The Register Guard (Eugene, OR) articles from November 2008

The Register Guard (Eugene, OR) archives from November 2008

Democrats foresee win, woes.(City/Region)(As the potential for a big Election Day looms for the party, the recession and budget deficits bedevil state lawmakers)
November 1, 2008... Byline: David Steves The Register-Guard SALEM - With a blue wave cresting over Oregon, Democrats are getting ready to party Tuesday night. Eventually, though, the champagne will go flat, the beer buzz will fade, and the triumphal party...

Navigator guides cancer patients through medical ordeal.(Health)(A local imaging center has hired an advocate to make sure the needs of women diagnosed with breast cancer are being met)
November 1, 2008... Byline: Randi Bjornstad The Register-Guard Learning you have breast cancer is tough enough, but finding out Friday afternoon before the long Labor Day weekend - when doctors, like other folks, are more apt to be out of town and unavailable...

Ballot return rate lagging 2004; officials expect rush on final days.(City/Region)
November 1, 2008... Byline: Whitney Malkin The Register-Guard With political tension mounting and just days until votes are counted, Lane County elections officials are bracing for the rush of ballots expected to slam their office early next week. On...

CORRECTIONS.(-)(Correction notice)
November 1, 2008... Byline: The Register-Guard City/Region: A free Job Search & Resume class at the Eugene Public Library will be from 4 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. Sunday. Registration is required. Call 682-5450, and select option 2. The incorrect day was listed in a...

Mysterious ad prompts Bellotti to declare support for Green.(Elections)
November 1, 2008... Byline: Christian Wihtol The Register-Guard With just four more days to go, the war of words continued Friday in the fight for the north Eugene commissioner post. The focal point remained an ad that ran Thursday in The Register-Guard...

Port of Coos Bay gets nod on rail line.(City/Region)(The value of the 111-mile, Coquille-to-Eugene line is still under consideration, and the price may be too much for the port)
November 1, 2008... Byline: Winston Ross The Register-Guard COOS BAY - The good news is, the rail line between Coquille and Eugene probably won't be abandoned. The U.S. Surface Transportation Board ruled Friday that the 111-mile line should be sold to the...

Person cornered in house may be shooting suspect.(City/Region)
November 1, 2008... Byline: Laura Ruggeri The Register-Guard FLORENCE - Lane County sheriff's investigators on Friday night said they believe they may have cornered in a house a suspect in a shooting that occurred midmorning Friday on Canary Road, south of...

Break out the rakes.(City/Region)
November 1, 2008... Byline: Jim Murez The Register-Guard The Fall Classic gets under way Monday, pitting local leaf crews against trees ranging from Santa Clara's Duck Horn Drive to Thurston's Laksonen Loop in the first round of the annual clash of the...

Critical Mass bike ride goes without hitch.(City/Region)(But the advertised plan for riders to appear without a stitch doesn't materialize)
November 1, 2008... Byline: Mark Baker The Register-Guard This time there was nary a patch of bare skin - just a bunch of pedaling Halloween costumes. But Friday's Critical Mass bike ride in Eugene, initially billed on the Internet as the World Naked...

Some voters miss out on pamphlet.(City/Region)
November 1, 2008... Byline: The Register-Guard Due to an error, about 11,000 Eugene School District households did not receive the official voter's pamphlet that contains information on Measure 20-137, the school district operating levy that is up for a...

BRIEFLY.(City/Region)(REGION)
November 1, 2008... Byline: The Register-Guard Doggie Dive at Amazon Pool to benefit PAAWS The city of Eugene's Aquatics Program invites dog owners to bring their pooch to Amazon Pool for a Doggie Dive from noon to 2 p.m. today. The pool is at 2600...

OBITUARIES.(Obituaries)
November 1, 2008... Byline: The Register-Guard Gene Butterfield JUNCTION CITY - A memorial service will be at 3 p.m. Nov. 9 at First Christian Church in Junction City for Gene M. Butterfield of Junction City, who died Oct. 27 of cancer. He was 58. He...

