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Deadspin | Oregon pulls away from fading Rutgers
Jackson Shelstad’s 19 points led Oregon to a 75-57 win over Rutgers on Sunday afternoon in Eugene, Ore.
Shelstad, the Ducks’ leading scorer this season, made three of his team’s season high 13 3-pointers as Oregon (18-8, 7-8 Big Ten) won its second straight game after five consecutive losses.
Center Nate Bittle swished three-ball No. 13 with 4:41 to play, off an offensive rebound from the top of the arc. Bittle had 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Ducks, and T.J. Bamba added 11 with six assists.
Lathan Sommerville’s 14 points led Rutgers (12-14, 5-10) and Dylan Harper added 13. But the Scarlet Knights lost their third straight game and fourth of the past five.
The difference in the game was Oregon’s 3-point shooting, 59.1 percent, to Rutgers’ 21.1 percent. The Ducks also played tough defense against the Scarlet Knights’ star freshman duo of Harper and Ace Bailey, who scored just eight points on 4-of-13 shooting in 29 minutes.
Bailey, Rutgers’ leading scorer going into the game, missed all four of his 3-point tries and was held 11 points under his season per-game average.
Rutgers led by as many as seven in the first half, 21-14, on a Harper jumper with 11:08 to go. But the Ducks turned it around for a five-point lead at halftime, 38-33.
Rutgers got as close as one point down in the second half, then Shelstad got hot. He hit three 3-pointers over a roughly five-minute span, his third one giving Oregon a 62-48 lead with 9:29 to play. Then, a 7-0 run gave the Ducks a 69-50 lead, which was insurmountable for Rutgers. The Scarlet Knights didn’t make a basket for most of the last three minutes of the game, and Oregon held them to 24 points in the second half after the Ducks had given up 50 second-half points in each of their previous two games.
–Field Level Media
Oregon
National Weather Service says no tsunami threat after 5.5 quake off Oregon coast
The National Weather Service says there is no tsunami threat following a magnitude 5.5 earthquake off the Oregon coast.
The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake struck at 4:35 a.m. about 175 miles southwest of Eugene, Oregon, at a depth of about 6 miles in the Pacific Ocean.
National Weather Service says no tsunami threat after 5.5 quake off Oregon coast (KVAL/SBG)
The earthquake occurred in the Blanco Fracture Zone, a seismically active area where hundreds of earthquakes occur each year.
There have been no reports of residents along the southern Oregon coast feeling the quake.
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Missing, endangered 2-year-old last seen in Portland area
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Oregon Department of Human Services is asking for help finding a 2-year-old boy who is believed to be in danger.
Armani Andrews disappeared on June 17 and is thought to be with someone in the Portland area, officials said.
He’s about two feet tall with brown hair and brown eyes and African American/mixed race, ODHS said.
Locations around Portland that the child may have frequented include the Rose Haven shelter on Northwest Glisan Street, the Multnomah County Central Library on Southwest 10th Avenue and Southeast Portland between 82nd and 103rd avenues.
People who have any information about Andrews’ whereabouts are asked to call 911.
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5-star OL Ismael Camara nears decision, Oregon staying in touch
Every year, there are always a few recruiting races that are anything but normal. Twists and turns should be expected on the recruiting trail, but you can still always count on a surprise or two.
The Oregon Ducks have already landed four commitments along the offensive line in the 2027 recruiting cycle, most recently scoring three-star Lex Mailangi. The Ducks are still pushing for one more, however, and it’s the biggest of them all.
Five-star offensive lineman Ismael Camara has taken several visits to Eugene, including one earlier in the spring. However, the Texas star canceled his tour of official visits to finish high school early and give Gilmer High School his best effort on the field in the fall.
Those plans changed quickly when he opted to take unofficial visits to SMU and Texas in June. After once appearing to push his recruitment to the fall and commit closer to early signing day, it’s clear that Camara is now open for business, and he could be moving quickly toward a decision.
When Camara left Eugene in the spring, the Ducks were perceived as a favorite in the race. However, after spending time away and connecting with programs in his home state of Texas, Rivals’ Sam Spiegelman believes Texas is now in the lead, and was told by one of Camara’s family members that a commitment could be coming soon.
While the Longhorns are in charge, SMU, LSU, Texas A&M and Oregon all still remain involved. While he has been able to tour the Texas programs this month, Camara has remained in touch with the Ducks over FaceTime.
“Just fantastic coaches and options all around,” Camara’s guardian, Todd Robison, told Rivals. “We are also in touch regularly with Tennessee, LSU, A&M, and Alabama. He also has had very well-attended FaceTime calls with the entire staff at Oregon. He feels the love for sure.”
The Ducks still appear to be in good standing with Camara, but the inability to get him on campus this month is a big setback. Even if Camara does commit over the summer, the Ducks will likely push hard to get him back to Eugene in the fall for another visit. Don’t expect Oregon to give up on this race until pen hits paper on signing day.
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