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Oregon lands five-star DE Wesley for 2026 class
Five-star defensive end Richard Wesley, the No. 18 overall prospect in the 2026 ESPN 300, announced his commitment to Oregon on Saturday night.
The 6-foot-5, 245-pound pass rusher from Chatsworth, California, is ESPN’s third-ranked defensive end in the 2026 class. Wesley, who visited the Ducks last month, lands with Oregon as the program’s second five-star pledge in the cycle over Ohio State, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M and USC following trips to see each program earlier this spring.
A former top recruit in the 2027 cycle, Wesley reclassified into the class of 2026 in March and immediately emerged as one of the top defensive prospects in the latest cycle. He first burst onto the recruiting scene after tallying 55 tackles and 10 sacks in his freshman season at Sierra Canyon in 2023. As a sophomore last fall, Wesley totaled 44 tackles with nine sacks and four forced fumbles.
Wesley joins the Ducks as the program’s fifth ESPN 300 pledge in the 2026 class alongside fellow five-star Kendre’ Harrison, ESPN’s No. 1 tight end prospect in the cycle. Wesley now stands as the highest-ranked member of Oregon’s incoming defensive class, which also includes top-300 defensive tackle Tony Cumberland and Viliami Moala and three-star prospects Xavier Lherisse, Dutch Horisk and Tristan Phillips.
Wesley’s pledge follows a rash of exits from the Ducks’ 2026 class in recent months, headlined by the decommitments of ESPN 300 prospects Kodi Greene, Tomuhini Topui, Bott Multitalo and Jonas Williams.
Wesley entertained interest from a series of top programs upon his reclassification earlier this year. He told ESPN last month that no program was pushing harder in his recruitment than Oregon with coach Dan Lanning and defensive line coach Tony Tuioti heavily in Wesley’s process. Wesley’s commitment comes just weeks after his most recent visit with the Ducks for the program’s April 27 spring game.
“I’d never gotten up there for a game environment,” he told ESPN following the visit. “It was great to see what the coaching staff was always talking about. It was proof to me that they were serious about everything they were talking about.”
Wesley’s pledge marks the fourth commitment among ESPN’s top 10 defensive ends in the 2026 class. No. 2 overall prospect Zion Elee remains committed to Maryland months after his Dec. 2024 pledge to the in-state Terrapins. Wesley follows Rodney Dunham (Notre Dame) and Jordan Carter (Texas A&M) among the other elite defensive end commits in the cycle.
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Oregon Lottery Pick 4 results for Dec. 28
The Oregon Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at Dec. 28, 2025, results for each game:
Winning Pick 4 numbers from Dec. 28 drawing
1PM: 0-2-6-1
4PM: 0-2-4-1
7PM: 4-3-9-2
10PM: 6-3-9-2
Check Pick 4 payouts and previous drawings here.
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When are the Oregon Lottery drawings held?
- Powerball: 7:59 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
- Mega Millions: 7:59 p.m. on Tuesday and Friday.
- Pick 4: 1 p.m., 4 p.m., 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. daily.
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Why Tosh Lupoi sees a silver lining in Oregon’s poor defensive performance against James Madison
EUGENE — It’s easier to get a message across about effort, tenacity and finishing when the most recent result is an affront to those attributes.
Oregon’s defensive effort in its win over No. 12 seed James Madison, particularly in the second half, was “unacceptable” to defensive coordinator Tosh Lupoi. He’s found the silver lining in the third straight postseason performance allowing 34-plus points and 500-plus yards though, calling it “the best thing that could ever happen” as the No. 5 Ducks prepare to face No. 4 Texas Tech in the Orange Bowl.
“I think it’s another reminder of this is the best of the best, these teams. If you go to sleep for one down, one quarter, one half, they’re going to make you pay,” Lupoi said. “It makes it easier when the players see (themselves) not performing to the standard in that second half.”
JMU scored 28 points and averaged 8.4 yards per play in the second half. Though Oregon backups and third-teamers were in for some plays, starters were back in for the final 99-yard touchdown drive.
Five of JMU’s seven passes of 20-plus yards and a 49-yard run also came during the second half. Oregon allowed just 20 passes of 20 or more yards in its first 12 games.
“There’s things that we can definitely attack that we can do better,” Oregon coach Dan Lanning said. “The biggest piece is getting off the field. We had some sustained drives in that game and we gave up more explosive plays in that game than we have in the past.”
Those are particularly critical areas against Texas Tech (12-1). The Red Raiders have one of the most explosive offenses in the country, trailing only the Ducks in passes of 20-plus yards, and rank 11th nationally on third down.
Linebacker Bryce Boettcher felt the defense responded well at practice in the week since the first round win.
“Practice has been physical with a lot of energy before Christmas and now we’re getting back to it right after Christmas,” Boettcher said. “I’ve been impressed with the way everyone’s responded.”
