MLB: 

The Mariners beat Kansas City 4 to 2 yesterday, to get the series win and pass a mid-May test against a team with a winning record. Brian Woo allowed a run on three hits in five and a third. Next the Ms go to Baltimore to take on Adley Rutschman and the Orioles. The weekend series starts tomorrow afternoon.

San Francisco beat the Dodgers 4 to 1 last night to salvage the series and avoid the sweep. Mike Yastrzemski homered. Logan Webb went six innings for the win. The Rockies visit next, starting tomorrow.

NFL:

The 2024 schedule is out.

The Seahawks and 49ers will play each other on Thursday Night for the third season in a row… Seattle opens the season against the Broncos, and maybe quarterback Bo Nix, and will have four prime-time games including that week 6 matchup with the 9ers on Thursday. San Francisco has six primetime games,  starting with the Monday night opener against the Jets. They’ll also face last season’s playoff opponents, Green Bay, Detroit and Kansas City. 

Soccer:

The Portland Timbers beat San Jose last night.

College Baseball: 

…is headed into the final week of the regular season…

Number 6 Oregon State travels to Tucson to take on number 21 Arizona. First pitch is at 6 tonight.

Number 20 Oregon takes on Washington State starting tonight. First pitch from PK Park is at 6:05

Local: 

Track and field: Class 3A/2A/1A state championships, at Hayward Field, in Eugene.

Non-league

Baseball: Bend hosts McNary, Caldera welcomes Pendleton, Culver at East Linn Christian, 4:30 p.m.

Softball: Bend at South Medford, Redmond at Sandy, Caldera at Henley.

COCC’s Storm The Stairs is today on the Bend Campus.

MLB: 

San Francisco was blown out by the Dodgers 10 to 2 last night with LA adding 4 runs in the 9th inning. Starter Keaton Winn took the loss and left the game in the 4th inning with forearm tightness. He’ll have an MRI today. The Giants try to avoid the sweep tonight. First pitch is 6:45.

The Mariners lost 4 to 2 to Kansas City last night. Logan Gilbert took the loss. That sets up today’s rubber match. First pitch against the Royals is at 1:10.

NFL:

We’ll learn today when the Seahawks and 49ers will play each other this season, and get the rest of the 2024 schedule this afternoon at five. We already know they will play teams in the AFC East and NFC Central. San Francisco has the first Monday Night game, against the Jets.

College Football: 

Oregon State and Washington State will have their home football games broadcast on FOX and The CW for the 2024 season, the Pac 12 conference announced yesterday. In a statement conference president Teresa Gould said both student-athletes and fans deserve the national partnerships the two networks provide.

Local: 

The Summit Boys are 5A golf state champions for the third year in a row. The Summit Girls finished 2nd, The Crook County Girls are 2nd in 4A.

MLB: 

The Mariners took care of business in game 1 of their series with Kansas City. The 6 to 3 final gave George Kirby his 4th win of the season going 7 shutout innings allowing three hits. It was a strong comeback after getting shelled in his last outing. First pitch tonight against the Royals is at 6:40.

San Francisco lost 6 to 4 to the Dodgers in 10 innings last night after giving up a lead in the 7th. The Giants’ top of the order continues to struggle with the first four batters going a combined 1 for 15.  Keaton Winn gets the start tonight. His first pitch from Oracle Park is at 6:45.

College Baseball: 

…is headed into the final week of the regular season…series begin Thursday for the Beavers and Ducks.

Oregon State is ranked 4th in the Perfect Game poll, 6th in the Coaches, Writers, and  D1 baseball dot com poll, number 8 by Baseball America, 

Oregon is ranked 20th by Baseball America, number 23 in D1 Baseball dot com, and 24th in the Coaches poll.

NFL:

We’ll learn tomorrow when the Seahawks and 49ers will play each other this season, and get the rest of their 17 games when the 2024 schedule is released. It will come out at 5 tomorrow afternoon. 

Yesterday, Seattle came to terms on deals with three more of their draft picks. That puts four out of their eight picks under contract including first round selection Byron Murphy. 

