College Baseball:
6th ranked Oregon State swept the 4 games with North Dakota State wrapping up their series yesterday. The Beavers are now 11 and 1 on the season. Their dominant wins should keep them in the top 10 of the various rankings.
Oregon avoided getting swept by UC Santa Barbara with a win yesterday. The Ducks are 7 and 3 on the early season. They have a midweek series against Grand Canyon University starting tomorrow.
College Hoops:
The number 11 Oregon State Women have a first round bye in the Pac 12 tournament. The 4th seeded Beavers play on Thursday against the winner of number 12 Oregon and number 5 Colorado. The Ducks and Buffs get the tourney started Wednesday.
The Oregon Men were routed by number 6 Arizona Saturday. The Ducks are in 3rd place in the Pac 12 headed into the last week of regular season play. The loss hurts the Ducks at-large NCAA tournament chances. Washington State is battling it out with the Wildcats for the top seed in the conference.
NBA:
The Trail Blazers won the back to back games in Memphis over the weekend, snapping their 9 game losing streak and starting a two game win streak. Portland’s role players stepped up big with so many injuries. The road trip ends in Minnesota tonight. Jerami Grant is listed as Doubtful with a quad injury he suffered in the Overtime win over the Grizzlies Saturday. Deandre Ayton and Matisse Thybulle are questionable. Tip-off against the Western Conference leading Timberwolves is at 5.
NFL:
Oregon quarterback Bo Nix was impressive in his performance in Indianapolis at the NFL Scouting combine. The rest of the UO players who participated fared well. Offensive Lineman Jackson Powers-Johnson could be the highest Duck drafted.
Oregon State wide receiver Anthony Gould had a good showing. O Lineman Taliesa Fuaga is a first round pick in several mock drafts.
Soccer:
The Portland Timbers allowed a late goal to D.C. United, and finished in a 2-2 Draw Saturday.
Local:
State Basketball tournaments this week - .
The top-ranked Summit boys and the boys and girls teams from Mt. View and Redmond tipoff the 5A tourney Wednesday at Linfield University in McMinnville. Thursday the boys and girls from Madras and the Crook County boys teams are in Forest Grove for the 4A Tournament.
