Ryan Thorburn
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Director, Communications & Creative Strategy for @wyoathletics. Previously: Award-winning sportswriter in Boulder, Eugene and Casper (twice).
Joined July 2013
Kelly Graves said Sabrina Ionescu will attend the Kobe Bryant memorial service in Los Angeles on Monday before playing in No. 3 @OregonWBB’s key game at No. 4 Stanford that night.
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Breaking Big Three news: @OregonWBB's Sabrina Ionescu (@sabrina_i20) and Ruthy Hebard (@RuthyHebard24) named to @AP All-American first team. Satou Sabally (@BallySatou) earns second-team nod. @GoDucksKG is Naismith coach of year finalist. @rg_ducksports
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Cyrus Habibi-Likio said he "feels bad" for the fan he tackled. "If he has Instagram or Twitter, you can follow me and message me and we can go get ice cream. He was having fun but we had to go. We had to get going.".
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Mario Cristobal on loving Travis Dye up on the sideline after two fumbles: "Don’t tear down your players, build them up. Travis has won a lot of football games for us. He’s tough, he’s determined, it means a lot to him. I saw how much that hurt him over there.".
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Whittingham on stunning breaking news out of Seattle that Chris Petersen stepping down as @UW_Football HC: "Chris Petersen is one of the finest coaches in the country. You’ve got a handful of coaches that you respect and admire, and Chris Petersen is one of my guys.".
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Mycah Pittman said he's looking forward to seeing how a healthy, young "pissed off" Oregon team performs next season.
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The @OregonWBB team broke the huddle with a lot of tears in their eyes re: the Kobe news. Sabrina is still in the locker room collecting herself. He was a fan of the program and brought his daughters to Duck games in LA.
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Special visitor from Spain at Oregon women’s hoops practice.
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Mario Cristobal says the program has "not done a good enough job against Washington State the last four years" and that @oregonfootball is locked in this week to end the streak. @rg_ducksports.
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. @coach_cristobal and his @oregonfootball staff just added five-star defensive lineman Kayvon Thibodeaux to the 2019 recruiting class.
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Troy Dye on the looming @oregonfootball Senior Day this Saturday at Autzen: "I’ll definitely shed a tear, there’s no way around that one. I’m just looking forward to it, man. It’s crazy how fast the time flies. I’m just enjoying every moment of it." @rg_ducksports.
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Hey, @OregonWBB fans. Go ahead and exhale. The program has announced an MRI found no structural damage to Ruthy Hebard's knee. Will get more reaction from practice later today as Ducks prepare for UCLA.
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“Unless there’s another Zion coming . she might be the biggest star in college basketball, men or women, this coming season." @OregonWBB is embracing the exposure & expectations with Sabrina's return, cleaning up on recruiting trail this offseason.
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What will @OregonWBB look like next season? The Ducks return the national player of the year, top four scorers/rebounders, get a healthy and driven Chavez back, add another gifted Sabally and more.
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Bittersweet personal news: My last day at the @registerguard is Thursday. LOVED my 8 years in Eugene, but it's time to move on. Feeling that Mat Kearney vibe because I'm leaving my heart in Oregon (at least a chunk of it). Looking forward to the next adventure. Stay tuned.
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“It’s going to be like nothing they’ve played against." For one night only, @GoDucksKG's 2019-20 @OregonWBB squad will be a home underdog as the @usabasketball women's national team tunes up for @Tokyo2020 on Nov. 9 at MKA. @rg_ducksports
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Longtime former @oregonfootball assistant John Neal is being added to the staff as an analyst.
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This @wyo_football team loves @JaySawvel and fought to the end when it would have been easy to punt on a rough season. #GoWyo
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“She’s just different." It's not fair to compare anyone to @OregonWBB's 🐐 but @tehinapaopao12 is able to impact the game in multiple ways like @sabrina_i20. Check out the @registerguard's first freshman profile in five-part series on the Ducks Fab Five:
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WR Dillon Mitchell, a junior, said Oregon's older players are sick of hearing about the last two years: "I want to say we’re Husky hunting and we’re coming after them. We know they’re a good team, but we’ve got something to prove.".
