Sun, 12/12/2010 - 11:08 by Prince damin
New York -- University of Auburn quarterback Cam Newton won the 2010 Heisman Trophy as expected Saturday despite off-field controversy.
Newton, a junior, won the accolade over Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck, Oregon running back LaMichael James and Boise State quarterback Kellen Moore.
Newton overcame the furor created by an NCAA investigation of the activities of his father, who was accused of shopping his son to Mississippi State in a pay-for-play scheme.
Newton became the third Auburn player to win the Heisman, joining Bo Jackson in 1985 and Pat Sullivan in 1971.
The signal-caller has guided the Tigers (13-0) into the BCS national title game after winning the Southeastern Conference championship.
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Mon, 11/29/2010 - 22:16 by Prince damin
Mclean, Va. -- Oregon remained No. 1 and second-ranked Auburn moved closer to the top in the USA Today Coaches' football poll with the 2010 season winding down.
Oregon (11-0) lost three first-place votes this week but amassed 46 of the 59 and totaled 1,459 points, the same as last week. Auburn (12-0) staged a huge comeback that beat Alabama and allowed the Tigers to win six more first-place votes and 1,419 poll points -- 21 more than a week ago.
Texas Christian (12-0) got the other three first-place votes and moved back to No. 3, which was vacated by Boise State. Wisconsin (11-1) was also up one spot to fourth and Stanford (11-1) went from eighth to fifth.
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Mon, 11/29/2010 - 09:25 by Prince damin
Irving, Texas -- Auburn bypassed Oregon by a razor-thin margin to claim the top spot of the Bowl Championship Series rankings released Sunday.
Oregon fell to No. 2, .0002 of a point behind Auburn, while the only other undefeated team, Texas Christian, remained No. 3.
The rankings were also reason for Oklahoma to celebrate -- the Sooners finished ninth and won a tie-breaker with Oklahoma State and Texas A&M for the Big 12 South division, gaining the right to play Nebraska in the Big 12 championship game.
Boise State's loss to Nevada resulted in a precipitous drop for the Broncos from No. 4 to No. 11, while Stanford jumped from No. 6 to No. 4, which will likely earn the Cardinals an invitation to a BCS bowl game.
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Mon, 11/15/2010 - 22:25 by Prince damin
Mclean, Va. -- Oregon remains the top-ranked team in the USA Today's Coaches' football poll but Auburn and Boise State have cut into the Ducks' advantage.
Oregon (10-0) took a narrow 15-13 victory over California Saturday, a result that cost the Ducks four first-place votes. They still have 46 of the 59 first-place mentions but Auburn (11-0) got two first-place votes it didn't have before and now has six and is ranked second.
Boise State (9-0) increased its first-place vote total from three to five, enough to jump past Texas Christian and into third in the poll. TCU (11-0) got the other two first-place votes and is fourth.
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Sun, 10/10/2010 - 07:02 by Prince damin
Pullman, Wash. -- LeMichael James scored two rushing touchdowns and caught a pass for another score Saturday in No. 3 Oregon's 43-23 rout of Washington State.
James had 25 carries for 136 yards and caught two passes for 87 yards for the Ducks (6-0), 3-0 Pac-10), who have posted their first 6-0 start since 2002.
Darron Thomas completed 8-of-12 passes for 153 yards and a score, but was taken out of the game with an undisclosed injury. He was replaced by Nate Costa, who went 13-for-15 for 151 yards and a touchdown in relief.
Jeff Maehl hauled down 10 catches for 119 yards and a score for the victors.
The Cougars (1-5, 0-3) were led by Jeff Tuel, who went 25-of-40 passing for 245 yards and a touchdown.
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Fri, 09/17/2010 - 05:52 by Prince damin
Oregon City, Ore. -- Firefighters in Oregon said they rescued their first two-hump camel when it became stuck up to its head in a sinkhole.
Clackamas County firefighters were called at 9:45 p.m. Tuesday to the rural Oregon City home of Mike and Kim Dilworth when their 1,200 to 1,500-pound Bactrian camel, Moses, became stuck in the mud with only his head protruding, The (Portland) Oregonian reported Thursday.
The firefighters dug around the camel by hand and were able to fasten a tarp and heavy straps under the animal, which was out of the mud by 12:15 a.m. Wednesday.
A veterinarian checked Moses out and said the camel managed to avoid serious injury.
