Anne M. Peterson

U.S. Olympian Sykora recovering from brain injury

Stacy Sykora doesn't remember the rainy April evening when the bus carrying her Volei Futuro volleyball team overturned just yards from the gym where the women were to play.

Brazilian news reports from the accident scene just outside Sao Paulo said the three-time U.S. Olympian did not appear seriously injured. Though the tall Texan briefly passed out, she had only a small cut on her face and it looked as if she was being taken to the hospital merely as a precaution.

Ducks mum on recruiting scandal, but for how long?

Oregon has hired a high-profile law firm and stayed mum as questions mount about the Ducks' $25,000 payment to a Texas-based recruiting service.

The NCAA is investigating what appears to be an inflated payment for services provided by so-called street agent Willie Lyles of Complete Scouting Services in Houston. At issue is whether Lyles helped steer a highly recruited player to Oregon.

U.S. team looks to dominate in the decathlon

EUGENE, Ore. -- Decathlete Trey Hardee describes the state of his sport in the United States as "a tsunami of talent."

Hardee, along with veteran Bryan Clay and newcomer Ashton Eaton, are the decathlon's current stars. They've fueled whispers that, if everything goes right, the Olympics in London next summer could see a rare U.S. sweep.

Clay and Eaton will compete at this week's national championships at Hayward Field in Eugene. The top finishers in the event will determine the U.S. team at the world championships in Daegu, South Korea, this August.

New kits, assistants and billboards for Timbers

PORTLAND, Ore. -- New players, new jerseys, new assistant coaches: This has been a busy couple of days for the Portland Timbers as they prepare to join Major League Soccer next season.

Obsession carries broadcaser through colon cancer

PORTLAND, Ore. -- During Scott Lynn's biweekly chemotherapy treatments, he would unfold his laptop and furiously type away -- determined to bring closure to a nearly lifelong obsession before cancer got the best of him.

What's a world record mean? Eaton rethinks career

Funny how a world record can change one's perspective.

"I think it means track just got a lot more serious for me," laughed Ashton Eaton, marveling that, at least for the time being, his name will be linked to the words "heptathlon world-record holder."

No. 16 Beavers, No. 15 Cougars are unfamiliar foes

Oregon State coach Mike Riley's message to his players has been straight forward: The Beavers can't let the disappointment of the recent past creep into Las Vegas Bowl.

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