– A Las Vegas sports book has a new odds on favorite to win the national championship. According to the Westgate Superbook, The Oregon Ducks are favorited at 9-2 odds followed by Alabama (5-1), Florida State (7-1), Michigan State (7-1), Mississippi State (7-1) and TCU (8-1). The Ducks beat Stanford 45-16 this past Saturday to improve to 8-1 on the year. Oregon is the sixth team to be named the favorite in the first year of the College Football Playoffs. Oregon faces off against No. 17 Utah this weekend. The Ducks will finish off the regular season at home against Colorado and on the road against Oregon State.

– Here are the Emerald’s photos from Oregon’s 45-16 victory over Stanford on Saturday.

– Oregon flexes its muscles in win over the Cardinal.

– And by doing so, the Ducks flipped the script and solved the Stanford problem.

– Oregon linebacker Derrick Malone thought that Oregon’s win against Stanford highlighted the team’s best defensive performance.

– The Oregon women’s tennis team finished 20-8 in a tournament over the weekend.

– The Oregon volleyball team fell at home to No. 1 Stanford on Sunday. The Ducks beat Cal on Friday.

– Over the weekend, the Oregon hockey team swept Portland State.

– The Oregon women cross country team won the Pac-12 championship on Friday. Men’s runner Edward Cheserek won his seventh straight race and his second Pac-12 conference title.

– Oregon men’s club soccer player Andrew Wohl achieves success despite having dyslexia.

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