Oregon free safety John Boyett will have surgery on both knees and miss the rest of the season, he told the Napa Valley Register on Sunday.Boyett returned to his hometown of Napa, Calif., on Sunday and will have surgery to repair partial tears of both patellar tendons Wednesday in Los Angeles, the newspaper reported. Dr. Neal ElAttrache, the Los Angeles Dodgers' team physician, will perform the... [Read More]

Oregon has acknowledged in documents that it did not adequately monitor its football program and that it did not follow NCAA regulations relating to recruiting and use of recruiting servicesA statement of "proposed findings of violations" submitted by the NCAA to the Oregon athletic department was obtained Friday in a public records request by several media outlets.The NCAA has been... [Read More]

An Oregon football player helped a choking diner during the traditional Beef Bowl, which brings the teams playing in the Rose Bowl to Lawry's in Beverly Hills for prime rib.City News Service says Paul Diamond began choking a bit while eating Wednesday.Oregon guard Mark Asper performed the Heimlich maneuver on Diamond, helping him cough the meat up.Diamond says he was breathing throughout and not... [Read More]

All-American cornerback Cliff Harris has been dismissed from the Oregon Ducks for violating team rules. Harris was already suspended from the Ducks and wasn't allowed to participate in team activities. He missed the last five games of the regular season and last weekend's Pac-12 championship game. Harris was suspended by coach Chip Kelly following a traffic stop in Eugene, during which Harris was... [Read More]

As LaMichael James danced to celebrate Oregon's third straight conference championship, fans surrounding him shouted "One More Year!" The junior running back ran for 219 yards and three touchdowns in the Ducks' 49-31 victory over UCLA in the inaugural Pac-12 championship game Friday night. With the win, the Ducks (No. 8 BCS, No. 9 AP) earn a trip to the Rose Bowl presented by Vizio.... [Read More]

Chris Owusu has been ruled out for Stanford (No. 4 BCS, No. 3 AP) against Oregon (No. 7 BCS, No. 6 AP) while the wide receiver recovers from his latest concussion. Stanford coach David Shaw said Tuesday that Owusu will not play against the Ducks on Saturday. He said the receiver's status for the rest of the season is still being evaluated. Owusu has had at least three concussions in the last 13... [Read More]

For a lot of teams, injuries to the starting quarterback and a Heisman-finalist running back might mean some drastic adjustments. Not at Oregon (No. 10 BCS, No. 9 AP). The Ducks may be without quarterback Darron Thomas and running back LaMichael James this weekend when they visit Colorado. "Our gameplan doesn't change with the loss of a back. Our game plan doesn't change right now with the... [Read More]

LaMichael James ran for 239 yards and a touchdown before he was carted off the field after injuring his right arm, dampening No. 9 Oregon's 43-15 victory over California on Thursday night. The nation's leading rusher went down early in the fourth quarter and trainers stabilized his arm in a sleeve as fans chanted his name. The Ducks (4-1, 2-0 Pac-12) were driving for their fourth straight... [Read More]