Western Oregon Men Travel to Seattle; Home to Seattle Pacific

WOU came oh-so-close to a rare Alaska sweep in games in Anchorage and Fairbanks last weekend.

(MONMOUTH) - The Wolves will face two teams that are certainly in playoff contention, one on the road and one at home this week.

Seattle is first, ranked fourth in last week’s west region poll, although a 24-point loss at Seattle Pacific will likely mean a slight drop for them when this week’s poll comes out.

No. 13 Oregon Looks to Rebound Against ASU, No. 24 Arizona

Oregon defeated Arizona State on Jan. 11th, 60-55, and defeated then No. 8 Arizona 79-77 on Jan 14th.

(EUGENE) - Following perhaps the most ardous trip in the country -- four straight road games against four potential NCAA Tournament teams (Washington, Washington State, UCLA and USC) games -- No. 13 Oregon (19-4, 7-4 Pac-10) returns home for five of its last seven games.

This week, the Ducks host Arizona State (6-16, 0-11 Pac-10)on Thursday at 5:30 PM, followed by No. 24 Arizona (15-7, 6-5 Pac-10) on Saturday at 12:30 PM.

Portland State Releases 2007 Football Schedule

The Vikings, were 7-4 in 2006.

(PORTLAND) - The Portland State Athletics Department has released its 2007 football schedule, featuring the eight-game Big Sky Conference slate, the Southland Conference Champion, regional rival UC Davis and Mountain West Conference opponent San Diego State.

Portland State will play a balanced schedule with five home games, including two in September, two in October and one in November.

The Vikings will open at Southland Champion and playoff participant McNeese State (7-5 in 2006) on Sept. 1st.

Oregon, Colorado Tied for Baja Classic Lead

Oregon senior Kim McCready shot her seventh round of 73 or better in 2006-07 Monday.

(BAJA CALIFORNIA, Mexico ) - The No. 47-ranked University of Oregon women’s golf team led the field Monday after the first round of the Baja Classic held at the Bajamar Resort, while the second round was interrupted by fog and will be finished Tuesday morning.

The Ducks were tied with Colorado at 298 after the first round, and remaining official team results and individual placings were unavailable.

Senior Kim McCready led Oregon with a 2-under 70 first round, and carded five birdies and three bogeys.

Biola University Signs South Salem Runner

Thede placed seventh and eighth in state last year in the 3,000- and 1,500-meter races.

(LA MIRADA, Calif.) - Biola University cross country coach Jonathan Zimmerman announced the signing of a pair of standout runners this week in Erika Perez (Orange, CA/El Modena HS) and Katie Thede (Salem, OR/South Salem HS).

Both are expected to compete on both the cross country and track teams starting in 2007-08.

Linfield Picked to Win Fourth Straight NWC Softball Crown

Willamette was picked to finish 5th.

(Spokane, Wash.) - Three-time defending champion Linfield College, which survived eight elimination games to finish fourth in last year's NCAA Division III tournament, has been picked on six of eight ballots to win its fourth straight Northwest Conference softball championship.

Six returning First or Second Team All-Northwest Conference selections will lead the Wildcats in 2007, including junior outfielder Stephanie Rice, senior infielder Meredith Brunette, and junior utility players Amanda Attleberger and Erica Hancock.

MLB News: Hall Agrees to Long-Term Contract With Brewers

(MILWAUKEE ) - The Milwaukee Brewers Monday signed INF/OF Bill Hall to a four-year contract through 2010 with a club option for 2011.

He was named Brewers Most Valuable Player by the Milwaukee Chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America as he made 143 starts at four different positions (126g at SS, 10g at 3B, 4g at 2B, 3g in CF).

He made his last 116 starts at shortstop for the injured J.J. Hardy.

Rob Andrus Named Willamette Men's Athlete of The Month

Andrus shot 63.4% from the field (26 of 41), including 57.1% on 3-pointers (8 of 14).

(SALEM) - Andrus averaged 11.3 points per game while playing in just 15.1 minutes per contest.

He started in Willamette’s upset of 13th-ranked the University of Puget Sound on Jan. 26th and provided support off the bench in all of the Bearcats’ other games during the month.

Kenseth, Kahne Fastest in Day One of NASCAR Busch Series Testing at LVMS

Three cars hit the wall during testing Monday: Dave Blaney, Kurt Busch and Todd Kluever.

(LAS VEGAS) - Evernham Motorsports driver Kasey Kahne turned in the fastest lap during the afternoon session of NASCAR Busch Series testing at Las Vegas Motor Speedway - 29.939 sec./180.367 mph - but it was not the fastest lap of the day.

Morning session leader Matt Kenseth still leads all others with his lap of 29.803 sec./181.90 mph, set before lunchtime.

Brad Coleman is the new NASCAR Busch Series driver for Joe Gibbs Racing in the No. 18 Carino's Italian Grill Chevrolet.