruins fan reporting for duty. Thinking of Gerry Cheevers. The B's stunk for so long before Bobby Orr, Cheese, Espo, Pie McKenzie, bad boy Derek Sanderson, et al showed up to play in the old Grubby Gahden, Boston Garden. I'm a traditionalist, but I love the 3-on-3 OT that the USA Women's and Men's teams used to their advantage. As to the 4-on-4 OT loss in Vancouver, hats off to Sidney Crosby. If he'd been able to go on Sunday?

AMEN! I've watched a lot of hockey over the years, and this save is as good as it gets.

UCLA is back in the Rose Bowl for another regular season slate of games. UCLA visits Autzen in Week 6 - Where there will be folks in the stands. https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/ucla-football-2026-rose-bowl/?eid=c7d8647c6247db8d08c59fe44bc30380a147aa90b9e33099045cd46ddc6a485b&ftag=SNL-04-10aaa0b&ET_CID=527269&ET_RID=52482716

I have been an avid Duck Fan for over 60 years. I feel terrible when we are done for the season. It takes me about a week I have found , to recognize the fact that even though we did not get as far as I wanted, the past 2 seasons have been 2 of the best and most enjoyable I have ever watched. I am looking forward to what is next with great anticipation.

My uncle started us viewing and watching hockey (on the rare occasions it showed up on TV), as well as going to an occasional game at Memorial Colliseum, in the early 60's. My earliest memory of the game involved fist fights along the boards, and peeing on the car door locks on George's '55 Pontiac Chieftain 870 to thaw them out after a freezing rain... The car sticks in my mind because when my step dad married my mom, he owned that 2 door coupe, and swapped pink slips with Uncle George for his 4 door Buick Roadmaster, to make it easier to load the 4 kids she brought along. Most Saturday evenings involved deciphering hockey game calls in front of his massive console radio.

Canada’s coach was not pleased with the 3 on 3 OT format. He said it was not a good way to finish a gold medal game. He must have forgot Canada won the 2010 gold medal vs. USA with a 4 on 4 OT format. I’ll take a 3 on 3 over the shootout format any day. If you look at both rosters Canada had a fairly decisive speed advantage which is crucial in 3 on 3 hockey. Conner McDavid is the fastest skater in the NHL. Nathan MacKinnon is third fastest and Cole Makar is the fastest defenseman in terms of acceleration in short bursts. All three were on the ice when Hughes scored the winner. If Jake Oettinger or Jeremy Swayman had been in goal for Team USA, Canada would have won 5-1 or 6-1. Ask any Bruins or Stars fan. They will all say the same thing.

I have a hazy understanding of the rules, but I know that up to 34 scholarships can be given, and that is also the roster limit. So they can be piece-meal the way they used to do it. For example giving a half-scholarship, and some NIL besides. Apparently we had to cut some good players that Waz wanted on the squad due to the 34 man roster limit. Home run helmet!

Hang it in The Louvre. I love this reference to Herb Brooks’ pre-game speech before they played the Soviets in 1980.

So much better than the Brooks Years, where it seemed like many seasons started looking really promising before being derailed a couple games in by one or two injuries, like Bill Musgrave, Brandon Jumper, JJ Birden, and Herman O'Berry. Never having the depth OBD have now.