8 p.m. tip here at Matthew Knight Arena and we have a coach challenge 26 seconds into the game. See y'all tomorrow.

Went to Yardy Rum Bar here in Eugene for dinner tonight before hoops for the first time. I don't say this lightly: One of the best chicken sandos I've ever had.

Obviously excited to be here, but this sort of thing is for the fans. We're just taking it one story at a time and focusing on the next lede.

You can't make too much out of a season-opener -- see the 2025 Timbers -- but this year's squad will certainly take its 3-2 win over Columbus. On a Portland club that looks like it actually has a feel for itself: www.i-5corridor.com/p/timbers-st...

Welcome to Portland, Cole Bassett

February is apparently reserved for soft goals and rain at Providence Park, apparently

Coverage by @tysonalger.bsky.social going into the new season. Time to start winning. #RCTID

No, it's not the Big Ten. Still, @UOHockey is putting on a heck of a show. lookouteugene-springfield.com/story/ducks/...

Like Red Panda, these Oregon Ducks aren't throwing in the towel. lookouteugene-springfield.com/story/ducks/...

Red Panda deserves a bigger crowd

This is a landmark year in American soccer, and I don't think the Timbers have had a season with this much pressure and expectation since they entered MLS. #RCTID

The internet mostly sucks, but getting Seahawks parade and Mariners spring training clips on the timeline isn't half bad.

So that's why my dream died

I’m not a Duck fan (#GoCougs), but I am a fan of good stories, good writing, and @tysonalger.bsky.social. This story is a hat trick of those in my book.

I'm on vacation this week -- and my colleagues at @lookout-es.bsky.social are doing far more important work. However, here's a goofy story involving Oregon, scrap aluminum and Flavor Flav. lookouteugene-springfield.com/story/ducks/...

A gentle ramp-up followed by an 8-week sprint to the finish. A look at Oregon's 2026 schedule: lookouteugene-springfield.com/story/ducks/...

Isaac got some really cool shots from this one. lookouteugene-springfield.com/story/sports...

From Smillie to Fernandez-Kim, an abridged 50 years of Timbers draft picks. #RCTID open.substack.com/pub/greenist...

Such a fun post from @billymerck.bsky.social greenisthecolor.substack.com/p/season-pre...

In a first half where the Ducks can't get anything to drop, Katie Fiso shot puts a half-court heave that swishes -- but didn't quite beat the buzzer. Gophers up 27-24 here at the break.

Many Oregon fans choose to remember this Mario.

Today I wrote about Oregon's complicated feelings with Miami, Mario and the Natty. lookouteugene-springfield.com/story/ducks/...

Today I wrote about Oregon's complicated feelings with Miami, Mario and the Natty. lookouteugene-springfield.com/story/ducks/...

Good for Bo, a player I very much enjoyed writing about. www.i-5corridor.com/p/bo-nix-ore...

Offseason kings

Inspired by @greenitcolor.bsky.social today, here's a list of Timbers journos on Bluesky you should follow: @tysonalger.bsky.social @jeremypeterman.bsky.social @alex-barnes.bsky.social @adam-susman.bsky.social @abooker17.bsky.social @gmottatv.bsky.social #RCTID open.substack.com/pub/greenist...

Things Kristoffer Velde and I had in common over the last two months: "I don't think I was on the treadmill one time," Velde said. Not so in common: I didn't say Portland would "kill Miami" like Velde did on Thursday. On a new era of Timbers DP: www.i-5corridor.com/p/timbers-kr...

Welcome our new food and dining correspondent, Taylor Goebel By Dann Miller buff.ly/AsJBtxt

From football season straight into football season. (Hello friends, The Corridor is back up and running for 2026 Timbers coverage)

Really great timing recording a podcast with @justinmyers541.bsky.social an hour before this...

Quick story on Dante Moore's return: lookouteugene-springfield.com/story/ducks/...

Breaking: Dante Moore will return to the Oregon Ducks in 2026.

Let's take the final temperature of the room: After an 11-1 regular season, a home playoff win over JMU, an Orange Bowl shutout of Texas Tech and a face plant in the Peach Bowl against Indiana, the 2026 Oregon Ducks were...?

Indiana — yes, Indiana! — is one win away from its first national championship. And we shouldn’t be surprised the Hoosiers are here … because they’re the best team in CFB. Curt Cignetti has built himself a juggernaut. COLUMN: www.nbcsports.com/college-foot...

A year ago on the big stage, Oregon learned it still wasn’t good enough to surpass college football’s old guard. A year later, Oregon learned it’s not college football’s up-and-comer, either From Atlanta: lookouteugene-springfield.com/story/ducks/...

Larger halftime deficit than last season's Rose Bowl, for those trying to gauge how bad this has gotten.

Enjoy, folks

Atlanta so far

This is quite the upgrade over Post Malone + Jelly Roll

New episode of The I-5 Corridor's Traffic Report with @justinmyers541.bsky.social is up: This week: Hello again, Hoosiers (Plus: Orange Bowl recap) youtu.be/OSzoy3z3p9g?...

Want diehard Xs and Os about a very important game coming up? Nah. Let's time travel instead.

Multiple times per year I’ll see a Tyson Alger byline and think “I would have never considered this in a million years.” Here we are again 👏👏

Since Oregon is yet again flying "basically to Japan," today I wrote about the one time they actually did. Let's look back at the circus that was the 1985 Mirage Bowl: lookouteugene-springfield.com/story/ducks/...

High school sports realignment means less travel for Eugene, Springfield teams By Lilly St. Angelo buff.ly/Fr0Vajf

A layover in Atlanta, when coming back to Atlanta in a few days, is not good for the soul.

The real Orange Bowl was the friends we made along the way

Job's not done

lmao

Teitum Tuioti doesn’t like cigars. And after a win where the Ducks made everything look routine, the junior linebacker wasn’t about to change things up now. lookouteugene-springfield.com/story/ducks/...

Amidst cigar smoke, lineman Charlie Pickard took his name plate off his locker and slid it into his bag. "I get at least eight more days with these guys. I get to see Poncho in the morning.” On a bonded Oregon team that made the Orange Bowl routine: lookouteugene-springfield.com/story/ducks/...