Unbreakable Bond
Here’s a story I filed Wednesday. Happy Thanksgiving, everybody. Two days before Thanksgiving, Rashad Bauman’s wife, Veronica, drops by the Casanova Center with their two young sons. The couple of nearly 10 years visits during the UO coaching intern’s lunch hour, while the boys run, crawl, wrestle and play around a…

Flint has been something special
Here’s a story filed Tuesday by Adam Jude: After waiting for three years to contribute to the Oregon team he grew up rooting for, walk-on kicker Morgan Flint took the field for his first Civil War last season in Corvallis and was, simply, perfect. Flint converted all 11 of his kicks…

Duck video still doesn’t fly with UO
Here’s a story filed Tuesday by an R-G news reporter: Denied again. What do the creators of the ridiculously popular “I Love My Ducks” video have to do to get some love from the University of Oregon? “We did everything the marketing department asked,” UO student Jamie Slade, one of three…

Kelly as Sportsman of the Year, and other links
Would anyone in Eugene even have anticipated Chip Kelly earning a vote as Sportsman of the Year by Sports Illustrated? Bowl projections from ESPN.com, Fox Sports, CBS Sports, Sports Illustrated and The Sporting News, all with Oregon playing Ohio State in the Rose Bowl. Pac-10 rankings from ESPN.com, The Sporting News…

Ducks break for Thanksgiving holiday
Oregon practiced in full pads inside the Moshofsky Center this morning, the final workout before a three-day break for the Thanksgiving holiday. The Ducks will be back at it Saturday, for a “Monday” practice leading up to next Thursday’s Civil War. “I told them to be safe when they travel, enjoy…