FOR THE RECORD.(For the Record)
November 1, 2008... Byline: The Register-Guard Deadlines The For The Record deadline is noon the day before publication for Tuesday through Saturday newspapers, and noon Friday for Sunday or Monday newspapers. Items may be delivered to The Register-Guard...

Police: Suspect may have drowned.(City/Region)(The alleged shoplifter, who jumped into the river, hasn't been found)
November 1, 2008... Byline: Jack Moran The Register-Guard Police say one of two things happened to a suspected shoplifter who pedaled away from Valley River Center security guards Thursday night and jumped into the chilly waters of the nearby Willamette River...

Former library, now home to engineering firm, gets new name.(Business)
November 1, 2008... Byline: blue chip The former Eugene Public Library building now owned by Balzhiser & Hubbard Engineers has been renamed the Balzhiser Building in honor of the firm's founder, Jim Balzhiser. Balzhiser moved to Eugene in 1954 to assist...

When recession hits: Stick to fundamentals and don't panic.(Business)
November 1, 2008... Byline: Tim Berry For blue chip In 1981 I took a finance course from Ezra Solomon, a short, bald, wise man who was chief economic adviser to President Reagan and also an excellent teacher. Toward the end of each class he would hold court,...

This downturn is serious, but we've weathered them in the past.(Business)
November 1, 2008... Byline: John Brown For blue chip The current economic crisis is extremely serious. It has been described by some as having the potential of becoming even worse. Many in the real estate industry who were here in the 1980s saw what...

BUSINESS CALENDAR.(Business)(Calendar)
November 1, 2008... Byline: The Register-Guard Nov. 1 Fern Ridge Chamber of Commerce - Health Fair and Business Expo. When: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m Where: West Lane Center in Veneta. Cost: Free. Call: 935-8443. Nov. 6 Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce -...

Through high and low.(-)(Chuck Shepard calls himself a failed hippie who stumbled into real estate - and then saw opportunity in the '80s recession)
November 1, 2008... Byline: Joe Mosley blue chip Entrepreneurship became the path of least resistance for Chuck Shepard after he graduated from the University of Wisconsin in the early 1970s with a degree in accounting. He'd already washed out as a member...

DEALS.(Business)
November 1, 2008... Byline: blue chip Tennessee company buys into Eugene neurosurgery clinic A Tennessee company that manages ambulatory surgical centers has bought a piece of a Eugene neurosurgery center. Meridian Surgical Partners of Brentwood,...

EUGENE BUILDING PERMITS.(Business)
November 1, 2008... Byline: blue chip Projects valued at $20,000 or more: issued between September 19 and october 24Begin DateSub CategorySite AddressOwner NameProject TypeValue10/3/2008ADDITIONS/REMODELS2176 CAL YOUNG RD EUG STECK ROBERT & MEGAN...

Fellowship focuses on sustainable development.(Business)
November 1, 2008... Byline: David Hauser For blue chip I was fortunate to be selected as a participant in the Ford Foundation Fellowship for Regional Sustainable Development. This unique 12-month program is designed to help Chamber of Commerce and economic...

BUSINESS KUDOS.(Business)
November 1, 2008... Byline: blue chip Carl Burgdorfer, managing director/senior portfolio manager of the Eugene private client group at U.S. Bank, has been elected president of the Chartered Financial Analysts Society of Portland for the 2008/09 term. ...

Lane County jobless rate creeps up to 6.7 percent.(Business)
November 1, 2008... Byline: The Register-Guard Job losses at manufacturers, retailers and professional and business services helped push up Lane County's unemployment rate in September. The rate was 6.7 percent in September, up slightly from 6.6 percent...

Rule change means all employers must have safety meetings.(City/Region)
November 1, 2008... Byline: BUSINESS AND THE LAW By Andy Lewis For blue chip If your business employs more than 10 people or you are engaged in a "high-risk" industry such as construction, it's not news that the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division,...

