Appeals court rejects climate change lawsuit by young Oregon activists against US government
A federal appeals court panel on Wednesday rejected a long-running lawsuit brought by young Oregon-based climate activists who argued that the U.S. governmentโs role in climate change violated their constitutional rights.
AP Top 25: No. 3 Washington, No. 5 Oregon move up, give Pac-12 2 in top 5 for 1st time since 2016
No. 3 Washington, No. 4 Florida State and No. 5 Oregon all moved up a spot in The Associated Press college football poll to give the Pac-12 two top-five teams for the first time since the final ranking of the 2016 season.
Felix gets a bronze on her farewell at world championships
Allyson Felix won her 19th and final medal in the world championships Friday night โ a bronze she took after running the second leg of Americaโs 4x400-meters in the mixed relay thatโs been touted as the last major race of the 36-year-oldโs career.
In letter, USADA says it can't change marijuana rules alone
U.S. Anti-Doping Agency leaders are pushing to further mitigate โharsh consequencesโ for marijuana if itโs not intentionally used to enhance performance, though they cannot unilaterally change the rules, they wrote in a letter to members of Congress critical of the agency in the wake of sprinter ShaโCarri Richardsonโs ban from the Olympics.
'Home Improvement' actor Zachery Ty Bryan arrested in Oregon
This booking photo released Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020, by the Eugene, Ore., Police Department shows suspect Zachery Ty Bryan. Bryan, the actor who played the oldest son on the long-running 1990s sit-com Home Improvement was arrested Friday, Oct. 16, 2020, in Oregon and faces charges of strangulation and assault. (Eugene Police Department via AP)EUGENE, Ore. โ Zachery Ty Bryan, the actor who played the oldest son on the long-running 1990s sit-com โHome Improvementโ was arrested in Oregon and faces charges of strangulation and assault. The Eugene Police Department said officers were dispatched to a North Eugene apartment Friday night on a report of a physical dispute. Bryan reportedly assaulted the victim, impeded her breathing, and took her phone away when she tried to call 911, police said.
AP Sources: Pac-12 football to kick off in fall
FILE- In this Oct. 10, 2015, file photo, a PAC-12 logo is displayed on the field before an NCAA college football game between Washington State and Oregon in Eugene, Ore. The Pac-12 university presidents and chancellors will meet Friday, Sept. 17, 2020, and be presented options for staging a fall football season, but Commissioner Larry Scott says a vote by the the CEO Group is not expected. (AP Photo/Ryan Kang, File)The Pac-12 has decided to play football in the fall, reversing an August decision to postpone until spring because of concerns about COVID-19. The conference did say in a news release it would hold a webinar with Commissioner Larry Scott and Pac-12 leaders later Thursday. ___Follow Ralph D. Russo at https://twitter.com/ralphDrussoAP and listen at http://www.westwoodonepodcasts.com/pods/ap-top-25-college-football-podcast/___More AP college football: https://apnews.com/Collegefootball and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25
Texas States jerseys stolen before game at Oregon
Oregon head coach Kelly Graves talks to Texas Southern players before an NCAA college basketball game in Eugene, Ore., Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019. Texas Southern's uniforms went missing, forcing them to improvise with practice jerseys and athletic tape. (AP Photo/Chris Pietsch)EUGENE, OR Police say uniforms were stolen from Texas Southerns womens basketball team before their game at Oregon. The Tigers wore practice uniforms during the game against the top-ranked Ducks. We feel bad for our visiting team that they would have their uniforms stolen like this.Team members and staff scoured the area.
Ionescu and No. 1 Oregon stun US women's national team
(AP Photo/Chris Pietsch)EUGENE, OR The U.S. women's national team lost to No. 1 Oregon 93-86 on Saturday only the second defeat to a college team in the Americans' history. Her layup to end the third quarter gave Oregon a 68-67 lead and started a 15-2 run that Satou Sabally capped with a layup with 6:26 left. The Americans were playing the fourth game of their college tour that started in Stanford last Saturday. Since that win over the Cardinal, the Americans have traveled nearly 5,000 miles while playing against Oregon State, Texas A&M and now Oregon.