Tenth seeded Oregon upsets #2 seed Duke Ruthy Hebard scored 20 points and pulled down 15 rebounds and Oregon earned its first ever sweet 16 berth by upsetting Duke 74-65 Monday night in the Women’s NCAA Basketball Tournament. The Ducks, in their first tournament appearance since 2005, had never advanced […]
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SEATTLE (AP) — Kelsey Plum scored 38 points, adding another record to her career resume, and No. 3 seed Washington raced past No. 6 seed Oklahoma 108-82 on Monday night to earn a berth in NCAA Tournament regional semifinals. The Huskies (29-5) are going to the Sweet 16 in […]
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JAIL DEATH Jailed man who attempted suicide dies at hospital HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say a man who was jailed in Hillsboro has died at a hospital after attempting to kill himself. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release that 36-year-old Ryan Freeman was found […]
Re-Vision costs mounting; causes concern. Three Rivers Job Fair; Dealing with TBI; Top retirement spots in Oregon
Mayor concerned about growing costs of ReVision Increasing cost estimates for a Highway 101 facelift in downtown Florence have not derailed the plan, but it has Mayor Joe Henry feeling uncomfortable. Joe Henry – “This started out as a five-and-a-half million dollar project at which point ODOT was going to […]
NCAA Basketball tournament – Men and Women; College baseball
Ducks recover to punch ticket to KC Tyler Dorsey hit a contested go-ahead 3-pointer from the top of the arc with 38.4 seconds to play; E.C. Matthews airballed a long 3 in the waning seconds trying to force overtime, and third-seeded Oregon rallied in the second half to beat upstart […]
Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press
SEATTLE (AP) — Jordan Morris drew a penalty to set up the first goal, scored on a header in the 66th minute to give Seattle the lead, and the Sounders celebrated last year’s MLS Cup title with a 3-1 win over the New York Red Bulls Sunday. More than […]
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OREGON DATA CENTER Amazon planning third data complex near Hermiston (Information from: East Oregonian, http://www.eastoregonian.com) PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) — Amazon is proposing to build a third data complex west of Hermiston consisting of four data centers. The East Oregonian reports that the Seattle-based e-commerce giant recently bought 120 acres […]
Rain respite brief; Mayor lunches with the Governor; Dallas Brass to share experience; PeaceHealth to resume Nurse negotiations
City offering free sand bags and sand… Thursday’s brief respite from the rain was just that. More rain is coming today and tomorrow. That’s in addition to record amounts of rainfall leading to water accumulating in places not seen before according to Florence Public Works Director Mike Miller. Mike Miller […]