U. of Oregon Lands $100-Million Gift

The University of Oregon announced last month that Philip H. Knight, the co-founder and chairman of Nike, and his wife, Penny, planned to give $100-million to Oregon's athletics program. The donation, the largest the university has ever received, will help build a new basketball arena.

The pledge is Mr. Knight's second big gift to a university in just over a year, and one of many he has given to Oregon.

The announcement was a victory for Patrick J. Kilkenny, the Oregon athletic

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