Bald Faced Truth by John Canzano

Bald Faced Truth by John Canzano

Canzano: A win -- and a walk -- for Oregon and Dana Altman

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Mar 22, 2025
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Dana Altman talks with his team on Friday during UO’s opening-round NCAA Tournament victory. (Photo: Tim Healy)

SEATTLE — Dana Altman slipped out of the post-game news conference on the lower level of Climate Pledge Arena on Friday night and headed down the hallway toward his locker room.

I walked beside him.

The Oregon Ducks blistered Liberty 81-52 in a first-round NCAA Tournament basketball game. Altman’s team advanced and faces No. 4-seed Arizona on Sunday. But it was the wire-rimmed glasses resting on the bridge of his nose that we talked about.

“Are you trying to look wiser with the glasses?” I asked.

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