"Purdue" News

Usually you get one common opponent in a bowl matchup, but the Ducks and the Buckeyes both played USC and Purdue -- with very different results. Two common opponents, two wins, and two losses. Advantage: Ducks. | Watch highlights

While Saturday's Stanford game has all the trappings of becoming a classic "letdown" loss, the recent past would indicate the Ducks have already put aside the Trojans. "Coach Kelly does a good job keeping our head on straight," said linebacker Casey Matthews.

Masoli's stats don't put him atop the league's statistical categories. He's passed for 905 yards and five touchdowns, with just two interceptions. Known more for his scrambling ability, he's rushed for 272 yards and seven TDS. But coach Chip Kelly said that intangibles make Masoli a success.

The federal government originally promised 120 million doses of swine flu vaccine by now. Only 13 million have come through.

California tailback Jahvid Best isn't one to get intimidated. But two years ago when Best visited Autzen Stadium last, he was struck by the noise. "No crowd usually gets to me," he said. "Oregon's the only one that stands out in my mind that got to me."

In less than 24 hours the Ducks and Beavers will have kicked off the Pac-10 season; so, as the conference season gets underway here are the predicitons for this weekend's action from the guys in the KVAL sports office.

They've taken very different paths, and yet they've wound up in the same place: 2-1. Oregon and Oregon State both open Pac-10 play this weekend, each with a blemish on their overall records, but two weeks ago it would have been hard to imagine these teams having so much in common.

The Ducks are expected to unveil a retro look for their matchup against Cal this weekend, and if Oregon hopes to snap a three game skid to the Bears the Ducks will need some more big plays from their defense.

Washed-out roads and flooded interstate highways around Atlanta added to the misery Tuesday after days of torrential rain in the Southeast that claimed at least eight lives, including a 15-year-old boy whose body was found in the Chattooga River.

Federal health officials say a new version of the painkiller OxyContin that is designed to be harder to abuse offers some improvements over the original pill.

The first two weeks of the season have done little to show where Oregon's offense really is, although the Ducks say they're starting to find a groove with No. 18 Utah set to visit on Saturday. "It's a work in progress," coach Chip Kelly said.

Kelly talks about the Ducks win over Purdue and looks ahead to this week's home game with 18th ranked Utah.

Oregon stops an attempted two-point conversion by Purdue late and hangs on for the victory.

AccuScore, the popular sports forecasting company, uses computer simulaton to foresee the outcomes of sports contests everywhere. See the forecasts for the Ducks and Beavers for Saturday's games.