No. 4 Texas Tech (12-1) vs. No. 5 Oregon (12-1)
- When: Thursday, January 1
- Time: 9 a.m. PT
- Where: Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Fla.
- TV: ESPN
- Stream: You can watch this game on DIRECTV (free trial) or with Sling (a Sling day pass to watch this game and more is just $4.99). Streaming broadcasts for this game will be available on these streaming services locally in Oregon and Washington, but may not be available outside of the Pacific Northwest, depending on your location.
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Oregon Nurses Association rejects contract offer, extends strike against Legacy Health
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Advanced practice providers (APPs) represented by the Oregon Nurses Association (ONA) are staying out on the picket line after members overwhelmingly rejected the tentative contract agreement reached with Legacy Health reached Dec. 23.
According to a representative with the ONA, APPs voted to continue the strike, claiming Legacy has failed to make significant movement at the bargaining table, has shown disrespect to APPs, and has operated on a management of hypocrisy.
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ONA issued a press release, writing, “Since issuing a strike notice, advanced practice providers (APPs) repeatedly offered to meet at any time and in any location to move negotiations forward. Legacy Health instead chose to delay bargaining and engage in bad-faith tactics.”
“[Legacy]They have never taken our time very seriously. They have routinely been late to bargaining, they’ve no-showed to bargaining, they’ve changed bargaining from in-person to virtual at the last minute when all of us showed up on our free time to do this, they have said incredible disrespectful things to us during bargaining,” said Leigh Warsing, a physician associate at Legacy Emanuel and member of the bargaining team. “The fact that they haven’t moved at all on their contract, their proposal to us really devalues us and dismisses what we’re worth.”
APPs also believed the proposed deal would still leave Legacy APPs far behind their peers at other health systems.
“The proposed agreement would have left Legacy APPs 10% behind their counterparts at OHSU, and behind what Kaiser APPs have been offered—perpetuating a widening wage and standards gap that threatens the long-term stability of Legacy’s workforce,” ONA said.
The statement continued, “This disparity would inevitably drive experienced APPs out of the system, worsening patient care, increasing burnout among remaining staff, and inflating costs as Legacy is forced into a constant recruitment and retention cycle of its own making. When frontline providers are undervalued, patient care inevitably suffers.”
Warsing echoed that sentiment.
“There’s a lot of experience in some of these departments, and the fear is that we will lose those providers,” Warsing said. “If the hospital is not willing to competitively keep providers, then they’re going to leave, and we don’t want them to leave. We want our teams to stay together, and we know that we provide amazing patient care as an excellent team, and that’s going to be torn apart of we’re not treated fairly, respectfully, and paid competitively.”
The proposed deal included pay raises, new pay scales, and protections for discipline and termination, as well as the creation of a labor-management committee.
However, the tentative agreement came just days after Legacy executives issued a notice to striking APPs that they could be stripped of health insurance starting January 1.
April Callister, a physician associate at Legacy Emanuel and Legacy Good Samaritan, as well as a member of the bargaining team, said this move could be devastating.
“It would be huge a hit to a lot of striking APPs,” Callister said. “These are people with families, with children, with chronic health conditions who need medications every month. These are people with doctors’ visits. I mean, APPs not only care for people, they’re also people that require care, so it would be really devastating if Legacy were to follow through on that.”
According to Callister, it was important for a tentative agreement to be brought forward to union members due to the uncertainty as the strike continues.
“We’ve been on the strike line for 25 days now,” she said. “People have sacrificed so much to be out here during the holidays away from their family without a paycheck, and now Legacy is threatening to take away the insurance of these providers, and we felt it was really important to give members opportunity to say whether or not this sacrifice was worth it for them, and if they were willing and able to continue fighting for what we’re worth.”
APPs have been on strike since Dec. 2 to reach a contract that they say pays them fairly.
Since the strike began, Callister tells KATU since the strike began, a lot of the physicians have been picking up the pieces.
“Unfortunately, Legacy seems to have put a lot of burden on our physician colleagues, which is incredible sad to see,” Callister said. “We work in a very collaborative environment with all of our team members.”
“Advanced practice providers—including nurse practitioners, physician associates, and clinical nurse specialists—are highly trained clinicians who save lives, perform surgeries, and care for families every day,” ONA said. “They deliver essential, lifesaving care across a wide range of settings and are critical to the health and safety of communities throughout Oregon.”
Warsing said if they can’t come to an agreement, the impact on patients will be losing quality health care providers.
“Patients deserve quality providers, and if all of your quality providers are only in one institution, then it makes it kind of hard for the patients because we can’t just send all of the patients to the one quality institution in the city,” Warsing said.
ONA representatives told KATU they will return to the bargaining table immediately.
“We’re available to bargain,” Warsing said. “The members have resoundingly voted it [the tentative agreement] down, and we’ve informed Legacy lead
KATU News has reached out to Legacy Health, awaiting comment.
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