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Salem-News.com Sports (January 14, 2007 07:24)Bearcats Bite Wildcats, 80-68 Salem-News.com SPORTSWillamette outscores the Wildcats 18-6 in final six minutes.
(SALEM) -  Sophomore post Kyler McClary scored 17 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, while freshman wing Dan Nugent provided 15 points, eight rebounds, six assists and four blocked shots, as Willamette University earned a Northwest Conference victory over Linfield College on Saturday at Cone Field House.
The Bearcats and the Wildcats were tied 62-62 with 6:15 remaining, but Willamette ended the game with an 18-6 run.
WU improved to 6-9 overall, 2-4 in the NWC. Linfield dropped to 5-10 on the season, including 0-6 in the conference.
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Salem-News.com Sports (January 14, 2007 07:15)Oregon State Knocks Off Arizona, 69-62 Salem-News.com SPORTSOregon State heads to the Bay Area next week to face California and Stanford. (CORVALLIS) -  Mercedes Fox-Griffin matched the school record with 15 assists and Casey Nash matched her career-high with 27 points as Oregon State knocked off University of Arizona, 69-62, in Saturday’s Pac-10 women’s basketball action.
Fox-Griffin’s wrap-around pass that Nash converted into a lay-up with 2:44 left on the clock gave the Beavers (7-8; 2-4 Pac-10) a 10-point (64-54) cushion and put the sophomore guard’s name in the OSU record book.
Fox-Griffin’s 15 assists matched Boky Vidic’s school record -- a feat Vidic accomplished twice, most recently against Arizona in 1995.
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Salem-News.com Sports (January 14, 2007 07:10)No. 11 Arizona State Defeats Oregon, 80-77 Salem-News.com SPORTSFreshman Taylor Lilley’s 20-point effort, a game-high, was one of the bright spots for Oregon. (EUGENE) -  It’s been 92 years since basketball moved from a game played inside of a giant cage to the form we know today, but after witnessing a combined 54 fouls, fans could imagine Saturday’s win by No. 11 Arizona State over the Oregon Ducks was likely a lot similar to the old game than the new.
The Sun Devils (16-2, 6-1 Pac-10) eventually wore down the Ducks (10-6, 2-4) in the physical matchup, prevailing 80-70 in front of a season-high 3,353 fans at McArthur Court.
Free throws proved to be a big key for ASU, which went to the line 45 times, converting 34.
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Salem-News.com Sports (January 13, 2007 21:43)Seniors Lead Warriors to Win Over Knights Salem-News.com SPORTSBrianne Carras turned in a double-double performance with a team-high 19-points and game-high 11 rebounds for the Warriors. (SALEM) -  Seniors Brianne Carras, Tosha Wilson, and Kendall Dionne helped lead Corban's women's basketball team to a victory over the Knights of Warner Pacific, 78-64, thanks to a combined 43 points and 26 rebounds to extend the Warriors' winning streak to five games on Saturday.
It was all down hill from the get go as the Warriors opened with a 12-2 advantage with 16:23 left in the first half after Wilson fed senior Jessi Norton with a pass that turned into a quick lay-up for the latter.
Relentless, Corban pursued a 17-point lead nearly five minutes later when Norton found Dionne with a pass that was quickly turned into a lay-in that made the score 23-6 with 11:56 remaining before the break.
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Salem-News.com Sports (January 13, 2007 20:39)Central Washington Clips Western Oregon, 70-65 Salem-News.com SPORTSJacob Mitchell led the Wolves with 16 points and 10 rebounds. (ELLENSBURG, Wash.-) -  Central Washington defense and cold Western Oregon marksmanship translated to a 70-65 Wildcat victory in a men's basketball game on Saturday night at the Nicholson Pavilion.
The victory improved the Wildcats' record to 7-8 on the season and 2-2 in Great Northwest Athletic Conference play.
Western Oregon, who had to open with its first four conference games on the road, dropped to 0-4 in the GNAC and 5-10 on the year.
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Salem-News.com Sports (January 13, 2007 20:35)Crusaders Hold Off Wolves, 78-68 Salem-News.com SPORTSLeada Berkey led WOU with 25 points, 12 rebounds and five assists. (NAMPA, Idaho) - Janee Olds had 19 points to help host Northwest Nazarene hold off an upset bid by Western Oregon on Saturday night at the Montgomery Fieldhouse, topping the Wolves 78-68 in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference women's basketball game.
The win kept the Crusaders unbeaten in conference play at 3-0, 9-5 overall.
Western Oregon dropped its 14th consecutive contest, falling to 1-14 on the year and 0-4 in GNAC play.
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Salem-News.com Sports (January 13, 2007 20:09)Ducks McGrath Opens Indoor Track and Field Season at Seattle Salem-News.com SPORTSLast year, McGrath made UO’s first ever NCAA Championships appearance in the indoor mile after he ran a personal best of 3:59.25 last March (SEATTLE) -  University of Oregon redshirt junior Michael McGrath opened the indoor track and field season Saturday with a near-provisional mark in the mile in the UW Indoor Preview, hosted by the University of Washington in the Dempsey Indoor Center.
The Portland, Ore., native was the top collegiate finisher in the mile and placed third overall (4:04.08), and missed the NCAA provisional standard (4:04.00) by only .08 seconds.
Just ahead, the Oregon Track Club’s Nick Symmonds won the event in a personal best (3:56.72) over OTC teammate Courtney Jaworski.
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Salem-News.com Sports (January 13, 2007 19:35)DAYTONA USA Puts Finishing Touches On Daytona 500 Champion's Walk Of Fame Salem-News.com SPORTSA special plaque in the Walk of Fame will honor the late Dale Earnhardt and his 1998 Daytona 500 victory. (Daytona Beach, FL) -  In conjunction with DAYTONA USA's 10th anniversary celebration, "The Official Attraction of NASCAR" put the final touches on the new Daytona 500 Champion's Walk of Fame on Friday.
Daytona 500 champions Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Dale Jarrett, Ward Burton and Michael Waltrip all had the honor of placing their hands, right foot and signature in the famous wet cement.
Annual handprints, right foot prints and autograph of the Daytona 500 champion will take place each year in a special ceremony.
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Salem-News.com Sports (January 13, 2007 18:43)Oregon State Wins First Pac-10 Game by Downing ASU, 67-59 Salem-News.com SPORTSThe Beavers return home to Corvallis next week for a pair of games between California on Thursday and Stanford on Saturday.
(TEMPE, Ariz) -  Oregon State won it's first Pac-10 game of the season and snapped a four game losing streak, as the Beavers defeated Arizona State 67-59 Saturday.
Marcel Jones scored 19 points and had 12 rebounds, while Sasa Cuic added 20 points for the Beavers (9-9 overall, 1-4 Pac-10), who overcame an eight-point second half deficit to earn their first victory at Wells Fargo Arena since 1998.
Jeff Pendergraph scored 19 points and pulled down 10 boards and Christian Polk and Derek Glasser added 10 points apiece for ASU.
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