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“She is in a different stratosphere than everybody else." A retrospective on some of the highlights (20 seemed like a good number) from @sabrina_i20's fabled @OregonWBB career entering senior day Sunday at Matthew Knight Arena. #GoDucks @rg_ducksports
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Geno Auriemma: "When Kelly Graves got the job at Oregon, I remember telling the people at Nike, 'I think they're going to be in the Final Four in four years. He's a really good coach, and Oregon is going to obviously do whatever they need to do, they're going to get great.'".
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“She’s just solid in every phase of the game." @GoDucksKG says freshman guard @madd1escherr reminds him of Maite Cazorla the way she's been practicing. The fourth in the @registerguard's five-part series on @OregonWBB's Fab Five. #GoDucks @registerguard
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Coincidentally, the sun is actually shining in Eugene right now.
Overcast day here in Tally. Up to you to determine whether that's a sign or symbol of anything. #FSU
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“He’s like a father figure to a lot of us.” @GoDucksKG has balanced his family life during his coaching career and while leading the @OregonWBB family during the #NCAAFinalFour pursuit. @rg_ducksports
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. @oregonfootball QB Justin Herbert (4.06 GPA in biology) and OL @calthrock_54 (3.84 GPA in human physiology) were named to the All-Pac-12 academic first team.
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“My goodness sakes. It’s going to be a demanding a schedule.” @OregonWBB's 2019-20 slate includes 12 games vs. teams that finished in top 25 last season (including Louisville, UConn in non-con), plus an exhibition vs. Team USA. #GoDucks @rg_ducksports
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About 10,650 tickets have been sold for Friday's @ncaawbb tournament games at Moda Center. @OregonWBB proving to be a big draw in Portland.
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Tyler Shough on getting extended playing time at Autzen: "It was great to get out there, especially in the third quarter when we got up big. It was nice to get some reps with the ones, twos and threes. I felt good about it and I was happy with the outcome.".
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Mario Cristobal's alma mater needs a new head coach, but his @oregonfootball buyout is $10 million and it would be absurd to leave Justin Herbert and a top-five recruiting class behind . .
BREAKING: Mark Richt is retiring from #Miami.
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Cristobal said he didn't inherit a "turn-key" program and rebuilding Oregon is a process.
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I've lived in Oregon for over five years now and Friday was the first time I've hear the Civil War called The Platypus Bowl (by freshman RB Travis Dye).
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Jeff Linder on the beauty of the internet after a @wyo_mbb loss: "It’s funny in a matter of about two hours people can think I’m John Wooden, everybody thinks we’re going to win an NCAA championship. Then low and behold two hours later I can’t coach and we’re not any good.".
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Mycah Pittman and the Ducks getting ready to practice on a gorgeous Saturday morning in SoCal.
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“She’s going to be a star in the @WNBA.” @GoDucksKG's original point guard prodigy, Courtney Vandersloot (@Sloot22), was happy to welcome @sabrina_i20 to the 2K/1K club. The @OregonWBB PG is nine rebounds shy of becoming the @NCAA's 1st 2K/1K/1K player.
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Mario Cristobal said both Mycah Pittman and Brenden Schooler have been cleared to play. Juwan Johnson is “progressing.” Devin Williams now officially a part of Oregon’s team.
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“I’m still honored that my name is even in there." Alison Lang was @OregonWBB's career scoring leader for 36 years until @sabrina_i20 caught the women's hoops pioneer on Thursday night with a 37-point eruption vs. Stanford. #GoDucks @rg_ducksports
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New gig alert: I could not be more excited to tell the stories of the Cowboys and Cowgirls for @wyoathletics. Follow along with features, podcasts and videos. My introductory column. 📖:
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"She’s a huge part of what’s going to take us to the end.” No. 1 @OregonSB believes ace Megan Kleist, who has won more games (20) than issued walks (16) this season, can lead the Ducks to their first national championship.
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There's a new bully on the Pac-12 block. No. 3 @OregonWBB crushes No. 11 Stanford by 40 points for historic win at Maples Pavilion.
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“It means a lot. I’m grateful to be here." Maite Cazorla (@maitecazorla5) is the first @OregonWBB player from the @GoDucksKG era to make a @WNBA roster. The @AtlantaDream rookie won't be the last.
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Final from MKA: No. 1 @OregonWBB 93, @usabasketball 86. The Ducks take down the national team. Wow. @rg_ducksports.
