John Walls with his motherIn July of 2004, just two months in to his battle with leukemia, John Walls had already begun to show just how much difference one person can make.While John was undergoing intense chemotherapy in an attempt to rid his body of cancerous bone marrow, he had received some particularly painful news; none of his family were marrow matches. Realizing just how difficult a bone
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DUCKS VOLLEYBALL CONTINUES ROLLThis past weekend, the Women's Volleyball team continued their early season success by sweeping Colorado and Utah on the road. The Ducks dominated both matches 3-0 moving their season record to 11-1.The Ducks are ranked #15 in the nation and sit alone atop the Pac-12 standings with a league record of 4-0. They continue a four game road trip this weekend with matches
Read MoreTwo weeks ago, I wrote a story titled "Did Will Lyles Help or Hurt Players?" In the article I mentioned that a source inside the athletic department had confirmed that Lache Seastrunk had received impermissible benefits through Will Lyles. Today, Yahoo Sports confirms with a specific example of an unofficial trip to Tennessee which was paid for by Tennessee coach Willie Mack Garza through Lyles.Th
Read MoreSaturday night in the desert saw a lot of great highlights and, as always, some teachable moments for the Oregon Ducks football team.HIGHLIGHTS: - LaMichael James, staying in the game longer than some thought he should, surpassed Onterrio Smith's record for rushing yards in a single game with 288.- James also surpassed Derek Loville for the school record in career rushing touchdowns.- His Saturday
Read MoreONE: 1st Quarter: 15:00-14:05The first 5 plays of the game. These set a tone and completely changed the Arizona game plan. Darron Thomas carried the ball on four of the first five plays and completed a pass to Rashaan Vaughn on the other. Thomas had 33 yards rushing before LaMichael James got a touch. That threat kept Arizona more honest on defense the rest of the night.TWO:2nd Quarter: 5:12A
Read MoreToday should bring a little more clarity to the Pac-12 race as conference play begins in earnest. There are several intriguing match-ups today. There are three early games and two late games. Utah and Stanford have a bye week. Your early morning preview:Colorado @ Ohio State (-15.5)12:30 PM, ESPN2/ABCGame Thoughts: Colorado has looked better this season than the past few seasons. Ohio State ha
Read MoreSometime during the first break-up of the Big 12 in 2010, just as the walls were crumbling down around the conference, Texas, Oklahoma and Texas A&M, mostly for political purposes, came together to "save" the conference from implosion. As the medicine for the ailing conference Commissioner Dan Beebe was able to negotiate a promised television deal and allowed Texas their own Longhorn Network a
Read MoreTonight we take a look at the two defenses as we head towards a Saturday night match up between Arizona and Oregon in Tucson.DEFENSIVE TACKLES:Justin WashingtonArizona: The Wildcats are led by returning sophomore Justin Washington. Washington started nine games as a redshirt freshman in 2010 recording 46 tackles. Included among those tackles were 11.5 tackles for loss, 6 sacks and a blocked ki
Read MoreSOUTH CAROLINA ALLEGATIONSLost in all of the realignment talk this week is a notice of allegations. Surprised? Did the NCAA go from inquiry to allegations in less than a week? No. This was a notice received by the South Carolina Gamecocks.In a trend that the NCAA has seemed to crack down on this past season, this involves (mostly) impermissible housing benefits. What started as a single incident a
Read MoreLet's take a brief look at the Arizona team then break it down. Today we focus on offense, tomorrow defense and a score prediction.OFFENSEQB: Nick FolesArizona: Nick Foles returned for his senior season and has looked exceptional so far. Even in losses, Foles is completing a high percentage of passes without a single interception. In games against top 10 opponents when his team was behind and
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