Lance Armstrong is facing the federal government in a legal fight with tens of millions of dollars at stake, and a loss could bankrupt the cyclist who until last year ranked among the wealthiest and most popular athletes in the world.

Oregon State took both games of a double-header against Portland State on Tuesday.

The 24th ranked Ducks used a 51-34 advantage in the second half to rally over the Beavers for the second time this season and sweep the Civil War series by the final score of 85-75.

Joe Burton's sobs betrayed his menacing 295-pound frame and bright red Mohawk haircut. A member of the Luiseno tribe, he is the first Native American scholarship player in the Pac-12 since the league expanded in 1978.

The visiting Oregon State Beavers withstood a late Oregon rally to hold off the Ducks, 63-53, on Tuesday night at Matthew Knight Arena.

Patricia Bright had 12 points, eight rebounds and three blocks in front of her hometown crowd and the Beavers shot 46 percent from the floor, but Arizona State made seven three-pointers on the afternoon and the Oregon State women’s basketball team...