Redshirt freshman LaMichael James ran for 166 yards and three touchdowns as Oregon clinched the Pac-10 championship and a trip to the Rose Bowl for a New Year’s Day date with No. 8 Ohio State.

Blue is sometimes not an easy color to make.

The Big East has quelled the drumbeat of criticism, thanks mainly to the stellar play of its two undefeated teams: No. 8 Cincinnati and No. 23 South Florida.

Judie Lomax’s presence has dramatically raised expectations at Columbia, long a bottom feeder among women’s basketball programs in the Ivy League.

Losses to unranked teams in the last two seasons have cost the Trojans a chance to play for a national title.

Pennsylvania State University defeats Oregon State University, 45-14; other college football results noted

The No. 2 Sooners squandered a 15-point first-half lead but clamped down on defense in the second half, beating No. 5 Oklahoma, 66-58.

The best-of-three final between North Carolina and Oregon State marks only the second rematch of championship opponents since the College World Series began in 1947.

Coming off the shortest start of his career five days ago, Robert Woodard shut down Rice for six-plus innings Wednesday to help North Carolina remain in the College World Series with a 6-1 victory.

MiQuale Lewis ran for three touchdowns, and Nate Davis passed for one touchdown and ran for another Tuesday night to keep No. 15 Ball State among the nation’s four unbeaten teams with a 45-22 victory over Western Michigan.

Coach Craig Robinson, who assisted his brother-in-law Barack Obama’s bid for the presidency, can now devote all his energy to his first season at Oregon State.

The new reality of college football was emphasized in the past four days: six ranked teams, including three in the top 10, lost to unranked opponents.

Oregon State stunned the visiting Trojans on Thursday night for the first jaw-dropping upset of the season.

Kellen Moore threw for 386 yards and 3 touchdowns in his first road start and Boise State upset No. 17 Oregon as the Ducks’ quarterback troubles continued.

LaGarrette Blount ran 3 yards for a touchdown in the second overtime Saturday to help No. 16 Oregon come from behind for a victory at Purdue.

Correction of Dec 8 article about efforts to harvest energy from ocean waves, regarding reporting credit

In the coastal Northwest, the dispute over plans to use waves to generate electricity has become intense before the first megawatt has been transmitted to shore.

Correction of Oct 14 article about Oregon State's upset victory over California in college football

The California Golden Bears seemed poised to become the No. 1 team in the land on Saturday, but just like most of the other sure things in this upside-down college football season, it all crumbled.

Researchers are trying to discover the cause of declining fish populations.

Six Beavers were taken in the first 10 rounds of the Major League Baseball draft this month, 4 of whom are pitchers.

The Beavers (49-18) became the fifth team to win back-to-back N.C.A.A. baseball titles, and the first since Louisiana State in 1996-97.

Freshman pitcher Jorge Reyes held North Carolina to three runs in six and a third innings, putting Oregon State in position to win the title on Sunday night.

Oregon State has returned to the College World Series finals, despite losing six position players and three workhouse pitchers from last year.