College Football: 

Oregon makes its highest preseason ranking in the Associated Press poll since 2014 coming in at number 3. The Ducks were picked number 3 last week in the preseason Coaches Poll. 

Also yesterday, defensive back Jabbar Muhammad was named to the preseason watch list for the Chuck Bednarik Award, for the most outstanding defensive player. It’s the third preseason watch for Muhammad who also has the Bronko Nagurski Trophy top defensive player, and the Jim Thorpe Award for the top db.

Hear more about it on the Oregon Ducks Insider daily podcast on KBND dot com. The season starts Saturday the 31st against Idaho.

Oregon State offensive lineman Van Wells is on the preseason watch list for the Rimington Trophy,  given  to the nation's top center. Wells doesn’t yet know who he will be snapping to during the regular season though.  The Beavers’ opener is Saturday the 31st against Idaho State.

MLB: 

San Francisco lost a heartbreaker to Atlanta last night 1 to 0 in 10 innings. Blake Snell threw 6 and a third with 11 strikeouts, and allowed 2 of the four hits. The Giants only managed 3 hits. Game two of the four game series which has wild card implications is tonight starting at 6:45.

Seattle trails Houston by a half game in the AL West entering play today. Yesterday, the Mariners signed outfielder Victor Robles to a 2 year extension with a third-year team option for 2027. Now the Mariners are in Detroit for a midweek series. The Tigers just took a series from the Ms last week. First pitch today at 3:40.