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BATON ROUGE, La. - In the end, Oregon State will take two indelible images from Saturdayâs 22-21 overtime loss to No. 4 Louisiana State.
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Aleks Maric scored 23 points, including a putback that broke open the game in overtime, and Nebraska overcame 16th-ranked Oregon's 3-point barrage to beat the Ducks 88-79 Saturday.
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GREENSBURG, La. - These eager beavers had a whole new slant on money laundering. A bag of bills stolen from a casino was snapped up by beavers who wove thousands of dollars in soggy currency into the sticks and brush of their dam on a creek in eastern Louisiana.
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NORTH LOGAN, Utah - A University of Southern California hockey goalie put on a show, but it had nothing to do with stopping shots.
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Glen Davis had 22 points and 13 rebounds and No. 12 LSU fought off a late Oregon State rally for a 60-53 victory Sunday. Garrett Temple added 17 points for the Tigers (6-2).
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Ohio State&#39;s Jessica Davenport (50) battles for a rebound with Oregon&#39;s Catherine Kraayeveld (33) in the first half of the Nike Classic, Saturday, Dec. 18, 2004, in Eugene, Ore.
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Alexis Serma missed his third consecutive extra point to help No. 3 LSU to a 22-21 overtime victory over 18-point underdog Oregon State Saturday night before a thrilled 91,828 at Tiger Stadium.
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Oregon's defense didn't get a chance to test itself against one of the premier scorers in the nation, but the way the 22nd-ranked Ducks played on offense, it's hard to imagine it would have made much of a difference.
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Joey Wong's RBI single with two outs in the ninth inning spoiled Zach Putnam's bid for a no-hitter and led defending national champion Oregon State to a 1-0 victory over Michigan in the opening game of their super regional Sunday.
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For a good part of the afternoon Sunday, the Lions played like a team on a mission. They got a quick lead on Eddie Drummond&#39;s 92-yard kickoff return touchdown.
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Dennis Dixon and Oregon rallied for two touchdowns in the final 72 seconds &#151; with help from a disputed onside kick &#151; and the Ducks blocked a field goal on the final play to seal a wild 34-33 victory over No. 15 Oklahoma on Saturday. Dixon's 16-yard keeper with 1:12 left brought the 18th-ranked Ducks within 33-27 and set up the onside kick attempt.
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A game between Oregon State and Notre Dame may not hold any special significance for the average college football fan. But for fans of the Beavers and Fighting Irish, a matchup of
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Jeff Tedford would have been a slam dunk hire for Washington, but California made like Shaq yesterday and swatted away the Huskies&#39; hopes.
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Matt Leinart threw two touchdown passes to Dominique Byrd and top-ranked Southern California shook off the fog and an early Oregon State threat to beat the Beavers 28-20 Saturday night.
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Michigan got embarrassed again, just in a different way. A week after being upset by Appalachian State, the Wolverines were handed their most-lopsided loss in 39 years as Dennis Dixon and Oregon cruised, 39-7, yesterday. Dixon accounted for 368 yards and a career-high four touchdowns.
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LSU can thank an Oregon State kicker who could not make extra points for it's season-opening victory. Alexis Serna missed three extra points Saturday night, including one that would have forced a second overtime, and No. 4 LSU escaped with a 22-21 victory over the Beavers.
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Oregon's two biggest plays in the second half came after the Ducks lined up for field goals. And get this, neither time did the ball split the uprights.