2008 Woodie Awards
Sports
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A BLAST FROM THE PASTFive years ago, an upstart Ducks team took home top honors at the WNIT at Mac Courtby Jeffrey DransfeldtFive years have passed since Oregon won the 2002 Women's National Invitation Tournament Title. Memories have faded. Details washed away as years, days, hours pass the team members by. The sensation of a WNIT title pales next to a berth in the NCAA Tournament, yet the reward of a team coming together to win a national championship is etched into the memories of members of Bev Smith's first year as head coach at Oregon. |
Pit Crew deserves no sympathy for 'ordeal'In my opinionby Stefanie LohI think this entire discussion about how unfairly the basketball tickets for Oregon's first trip to the NCAA Tournament since 2003 have been distributed is really just a lot of hullabaloo about nothing. When I was assigned yesterday's story about disgruntled students whining because they had to wait in line for tickets during Dead Week, I went out to Autzen to find out what the problem was. |
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Redhawks aim to don Cindarella's slipperAs a No. 14 seed, Miami of Ohio University is facing momentous odds and a stiff first-round matchup with the No. 3 seeded Oregon Ducks in Spokane, Wash.by Jacob MayAlthough Ohio's Miami University wants to play the Cinderella role in the NCAA Tournament, its season has already been an improbable story after the team reached March Madness on a last-second prayer. Senior Doug Penno's three-pointer Saturday gave the Redhawks an automatic berth into the tournament, beating Akron University 53-52 in the Mid-American Conference tournament on a play that took nearly 10 minutes to review after fans had stormed the court. |
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Oregon wants it clear, these Ducks aren't dirtySarah Harmon calls her squad "the cleanest team in the league," even if their uniforms come home brownby Dan Jones | Freelance reporterSophomore Sarah Harmon wants to get one thing straight: The Dirty Ducks may get muddy, but they don't play dirty. "We are the cleanest team in our league," Harmon said. "We don't throw elbows, we get muddy and rough and play with everything. We aren't dirty though. |
Kilkenny surprises Pit Crew with ticketsOregon's new athletic director informed die-hard fans that he is footing the bill for their trip up northby Dan Jones | Freelance reporterSophomore Michael Konowitz said he showed up at the Autzen Stadium South Ticket Building on Monday around 3:30 p.m. expecting to wait in line for hours and eventually pay $56 for a ticket to see the Ducks' first round game against Miami (OH) in Spokane, Wash. |
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Sostak's 67 swings Oregon into sixthThe freshman's five-under helped propel his team a team total of 880 at the Fresno St. Lexus tournamentby Will Seymour | Freelance reporterFreshman Marcus Sostak shot a five under par 67 on Tuesday to lead the Oregon men's golf up the leaderboard and into a sixth place finish at the Fresno St. Lexus Golf Classic, at the Sunnyside Golf Course in Fresno, Calif. March 12-13. The Ducks, with a total score of 880, finished 31 strokes behind tournament champions San Diego State and just two strokes behind the tournament hosts after shooting five over par as a team in that final round, making a move up from ninth, their position after the first two rounds Monday. |
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Oregon hopes to make a splash in their return to March MadnessThe Ducks plan to make a strong first impression in their first Big Dance appearance since 2002-03by Jacob MayAfter a three-year NCAA Tournament appearance drought, the Oregon men's basketball team is ready to prove that this group of players is capable of finally living up to the hype. During that drought, Oregon was expected to at least compete for a berth but mediocre seasons kept the team from reaching March Madness. |
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Memory LaneCoach Kent says these Ducks are more tenacious than the Luke-laden 2002 Elite Eight teamby Dan Jones | Freelance ReporterOther than senior Adam Zahn, the NCAA Tournament experience will be an entirely new one for the Ducks when they play Miami (OH) University on Friday in Spokane, Wash. Oregon's coaching staff and the program itself are not, however, unfamiliar with postseason success. |
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Living up to the billingOregon's recruiting class of 2004 has had its ups and downs, but with its first postseason bid, expectations are becoming realityby Luke AndrewsIt's often said in sports, in one fashion or another, that winning cures all wounds. No one knows this better than the four players in Oregon's recruiting class of 2004, now juniors: Malik Hairston, Maarty Leunen, Chamberlain Oguchi, and Bryce Taylor. After two years of hype, struggles and underachievement - and subsequent doubts and criticism - the class of 2004 has finally tasted some success while vindicating much of what's gone awry the past two seasons. |
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Breaking down the brackets: the scoop on the Pac-10 teamsThe Pac-10's six teams are prepared to proceed through the Big Danceby Stefanie LohFor only the second time in history, six teams from the Pacific-10 Conference reached the field of 65 of the NCAA Tournament. As the newly crowned Pacific-10 Conference Tournament Champions, the Ducks got an automatic bid to the Big Dance. Here's a brief look at the other five teams. |
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The most wonderful time of the yearIn My Opinionby Luke AndrewsConsider this the official petition to declare March Madness a national holiday. As Americans, we work entirely too many hours for far too many consecutive days and, often, for far too little reward. You want something rewarding? How about those people in positions of authority (bosses or professors) in the world stop pretending people actually accomplish work in the next two weeks and give the people what they truly want. |
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