When opponents come to the CU Events Center, they physically feel it.
The altitude is no joke, and neither is the Colorado men’s basketball team at home.
“Towards the end of the first half, you’ll hear guys talking about ‘this altitude is no joke,’ so the second half, it really starts to kick in,” Colorado star freshman Cody Williams said. “We’re a team that likes to get up and down the floor, so as the game goes on, I definitely see we start to get more transition layups, transition buckets, and I think the altitude is really something that just wears down teams.
“I think we really do have a great advantage with this altitude.”
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Colorado (14-5, 3-3 Pac-12) used its home-court advantage Saturday to improve to 12-0 this season at the CU Events Center for the first time in more than 50 years. The dominant, 90-57 win over Oregon State (9-9, 1-6 Pac-12) was the Buffaloes’ third consecutive win, and it’s their best home start since the 1968-69 season.
Whether it was the altitude or Colorado’s smothering defense, the Beavers shot just 33% from the field (20-for-60), went just 3-for-17 (18%) from 3-point range and turned the ball over 10 times.
The Buffaloes shot 52% from the field (32-for-61) and had six players reach double-digit points, but 19 assists to just eight turnovers as a team was Colorado coach Tad Boyle’s favorite stat of the night, he said postgame.
“Very few teams have five or six guys that can get double figures any night. We’re one of them, and that makes us difficult, I think, to prepare for,” Boyle said. “That’s what I want our players to understand: it’s going to be someone else’s night on different nights, and you have to understand that, but you can still chip in and be a part of it.”
Tristan da Silva scored a game-high 19 points on 6-for-10 shooting to go along with seven rebounds and four assists. Eddie Lampkin Jr. had a near double-double, scoring 17 points and grabbing eight rebounds, while Williams chipped in 16 points and six rebounds.
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Luke O’Brien, who started in place of J’Vonne Hadley (out with a knee injury), had 10 points, as did freshman Assane Diop. It was a career high in both points and minutes (16) for Diop, a good sign for a young player who will be counted on down the stretch of the season.
“Number one, I’m so happy for him because you see day to day how hard Assane works,” Boyle said. “You see how selfless that he is — he’s all about the team, he’s not about himself and he just works his tail off. His growth has come incrementally in practice. This is the first time he’s really experienced it in a game.
“I’ve said this, Assane Diop and Bangot Dak are both going to be really good players in this program, and I think you saw just a glimpse of that from Assane tonight.”
Colorado led by as many as 37 points and never trailed Oregon State, which suffered its fifth straight loss.
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The Buffaloes will be back on the road next week for matchups with Washington (11-7, 3-4 Pac-12) and Washington State (13-6, 4-4 Pac-12), two teams they have already beat this season.
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Kam Wah Chung and Company was a home, a general store, a community center and a medical clinic, where co-owner Ing Hay served as a beloved doctor to residents across the region.
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In Eastern Oregon’s John Day, a 160-year-old building holds one of the biggest collections of traditional Chinese medicine in the world. Kam Wah Chung and Company, once part of a thriving Chinatown, was owned and operated by Lung On and Ing Hay for over half a century. It was a home, a general store, a community center and a medical clinic where Ing Hay served as a beloved doctor to residents across the region. His practice included herbal remedies, noninvasive treatments, essential women’s healthcare and more.
Archaeologists and historians are continuing to deepen our understanding of the legacy of Kam Wah Chung and traditional Chinese medicine in Eastern Oregon. We join them to learn more about Ing Hay’s important contributions to rural communities in John Day and beyond, as part of our special series in collaboration with OPB’s “Oregon Experience,” the Southern Oregon University Laboratory of Anthropology and Jefferson Public Radio about unearthing Oregon history.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A shelter-in-place order has been lifted and a suspect is in custody following a shooting and domestic disturbance investigation in Sandy on Sunday, police said.
Around 8:30 p.m., the Sandy Police Department made the announcement on social media that the suspect was in custody with “no ongoing threat to the community.”
This comes after the suspect had been “confined to residence” one hour earlier.
Just after 5 p.m., an initial social media post by Sandy police said that officers and other agencies were on the scene near 39500 Evans Street due to a “domestic disturbance and reported shooting.”
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The shelter-in-place order remained in effect for hours and people were asked to avoid the area.
KOIN 6 News crews saw several ambulances lined up on the street near the site and armored vehicles entering the scene.
We will update this article as we find out more details.
Video shows retirement party for Oregon Fish & Wildlife Conservation K-9
Oregon’s first Fish & Wildlife Conservation K-9, Buck, was deployed 184 times across the state before his retirement.
Oregonians can fish, clam and crab for free during Oregon’s annual Free Fishing Weekend in June.
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said it will hold another free fishing weekend June 6-7, offering all Oregonians and nonresidents the chance to fish for free across the state for two days.
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No fishing or shellfish licenses or tags, endorsements or validations are required on these days. Oregon State Parks will also offer free parking at state parks on June 6.
While fishing may be free, ODFW said that all other fishing regulations apply. That includes single rod limitations, bag limits, size restrictions and closures.
Fishing regulations are available online and MyODFW.com for any in-season regulation updates.
Here’s what to know about Oregon June 2026 free fishing weekend.
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Will Oregon lakes be stocked for 2026 free fishing weekend?
ODFW will be stocking many of Oregon’s lakes and ponds with rainbow trout for free fishing weekend.
People are encouraged to visit the recreation report at ODFW’s website to find the best fishing spots, and to check out the trout stocking schedule for stocking locations.
ODFW said that drought conditions will make a difference this year and some smaller lakes and ponds might be warmer than usual. The agency suggested fishing earlier in the day or fishing for warm water fish like bass, bluegill and crappie.
How to go crabbing and clamming during Oregon’s June 2026 free fishing weekend
For Oregonians who have never tried crabbing or clamming, free fishing weekend can be a good opportunity to learn.
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ODFW provides information on how to get started crabbing on its website. It includes tips and tricks on how to crab, where to crab, how to measure a crab and how to tell if it is male or female.
People can also visit the website for information on how to get started clamming, including how to dig for clams, where to dig for clams and what species to look for.
As of May 26, crabbing is open coastwide. Razor clamming is only allowed from the Washington border to Cape Blanco. It is currently prohibited from Cape Blanco to the California border.
The agency warns that closures can happen at any time, especially closures related to shellfish biotoxins, or toxins carried by shellfish that can cause serious illness.
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For updated recreational shellfish biotoxin closures, visit the ODA website or call the shellfish biotoxin hotline at 1-800-448-2474.
To get updated harvesting statuses, people can visit the Oregon Department of Agriculture website.
To check for additional closures during free fishing weekend, people can visit myodfw.com.
What are some events happening during fishing weekend?
ODFW and volunteers will be hosting free events around Oregon on June 6. These events will offer equipment and hands-on instruction for beginners learning how to fish.
Some of the scheduled events include:
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Twin Ponds in Ukiah from 9 a.m. to noon on June 6
Olalla Reservoir in Toledo from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on June 6
Silverton Marine Park in Silverton from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on June 6
Cleawox Lake in Florence from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on June 6
Henry Hagg Lake in Gaston from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. on June 6
Alton Baker Park in Eugene will hold a youth-only event for anglers 17 and younger from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on June 6
Small Fry Lake in Estacada from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on June 6.
Ginnie Sandoval is the Oregon Connect reporter for the Statesman Journal. Sandoval is a lifelong Oregonian who covers trending news, entertainment, food and outdoors. She can be reached at GSandoval@statesmanjournal.com or on X at @GinnieSandoval.