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In a stunning development, Sabrina Ionescu was named the Portland Regional MVP. She had 31 points, eight assists and seven rebounds against Mississippi State. Now the Ducks are cutting down the nets at Moda.
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“There was a hole in my stomach and it just didn’t feel right." Sabrina on the decision to return to @OregonWBB for her senior season.
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"The voices of our student-athletes are incredible, and Sedona leads that charge." @OregonWBB was planning to use the weight room in San Antonio today, which the @NCAA upgraded following @sedonaprince_'s viral video. #GoDucks #ncaaW @registerguard
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Just do it becomes just donate to it: Phil Knight, @Nike to donate $15 million to aid #CoronavirusPandemic response. #GoDucks @rg_ducksports @registerguard
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“She’s the best pinch-hitter I think I’ve ever seen." @OregonSB freshman Lauren Burke has delivered for Mike White in the posteason, just as she did on his under-10 club team as a kid.
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Don't let a strength coach shag rebounds at a women's practice though or you're in trouble . .
News story: NCAA president Mark Emmert says not to expect sanctions stemming from federal investigation during this college basketball season
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Craig Bohl: "The guys are in there yelling powder river, let ‘er buck. They have embraced the state of Wyoming. I’m in hopes the state of Wyoming is proud of these guys." #gowyo.
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“Whatever you want, she has all of the tools.” The second in the @registerguard five-part series profiling the Ducks' Fab Five: Versatile @OregonWBB freshman forward Angela Dugalic (@Xxangela880xX) #GoDucks #ncaaw
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Re-LOADED: @OregonWBB adds USC grad transfer @MinyonMoore, one of the best players in the #pac12, to play in the backcourt with @sabrina_i20 next season.
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Shane Lemieux on his emotions: "It’s bittersweet, man. I wish here tomorrow I could be joining the Oregon Ducks as a true freshman. At the same time, I think we left this program better than we found it.".
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"I've been a fan of Mark's and am now a fan of Sacramento State." @sabrina_i20 & other members of the Ducks family will be rooting for @GoHornetsMC, the now former @OregonWBB assistant, as he takes the HC job at @SacStateWBB #GoDucks @registerguard
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“You have to think about what he would want me to do. That’s what drives me every day." @oregonfootball OL Alex Forsyth (@alexforsyth75) is realizing a dream for two with the Ducks.
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. @pac12 champion @oregonfootball only has TWO players on the all-conference first team: LT Penei Sewell (offense) and Brady Breeze (special teams). CJ Verdell, Shane Lemieux and Troy Dye on second team. No Herbert or Throckmorton? @rg_ducksports.
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“Sending her that far says a lot about @GoDucksKG and his staff and the trust we have in them.” No. 3 in @registerguard's five part series profiling @OregonWBB's Fab Five: Kylee Watson (@kyleewatsonn) made long trek to join 2020-21 Tall Firs. #GoDucks
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Final from Autzen: No. 13 @oregonfootball 45, Colorado 3. First time since 1958 season the Ducks have held five consecutive opponents to single digits scoring.
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Troy Dye doing "Shout!" for the final time. Best entertainment in the second half so far after a scoreless third quarter.
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Mario Cristobal on injured @oregonfootball players: WR Juwan Johnson remains day-to-day, WR Brenden Schooler will practice Thursday, WR Mycah Pittman practiced today in non-contact jersey and C Jake Hanson is "full go." @rg_ducksports.
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Keith Heyward on not getting DC position: “I was a little disappointed, to be honest, with myself. But this is a team and coach Cristobal did what’s best. We have great coaches on our side of the ball, and I’m excited with the direction we’re going.”.
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Former @wyo_football QB1 @JoshAllenQB becomes the first @MountainWest player to be voted @NFL MVP. 📰 | #OneWyoming 🏈 #GoWyo
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Dillon Mitchell on leaving for NFL vs. returning to @oregonfootball in 2019 with classmates Justin Herbert and Troy Dye. “We’re a close group of guys, so we’ll probably end up making the decision together."
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“Gwen’s personality is definitely a light on our team." @OregonSB catcher Gwen Svekis, a first-team All-Pac-12 selection, leads the Ducks in home runs and helps coach Mike White keep the dugout and the pitching staff loose and focused.