College Football: 

Oregon State will get Cal Tight End Andy Alfieri. The Graduate Transfer played at Jesuit High School in Portland.

Oregon got a commitment from Four-star high-school prospect Dierre Hill from Illinois. Hill is the first running back for the Ducks’ 2025 recruiting class.

Local: 

Girls and Boys golf state championships continue today.

Baseball: Mountain View at South Salem in a non-league match up.

Softball:  Bend hosts The Dalles, La Pine at Siuslaw.

College Baseball: 

7th ranked Oregon State beat UCLA 15 to 1 yesterday, the game ended after seven innings since the lead was by more than 10 runs at that point. The Beavers get the series sweep.  Second baseman Travis Bazanna hit a double to pass Darwin Barney as the all-time OSU hits leader with 239.

The number 20 Oregon Ducks got past Washington 5 to 3 yesterday to get the series win. And it locked up a spot in the Pac 12 tournament next week. Now they angle for seeding position going into the regular season home finale this weekend.

MLB: 

San Francisco beat Cincinnati 6 to 5 in 10 innings yesterday with Casey Schmidt’s walk off RBI double. The win earned the Giants the series and upped their record to 19 and 23, eight games behind the first place Dodgers, who visit tonight to start a three-game series. First pitch is at 6:45.

The Mariners beat Oakland yesterday 8 to 4 to get the series win. Luis Castillo pitched six innings with 8 strikeouts and two earned runs. Julio Rodriguez homered. The Ms start the week with a half game lead in first place in the AL West at 22 and 19. Now, Kansas City visits T-Mobile Park coming in at 25 and 17 which only good for third place in the strong AL Central.  First pitch against the Royals is at 6:40.

College Softball:

Oregon received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Ducks will be the second seed playing Boston University Friday in the Norman, Oklahoma Regional hosted by number one seeded Oklahoma University. [at 2:30]

Soccer:

The Portland Thorns blew out the Seattle Reign 4 - nil. Sophia Smith scored a goal and assisted on the other three.

The Portland Timbers lost to the Seattle Sounders 2 to 1 yesterday.

NBA:

The Trail Blazers will have the 7th and 14th overall picks in next month’s NBA Draft. Portland’s odds favored them to be higher than seven. The 14th pick is from a trade with Golden State last summer.

Local: 

Girls and Boys golf all class state championships begin today.

MLB: 

The Mariners were blown out in Minnesota yesterday 11 to 1. Logan Gilbert had a tough outing giving up 8 earned runs in the loss. It’s back home to take on Oakland tonight. First pitch against the As is at 6:40.

San Francisco lost to the Rockies yesterday 9 to 1. Keaton Winn took the L, giving up 7 runs in 3 and 2 thirds. The Giants are back home tonight to take on the Reds. First pitch against Cincinnati is at 7:15.

College Softball:

Third seed and number 21 ranked Oregon lost to six seed Utah 7 to 4 yesterday. The Ducks will likely still get an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament.

College Baseball: 

7th ranked Oregon State takes on UCLA for the last regular season series at Coleman Field at Goss Stadium. First pitch against the Bruins is at 7.

The number 20 Oregon Ducks are in Seattle to play a series against Washington starting today at 5.

Soccer:

The Portland Thorns play Seattle Reign tomorrow at 7

The Portland Timbers play the Seattle Sounders Sunday.

Local: 

High School Softball and Baseball:Caldera has Summit, Bend vs Mountain View, Ridgeview against Redmond, Crook County plays Molalla, Madras takes on Gladstone.

The eight Pickleball courts closest to the soccer fields at Pine Nursery Park now have lighting when the courts are in use after dark. It’s thanks to donations from the Bend Pickleball Club and the community.

Mt. Bachelor is hosting training and camps for the Stifel U.S. Cross Country Ski Team, U.S. Biathlon Team, and U.S. Nordic Paralympic Team through Thursday the 16th. 

The Happy Girls Run Bend Half Marathon, 10K and 5K is tomorrow.

MLB: 

The Mariners gave up two different leads, but rallied to score 4 runs in the 9th to beat Minnesota yesterday 10 to 6.  Cal Raleigh had a pinch hit go-ahead grand slam the first time the Ms came back. Seattle is back at it again today in game three of the four game series. First pitch against the Twins is at 4:40.