BUSINESS REGISTRATIONS.(Business)
November 1, 2008... Byline: The Register-Guard These are new business registrations with the Oregon Secretary of State's office from Sept. 1 to Sept. 30. The list also includes business names that were not renewed by the deadline and were required to file a...

OPEN FOR BUSINESS.(Business)
November 1, 2008... Byline: The Register-Guard Alex Han's Izumi Sushi and Grill is the fifth retail operation at north Eugene's Crescent Village mixed-use development. The 92-seat restaurant offers Asian fusion cuisine - which combines Japanese, Korean and...

LANE COUNTY PROPERTY SALES.(Business)
November 1, 2008... Byline: The Register-Guard commercial improved: all salesSellerBuyerSale DateSale PriceAddressOFFICE DEPOT INCOLP EUGENE LLC9/26/2008$4,334,9262859 CHAD DR, EUGENE, OR 9740885 CENTENNIAL LOOP LLCJAKE LLC9/30/2008$1,881,59285 ...

BUSINESS PEOPLE.(Business)
November 1, 2008... Byline: The Register-Guard Pat Seitz has been hired as assistant manager at Coastal Farm & Ranch in Eugene. He previously was manager and owner of a farm store business in Nebraska. The Convention & Visitors Association of Lane County...

AROUND THE REGION.(Business)
November 1, 2008... Byline: The Register-Guard Sanyo plans to build solar cell factory in Salem Sanyo Electric Co. plans to build an $80 million solar cell plant in Salem that will employ at least 200 workers, the company said. Construction crews are...

LANE COUNTY PROPERTY SALES.(Business)
November 1, 2008... Byline: The Register-Guard Residential Improved: $299,000 or moreSellerBuyerSale DateSale PriceAddressBIERCE DALE E & MARTHA JBAARSTAD TERRI L9/9/2008$571,2502886 MARTINIQUE AVE, EUGENE, OR 97408ANN BETTMAN TRUSTDAY JANAE...

BUSINESS SNAPSHOT.(-)
November 1, 2008... Byline: The Register-Guard Kartar Khalsa, CEO of the natural foods company Golden Temple and chairman of the Eugene Chamber of Commerce executive board, talks to Emerald Award nominees at the Jacobs Gallery prior to the awards ceremony....

SPRINGFIELD BUILDING PERMITS.(Business)
November 1, 2008... Byline: The Register-Guard Residential Projects valued at $20,000 or more: issued during SeptemberPermit #IssuedJob AddressNameProject DescriptionValueCOM2008-0144609/22/20081232 S 41ST STOwnerBRUCE WIECHERT CUSTOM HOMES...

Workers who are engaged, not just satisfied, are more productive.(Business)
November 1, 2008... Byline: WORKPLACE MATTERS blue chip "Beware of the satisfied work force", says Ken Dychtwald, author of "Workforce Crisis: How to Beat the Coming Shortage of Skills and Talent." Dychtwald says employee satisfaction and employee engagement...

THE MONTH IN BUSINESS.(-)
November 1, 2008... Byline: The Register-Guard McKenzie-Willamette revenues up, profits down SPRINGFIELD - McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center's net revenue was up 20.2 percent in 2007 from 2006, according to its most recent financial disclosure statement....

Beavers look to pour it on vs. sinking Sun Devils.(Sports)
November 1, 2008... Byline: OSU VS. ARIZONA STATE By Bob Clark The Register-Guard CORVALLIS - Over to Arizona State quarterback Rudy Carpenter for this preview of tonight's game at Oregon State. "Obviously, it's going to be tough playing in Corvallis, a...

