College Football: Oregon held a scrimmage Saturday where coach Dan Lanning said learning about depth charts is a take away from the session. The Ducks begin morning practices today to get into the regular season routine. Programming note: Tomorrow night – Oregon Football Preseason Special, from  7:00 – 8:00 PM on KBND.

NFL:

The Seattle Seahawks played their starters in limited action Saturday against Dallas. Coach Pete Carrol said he liked what he saw from the first team. Quarterback Drew Lock also played well when he took over for Geno Smith in the second quarter. Seattle closes out the preseason Saturday against Green Bay.

The 49ers preseason game Saturday saw former OSU Quarterback Jack Colletto catch an 11 yard touchdown pass in San Francisco’s game against Denver. The undrafted rookie is trying to make the team at fullback. 

MLB:

The Mariners swept Houston this weekend after hanging on for a 7 to 6 win yesterday. Julio Rodriguez only went 1 for 4. He has had 18 hits in his last 5 games. His 17 hits in 4 games had not been done since 1901. Seattle has won 6 in a row and 14 of their last 17. The Ms are a half game behind Houston for 2nd place, and 3 behind Texas in the AL West. They have a half game lead in the last wild card spot. Mariners vs White Sox starts today. First pitch from Chicago is at 5:10.

The Giants beat Atlanta yesterday on a go ahead run in the 9th to win 4 to 3, avoiding the series sweep. They’ll see the Braves again this weekend. San Francisco has a half game lead on the Cubs for 2nd in the Wild Card. They’re 2 and a half behind the Phillies for the first wild card spot. They can make up some ground starting today in Philadelphia. Game 1 of the 3 game series starts at 3:40

Soccer:

The OSU women lost to number 19 Santa Clara yesterday.

The Portland Thorns got back into the NWSL season last night against North Carolina. The Thorns’ Sophia Smith came on in the 2nd half to score what would be the match winner. The Thorns 2 to 1 win moved them ahead of North Carolina for first place in the NWSL standings.

The Portland Timbers had a rough return to MLS Play in Houston last night, getting blown out 5 nil. They were down 3, in the first 14 minutes. The Timbers are trying to climb back into the Western Conference playoff race but their 10th loss of the season didn’t help.