San Francisco blanked the Rockies yesterday. Kyle Harrison scattered 4 hits in 7 innings. The Giants jumped out in the 4th inning to score four of their five runs. LaMont Wade Jr had two RBI.  Their back at it again today in Colorado starting at 5:40

College Softball:

The Beavers are seeded eighth in the Pac-12 Tournament, and will meet ninth-seeded Arizona State tonight at 7.

Oregon moved down to number 21 in the USA Softball poll and up to number 24 in the Coaches poll. The Ducks open the Pac 12 tournament against Utah tomorrow at 10 am.

College Football: 

Oregon State will get former Florida State defensive end Josh Griffis via the transfer portal. Griffis also spent time at Jackson State under then-head coach Deion Sanders.

NFL:

A new report from ESPN confirms a previous report in the Athletic that the 49ers were looking to deal wide receiver Deebo Samuel just before the NFL draft started. San Francisco drafted receiver Ricky Pearsall with its first selection. Samuel or receiver Brandon Aiyuk could be on the trading block this offseason.

Local: 

Softball and Baseball: Caldera has Summit, Bend vs Mountain View, Ridgeview against Redmond, Crook County plays The Dalles

College Baseball: 

Oregon State slugged it out with Gonzaga yesterday and won 20 to 13. Travis Bazanna hit his 25th and 26th home runs of the season, adding to his school record. The Beavers are now ranked 7th in the D1 Baseball dot com poll, 8th in the Coaches poll, 9th in the Writers’ poll, and 11th in Baseball America.

Oregon is number 20 in Baseball America, 23 in the Writers’ poll, 24th in D1 Baseball and the coaches poll…[The Ducks travel to Seattle Friday to play a series against Washington.]

MLB: 

San Francisco lost 6 to 1 to the Phillies yesterday. Mason Black took the loss allowing 5 runs in 4 and a third. The Giants head to Denver today. First pitch against the Rockies is at 5:40

The Mariners lost 3 to 1 to Minnesota yesterday. Luis Castillo pitched well going 6 and 2 thirds with two earned runs on two hits, but took the loss. Seattle is back at it again today in game two of the four game series. First pitch against the Twins is at 4:40.

College Football: 

Oregon has the Number one ranked transfer portal class in the Big Ten Conference according to 24/7 Sports. Last weekend, the Ducks landed a couple of highly touted defensive players. The U of O's transfer class is 2nd in the country behind Ole Miss. Oregon State is ranked near the bottom for the spring transfer period.

NFL:

The Seahawks signed nose tackle Buddha Jones on Sunday, one day after the undrafted rookie out of Troy finished Seattle's rookie minicamp. 56 players took part in the practices for the team’s draft picks and undrafted free agents. New head coach Mike Macdonald called it a ‘good start’.

Local: 

Softball and Baseball: Caldera has Summit, Bend vs Mountain View, Ridgeview against Redmond, Sisters plays Harrisburg

Boys and Girls Tennis: Mountain View plays Ridgeview, Caldera has Summit, Bend vs Redmond

College Baseball: 

Number 7 Oregon State took the series against Washington State 10 to 6 yesterday. Travis Bazanna clubbed three home runs to give him 24 on the season to become OSU’s all-time home run leader.  The Beavers leave Pullman to go to Spokane to take on Gonzaga today starting at Noon.

Number 21 Oregon’s rally fell short against Utah yesterday. The 9 to 7 loss prevented the Ducks from getting the sweep in their final home series. The Ducks travel to Seattle Friday to close out the Pac 12 regular season against Washington.

College Softball:

Number 21 Oregon was able to avoid the sweep yesterday by 2 hitting number 7 Stanford in a 1 to nothing shutout. The Ducks run came on double steal of 2nd and home. They open the Pac 12 tournament against Utah on Thursday.

Oregon State came back to beat number 19 Cal 6 to 5 yesterday to avoid the series sweep. The Beavers are seeded eighth in the Pac-12 Tournament, and will meet ninth-seeded Arizona State on Wednesday.

