For the second year in a row, the Ducks will play host for the regional round of the NCAA Division-I Baseball Championship. Oregon head coach George Horton’s squad is ranked No. 8 in the nation and is coming off a winning series in Salt Lake City against the University of Utah.

Regional pairings were announced for the 64-team field on Monday, and Oregon will open postseason play against South Dakota State on Friday evening at PK Park.

Bob Clark of The Register-Guard takes a look at the Ducks’ banged-up squad and what they will need to do to reach Omaha.

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For the first time since 2007, the San Antonio Spurs have reached the NBA finals. San Antonio swept the Memphis four games to zero in the Western Conference Finals.

In their series-clinching victory on Monday night, point guard Tony Parker led the veteran Spurs squad with 37 points en route to a 93-86 win over the Grizzlies.

San Antonio will now sit and wait for the winner of the Miami Heat / Indiana Pacers series to see whom they will face off with in the finals.

Miami currently leads the series 2-1.

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The Fighting Irish’s chances to return to the BCS National Championship Game took a big hit on Sunday when it was announced their starting quarterback Everett Golson was academically ineligible for the upcoming season.

The redshirt freshman quarterback performed admirably in 11 starts and helped lead Brian Kelly and Notre Dame to a national championship match-up with the Alabama in 2013.

Golson hopes to regain his academic eligibility in Winter 2014.