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I sat behind Mike Parker and Pat Casey during the post game show after the final game of the weekend. The Beavers beat Pacific 2-0 and swept a 3-game series for the first time all season and matched a season […]

40 teams are confirmed in the tournament, either by receiving an Auto-Bid or by being announced as a host. Teams That Are In 1. Florida State (Host) ACC 2. Miami (Host, Auto) ACC 3. North Carolina (Host) ACC 4. NC […]

I will do a little more work in a bit on this stuff, but here is the list of Regional Hosts, as announced by the NCAA today. Atlantic Coast 4 (Florida State, Miami (Fla.), North Carolina, North Carolina State) Big […]

JOSH DUBOW of the AP writes: Quarterback Marques Tuiasosopo is returning to Oakland after spending a year with the New York Jets, giving the Raiders the veteran backup they were looking for to help JaMarcus Russell. Tuiasosopo signed a contract […]

The AP is reporting: Evan Longoria is off to a strong start in his rookie season. Longoria homered twice and had six RBIs to lead the Tampa Bay Rays past the Baltimore Orioles 11-4 on Saturday night. It was Longoria’s […]

LARRY LAGE of the AP writes: The Boston Celtics insisted they weren’t worried about winning a road game, knowing their time would come in the playoffs. Perfect timing. Kevin Garnett scored 22 points to lead Boston to a 94-80 victory […]

Oregon State volleyball player Rachel Rourke will take part in the First Annual Abu Dhabi International Women’s Volleyball Championship, hosted by the Higher Organizing Committee (HOC), as a member of the Australian National Team, beginning May 21. The 6-foot-5-inch Aussie […]

To the genius who created conference tournaments: THANK YOU! As the college baseball season winds down as conference tournaments begin and end, I am left shaking my head at what these tournaments do to the eventual field of 64 that […]

The scenario is simple: The Oregon State baseball team has to win all three games this weekend if they are going to have any chance of making the postseason for a fourth consecutive season. And even if they win all […]