Sports

The departure of Willie Taggart after last year's regular season opened assistant coaching spots for new head coach Mario Cristobal to fill. One of those spots went to Cort Dennison, a former Washington Huskie that now operates as Oregon's outside linebackers coach. Much like Cristobal, Dennison saw positives from the defense's front seven in last weekend's scrimmage, but is looking to the rest of the spring as an opportunity to make more strides. The Ducks got that chance on Thursday morning as they hit the practice fields once again. Listen below to the full interview with Dennison prior to practice, including a chat with Deommodere Lenoir, a sophomore cornerback expected to step into a larger role in the secondary this upcoming fall. Outside Linebackers' Coach Cort Dennison… Continue with AUDIO: Defense Hoping to Make More Strides for Oregon Football.

The departure of Willie Taggart after last year's regular season opened assistant coaching spots for new head coach Mario Cristobal to fill. One of those spots went to Cort Dennison, a former Washington Huskie that now operates as Oregon's outside linebackers coach. Much like Cristobal, Dennison saw positives from the defense's front seven in last weekend's scrimmage, but is looking to the rest of the spring as an opportunity to make more strides. The Ducks got that chance on Thursday morning as they hit the practice fields once again. Listen below to the full interview with Dennison prior to practice, including a chat with Deommodere Lenoir, a sophomore cornerback expected to step into a larger role in the secondary this upcoming fall. Outside Linebackers' Coach Cort Dennison… Continue with AUDIO: Defense Hoping to Make More Strides for Oregon Football.

Hosts: Alex Castle, Sean MacPherson and Jordan Brenner Continue with QuackSmack: Wednesday, 4/11/18.

After a sweep of then-No. 9 Arizona, Oregon softball moved up from No. 5 to No. 3 in this week's NFCA Poll and now travel to the desert to take on another top-10 team, the No. 7 Arizona State Sun Devils. The Ducks swept Arizona State a year ago but behind impressive left handed pitcher Giselle Juarez, the Sun Devils are much improved. Before the Ducks' Tuesday practice, members of the team met with the media to preview the series. The full interviews are below. Head Coach Mike White

Continue with AUDIO: No. 3 Oregon Softball Preps for No. 7 Arizona State.

After a sweep of then-No. 9 Arizona, Oregon softball moved up from No. 5 to No. 3 in this week's NFCA Poll and now travel to the desert to take on another top-10 team, the No. 7 Arizona State Sun Devils. The Ducks swept Arizona State a year ago but behind impressive left handed pitcher Giselle Juarez, the Sun Devils are much improved. Before the Ducks' Tuesday practice, members of the team met with the media to preview the series. The full interviews are below. Head Coach Mike White

Continue with AUDIO: No. 3 Oregon Softball Preps for No. 7 Arizona State.

HOSTS: Matt Tyra, Jordan Brenner, and Shawn Medow Continue with QuackSmack: Tuesday, 4/10/18.

Oregon baseball suffered perhaps their toughest loss of the season on Monday night, losing 9-7 in 11 innings to Portland after a seemingly miraculous comeback. The Ducks trailed 2-0 after a half inning, then 6-3 after two and a half innings, and finally were down 7-6 with two outs in the ninth before Kenyan Yovan delivered a saving grace solo shot to left field. However, Oregon couldn't recover from a 2-run 11th inning by the Pilots, who outhit the Ducks 15-8 a day after UO couldn't muster a single hit against Washington State. Connor Knutson notched the win for Portland (11-19), while reliever Ryne Nelson (1.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K) received the loss. Oregon moves to 18-13 on the year and have now suffered back-to-back losses as their sights move to a weekend series in Seattle against Washington GAME STORY (by Matt Tyra)… Continue with BSB: Oregon Loses Crushing 9-7 Extra Inning Game to Portland.

Oregon baseball suffered perhaps their toughest loss of the season on Monday night, losing 9-7 in 11 innings to Portland after a seemingly miraculous comeback. The Ducks trailed 2-0 after a half inning, then 6-3 after two and a half innings, and finally were down 7-6 with two outs in the ninth before Kenyan Yovan delivered a saving grace solo shot to left field. However, Oregon couldn't recover from a 2-run 11th inning by the Pilots, who outhit the Ducks 15-8 a day after UO couldn't muster a single hit against Washington State. Connor Knutson notched the win for Portland (11-19), while reliever Ryne Nelson (1.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K) received the loss. Oregon moves to 18-13 on the year and have now suffered back-to-back losses as their sights move to a weekend series in Seattle against Washington GAME STORY (by Matt Tyra)… Continue with BSB: Oregon Loses Crushing 9-7 Extra Inning Game to Portland.

HOSTS: Marc Grandi, Ethan Wyss, and Mark Wang 6:00  Oregon Softball sweeps No. 9 Arizona

• Could the Ducks have played any better?
• More impressive: pitching or bats?
• Are the Ducks the team to beat in the Pac-12?

6:20  GUEST: Mike White (Oregon Softball Head Coach)… Continue with QuackSmack: Monday, 4/9/18.

Following a 25-hour delay that saw the Ducks run-rule the Wildcats for the first time this season, Oregon capitalized to defeat Arizona in the final game of the series 10 to 0. Megan Kleist started for the Ducks and she was in control for the entire five innings she pitched. She allowed zero runs en route to striking out 10 batters and walking away with the win. Mary Iakopo gave the Wildcats' pitching staff fits, going three for four, accumulating four RBIs and hitting a three-run homer to force the run-rule. The Wildcats were held to one hit all game when Reyna Carranco was able to single in the fourth inning. The Ducks will look to take the momentum from the series sweep with them when they play #7 Arizona State in Phoenix, beginning on Friday, April 13. Game Story (by Jonathan Rifkind)… Continue with SB | Oregon Defeats #9 Arizona, Sweeps the Weekend Series.