Another season begins — As the basketball season enters its final stages and fans everywhere begin to check out mock tournament brackets, another Oregon varsity sport is getting underway: Oregon head coach George Horton and baseball team will head west to Hawaii this weekend to start their 2013 campaign with a four game series against the University of Hawaii.

Just a game away from the College World Series last year, the expectations for the Ducks run high this season.

Horton and several members of the team discuss closer Jimmy Sherfy and the potential for the squad on the diamond this year.

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An early look at 2013 — We all know that college football, even in the off-season, never sleeps. Recruiting and conference news are always subjects of conversation for those who like to keep tabs on their team 12 months a year.

Oregon football is no exception, and there is possibly even more intrigue for the 2013 season since Chip Kelly has left for Philadelphia, and Mark Helfrich now has hold of the reigns to the Oregon offense.

The Register-Guard’s Rob Moseley takes a (very) early look at the projected two-deep for the 2013 campaign.

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University of Kentucky postseason hopes suffer huge blow — Nerlens Noel, considered by many to be the number one prospect in the 2013 college basketball class, tore the ACL in his left knee last night in a game against Florida.

Noel, the star forward for the Wildcats, came down awkwardly and immediately grabbed his knee after blocking a layup from behind.

The injury puts a dark cloud over any postseason run for Kentucky, which through this point of the season have not performed to early expectations.