College Football: 

The University of Oregon media day saw football coach Dan Lanning downplay Colorado leaving the Pac 12… Prompted by a question the coach asked what the Buffaloes have won since becoming a member of the conference,  then answered the question himself saying he didn’t remember anything. Media day came ahead of the Ducks opening of fall camp tomorrow.

Oregon also received the verbal commitment of Akili Smith, Jr. for the 2025 season. The four-star quarterback is the son of Akili Smith who played for the Ducks in the late  ‘90s and was the number 3 overall pick in the 1999 Draft. Smith Jr. is a number one ranked dual-threat quarterback in his recruiting class.

NFL:

The Seattle Seahawks had their first practice in pads, with contact at training camp yesterday. Rookie Devon Witherspoon was on the field for Seattle after getting his contract done and missing the first 2 days. He has a steep learning curve as Seattle’s first preseason game is next Thursday the 10th.

MLB:

The Mariners beat Boston 6 to 2 last night, breaking the game open in the 8th with 4 runs to get the series opening win. Game 2 is tonight at 6:40. 

Seattle traded closer Paul Sewald to Arizona yesterday for 3 players. They also traded the injured AJ Pollock to the Giants for a player to be named. Today’s trading deadline is at 3 this afternoon

San Francisco lost 4 to 3 to the Diamondbacks in extra innings last night. That moves Arizona two games behind the Giants in the NL West. The Giants stay two games behind the Dodgers and in First place in the Wildcard. First pitch tonight for game 2 of the series is at 6:45

 

Local:

The Elks start a 3 game series against Springfield tonight. Bend is in 4th place in the South Division, 7 games back. They’re 10 and 11 in the second half of the season. 22 and 26 overall. The Drifters are in back of the Elks in the division at 9 and 14. First pitch from Vince Genna Stadium is at 6:35 tonight.