Eighty-three years playing home basketball games in one leaky, creaky facility can get a little old. Mostly for the lanky, cranky opposing teams. The University of Oregon’s McArthur Court – aka Mac Court, more notoriously referred to as “The Pit” – is scheduled to disappear as the Ducks’ advantageous dungeon when the next season of Pacific-10 Conference play starts. It’ll be replaced by a sleek, $200 million all-purpose facility across campus bankrolled primarily by Nike chief Phil Knight. The overtime loss UCLA suffered on Mac Court’s maple floor Thursday night, and the game USC will play there tonight, mark the last time either Southern California team has to step foot in the rickety relic again.

The defenseman scores in regulation and adds the winner in a shootout in the Ducks’ 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning.

James Wisniewski is becoming a shootout specialist.

TAMPA, Fla. – James Wisniewski is becoming a shootout specialist.

The defenseman scored in regulation and added the winner in a shootout in the Ducks’ 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Friday night.

TAMPA, Fla. – James Wisniewski is becoming a shootout specialist.

The defenseman scored in regulation and added the winner in a shootout in the Ducks’ 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Friday night.

EUGENE, Ore. – Just as UCLA’s starters legs started to go, Oregon’s reserves had theirs in reserve. A pair of backup Ducks – sophomore guard Matthew Humphrey and freshman forward E.J. Singler – proved the difference on Thursday night as Oregon defeated the Bruins, 71-66, in overtime in UCLA’s last visit to McArthur Court. Humphrey had a pair of crucial 3-pointers and eight total points in the extra period and Singler added all eight of his points in overtime as the Bruins slumped at the end.

EUGENE, Ore. – Just as UCLA’s starters legs started to go, Oregon’s reserves had theirs in reserve.
A pair of backup Ducks – sophomore guard Matthew Humphrey and freshman forward E.

Three goals in a span of 2 1/2 minutes in the third period breaks open a tie score and leads to a 5-1 win by Washington. Ducks get a goal by Sexton.

The Ducks gave up three goals in a span of 2 1/2 minutes early in the third period and lost to the host Washington Capitals, 5-1, Wednesday night.

Washington scores four goals in third period, including three in a 2 1/2-minute span, to put game out of reach.

The score-at-will Washington Capitals put three in the net in a 2 1/2-minute span in the third period Wednesday night, igniting a 5-1 victory over the Ducks and giving the Eastern Conference’s top team its longest winning streak in 26 years.

James Wisniewski scores in the seventh round of the tiebreaker after Bobby Ryan scores two late goals to tie it.

Ducks defenseman James Wisniewski has been waiting his entire five-year NHL career for an opportunity to show off his shootout skills.

Bobby Ryan nets two goals in third period to spark Anaheim comeback and James Wisniewski scores in the seventh round of the shootout.

Anaheim defenseman James Wisniewski scored in the seventh round of the shootout and the Ducks rallied to a 4-3 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Saturday night.