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It can happen in the blink of an eye - less than a second, really. One awkward cut is all it takes for the ACL - the anterior cruciate ligament - of the knee to tear. This second can lead to months of rehab and a chance that the knee might never be the same again.

Mark Massari, the senior associate athletic director, is adamant. "We're not dropping, cutting, eliminating or removing the dance team," Massari said. Contrary to that statement, information began to circulate in the middle of the week about the removal of the dance team from Oregon State athletic events.

With only six Pac-10 games remaining, the Oregon State baseball team welcomes the UCLA Bruins to Goss Stadium this weekend for a big series that could determine who makes the postseason and who stays home. "It's huge. Every game we play now we have to win," pitcher James Nygren said.

Senior Cambria Miranda hit a walk off home run, her 10th of the season, in the bottom of the seventh to boost Oregon State to a 3-2 win over No. 24 Washington Thursday afternoon at the OSU Softball Complex. Oregon State (27-30, 5-14 Pac-10) was led by sophomore Dani Chisholm with a pair of singles of the team's six total hits.