It's double time for Rupp.(Cross Country Oregon Men)(The senior sets a course record for his second title and Ducks' third in a row)
November 1, 2008... Byline: PAC-10 CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS By Curtis Anderson The Register-Guard SPRINGFIELD - Not bad for a season debut. Oregon senior Galen Rupp broke the course record with a winning time of 22 minutes, 55.14 seconds over 8,000...

Huskies turn in perfect performance.(Cross Country)(Washington's women sweep the top six spots to run away with the team title)
November 1, 2008... Byline: PAC-10 CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS By Curtis Anderson The Register-Guard SPRINGFIELD - It was an unprecedented performance by the top-ranked Washington women's cross country team on Friday. The Huskies wowed an estimated crowd...

Colts cap wild run through league season.(Football Prep)(No. 2 Thurston tops Marshfield 49-27 to finish 5-0 in MWL play and claim its first outright league title since 1989)
November 1, 2008... Byline: PREP FOOTBALL By Steve Mims The Register-Guard SPRINGFIELD - Mission accomplished for Thurston in the regular season. Now the second-ranked Colts will try to advance deep into the postseason for the first time since 1995. ...

Title drive requires leaving Golden Bears in blue state.(Football Oregon)
November 1, 2008... Byline: Rob Moseley The Register-Guard BERKELEY, Calif. - Amid all the tumult at quarterback, the meltdown against Boise State, the humbling at USC, there's this: the Oregon football team currently sits at 4-1 in the Pac-10, tied for first...

Lancers win, double their fun.(Football Prep)
November 1, 2008... Byline: MIDWESTERN LEAGUE By Adam Jude The Register-Guard The outcome of the game was never much in doubt for Churchill. Not with Eric Knapp and Blake Determan scoring more goodies in the first half than a neighborhood full of ambitious...

Hawks soar into 4A state berth.(Football Prep)
November 1, 2008... Byline: ROUNDUP The Register-Guard LA PINE - Ty Slater completed 21-of-32 passes for 193 yards and three touchdowns to lead La Pine to a 38-19 Sky-Em League football victory over Pleasant Hill that earned the Hawks their first berth to the...

Panthers take SWC title from Sheldon.(Football Prep)(The Irish rally late but come up short to earn No. 3 seed for playoffs)
November 1, 2008... Byline: Kris Henry The Mail Tribune MEDFORD - It took just about all South Medford had, but the second-ranked Panthers were finally able to pry the Southwest Conference title away from Sheldon. Only two years removed from going winless...

Millers' fate not in cards.(Football)(Springfield ties for second with a 48-41 win over Willamette, then finds it's odd team out of playoffs)
November 1, 2008... Byline: MIDWESTERN LEAGUE By Chris Hansen The Register-Guard SPRINGFIELD - Springfield's postgame celebration went from triumph to tears faster than one of Mike Travess' breathtaking touchdown runs Friday night. Gathered together in...

Cal, Beavers hold edge at the turn.(Football College)
November 1, 2008... Byline: Bob Clark The Register-Guard Oregon State and California, the two Pac-10 teams that have gone the longest since their last appearance in the Rose Bowl, enter November as the only conference teams in complete control of their destiny...

UO offers 1-2 punch against Bears' 3-4.(Football Oregon)(UO GAMEDAY: OREGON VS. CALIFORNIA)
November 1, 2008... Byline: OREGON FOOTBALL The Register-Guard Just when the UO offense looks to be finding its groove at the plate, to use a baseball metaphor, the Ducks will face a curveball today. This is the first time Oregon will face a 3-4 defensive...

Xs and Os.(Football Oregon)
November 1, 2008... Byline: Xs and Os With Ken Woody The Register-Guard The Ducks face Cal today in a game that features a rivalry between former UO coordinators. Jeff Tedford, now the head man at Cal, was formerly the offensive coordinator for the Ducks when...

Bank's small-business index declined in September.(Business)(Global economic woes, which could hurt U.S. exports, is cited as part of the reason)
November 1, 2008... Byline: Tim Christie The Register-Guard The LibertyBank Small Business Index for Oregon declined to 78.2 in September, from a revised 79.1 in August, driven down in part by the global economic slowdown. The slowing of the global...

