College Football:
The fallout from 5 schools announcing Friday they intend to leave the Pac 12 after this season continues as speculation heats up on what conference the four remaining teams will be playing in. There is the possibility of merging with the Mountain West which includes Boise State, Nevada, and San Diego State. The Big 12 could be a possibility for Oregon State if that conference wants to continue expansion west after taking in Utah, Arizona, and Arizona State Friday… OSU and the other three remaining schools, Washington State, Stanford, and Cal are expected to make some kind of decision soon. The Pac 12 television deal not being supported by Washington and Oregon is what led to the conference exodus, according to Arizona State’s president, Michael Crow.
The University of Oregon released a statement Friday saying its teams would still compete against Oregon State. Likewise, the University of Washington said its teams would still play Washington State. Both the Ducks and Huskies will be in the Big 10 conference starting in the 2024 season.
Meanwhile… The Ducks and Beavers get ready for this season as we’re 4 Saturdays away from Kickoff
MLB:
The Mariners beat the Angels 3 to 2 in 10 innings yesterday to get the sweep…and win number 60 on the season. It’s also a five game win streak and eight of their last ten. It puts them two and half behind Toronto in the last AL wildcard spot and six games behind Texas in the West. The Ms are off today and back in Seattle tomorrow for a two game meeting with San Diego [First pitch is at 6:40.]
San Francisco lost 8 to 6 to Oakland yesterday, dropping both of the Bay Bridge series games to the As. The Giants are three and a half games behind the Dodgers and tied with the Phillies for first in the wild card.
Soccer:
The Portland Thorns played a scoreless draw with O-L Reign yesterday in the final match of the group stage of the NWSL Challenge Cup. The Thorns will not advance to the next round. The Thorns are in 2nd in the NWSL regular seasonwith their next match August 20th against first place North Carolina.
The Portland Timbers lost to Monterey Friday night, knocking them out of the League’s Cup. The Timbers return to MLS Play August 20th against Houston.
Local:
The Elks allowed 4 runs in the 9th and Cowlitz won 7 to 6 yesterday. The Elks end the season at 25 and 29…5th place in the South Division.
The Bend North Little League Softball team is at the Little League World Series in North Carolina today against Puerto Rico. developing...
