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James Crepea | The Oregonian/OregonLive

James Crepea is the Oregon Ducks beat reporter and Big Ten sports reporter for The Oregonian/OregonLive. He primarily covers football, men's basketball, women's basketball, baseball and softball, as well as Power Four conference news. He relishes getting to write about complex issues and compelling personalities in sports and his work has been recognized by the Associated Press Sports Editors, Football Writers Association of America, Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association, Best of the West, National Headliner Awards, Alabama Press Association, Alabama Sports Writers Association and Alabama Associated Press Media Editors. Crepea has spent 14 years in sports journalism since graduating from The Ohio State University in 2009 with bachelor's degrees in journalism, marketing and political science. Before joining The Oregonian/OregonLive in 2018, he covered Auburn University athletics for AL.com and the Montgomery Advertiser from 2012-18, prior to which he worked at Newsday from 2010-12. Email him at JCrepea@Oregonian.com