After an underwhelming season from the Oregon Ducks women’s basketball team, which finished last in the Pac-12 at 11-12, forward Grace VanSlooten entered her name in the transfer portal.
On Monday, she announced she will be joining Michigan State next season.
With Oregon entering the Big Ten next year, it should be beneficial for the Spartans to have a player who will know the Ducks’ tendencies. With Iowa’s Caitlin Clark heading to the WNBA, the Hawkeyes light could start to dim, and other Big Ten teams like the Spartans can start to brighten.
VanSlooten led the Ducks in scoring (15.0 points per game) this past season, outscoring all but one Spartan, guard Julia Ayrault, who led Michigan State with an average of 15.4. VanSlooten also averaged 7.1 rebounds per game. The only Spartan who recorded more this past season was, again, Ayrault.
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The 6-foot-3 forward comes from a tough Pac-12 conference that she was able to thrive in. VanSlooten was named an All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention for both the 2023-24 and 2022-23 seasons. She averaged 13.2 points and 5.6 rebounds per game in that 2022-23 season, her freshman campaign.
VanSlooten was ranked 18th in the transfer portal by ESPN’s Charlie Creme. Prior to Oregon, VanSlooten was a McDonald’s All-American in 2022 and was a five-star prospect coming out of high school.
Adding VanSlooten is a big step for Spartans coach Robyn Fraclick, who will be entering her second season at the helm. Fans can only hope VanSlooten can help fix the scoring holes left by two of the Spartans’ top-three scorers this past season — guards Moira Joiner and DeeDee Hagemann, who recently announced she would be transferring to Ole Miss.
Next season, the Spartans and every other Big Ten team have to beat out four new teams that they are not as familiar with, including a USC team that lost just six games this past season. VanSlooten could give Michigan State quite the edge when facing not only Oregon but also teams the former Duck was used to going up against in the Pac-12.
VanSlooten also provides some relief to a Spartan team that lost two vital players following a successful 2023-24 season.
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PORTLAND, OR — A federal task force targeting fentanyl dealers in downtown Portland has led to nearly 100 federal charges over the past two years, and one of the leaders behind that effort is now being recognized with a national honor.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon announced FBI Special Agent Bobby Gutierrez as the Freedom 250 Hometown Hero, an award that honors individuals whose courage, generosity and public service reflect the ideals of liberty and civic responsibility.
The Freedom 250 initiative was created to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States and recognizes Americans who make lasting contributions to their local communities.
Gutierrez was selected as the District of Oregon’s Hometown Hero for his leadership, collaboration and dedication to joint downtown fentanyl enforcement missions. For the past two years, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, working with the FBI, Homeland Security Investigations and the Portland Police Bureau, has targeted fentanyl dealers in Portland.
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According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Gutierrez has helped coordinate dozens of investigations focused on fentanyl distributors in downtown Portland. Through those efforts, nearly 100 fentanyl distributors have been federally charged.
“As we celebrate America’s 250th birthday, I am honored to present Special Agent Gutierrez as Oregon’s Hometown Hero. Special Agent Gutierrez’s dedication, selfless service, and unwavering commitment have made a lasting impact on the safety and well-being of our community,” U.S. Attorney Scott E. Bradford said.
“Two years ago, Portland had notorious open-air drug markets, rising crime, and frequent overdoses. Thanks to Special Agent Gutierrez’s efforts, dedication, and coordination with local, county, and state partners, we are reducing fentanyl trafficking, violent crime, and overdoses downtown,” Bradford said.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office said Gutierrez has been a “tireless investigator and steadfast partner” in efforts to restore downtown Portland to a safe and vibrant community.
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.
