College: 

The University of Oregon approved a contract extension for Dan Lanning. The 2nd year head Football coach added another year to his deal…now going to 2029. There’s also a salary bump starting with this year. Oregon locks down its coach amid upheaval in the Pac 12 with more speculation that Oregon, and Washington could also leave the conference at some point.

 

Oregon State University released a statement saying the school remains committed to playing in the Pac 12.

 

The Ducks and Beavers baseball teams will be starting next season playing in Texas for some exhibition games with other high profile schools. The U of O plays February 16th through 18th and OSU will play February 23rd through 25th. 

MLB:

Seattle takes on the Diamondbacks in Arizona. The Mariners are 52 and 50, 7 and a half in back of first place Texas. The D Backs are 3rd in the NL West and have struggled of late, losing 7 of their last 10. Game 1 of the 3 game series starts at 6:40 tonight 

San Francisco hosts Boston for a series starting tonight. The Giants at 56 and 47 are in 2nd place, 3 games behind the Dodgers. The Red Sox have won 6 of their last 10, are in 4th place in the AL East but stand at 55 and 47. First pitch at 7:15

Soccer: 

 

The PortlandThorns play Angel City in an NWSL Cup match tomorrow night at 7. The Thorns are in second place in the group and could use the win to clinch a spot in the knockout stage

Local:

The Elks bats finally got going in Walla Walla last night. Bend won 13 to 6 with 13 hits. The Elks avoid the sweep and come back home with a record of 9 and 9 in the second half of the season. 21 and 24 overall. Corvallis is in town tonight. The Knights are leading the south division at 15 and 3 and have won 9 of their last 10. First pitch from Vince Genna Stadium is at 6:35.

Mt Bachelor Gravity Race Series is today, the downhill mountain bike series goes to the end of August.

Bend’s Pine Nursery Courts are packed with Pickleball players for the Pacific Northwest Classic through Sunday.