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Wed, 09/01/2010 - 23:56 by Prince damin
Milwaukie, Ore. -- The family of "Tough" Tony Borne says the start of wrestling's golden age died last week at the age of 84 at his home in Oregon.
Borne will be remembered at a public memorial to be held at a later date in his adopted hometown of Milwaukee.
Borne was a huge favorite in the Pacific Northwest during his days on the grappling circuit in the 1950s and 1960s. He also drew large crowds in Mexico before retiring from the ring in the 1970s to go into real estate.
His accolades included 19 Pacific Northwest Tag Team titles, including 10 he shared with partner Lonnie "Moondog" Mayne, The (Portland) Oregonian said Wednesday.
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Sat, 08/21/2010 - 09:26 by Prince damin
North Plains, Ore. -- Ai Miyazato, seeking to regain the No. 1 ranking in women's golf, shot a 6-under 66 Friday to take the lead at the Safeway Classic in Oregon.
Miyazato has won four times this season and has alternately held the top spot in the world rankings with Jiyai Shin and Cristie Kerr.
Even though no tournament was played on the LPGA Tour last week, Kerr moved past Shin into the No. 1 spot this week and Miyazato advanced to No. 2.
Teresa Lu and Jee Young Lee shared second place at 67 while those tied for third at 68 included Chella Choi, Brittany Lincicome, Momoko Ueda and Amy Hung.
Shin opened the tournament with a 3-under 69 and Kerr shot a 70. Michelle Wie settled for an even-par 72.
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Sun, 08/08/2010 - 22:35 by Prince damin
Portland, Ore. -- Champion eater Joey "Jaws" Chestnut ate up the competition at the annual Bite of Oregon, scarfing 32 slices of pizza in 7 minutes.
Chestnut, 26, is considered the world's best speed eater, and his opponents were mere amateurs, the Portland Oregonian reported Sunday.
Chestnut's five opponents ate just 30 slices between them, although one competitor didn't get credit for one slice because he didn't eat the crust.
"I'm not a crust guy," Andy Hryciw told the paper. Not that it mattered.
Chestnut, of San Jose, Calif., won the Nathan's Famous Fourth of July Hot Dog-Eating Contest in New York for the fourth year in a row this year, and has been a competitive eater for a little more than five years.
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Wed, 06/30/2010 - 02:44 by Pankaj Damin
Salem, Ore. -- Police in Oregon said an 81-year-old man allegedly chased a taco stand owner while carrying a machete because he thought the other man had taken his drill.
Salem police spokesman Lt. Dave Okada said Manuel Meza, 81, who owns a business near the taco stand, accused the owner of stealing his drill Sunday and became angry when the other man denied the accusation, The (Salem) Statesman-Journal reported Tuesday.
Okada said Meza returned a short time later with the machete.
"He ended up chasing him around the taco stand several times," Okada said.
Meza was arrested on suspicion of menacing and attempted assault and taken to the Marion County Jail.
Copyright 2010 United Press International, Inc. (UPI).
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Thu, 06/10/2010 - 13:14 by Pankaj Damin
Eugene, Ore. -- Quarterback Jeremiah Masoli, who pleaded guilty to burglary in March, was dismissed from the Oregon Ducks Wednesday after new legal problems surfaced.
The (Portland) Oregonian reported Masoli was stopped by Springfield police at 9:17 p.m. local time Monday after exiting a driveway without stopping. Masoli also was cited for driving with a suspended license and possession of 1 ounce or less of marijuana.
Coach Chip Kelly dismissed Masoli for failing to meet his obligations to the program. The two-year starter previously was suspended for the 2010 season after he and teammate Garrett Embry were accused of stealing two laptop computers and a guitar from a campus fraternity house in late January.
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Wed, 05/12/2010 - 10:36 by Pankaj Damin
Roaring Springs, Ore. -- Oregon scientists and farmers are predicting a devastating plague of grasshoppers this summer, perhaps worse than western U.S. states experienced last year.
Last summer, Oregon was stormed by 2-inch-long, clear-winged grasshoppers, The Oregonian newspaper in Portland, Ore., reported.
The grasshoppers ate plants over tens of thousands of acres of in Harney County in 2009 and this summer the ravaged area could double to 140,000 acres in the county, entomologists said.
"Most people slowed down out of curiosity and awe" as grasshoppers carpeted Oregon Highway 205 that goes through Roaring Springs, rancher Elaine Davies told The Oregonian.
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