February 24, 2013; Stanford, CA, USA;. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports

One bright spot on the Ducks this season was Freshman Jill Alleyne who had 11 points and 15 rebounds. Four sport athlete Liz Brenner also had 11 points and 15 rebounds for the Ducks. As far as what the future holds when it comes to Head Coach Paul Westhead, no one knows for sure.

Will he get another season to turn it around due to all the injuries(I somewhat feel like a broken record because injuries seem to pile up at the beginning of the season every year, at least the last few, for this team) or will he be let go?

That is now the big question facing a program that has been a pretty big underachieving team the last few seasons.

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Baseball Kicks Off Early Week with Win

The #15 Oregon Baseball team(10-3) started the week of right, with wins over visiting Cal State Northridge at PK Park in a two game series on Monday night 12-4. First Baseman Ryon Healy led the way going 3-5 with four RBI’s.

In Game 2 on Tuesday afternoon, Oregon Pitcher Jeff Gold went 7 innings en route to a 4-1 win. Coach George Horton and crew welcome in #2 Vanderbilt this weekend for a three game series. Oregon is 5-1 at PK Park this season.

AutzenZoo’s Mike Vamosi has a look at this past week in the Pac 12.

Lacrosse Wins in Triple Overtime

Oregon Lacrosse(3-1) had an exciting win yesterday facing Vermont, the game went into Triple Overtime. There were a total of ten lead changes and six ties. The Ducks won the game 14-13.

February 24, 2013;  Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports

Oregon Men’s Basketball’s Latest ‘Bracketology’

Joe Lunardi from ESPN has Oregon as a #6 Seed on the Rise in the Midwest region(Kansas City) facing #11 Seed Virginia. Options for Round 2 include #3 Kansas State or one of the #14 seeds from the play-in game Tennessee or Villanova.

CNNSI has a new blog focused on College Basketball – articles are from across College Basketball Nation.

Lady Ducks face Lady Huskies in Pac 12 Tourney First Round

Oregon Women’s Basketball(4-26, 2-16 Pac 12), seeded at #12 will face the #5 seed Washington Huskies in the opening round of the Pac 12 Tournament in Seattle on Thursday night. Oregon lost both games against the Huskies this season. The two teams also met to open the Tournament last year. Washington won 72-56. Tiptime is set for Thursday at 8:30pm on the Pac 12 Network.

Brooks Looking for New NBA Home

Former Oregon Duck Guard Aaron Brooks is back on the market after being released by the Sacramento Kings. Brooks was fighting for playing time in Sacramento and hopes for more wherever he lands.

Oregon’s De’Anthony Thomas has a new role in the offseason….Basketball Coach?

If you thought former Oregon Coach Chip Kelly was expressive and Defensive Coordinator Nick Aliotti was loud on the practice field, then you haven’t heard De’Anthony Thomas coaching the YMCA basketball team.

The video is from the Oregon Campus Insiders

The Pac 12 Network has The 12 Best: Football Players of 2012, Thomas is in at #11.

Finally, Imagine Sports took some pretty sweet photos from the air of the Autzen Stadium Complex.

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Jan, 26, 2013; Eugene, OR, USA; Oregon Ducks guard Johnathan Loyd (10) reaches for the ball against the Washington Huskies at Matthew Knight Arena. Mandatory Credit: Scott Olmos-USA TODAY Sports

Oregon hits the road and heads north this week to face the Washington Schools.

The Ducks last road trip started a three game losing streak and Oregon needs to build on their victory at home last Saturday vs Utah and cut down on the turnovers. Dana Altman has said that Freshman Dominic Artis is doubtful for the Oregon Ducks((19-5, 8-3 Pac 12) against the Huskies.

Lorenzo Romar, Washington’s Head Coach knows how important Artis is for Oregon.

If anyone doesn’t understand how valuable Artis is to that team then I don’t know that they’ve really played sports. Their key guy is out, other guys suffer with him being out.

Oregon has faced the Huskies already this season, an 81-76 win at Matthew Knight Arena back on January 26th. Washington forced 23 turnovers, but committed 21. Ball control will be a key on Wednesday night for both teams.

The Ducks are currently tied for first place in the Pac 12 with Arizona and UCLA. All three teams are at 8-3. Washington(13-11, 5-6 Pac 12) and Guard C.J. Wilcox look to change that and pull to .500 in Pac 12 play. Wilcox is suffering from the beginning of a stress fracture in his foot according to Coach Lomar. He is averaging 11.6 points and shooting 34.4 percent with the injury.

The first version of ESPN’s Bubble Watch for 2013 came out on Tuesday Morning and the Ducks are the one team that ‘Should Be In’. They need to take care of business this weekend.

The Ducks and Huskies tip off a Rivalry Week Showdown on ESPN2, Wednesday night at 8pm Pacific Time.

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Justin Phillips is Sports Reporter for Newsradio 1120 KPNW in Eugene, Oregon