Investors rally for downtown.(Business)(Nearly $1.5 million is pledged to support development on the former site of the Sears store, now a big hole in the ground)
November 1, 2008... Byline: Joe Mosley The Register-Guard Jean Tate's downtown challenge has been made and accepted, to the tune of about $1.5 million. She pledged in January to invest $100,000 in a project to be named later, and publicly urged others to...

THE BULLETIN.(Religion)
November 1, 2008... Byline: The Register-Guard Services, events and people Central Lutheran Church - The Central Chorale will present Gabriel Faure's Requiem at the 8:15 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. Sunday worship services at the church, 1857 Potter St. The...

Prayer helps us keep our hearts open to love.(Religion)
November 1, 2008... Byline: FROM HEART TO HEART By Barbara Nixon For The Register-Guard As I write these words for today's From Heart to Heart column, the presidential election is still many days away. By the time this appears in print, we will be casting our...

Nuclear bait-and-switch.(Editorials)(Gates says new warhead will reduce proliferation)(Editorial)
November 1, 2008... Byline: The Register-Guard Layering irony atop unintended irony, Defense Secretary Robert Gates chose the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace as the setting this week to announce expanded justifications for going to war and to...

Restore protest period.(Editorials)(Administration pushing logging plan into place)(Editorial)
November 1, 2008... Byline: The Register-Guard Bush administration officials insist their plan to dramatically increase logging in Western Oregon forests is the very model of sustainability. If that's true, they should have had no problem giving...

LETTERS IN THE EDITOR'S MAILBAG.(Letters Editorial)
November 1, 2008... Byline: The Register-Guard Make sure your voice is heard "Don't complain if you don't vote." I am sure many people have heard this phrase growing up. I sure did. I now know exactly what they meant and how important it is to get...

LETTERS IN THE EDITOR'S MAILBAG.(Letters Editorial)
November 1, 2008... Byline: The Register-Guard Don't forget past support of Bush We seem to have a new political party forming in the United States that doesn't have a name yet but has attracted a lot of Republican incumbents. Perhaps we could call it the...

Dean to appear at Eugene rally.(Elections)
November 2, 2008... Byline: The Register-Guard Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean will be in Eugene this evening to campaign for U.S. Senate candidate Jeff Merkley. Dean is scheduled to speak at a get-out-the-vote rally with Merkley and...

Market shift snags liquid gas project.(Energy)(Changing demands and new technology may affect the course of a Coos Bay plan)
November 2, 2008... Byline: Winston Ross The Register-Guard COOS BAY - He has faced down skeptics, foes, naysayers and doomsayers. A liquefied natural gas terminal in Coos Bay is safe, good for the economy, will lower energy prices and bring in new businesses,...

ALL-OUT TESTS.(Elections)(Campaign volunteers focus passion on politive outcomes)
November 2, 2008... Byline: Matt Cooper The Register-Guard It may take awhile to establish the importance of the 2008 general election in history. One thing is already certain: The people who have poured their lives into Tuesday's contests - the...

Pedal pushers only.(City/Region)(Bicycles are the sole mode of transport in a move from an apartment to a house)
November 2, 2008... Byline: Laura Ruggeri The Register-Guard It took a little less than three hours and roughly six trips back and forth Saturday for April DeLaurier to move from her apartment on West 11th Avenue to her newly purchased house on Adams Street....

Green, Handy walk, knock.(Elections)(The two rivals for north Eugene's Lane County commissioner seat go door-to-door, hoping to get their supporters to vote)
November 2, 2008... Byline: Edward Russo The Register-Guard Nearing the end of their political battle, Lane County Commissioner Bobby Green and his challenger Rob Handy spent a rainy Saturday morning knocking on doors where they thought it would do them the...

