Bill Oram

CORVALLIS — Looking every bit the part of a potential Pac-12 champion, Oregon State won its fifth straight game to improve to 5-2 with an emphatic 48-30 win over Washington State — with a familiar face on the sidelines.

The ex-Beavers coach became just the latest opponent to have no answer for Jesse Legree and the best passing attack in college football.

CORVALLIS — Trent Bray once chose to stay at Oregon State when everyone else left. Now, try to imagine if he also came back after he was told to take a hike.

Negotiations between Trail Blazers owner Tom Dundon and Portland officials have stalled over a $1 billion settlement demand tied to the team's first-class arena maintenance clause, with Dundon pushing for a 10-year buyout option rather than the required 20-year lease commitment.

For weeks, local officials had circled the days and hours around the Trail Blazers season opener Wednesday as their chance to meet directly with

Lillard scored 25 points in his first game back in Portland in more than three years.

The last time Damian Lillard appeared in a game for the Trail Blazers, Taylor Swift had played all of two shows on the Eras Tour.

A three-star recruit out of high school, the "Problem Kid" has proven that he is a five-star talent.

Oregon's 4-3 season has exposed cracks in Dan Lanning's program, leading to the firing of offensive coordinator Drew Mehringer amid growing concerns about coaching priorities and team performance.

News that Dante Moore will miss the rest of his third season in Eugene is cause for a full-scale recalibration of Oregon's season and the most important position on the field