By Jay Jones
One Click Sports News

Of all the days to be out of the One Click Sports News office.

But we asked for your help.

And you responded.

If you contributed a headline to Duck Sports News today, thank you. We greatly appreciated your help.

How could we be out of the One Click Sports News office on a day of such significance for Oregon athletics?

Actually, it was an easy call.

We were working on a project in Portland at Willamette National Cemetery involving the Patriot Guard.

After talking to them, and seeing them complete a mission, it kind of put issues of significance in perspective.

Riders, thanks for your contributions.

A stark contrast to the other events of the day.

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Jeremiah Masoli and LaMichael James are in court today.

Follow along on Twitter throughout the day.

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By Jay Jones
One Click Sports News

On Friday, March 11, the editors of Duck Sports News will be offline for most of the day (Duck Sports News will be up and running online).

And what a day it will be.

So, we need your help.

Where ever you see a story about the Ducks on Friday (The Register-Guard, The Oregonian, ESPN, etc.), and there will be plenty (Masoli, James), please contribute it to Duck Sports News for other Duck fans to enjoy.

Here is where you contribute a link to Duck Sports New:

http://www.ducksportsnews.com/contribute.php

Thanks for visiting Duck Sports News. And thanks for your help.

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Now that Jeremiah Masoli and…uh…that other guy doesn’t matter…has been charged in connection with a January theft at a fraternity house…

And…

LaMichael James is reportedly changing his plea on domestic abuse charges…

It’s time to check in with Twitter.

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By Jay Jones
One Click Sports News

The stress of promoting another fine performance by Nicolas Cage was simply too much for The Walt Disney Corp.

They had to give up something in order to put their full support behind the upcoming “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice”.

And control over the Duck was that something.

Now that the University of Oregon has control over use of the costumed athletic mascot, what should “The Duck” be called?

Some fans have mistakenly called him ” Donald”.

Some students have insipidly called him “Puddles”.

I prefer just calling him…The Duck (like there’s any other duck).

But that probably won’t do.

So…what’s the name of “The Duck”?

If “The Duck” isn’t much of a name, what about “Baxter the Quackster”, as a tribute to Ted Knight (no relation)?

Uh…no.

What do you think?

Will these results get forwarded to the athletic department?

Absolutely not.

First, the University of Oregon Athletic Department monitors Duck Sports News on a daily basis.

Second, given the University of Oregon Athletic Department’s concern for the recent extracurricular activities by various football players, they don’t have much time to devote to naming “The Duck”.

Finally…asking Oregon fans to participate in the identity of the newly liberated Duck?

Nah.

If an idea does not originate from within the wall of the Casanova Center, it does not qualify as an idea.

This is too much stress.

“Blazing Saddles” is on.

I’m out of here.

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This just in from sports information at the University of Oregon…

The dates for former University of Oregon football players to workout for NFL scouts are scheduled for (Thursday) March 11 and March 18. Activities are expected to get underway each day about 1 p.m. in the Casanova Center weight room, and will proceed to the Moshofsky Center anywhere between 1:30 – 2 p.m.

These workouts are closed to the general public. Because of the space limitations in the Oregon weight room, only the drills held in the Moshofsky Center will be accessible to accredited news media.

The email also came with this disclaimer…

We will have no knowledge of which former Oregon players or team representatives will be in attendance in advance of either workout.

Since we are not accredited news media, we will not be in attendance. But if we still had a sports talk radio show, we would be accredited news media.

Probably.

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By Jay Jones
One Click Sports News

Now that the University of Oregon Athletic Department’s most recent worst kept secret is public (even though Athletic Director Mike Bellotti and soon-to-be-former men’s basketball head coach Ernie Kent are still “talking” – working out the details of his firing), it’s time to start tracking who’s going to be Oregon’s next head coach.

Here is a list of candidates:

• Mark Few, Gonzaga
• Tubby Smith, Minnesota
• Jamie Dixon, Pittsburgh
• Mark Turgeon, Texas A&M
• Steve Alford, New Mexico
• Randy Bennett, St. Mary’s
• Brad Stevens, Butler
• Ben Jacobsen, Northern Iowa
• P.J. Carlesimo, Latrell Sprewell’s hands

And I’m tossing this one in…just because I can…

• Mike Dunleavy, Sr., Clippers

And…keep an eye on this name…not in terms of coaching…but influence…

• William Wesley, a.k.a “Worldwide Wes”

But here’s what needs to be understood about Oregon’s next head coach: he’s going to be a Nike guy.

For example, assistant coach/recruiting specialist Kenny Payne is expected to be retained.

Nike guy.

Although, Mike Dunlap was supposedly a Nike guy, and that didn’t work out real well.

Deepthroat (William Mark Felt, Sr.) advised Woodward and Bernstein to “follow the money”.

In Oregon’s case, follow Nike’s money.

If ever Nike, and Phil Knight, is going to exert its influence at the University of Oregon, it’s going to be naming the men’s basketball coach who will be coaching in Matthew Knight Arena.

Here’s what’s being said on Twitter about these possible candidates…

(These are general searches on Twitter. So the specific results will vary.)

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