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A Lane County Circuit Court judge this morning ordered University of Oregon placekicker Rob Beard to serve one year probation for his role in a Jan. 24 street brawl near the UO campus. Beard, who was originally charged with three misdemeanors including fourth-degree assault for pushing a 19-year-old woman to the ground during the fight, pleaded guilty this morning to a misdemeanor charge of physical harassment.

Unless I missed it, the RG still hasn’t published anything on the athletic department’s financial issues. The Oregonian has another story here. I imagine in the end Knight is going to bail them out, but he must like to see them squirm first.