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Chip Kelly to Eagles
Oregon head coach Chip Kelly left for the Philadephia Eagles today, a little over a week after spurning the Cleveland Browns. Offensive coordinator Mark Helfrich is expected to fill the vacancy, but...
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Pac-12 Power Rankings — 2/27/13
1. Arizona (23-4, 11-4) — Visits from the Washington schools didn’t provide the stiffest challenges, but Arizona took care of both the Huskies and the Cougars with ease last week. Defense is an issue...
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Bruins return to AP poll
UCLA is back in the AP poll for the first time since January, making its appearance at No. 23 after its first season sweep of Arizona since 2008. The Wildcats are still the Pac-12′s highest-ranked team...
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Pac-12 Power Rankings — 3/7/13
1. Oregon (23-6, 12-4) — The Ducks are the best team in the Pac-12 as long as Dominic Artis is healthy, but he only saw 12 minutes in a win at Oregon State. Oregon should get its first conference title...
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Guerrero highest-paid public school AD in Pac-12
School Name School Pay Other Pay Total Pay Max Bonus UCLA Dan Guerrero $715,211 $0 $715,211 $75,000 Cal Sandy Barbour $576,931 $25,000 $601,931 $271,004 Arizona Greg Byrne $600,000 $0 $600,000...
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Who will be the top seed in the Pac-12?
A little convoluted, but here are the best and worst case Pac-12 tourney seeding scenarios for the top four teams. Each has one game left on Saturday except Cal, which can only sit and wait. Scroll all...
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Muhammad leads Bruins in Pac-12 awards
Two days after UCLA won an outright Pac-12 title, Shabazz Muhammad became the eighth player in program history to win Pac-12 Freshman of the Year — sharing the honor with Arizona point guard Jahii...
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Halftime update: Oregon 41, UCLA 32
UCLA got burned from outside as Jonathan Loyd, Damyean Dotson and Carlos Emory combined for a ridiculous 78 shooting percentage from 3-point range. The trio has 35 of Oregon’s 41 points, and the Ducks...
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Short-handed UCLA falls short of Pac-12 tourney title
Without shooting guard Jordan Adams, UCLA couldn’t do enough to beat Oregon for the Pac-12 tournament championship. As Adams sat at the end of the bench with a broken right foot, the Bruins lost 78-69...
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Mike Moser to Oregon; Allerik Freeman to Baylor
A pair of former Bruins found new homes today. Most notable in the Pac-12 landscape is Mike Moser, who reportedly committed to Oregon as a graduate transfer out of UNLV. The 6-foot-8 forward played...
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Bruins steady in latest APR rankings
The NCAA released its annual Academic Progress Rate reports this morning, which means anyone can go fiddle with the somewhat-cumbersome search engine and figure out which rivals they can mock for their...
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Pac-12 links: Cal stadium debt a ‘noose around the campus’ neck’
» Cal’s newly renovated Memorial Stadium has a marvelous press box view of the San Francisco Bay, but the price may be looming, insurmountable debt. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, the school...
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Pac-12 links: NCAA to announce Oregon resolution Wednesday
» The NCAA will release its findings on Oregon football tomorrow. The Ducks paid a law firm $208,991.48 over a 24-month period as part of their internal investigation into violations. » Ed O’Bannon’s...
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Pac-12 links: Stanford lands four-star QB, $151 million donation, Twitter trade
» Stanford “traded” Twitter handles with Syracuse, giving up @SUAthletics in exchange for a local goods package that includes a crate of oranges. “Obviously we’re thrilled to activate @GoStanford as...
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Pac-12′s Top 25 Players, Part II
Picking up from Part I, here’s the next five in our Pac-12 Top 25 countdown. 20. Bishop Sankey, Washington The 5-foot-10 back rushed for 1,439 yards and 16 touchdowns as a sophomore, ensuring that the...
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Pac-12′s Top 25 Players, Part IV
Picking up from Parts I, II and III, here are the next five in our Pac-12 top 25 countdown. 10. Morgan Breslin, USC Originally thought of as a probable reserve, Breslin emerged when defensive end Devon...
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Pac-12′s Top 25 Players, Part V
Picking up from Parts I, II, III and IV, here are the final five in our top 25 countdown. 5. De’Anthony Thomas, Oregon Thomas claims track and field season made him even faster — a frightening prospect...
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Pac-12′s Top 25 Players: Who was left out?
With the week’s countdown over, here is a rundown of the Pac-12′s top 25 players as voted on by 11 different writers. I also included my ballot on the right side. Totaled votes My votes 1 Marqise Lee,...
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UCLA picked to win Pac-12 South
Here are the full results of the Pac-12 preseason media poll, with first-place votes in parentheses. Few surprises down the line, as Oregon was named both the North Division and conference favorite....
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Pac-12 links: Oregon’s new football facility is as shiny as you’d expect
» On one hand, it’s not surprising that Oregon’s new football facility is nicer than that of most NFL teams. On the other, a barbershop! » Oregon State’s already mediocre basketball program suspended...
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