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Cristobal on Flowe and Sewell LB combo (plus LaDuke): "I've never been around a caliber of linebacking class like that.".
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"It was meant to be, I was supposed to be here." Sydney Parrish's (@sydney_parrish) journey from the Hoosier State to @OregonWBB is the finale in @registerguard's series on the Ducks' Fab Five. (Includes highlight video). #GoDucks
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Oregon sophomore QB Justin Herbert on Marcus Arroyo being named OC: "I can’t wait to be working with him for the next couple of years.".
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“She is, some days, the best player on the floor." Notre Dame transfer Erin Boley, the '16 co-national high school POY w/ Sabrina Ionescu, has been an important part of @OregonWBB in practice during her RS season.
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No. 3 @OregonWBB has officially clinched the program's third consecutive @pac12 title with Stanford's loss at Arizona tonight. A crowd of 12,364 is still expected to pack MKA to see the Ducks dismantle Washington State, starting at 8 p.m.
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For the first time in the history of the program, @OregonWBB is ranked No. 1 in the @AP_Top25 poll. Ducks will enter the 2019-20 campaign with the greatest of expectations after making the Final Four for the first time last year.
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"I think we can become the next UConn here at Oregon.” That's what @sabrina_i20 said as a freshman after the Ducks' @ncaawbb tourney run ended with a loss to the Huskies. @OregonWBB plays @UConnWBB again tonight in a matchup of top-five programs. #GoDucks
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Golden girls: @OregonWBB's Sabrina Ionescu and Ruthy Hebard add gold medals to their hoops hardware collection.
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Sabrina Ionescu is the Pac-12 player of the week. All she did was average 27.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 6.0 assists while shooting 62.9 percent from the field and 75 percent on 3-pointers to lead No. 3 @OregonWBB to a sweep at Cal and Stanford.
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“This is going to be a team that’s loaded.” Kelly Graves’ 2019-20 @OregonWBB squad will be his best yet.
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"Man, that's tough . I think we would have got to the playoffs." Former @oregonfootball QB Vernon Adams Jr. (@bigplay_va) reflects on how his fractured finger impacted the Ducks' last game with Michigan State and the 2015 season.
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Oregon has announced the hiring of Donte Williams, the cornerbacks coach at Nebraska last season, as Mario Cristobal's new outside linebackers coach.
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On the Monday after the Super Bowl, No. 3 @OregonWBB has a super heavyweight non-conference matchup at No. 4 @UConnWBB. An early .@rg_ducksports preview:
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"I remember telling you, maybe I step in my junior or senior year and get a couple snaps." Inside Justin Herbert's improbable journey from unheralded @ILoveMyIrish prospect to @oregonfootball star to the @nfl decision to @pac12 champion to @rosebowlgame
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“Talent-wise, we’re a lot better than we were last year.” That’s a scary thought for the #Pac12 as @OregonWBB begins preparing for another Final Four run. #GoDucks @rg_ducksports
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. @oregonfootball QB Justin Herbert wins the Campbell Trophy, essentially the academic Heisman, in New York. More on his academic and football journey from Sunday's @registerguard #GoDucks #CampbellTrophy @rg_ducksports
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Mario Cristobal said the football program is trying to build a culture as strong as @OregonWBB's and he's looking forward to NCAA Tournament games at MKA. "I think it’s a great example for all of us, all sports, here at the University of Oregon. I will be there in full support.".
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Marcus made Herbstreit and Corso cry. Amazing speech.
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. @JaySawvel gets a first victory hug from @hwaylee02 after @wyo_football beats Air Force 31-19 at the War. #GoWyo
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"I just hate to lose more than I love winning." Competitive true freshman guard Taylor Chavez (@Taylormichele3) fits right in with the winning culture @GoDucksKG has established within the @OregonWBB program.
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Ugo Amadi said scout team quarterback Demetri Burch gave Oregon's defense a better look in practice last week than Arizona's Khalil Tate did on Saturday night.
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Cristobal: "The protocol is now the way of life. The mask doesn't come off and you're going to have to make sacrifices.".
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“He’s kind of like a walking billboard for us in Florida." Jordon Scott is living the @oregonfootball dream with a plan to graduate from @uoregon in 3 years and put himself in position for the @NFLDraft. @rg_ducksports
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