UO & OSU Sports, Sept. 22

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Despite the abandonment of the Pac-12 by its members in a mass exodus this year to believed to be greener pastures, the final year of the “Conference of Champions” begins for the football teams Saturday and oh what a match up of unbeaten teams. All are 3-0, No. 19 Colorado at No. 10 Oregon, Autzen Stadium, Eugene, 12:30 p.m., ABC TV, and, No. 14 Oregon State plays at Washington State, Martin Stadium, Pullman, WA, 4 p.m., Fox TV (former Marshfield grad and Oregon Head Coach Mark Helfrich Analyst).

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It’s game one of the “Battle for the State of Volleyball” between Oregon and Oregon State. The two Pac-12 members open league play against one another at Matthew Knight Arena, Eugene, Friday, 7 p.m., Pac-12 Networks. On Sunday, the Ducks travel to Los Angeles to play UCLA, 2 p.m., Pac-12 Los Angeles. OSU is at the Ducks Friday, on Sunday, the Beavers play USC at Los Angeles, 1 p.m., Pac-12 Networks.

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Oregon’s women have a Pac-12 soccer match at Tucson, AZ Friday, 7 p.m., against Arizona on Pac-12 Arizona. Oregon State’s women are at Tempe, AZ to play Arizona State Friday, 7 p.m., ASU Live Stream. OSU’s men host Loyola Marymount, Sunday, Corvallis, 1 p.m.

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Oregon’s cross-country teams and Oregon State’s women will run in the annual Bill Dellinger Invitational, Friday, 11 a.m., Springfield Country Club. Televised on RunnerSpace.