Late Monday night, KATU in Portland published an article outlining documents that had been acquired regarding “major violations” occurring within the Oregon athletic department.

While the documents attained portray the climate of how the NCAA was thinking six months ago, it is not too early to take a look at what these documents could possibly mean in the long run.

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The attacks that occurred at the finish line of the Boston Marathon that left three people dead and over 100 wounded on Tuesday had reverberations felt not only in Boston but the United States as a whole.

Security across the nation, specifically in Washington, D.C., and New York, was heightened due to the attacks, and as a result of the blasts and the uncertainty they still shrouded, as several professional games were postponed as well.

In particular, the NHL game pairing the Boston Bruins and Ottawa Senators, as well as the Boston Celtics matchup against the Indiana Pacers were postponed from taking place Monday.

Both games were scheduled to take place in Boston.

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The early-season success of the Oregon baseball team, and a few individuals in particular, have begun to draw some national attention.

Pitcher Jimmie Sherfy and outfielder Scott Heineman are the two most recent Ducks to garner such national praise, and the Emerald’s own Aubrey Wieber talks more about their accolades.