MLB: 

The Mariners held off Houston 5 to 4 yesterday. Cal Raleigh hit the go ahead home run in the 9th. The Ms have won 7 of their last 10. One other note, Pitcher George Kirby is having a precautionary MRI to check out a sore knee. Now it’s on to Minnesota to start a four-game series. First pitch against the Twins is at 4:40 today.

The Giants fell to the Phillies 5 to 4 yesterday. Logan Webb took the loss, giving up four runs in four innings. San Francisco now has to try to avoid the four game sweep. The series finishes today in Philadelphia starting at 1:05.

Soccer:

The Portland Timbers lost to Charlotte.

The Portland Thorns beat Washington 2 to 1.

Local: 

Softball and Baseball: Madras takes on Crook County

Boys and Girls Golf: Crook County boys and Girls and Madras and Culver boys compete in special District tournaments today.

MLB:

The Mariners couldn't get the sweep of Atlanta yesterday falling 5 to 2. 4 of the Braves' runs were unearned due to a costly error. Evan Hancock had one earned run and those unearned runs were charged to him. At 17 and 14 Seattle is in first place, a game ahead of Texas in the AL West.  The Ms have a weekend series with Houston starting tomorrow.

The Giants fell in Boston yesterday afternoon 6 to 2. Rookie pitcher Daulton Jeffries took the loss giving up four runs in 2.2 innings. San Francisco will try to avoid the sweep by the Red Sox today. Kyle Harrison will get the start. First pitch is this morning at 10:35. 

Soccer:

The Portland Thorns won 3 to 2 over expansion team Bay FC last night. Sophia Smith scored two of the winning goals.

NFL:

The 49ers wide receiver room is getting crowded with the additions of draft pick Ricky Pearsall from Florida along with Deebo Samuel and Brandon Aiyuk. There were rumors leading up to the draft that either of the two veteran receivers could get traded. That could still happen but for now it looks like San Francisco will try to make one last run at a Super Bowl without overhauling the current roster until contract conditions force them to.

College Football: 

The Ducks have lost some depth on defense this week. Defensive tackle Ben Roberts and safeties Kodi DeCambra and Collin Gill are all transferring. 

NBA:

The Trail Blazers will likely not be re-upping the contract for Center Moses Brown according to a report from the Oregonian’s Aaron Fentress.

Local: 

Softball and Baseball: Madras plays Mollala, Crook County takes on Estacada, Sisters against Siuslaw

College Baseball: 

Number 21 Oregon upset Number 7 Oregon State 9 to 5 last night in Eugene. The Ducks won the last two games of the rivalry series.  Beavers’ Second Baseman Travis Bazzana tied Jim Wilson for the team single-season home run record with 21.

MLB: 

The Giants threatened in the 9th inning but were shut out 4- 0 by Boston yesterday afternoon. Pitcher Logan Webb took the loss giving up all four runs in three and 2 thirds innings. Game two of the series against the Red Sox is today. First pitch is at 12:10. 

The Mariners hung on to beat Atlanta again last night to get the series win. Luis Castillo exited after seven shutout innings staked to a 3 run lead. The Ms gave up two runs in the 8th but Andres Munoz came on to get the save. Jorge Polanco had a two run Seattle Homer. Game 3 is today starting at 12:40

College Softball:

Oregon is ranked number 21 in the USA Softball Poll and 25th in the coaches poll ahead of this week’s conference finale at number 6 Stanford.

NFL:

In Seattle, Former Maryland QB Taulia Tagovailoa will be at the Seahawks’ rookie camp this weekend. Undrafted tight-end Jack Westover out of Washington has signed a free-agent contract. There’s also a report the ‘Hawks could be bringing back Safety Jamal Adams since they’re still lacking depth in that position. 

Soccer:

The Portland Thorns visit expansion team Bay FC for the first time tonight starting at 7.

Local: 

Softball and Baseball: Bend against Summit, Mountain View vs Ridgeview, Caldera and Redmond, Madras plays the Dalles, Crook County takes on Gladstone

T&F: Bend is at Ridgeview, Mountain View is at Summit