Neighbor dispute ends in death of two Florence men.(Crime)(A disagreement over trespassing and pets erupts into violence with a shooting death and a subsequent suicide)
November 2, 2008... Byline: Laura Ruggeri The Register-Guard CORRECTION (ran Nov. 3, 2008): City/Region: A Florence man shot in the head Friday was transported to Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend in Springfield via Emergency Airlift Services of North...

Spin cycle leaves voters wrung out.(Columnist)
November 2, 2008... Byline: Bob Welch The Register-Guard Mel Mead, a Eugene retiree, was opening the Emerald Empire Kiwanis Club in prayer recently when he invoked help from the Almighty during these trying times. No, not in reference to the economy. Or...

BRIEFLY.(General news)(REGION)
November 2, 2008... Byline: The Register-Guard Immunization clinic scheduled for Tuesday Eugene Recreation's Senior Program is offering a flu and pneumonia shot clinic, sponsored by Maxim Health Systems, from noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday at Campbell Community...

CALENDAR.(Government)(Calendar)
November 2, 2008... Byline: The Register-Guard Coburg Monday Police Options Committee - 6:30 p.m., Coburg City Hall, 91069 N. Willamette St. Elkton Monday Elkton School District Site Council - 4 p.m., Grade School library; Title I...

Police field scores of holiday calls.(Crime)
November 2, 2008... Byline: The Register-Guard The Eugene Police Department responded to 241 calls between 9 p.m. Friday night and 3 a.m. Saturday, more than double the calls for Halloween night in 2007, according to EPD spokeswoman Melinda Kletzok. Last...

FOR THE RECORD.(Vitals)
November 2, 2008... Byline: The Register-Guard Deadlines The For The Record deadline is noon the day before publication for Tuesday through Saturday newspapers, and noon Friday for Sunday or Monday newspapers. Items may be delivered to The Register-Guard...

THIS WEEK AT THE UO.(Education)
November 2, 2008... Byline: The Register-Guard Monday, Nov. 3 Speaker - 7:30 p.m. Henry Jenkins, the Peter de Florez professor of humanities and co-director of comparative media studies at MIT, will discuss "Talking Snowmen, Moose Stew, and the 3 a.m....

BRIEFLY.(General news)(REGION)
November 2, 2008... Byline: The Register-Guard Injured man rescued from fishing boat A Coast Guard helicopter crew from Newport evacuated a man from a fish processing vessel around 7:30 p.m. Friday, after Coast Guard Group Astoria received a call from the...

VOLUNTEERS.(General news)
November 2, 2008... Byline: The Register-Guard United Way Volunteer Connection and RSVP Senior Meals Program - Desk helper for Olive Plaza site; greet diners and take reservations and cancellations. Lane County Courthouse - Information/help desk...

SUPPORT GROUPS.(General news)
November 2, 2008... Byline: The Register-Guard AL-ANON and ALATEEN - 741-2841 or www.ola-is.org for meeting schedule. Alcoholics Anonymous - 342-4113 or http://aaevi.org for meeting schedule. Alzheimer's support group - 1 p.m., first and third...

OBITUARIES.(Vitals)(Obituary)
November 2, 2008... Byline: The Register-Guard Richard Denner A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, at Holman Funeral Home in Portland for Richard "Dick" Denner of Eugene. He died Oct. 30 of age-related causes at age 83. He was...

BOOK NOTES.(Books)
November 2, 2008... Byline: The Register-Guard Novelist to speak at writers meeting Novelist Jane Mendle will be featured Thursday in the Mid-Valley Willamette Writers Speakers Series. She will speak at 7 p.m. at Tsunami Books, 2585 Willamette St. The...

Siuslaw 86es 4A girls field to win fifth consecutive title.(Sports)
November 2, 2008... Byline: CLASS 4A CROSS COUNTRY By Adam Jude The Register-Guard The annual questions continued to pepper Siuslaw coach Chris Johnson at the conclusion of the OSAA Class 4A Girls Cross Country Championships. Can you explain Siuslaw's...

