NFL: 

Seattle coach Pete Carrol said he plans to continue with the team. He had his regular radio show appearance yesterday and said he’s ready to go for another season. The 72 year-old Carrol has a year remaining on his current contract. The Seahawks have the 16th overall pick in the draft.

San Francisco is the odds-on favorite to win the Super Bowl. Christian McCaffery finished as the league’s rushing leader with 1,459  yards.

Basketball:

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Portland continues to get bitten by the injury bug. Backup center Moses Brown will have surgery on his left wrist and be out for a couple of months. Deandre Ayton has missed the past seven games with knee tendinitis. He’s listed as doubtful to play tonight. Matisse Thybulle and Jabari Walker are questionable. Anfrenee Simons and Shaedon Sharpe have been bright spots returning to the line-up recently. The pair provided a big lift in Sunday’s overtime win against the Nets which earned the Blazers their 10th victory of the season. The Trail Blazers are in Madison Square Garden to take on the Knicks, winners of four straight. Tip-off is at 4:30 today. 

 

College Football:

Oregon has hired Taylor Porter  as an assistant strength and conditioning coach. Porter spent the past four seasons at Michigan State in the same position.

UTSA cornerback Kam Alexander announced he’ll play for the Ducks next season. He’ll have one year of eligibility left.

Local:

High School

Girls and Boys Basketball  Bend takes on Mountain View, Redmond versus Summit, Ridgeview tangles with Caldera. La Pine plays Junction City, Madras Girls are at Sweet Home, 

Culver Boys at Blanchet Catholic, Prospect Charter at Trinity Lutheran Boys.