As the weather turns warmer and summer begins to approach, we begin to look forward to fall camp and the return of football in Eugene. The Ducks are once again in the talk to be a national title contender and are in the upper echelon of the Pac-12 conference.

That being said, Oregon has become quite the national brand in the past couple years and the consistency of their games being broadcasted on national television represents that.

Rob Moseley of the Register-Guard reports that the new Fox Sports 1 network will cover the Oregon season opener against Nicholls State on August 31st and also takes a closer look at the upcoming 2013 schedule for the Ducks here.

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Paced by 23 points from their center, Roy Hibbert, the Indiana Pacers tied up the best of seven Eastern Conference Finals at two games apiece with the Miami Heat on Tuesday night.

LeBron James led the Heat with 24 points and six rebounds, but it was not enough to propel his team past the defensively stout Pacers squad.

The now very important game five will be Thursday night in Miami, with the San Antonio Spurs awaiting the winner of the series.

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Some things do not change, and apparently Chip Kelly’s policy on discussing injuries is one of those things. The former Oregon coach who is now the head man for the Philadelphia Eagles has not elaborated or discussed reasons why any of his players have been sitting out OTA’s.

Until the start of the season Kelly is not required by the NFL to disclose any injury related details and from the sounds of, Chip likes it that way.