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On the eve of Selection Sunday, Chris Boucher learned he had suffered a torn ACL. LAS VEGAS — If any prognosticators are discounting Oregon after it lost standout forward Chris Boucher on the eve of Selection Sunday, Dillon Brooks wants them to know he thinks they’re making a huge mistake. The Pac-12 player of the year defiantly insists all of Oregon’s goals are still in reach, a return trip to the Elite Eight, a berth in the Final Four and even the Ducks’ first national championship since 1939. Continue to Article

March 12, 2017 5:01:am EST

A person with knowledge of the situation says Oregon forward Chris Boucher is out of the Pac-12 Tournament title game against Arizona on Saturday night because of a torn ACL. Boucher injured the ACL in the first half of No. 5 Oregon's 73-65 semifinal loss to California on Friday, but he continued to play. Continue to Article

March 11, 2017 9:48:pm EST

Hours before Oregon will face Arizona in Saturday night’s Pac-12 title game, the Ducks received some dreadful news. Boucher suffered the injury during the first half of Oregon’s semifinal victory over Cal on Friday night but played through it the rest of the game. The loss of Boucher is a massive blow to an Oregon team that won a share of the Pac-12 regular season title and is a win away from capturing the conference tournament championship as well. Continue to Article

March 11, 2017 8:48:pm EST

Cal may need one more win to feel good about its NCAA tournament chances. LAS VEGAS — Perched on the scorer’s table next to the Cal bench is a well-worn blue and gold towel that coach Cuonzo Martin uses to wipe the sweat off his hands. Martin went back to it again and again Thursday afternoon as his team tried to finish off a tense must-win Pac-12 quarterfinal. Continue to Article

March 09, 2017 9:28:pm EST

Oregon coach Dana Altman has done the math: The No. 5 Ducks' postseason can end with a thud in two games, or it can stretch to nine. ''It could be a really quick postseason or we could play as long as nine games,'' Altman said. Nine games could take the Ducks all the way to the NCAA championship, which would be the team's second title since the Tall Firs won it in 1939. Continue to Article

March 07, 2017 6:50:pm EST