NBA: 

The Portland Trail Blazers have officially extended a qualifying offer to Matisse Thybulle, making him a restricted free agent. Cam Reddish will not get an offer, so he will be an unrestricted free agent. The free agency period begins Friday at 3 pm. There could be lots of news coming over the next 24 to 72 hours.

College Athletics: 

Oregon State infielder Travis Bazanna was named 3rd team All-America by Baseball America (.com) Wedneday. It’s the Australian sophomore’s 4th such honor of the season.

MLB:

The Mariners lost 4 to1 to Washington yesterday, dropping the series to the Nats and going 3 games under .500. It’s going to get tougher as Seattle welcomes the Tampa Bay Rays, the  American League’s top team to T-mobile Park for a weekend series starting tomorrow (Fr)

San Francisco lost to Toronto 6 to 1 yesterday, snapping the Giants 10 game road winning streak. They’ll try to bounce back and get the series win in game 3.  First pitch is at 4:07 today. The Giants remain in 2nd place in the NL West, a half game ahead of the Dodgers. 2 and half behind Arizona; as both teams also lost. Today marks game 81, half way through the season.

Soccer: 

The Portland Thorns lost their NWSL Challenge Cup match against OL Reign last night 1-0. The Thorns are now third in the group play and may not advance to the next stage. 

The U.S. Men’s National Team scored six goals and blanked St Kitts and Nevis in the group stage of the CONCACAF Gold Cup last night. The final group stage match is Sunday against Trinidad and Tobago.

NHL: 

The draft finishes today (Th). Last night the Seattle Kraken went with offense, choosing Czechoslavakian Left Wing Eduard Sale with the 20th overall pick. The Kraken have 9 more picks.

Local:

The Bend Elks scored 5 runs early and held on to beat Ridgefield 5 to 3 last night. The Elks can get the series win tonight before coming back to Bend for the weekend. First Pitch against the Raptors is at 6:35.