Local: 

Bend pounded the Drifters 14 to 3 last night to set up a rubber match in Springfield tonight for game 3. The Elks remain in third place a game behind Portland and Ridgefield at the top of the south division.

 

Round one of the 2024 Portland Classic at Columbia Edgewater Country Club is today. The field includes Redmond amateur Yvonne Vinceri. She’s competing in the LPGA Tour tournament after winning the Les Schwab Tires Amateur Open in June.  Vinceri tees off at 9:16 this morning.

College Football: 

Oregon’s first day of preseason camp yesterday had coach Dan Lanning saying afterwards he liked his transfers and veteran players' execution on making plays…Hear more on the Oregon Ducks Insider daily podcast found on the right side of this page. The season kick-off is August 31st against Idaho.

The Beavers day one of camp had Ben Gulbranson taking snaps at first team quarterback. The junior started OSU’s Sun Bowl game against Notre Dame last December. Oregon State’s season opener is August 31st against Idaho State.

MLB: 

The Mariners fell 3 to 2 to the Red Sox with a walk-off double  in the 10th inning yesterday. Seattle fall back into a tie with Houston for the AL West division lead. Now it’s back home to T-Mobile Park tomorrow for a weekend series against Philadelphia.

San Francisco used a complete game shutout gem from Logan Web to beat Oakland 1 to nothing last night. The Giants only run came from a sacrifice fly in the 5th. That As out hit S F 5 to 4. Now it's on the road at Cincinnati starting tomorrow.

Soccer: 

The Portland Thorns had a 1 to nothing win over Seattle in the third and final match of pool play of the NWSL vs Women’s Mexican League Summer Cup. The Thorns finish two and 1 in the stage. 2 goals behind Salt Lake.

The Portland Timbers have a Leagues Cup Match against Colorado tonight at Providence Park at 7:30.