ANNE M. PETERSON
UCLA guard Tyger Campbell (10) reacts with center Myles Johnson (15) and Kenneth Nwuba, center, after a second-round NCAA college basketball tournament game against St. Mary's, Saturday, March 19, 2022, in Portland, Ore. UCLA won 72-56. (AP Photo/Craig Mitchelldyer)
UCLA turns away Saint Mary's 72-56, returns to Sweet 16

By Anne M. Peterson Mar. 19, 2022 09:31 PM EDT
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Tyger Campbell scored 16 points and fourth-seeded UCLA

St. Mary's guard Logan Johnson (0) dribbles against Indiana during the first half of a first-round NCAA college basketball tournament game, Thursday, March 17, 2022, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Craig Mitchelldyer)
Saint Mary's Logan Johnson has the respect of UCLA's Cronin

By Anne M. Peterson Mar. 18, 2022 07:51 PM EDT
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — UCLA coach Mick Cronin still exchanges texts with Saint Mary's

St. Mary's guard Logan Johnson (0) puts up a shot against Indiana center Michael Durr (2) during the first half of a first-round NCAA college basketball tournament game, Thursday, March 17, 2022, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Craig Mitchelldyer)
Fifth-seeded Saint Mary's routs No. 12 Indiana 82-53

By Anne M. Peterson Mar. 17, 2022 09:43 PM EDT
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Logan Johnson scored 20 points and fifth-seeded Saint Mary's

Memphis center Jalen Duren, center, grabs a rebound above Boise State forward Tyson Degenhart, left, as Memphis guard Alex Lomax (10) leaps to assist during the first half of a first round NCAA college basketball tournament game, Thursday, March 17, 2022, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Craig Mitchelldyer)
Memphis holds off Boise State rally for 64-53 1st-round win

By Anne M. Peterson Mar. 17, 2022 04:20 PM EDT
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Lessons from a tough start to the season helped Memphis weather

Gonzaga's Julian Strawther (0) celebrates during the second half of an NCAA college basketball championship game against Saint Mary's at the West Coast Conference tournament Tuesday, March 8, 2022, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Gonzaga relishes presence of other mid-majors in NCAAs

By Anne M. Peterson Mar. 16, 2022 08:03 PM EDT
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — While Gonzaga is the king of the mid-majors come tournament

BYU guard Alex Barcello, left, shoots next to Oregon forward Quincy Guerrier during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Portland, Ore., Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Craig Mitchelldyer)
Barcello scores 25, BYU pounds No. 12 Oregon 81-49

By Anne M. Peterson Nov. 17, 2021 12:17 AM EST
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The hoots and hollers from BYU's locker room could be

Oregon guard De'Vion Harmon (5) drives to the basket as Texas Southern Tigers guard AJ Lawson (2) defends during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, in Eugene, Ore. (AP Photo/Andy Nelson)
No. 13 Oregon beats Texas Southern 83-66 in season opener

By Anne M. Peterson Nov. 09, 2021 09:14 PM EST
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Will Richardson scored 20 points and No. 13 Oregon opened

Oregon State head coach Wayne Tinkle speaks during the Pac-12 Conference NCAA college basketball media day Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Beavers face greater expectations after last season's run

By Anne M. Peterson Oct. 21, 2021 07:10 PM EDT
They were the surprise of the Pac-12 last season. Now the Oregon State Beavers

Oregon head coach Dana Altman speaks during Pac-12 Conference NCAA college basketball media day Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
With N’Faly Dante's return, No. 13 Ducks hope to play bigger

By Anne M. Peterson Oct. 21, 2021 04:16 PM EDT
Oregon hopes it can incorporate its newcomers quickly in a tough conference

Oregon State guard Ethan Thompson (5) reacts to a basket against Tennessee during the second half of a men's college basketball game in the first round of the NCAA tournament at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Friday, March 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Thompson's rise helps power Beavers to the Sweet 16

By Anne M. Peterson Mar. 26, 2021 02:17 AM EDT
Ethan Thompson understood the moment. Maybe that's why he couldn't stop smiling

Oregon State's Jarod Lucas, right, celebrates with teammates after defeating Colorado in an NCAA college basketball game in the championship of the Pac-12 men's tournament Saturday, March 13, 2021, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Oregon State embraces its underdog role in the NCAAs

