By Anne M. PetersonAP Sports Writer CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — With a 55-yard field goal to cap a wild back-and-fourth game, Oregon State emerged as this season’s de facto Pac-12 champions.Everett Hayes kicked a season-best 55-yard field goal with 20 seconds left and the Beavers snapped a five-game losing streak[Read More…]

Today in History: November 27, Harvey Milk and George Moscone fatally shotToday is Wednesday, Nov. 27, the 332nd day of 2024. There are 34 days left in the year.Today in history:On Nov. 27, 1978, San Francisco Mayor George Moscone (mah-SKOH’-nee) and city Supervisor and gay rights activist Harvey Milk were[Read More…]

Steve MegargeeAP Sports Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Oregon was trailing by seven points as Wisconsin fans were jumping around to open the fourth quarter.The top-ranked Ducks didn’t flinch.Oregon’s players jumped right along with Wisconsin’s sellout crowd during the traditional playing of House of Pain’s “Jump Around” at the end[Read More…]

Anne M. PetersonAP Sports Writer EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — What made Dillon Gabriel’s record-breaking touchdown pass so special to him was that it was caught by an unusual target, offensive lineman Gernorris Wilson.Gabriel broke the NCAA record for total career touchdowns and top-ranked Oregon remained undefeated with a 39-18 victory[Read More…]

Today is Wednesday, Nov. 13, the 318th day of 2024. There are 48 days left in the year.Today in history:On Nov. 13, 2015, Islamic State militants carried out a set of coordinated attacks in Paris at the national stadium, in a crowded concert hall, in restaurants and on streets, killing[Read More…]

Today is Wednesday, Nov. 6, the 311th day of 2024. There are 55 days left in the year.Today in history:On Nov. 6, 1860, former Illinois congressman Abraham Lincoln of the Republican Party was elected President of the United States as he defeated John Breckinridge, John Bell and Stephen Douglas.Also on[Read More…]

Today is Wednesday, Oct. 30, the 304th day of 2024. There are 62 days left in the year.Today in history:On Oct. 30, 1974, Muhammad Ali knocked out George Foreman in the eighth round of a scheduled 15-round bout known as the “Rumble in the Jungle,” in Kinshasa, Congo (then Zaire),[Read More…]

Michael MarotAP Sports Writer Ryan Browne’s first start went so well Purdue coach Ryan Walters is giving him another chance.Only this time, Browne will step onto the national stage, trying to snap a five-game losing streak while derailing No. 2 Oregon’s Big Ten title hopes and championship dreams. He might[Read More…]

Today is Wednesday, Oct. 23, the 297th day of 2024. There are 69 days left in the year.Today in history:On Oct. 23, 1983, 241 U.S. service members, most of them Marines, were killed in a suicide truck-bombing at the U.S. Marine Corps barracks at Beirut International Airport in Lebanon, while[Read More…]

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Savion Red ran for four touchdowns Saturday night, Kitan Crawford returned an interception 57 yards for a touchdown and quarterback Brendon Lewis ran for a 67-yard TD as part of a wild fourth quarter and Nevada held on to beat Oregon State 42-37.Lewis was 5-of-12 passing[Read More…]