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	Ducks roll over Huskies 44-10 Oregon wins fifth straight over Washington to open 2008 season by Andrew Greif \| Sports Editor When it comes to scoring points, No. 20 Oregon doesn't wait for anybody. Washington included. The Ducks scored on five drives of two minutes or less en route to a 44-10 win over rival Washington, their fifth in a row over the Huskies, Saturday night at Autzen Stadium to kick off the 2008 season.
	UW Recap: Jake in progress Washington quarterback Jake Locker was held under 200 yards of total offense against Oregon by Robert Husseman Washington quarterback Jake Locker made no excuses in light of Oregon's 44-10 win over Washington Saturday night. "I need to get the ball out quicker," a visibly frustrated Locker said postgame. "I just didn't execute. That's it." Locker completed 12 of 28 passes for 103 yards on the night, adding 57 more yards on 16 carries to lead the Huskies in rushing.
	UO Analysis: Paysinger steps up at linebacker Sophomore leads all Ducks with 12.5 tackles against Huskies by Kevin Hudson Redshirt sophomore linebacker Spencer Paysinger was an unknown quantity when tabbed to replace the dismissed Kevin Garrett on the weakside of the Oregon defense at the beginning of fall camp. Paysinger was seen as one of the few question marks on a defense expected to be the best Oregon had fielded in years, perhaps ever.
	Leadership, patience among reasons to wait on Nate Costa In my opinion \| Wind sprints by Andrew Greif \| Sports Editor Don't feel bad for Nate Costa. The redshirt sophomore from Hilmar, Calif., will be out for the entire season after doctors found a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during surgery Wednesday to repair a torn meniscus in the same knee. Instead of a hopeful 8-10 week delay to his promising season, it's wait-til-next-year.
	Behind Enemy Lines by Christian Caple \| The Daily Each week, a beat writer from the opponent's campus newspaper will give his or her take on the day's matchup against the Ducks. First up, Washington. Those searching for a comparison between this year's Washington-Oregon rivalry game and any of the past meetings between the two schools need not to search much more.
	As Locker goes, so go Huskies Washington notes by Robert Husseman Call it the Malamute Miracle: Washington senior center Juan Garcia believed his career was over after suffering a Lisfranc fracture in his left food toward the end of the spring. This week, head coach Tyrone Willingham penciled him in as the starter against Oregon, and Garcia has stated to the media his intentions to play the entire game.
	Women to take 10-day trip to Italy The Ducks will play four basketball games against Italian professional teams over the course of the trip by Robert Husseman The Oregon women's basketball team is about to embark on a 10-day trip to Italy Sunday, flying into Milan monday morning. The Ducks will play four games over the duration of the trip against Italian professional teams, interspersed with a crash course in Italian history, culture and heritage.
	Around the Pac-10 by Tom Sabiel \| Freelance writer Tennessee vs. UCLA (9/1, 5 p.m., Pasadena, Calif., ESPN) UCLA will host No. 18 Tennessee for a Southeastern Conference-Pacific-10 Conference showdown. Many believe the SEC is the powerhouse conference in college football, while others believe the PAC-10 is the best in the country.
	His turn Jeremiah Johnson hopes to build on an abbreviated 2007 season as Oregon's featured running back by Andrew Greif \| Sports Editor Jeremiah Johnson believes he has an idea to cure Oregon's quarterback woes. Give him the ball. "I don't want to put a set number on yards," the typically unabashed senior running back said, "but hopefully with God's graces it'll be in the thousands or even higher.
	Border rivalry as season opener a rarity for Oregon Ducks, Huskies last met to kick off college football season in 1945 by Kevin Hudson The No. 21 Oregon Ducks renew their border rivalry with the Washington Huskies for the 101st time Saturday, 7 p.m. at Autzen Stadium, in a rare season-opening Pacific-10 Conference contest between the teams. The only other time the two teams met in a season opener was 1945, with the Ducks prevailing 20-6.
	Masoli, Harper may factor in Oregon notes by Kevin Hudson With this week's announcement that sophomore quarterback Nate Costa will be out for the season after surgery to repair a torn meniscus and ACL, Oregon will turn to Sun Bowl phenomenon Justin Roper in its season opener against rival Washington - and for the immediate future.