Oregon football recruiting: Ducks a top choice for No. 1 2028 tight end
Already 2028 recruiting has begun. A prime target for Oregon in the football is Tytan McNeal, a 6-5, 210-pound tight end from Eastside Catholic High School in Sammamish, Washington who is also an elite basketball prospect.
Andrew Nemec of The Sporting News profiled McNeal in a story Tuesday. The Ducks have offered him in both sports. This summer McNeal won MVP at the Paolo Banchero basketball camp and both his parents and his sister were college athletes.
McNeal describes USC as his father's dream school and Washington is already pushing for him hard.
“For me, Oregon is one that I’ve been feeling the love from, because they offered me so early. And Washington. They’ve done a really good job, since I’m a local guy, of saying in touch and staying close," he said to Nemec.
Though it's early, the best pitch for the Ducks will be continued success at his position. Terrance Ferguson signed a four-year, $9.7 million contract with the Rams this summer, $8 million guaranteed with a $3.7 milliion signing bonus. Kenyon Sadiq is one of the emerging stars in college football.
Meanwhile Kendre Harrison is a 20 points a game/15 rebounds guy in basketball and the No. 28 football prospect in the country for 2026, a five-star who has shut down his recruitment.
Ionescu, Liberty hand Lynx rare loss with first-half surge
Sabrina Ionescu dished out 11 assists and hit 4-10 3-pointers on her way to 17 points to lead the Liberty to an 85-75 win over Minnesota in Brooklyn, just the sixth loss of the year for the Lynx.
With just 34 seconds to play and New York up by four, the Pro Duck and two-time John Wooden Award winner buried a 30-foot rainbow 3-pointer to ice the game. Fouled on the play, she sank one of two free throws.
The next time down the court she found Kennedy Burke under the basket for a layup.
SABRINA IONESCU CAN'T BE STOPPED 😤
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She scores the and-1 three pointer to put the @nyliberty up 7 with 33 seconds to go!
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The New Yorkers had slumped badly this year, having gone 12-13 after a 9-0 start. The win over the league-leaders might create some much-needed momentum with the playoffs three weeks away.
In the first half forward Jonquel Jones scored 17 of her game-high 22 points as the home squad built an 11-point lead. The team shot 41 percent from three.