A federal judge on Friday placed on hold a state domestic partnership law that was set to take effect Jan. 1, pending a February hearing.
Derick Nelson had 22 points and nine rebounds, and Oakland stunned No. 23 Oregon 68-62 Saturday night.
Aleks Maric scored 23 points, including a putback that broke open the game in overtime, and Nebraska overcame 16th-ranked Oregon's 3-point barrage to beat the Ducks 88-79 Saturday.
Maarty Leunen had 23 points and 11 rebounds and No. 16 Oregon. playing without injured leading scorer Malik Hairston, beat Sacramento State 93-66 on Tuesday night.
A highway blocked by a landslide had been cleared of a soupy mixture of gravel, mud and trees Wednesday but it remained closed because water was still rushing across the pavement.
Bryce Taylor scored a season-high 20 points and No. 19 Oregon defeated Utah 75-64 Saturday at the annual Pape Jam at the Rose Garden.
Freshman wide receiver James Rodgers ran 25 yards around end for the go-ahead touchdown, and the Oregon State defense stuffed No. 18 Oregon on fourth down to preserve a 38-31 victory in double overtime on Saturday.
Kansas State had a final chance, trailing by three points with the ball in Andre Gilbert's hands. Instead of attempting a 3-pointer, Gilbert inexplicably started driving to the basket.
Fans in Manhattan had waited a long time for a game like this. They got quite a show, though maybe not the ending they had hoped for. Bryce Taylor scored 11 of his 18 points after halftime, and Maarty Leunen had 14 points and 14 rebounds to help No. 17 Oregon hold off No. 25 Kansas State 80-77 in overtime Thursday night.
Maarty Leunen had 18 points and 10 rebounds, seven players scored in double digits and 12th-ranked Oregon beat San Francisco 110-79 on Saturday night.
Down to a pair of redshirt freshmen to play quarterback, the once-mighty Oregon Ducks had absolutely no chance against UCLA. And with that, their hopes of returning to Pasadena to play in the Rose Bowl game on New Year's Day came to an end.
Patty Mills' spectacular performance against Oregon gave everybody a huge glimpse of why the Gaels regard him so highly — and the Saint Mary's freshman sure spoiled Ernie Kent's return to his former school.
Malik Hairston scored 24 points and the 11th-ranked Oregon Ducks beat the Portland Pilots 85-61 on Saturday night.
Dennis Dixon will have surgery on the left knee that buckled early in second-ranked Oregon's upset loss to Arizona, spoiling his chance to win the Heisman Trophy. The quarterback tore his anterior cruciate ligament during Oregon's Nov. 3 victory over Arizona State, according to coach Mike Bellotti, but he had rested it and felt as if he was ready to play Thursday night against the Wildcats.
Oregon quarterback Dennis Dixon left the Ducks' game at Arizona because of a knee injury in the first quarter.
The curse of No. 2 claimed another victim. Second-ranked Oregon lost Heisman Trophy candidate Dennis Dixon to a knee injury and never recovered in a 34-24 upset by Arizona on Thursday night.
Finally healthy and playing against some old acquaintances from back home, Malik Hairston had a career game Monday night, leading No. 11 Oregon to a 97-88 victory over Western Michigan in the World Vision Invitational.
Tajuan Porter scored 28 points and Malik Hairston added 20 points to help No. 12 Oregon defeat Pacific 80-64 in the World Vision Invitational tournament on Sunday.
Bryce Taylor, Tajuan Porter and Malik Hairston each scored 17 points to lead No. 12 Oregon to a 100-70 win over Pepperdine in the World Vision International tournament on Saturday night.
Picked to finish in the middle of the Pac-10, Oregon has thrust itself into the heart of national title race. Dennis Dixon threw four touchdown passes before leaving with an injury, and the fourth-ranked Ducks defeated No. 6 Arizona State 35-23 on Saturday, their second consecutive victory over a Top 10 team.
Oregon can start seriously thinking about a national title run. As for Southern California, just winning the Pac-10 could be a long shot at this point. Jonathan Stewart ran for 103 yards and two touchdowns and the fifth-ranked Ducks knocked off No. 9 USC 24-17 on Saturday.
There have been times this season when Southern California has been labeled sluggish and unimpressive.
Jonathan Stewart can handle the entire rushing load for Oregon just fine. Still, he didn't mind a little help from Andre Crenshaw and Dennis Dixon.
Dennis Dixon threw for 287 yards and three touchdowns and No. 9 Oregon handed Washington State its fourth straight loss, 53-7 on Saturday. Dixon also ran for a touchdown for the Ducks (5-1, 2-1 Pacific-10), who had 551 yards in total offense.
Opponents of Oregon's new same-sex domestic partnership law failed to turn in enough valid signatures to block the measure, clearing the way for it to take effect next year, state elections officials said Monday.