College Football:
Oregon is picked to finish 2nd in the conference by the 27 voters making up the Big 10 media for cleveland dot com. The Ducks received 6 first place votes to land ahead of Penn State and Michigan. Ohio State is picked by the media to win the Big 10. Washington comes in at 10th. The U of 0 was also picked 2nd in the USA Today media writer’s poll with the Huskies picked 9th. Big 10 Media days for the newly expanded 18-school conference starts today and goes through Thursday. Oregon and Washington Press conferences are Thursday.
NFL:
Seahawks veterans report to training camp today. One of the free agents visiting the team will be Center Conner Williams. The offensive line will likely be getting a lot of attention this pre-season. There will also be a lot of expectations on 2nd-year Cornerback Devon Witherspoon. Also yesterday the NFL Top 100 Players of 2024 rankings started coming out as the 100th to 81st were released. Wide Receiver DK Metcalf at number 84, cornerback Riq Woolen at 91 and safety Julian Love at 95.
MLB:
The Mariners fell 3 to 1 to the Angels last night, giving up another late lead. Bryce Miller was brilliant, pitching seven shutout innings in the no-decision. Julio Rodriguez didn’t play because of a sprained ankle and JP Crawford left after being hit by a pitch on his elbow. Game two of the series is tonight, starting at 6:40.
The Giants battled Los Angeles for most of the game but came up short going down 3 to 2. Tyler Fitgerald had a solo homer. Blake Snell went 6 innings giving up two earned runs in the no-decision. Game 2 in LA is at 7:10.
NBA:
One final note from NBA Summer League for the Trail Blazers; more than a couple of NBA analysts and insiders, along with plenty of Rip City fans questioned why second-year point guard Scoot Henderson didn’t play. Some in Scoot’s corner point to his getting injured during last year’s run and then having a nagging injury all-season as a reason he sat this year.
Local:
The Elks are 7 and 5 in the West Coast League season’s second half. They’re eyeing a playoff spot, trying to finish with one of the top four best records. Bend has Cowlitz in town tonight. First pitch from Genna stadium is at 6:35.