By Anne M. Peterson Mar. 17, 2021 04:03 PM EDT
As Oregon State's players celebrated their unlikely Pac-12 tournament title,

Gonzaga guard Jalen Suggs, center, drives to the basket on Portland guard Takiula Fahrensohn, left, as Portland forward Mikey Henn, right, watches during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Portland, Ore., Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Steve Dykes)
Ayayi gets Zags' 1st ever triple-double in rout of Portland

By Anne M. Peterson Jan. 09, 2021 11:09 PM EST
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Joel Ayayi figured it was only a matter of time before he

FILE - In this March 11, 2020, file photo, Oregon State head coach Wayne Tinkle motions to his players during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Utah in the first round of the Pac-12 men's tournament in Las Vegas. Tinkle is still coach at Oregon State but his son Trey, the school's all-time leading scorer, is awaiting the NBA draft. Shot-blocking specialist Kylor Kelley has moved on too. But Ethan Thompson has returned for his senior season. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
Tres Tinkle is gone but Ethan Thompson is back for the Beavs

By Anne M. Peterson Nov. 09, 2020 06:28 PM EST
Oregon State's family tree has been shaken a bit now that Tres Tinkle has

FILE - In this Jan. 30, 2020, file photo, Oregon's Chris Duarte scores against California in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Berkeley, Calif. Some three weeks to go before the start of the season, and Oregon hadn't yet scrimmaged. The team was already behind with conditioning. The nonconference scheduling was still being sorted out, in part because of varied COVID-19 regulations and testing protocols among possible opponents. So Oregon, ranked No. 20 in the preseason poll, was trying to stay nimble and healthy. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)
Oregon Ducks move on after Payton Pritchard's departure

By Anne M. Peterson Nov. 09, 2020 03:11 PM EST
Like the rest of the Pac-12, the Oregon Ducks face the upcoming season with

FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2019, file photo, Utah head coach Larry Krystkowiak speaks during the Pac-12 NCAA college basketball media day, in San Francisco. The return of football isn't likely to make much of a dent in the losses athletic departments across the Pac-12 will ultimately incur because of the coronavirus pandemic. Faced with dramatic budget shortfalls, most schools in the league have already resorted to layoffs, furloughs, and cutting some sports entirely. At Utah, football coach Kyle Kyle Whittingham and men's basketball coach Larry Krystkowiak both took salary cuts to help offset up to $60 million in projected losses. (AP Photo/D. Ross Cameron, File)
Pac-12 football may be back, but not all the revenue will be

By Anne M. Peterson Oct. 13, 2020 01:32 PM EDT
The return of football isn't likely to make a dramatic dent in the losses

Oregon, Oregon State drop 'Civil War' name for rivalry

By Anne M. Peterson Jun. 26, 2020 02:03 PM EDT
Oregon and Oregon State have agreed to drop the name “Civil War” for their

Oregon's Payton Pritchard celebrates after scoring against California in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020, in Berkeley, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
Pritchard keeps building legacy at Oregon

By Anne M. Peterson Feb. 12, 2020 06:17 PM EST
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — After Oregon's run to the Sweet 16 last season, guard

Oregon's Chris Duarte, right, steals the ball from Southern California's Daniel Utomi, back, and Elijah Weaver during the first half of an NCAA basketball game in Eugene, Ore., Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Chris Pietsch)
Duarte leads No. 12 Oregon past USC 79-70 in double OT

By Anne M. Peterson Jan. 24, 2020 01:54 AM EST
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Paying close attention paid off for Oregon's Chris Duarte.

Portland forward Tahirou Diabate, left, defends against Gonzaga forward Filip Petrusev during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Portland, Ore., Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020. (AP Photo/Steve Dipaola)
Tillie scores 22, top-ranked Gonzaga downs Portland 85-72

By Anne M. Peterson Jan. 03, 2020 12:15 AM EST
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Challenged by Portland to open conference play, top

Tinkle has 26 and Oregon St downs Arkansas Pine-Bluff 80-46

By Anne M. Peterson Dec. 14, 2019 08:08 PM EST
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — While proud of an 8-1 start, the Oregon State Beavers