– ESPN’s Jeff Goodman reported today that Ray Kasongo, an incoming freshman forward for Oregon’s basketball team, was denied admission into the school. The 6-foot-9 Canadian announced on Oct. 25 via Twitter that he would be committing to the Ducks.  Andrew Greif of The Oregonian reports via Twitter that the UO athletic department doesn’t anticipated Kasongo will be a part of the 2014-2015 team.

– Junior golfer Brandon McIver won his second-straight Montana State Amateur Championship this past Saturday at Whitefish Lake Golf Club. McIver, who recently played in the U.S. Open, play in the U.S. Amateur Championship, Aug. 11-17 with fellow teammates Thomas Lin, Jonathan Woo and Brandon Baumgarten.

– Pac-12 Media Days concluded last weekend. Here is Emerald sports reporter Justin Wise’s take on college commissioners.

– The Oregon athletic department announced this upcoming season’s cross country schedule for the Ducks, of course kicking off with the Bill Dellinger Invitational on Friday Sept. 5.

– The Emerald caught up with Oregon alumni Daley Stevens about his transition from the UO Club soccer team to playing for Lane United.

– The Register-Guard’s Steve Mims has a story on how Oregon baseball’s roster will shape up after the the MLB draft.