Sun Devils throw scare at Beavers, who hang on behind backup QB.(Sports)
November 2, 2008... Byline: Bob Clark The Register-Guard CORVALLIS - All the scary stuff wasn't over on Halloween, even for the team in orange and black. Oregon State survived losing its starting quarterback, trailing in the second half and an Arizona...

Mistakes sink Ducks in Cal's swamp.(Sports)
November 2, 2008... Byline: George Shroeder The Register-Guard BERKELEY, Calif. - Midway through the first half, they issued the instructions. In an emergency, some of the fans were supposed to gather on the field, while others were supposed to head for the...

UO meets its Waterloo.(Sports)(Rainy conditions and sloppy play conspire to spoil Oregon's Pac-10 title hopes in 26-16 loss)
November 2, 2008... Byline: Rob Moseley The Register-Guard BERKELEY, Calif. - Put aside national rankings and all that talk of a conference title. Oregon's aspirations for Pac-10 supremacy and a major bowl bid drowned Saturday in a flurry of rain,...

Bears defense tightens up on Masoli.(Sports)
November 2, 2008... Byline: Eric Gilmore For The Register-Guard BERKELEY, Calif. - Seeing Oregon quarterback Jeremiah Masoli on film is one thing. Facing him in the flesh is quite another. Cal's defense learned that on the Ducks' first series Saturday at...

GAME REPORT CALIFORNIA 26, OREGON 16.(Sports)
November 2, 2008... Byline: The Register-Guard STARS OF THE GAME Oregon - T.J. Ward, junior safety from Antioch, Calif. The graduate of De La Salle High School returned to his East Bay home area and led the Oregon defense with several hard hits, with 10...

BY THE NUMBERS: OREGON VS. CALIFORNIA.(Sports)
November 2, 2008... Byline: The Register-Guard 5 Turnovers committed by California, the most by the Bears in three seasons. 6 Points scored by the Ducks on Saturday as a result of Cal's turnovers. 44 Yards passing by UO QB Jeremiah...

D gives Ducks chances.(Sports)
November 2, 2008... Byline: Ron Bellamy The Register-Guard BERKELEY, Calif. - With Oregon trailing California 16-6, safety T.J. Ward led the Ducks back on the field for the third quarter brandishing the ceremonial sledgehammer that the team uses for...

Ducks lack their water wings on swampy Cal field.(Sports)(A steady rain inundates Memorial Stadium and leaves both teams sloshing through standing water)
November 2, 2008... Byline: Rob Moseley The Register-Guard BERKELEY, Calif. - Saturday's game was played in a steady rain that never completely drained from the field in Memorial Stadium. "We were pretty much playing in a swamp," UO center Max Unger said...

Coverage cuts Masoli off at pass.(Sports)(The UO QB rushes for 97 yards and a TD, but goes just 7-for-21 for 44 yards with two interceptions)
November 2, 2008... Byline: Ron Bellamy The Register-Guard BERKELEY, Calif. - A week ago, quarterback Jeremiah Masoli played so well in Oregon's win at Arizona State that he was the Pac-10 Conference offensive player of the week. Saturday, the image of...

UO three-point stance unchanged.(Sports)(Oregon players aren't fazed because the three-point line for men will be a foot farther back this season)
November 2, 2008... Byline: Bob Clark The Register-Guard Oregon will test its ability to shoot longer three-point shots against an opponent for the first time this season when the Ducks play Northwest Christian University in an exhibition game at 5 p.m. today...

Ducks keeping it simple against NCU.(Sports)(Oregon opens its season today without a few weapons on the court)
November 2, 2008... Byline: Rob Moseley The Register-Guard The Oregon women's basketball team will ease into its season this afternoon with but a partial exhibition of the tools it hopes to have in 2008-09. The Ducks face Northwest Christian University in...