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It will be a battle of teams with perfect Pac-12 records when Oregon visits Washington State on Saturday. It's no surprise the 15th-ranked Ducks are 3-0 in conference play, but the Cougars were picked to finish last in the Pac-12 before winning its first two conference games. "We're 2-0, so what?" Washington State forward Josh Hawkinson said. Continue to Article

January 05, 2017 9:17:pm EST

USC tries to bounce back from its first loss of the season when the No. 25 Trojans host Stanford in a Pac-12 Conference game Thursday night at the Galen Center in Los Angeles. The Trojans (14-1, 1-1 Pac-12) hope to produce a much better performance after struggling in key areas of an 84-61 loss to No. 15 Oregon on Friday. Stanford (8-6, 0-2) lost three of its last four games and five of seven. Continue to Article

January 04, 2017 10:00:pm EST

Oregon should take plenty of positive thoughts to Washington on Wednesday. The Ducks have won 11 straight games to move up six spots to No. 15 in the AP Top 25 Poll. Oregon is coming off wins over No. 4 UCLA and No. 25 USC to open Pac-12 Conference play at 2-0. Continue to Article

January 03, 2017 2:57:pm EST

The second-ranked UCLA Bruins distanced themselves from a disappointing loss to Oregon early this week by rallying against Oregon State. Lonzo Ball had a career-high 23 points, including four 3-pointers, and the Bruins beat the surprisingly resilient Beavers 76-63 on Friday night. ''The loss was in the past, it's not going to make or break the season,'' Ball said afterward. Continue to Article

January 01, 2017 4:55:pm EST

Who starts for Oregon seems to be less important than how the Ducks are finishing off teams lately. Locating their killer instinct has left coach Dana Altman open to different lineup possibilities. Dillon Brooks scored a season-high 28 points and Dylan Ennis added 21 to lead No. 21 Oregon to an 84-61 victory over No. 22 Southern California on Friday night, the Trojans' first loss of the season. Continue to Article

January 01, 2017 4:34:pm EST