SPORTS 8-29-24

College Football: 

The Maxwell Football Club put out the watch list for the 7th annual Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Award and it includes Ducks Safety Aaron Flowers. Oregon got some good news at practice yesterday when guard Matthew Bedford returned to the field. The transfer from Indiana was out of practice for the past two weeks with a knee injury. Coach Dan Lanning wasn’t sure if Bedford would be ready for Saturday though. Get more on the Oregon Ducks Insider daily podcast on KBND dot com.  Game day coverage for the number 3 Ducks starts at 2:30 Saturday afternoon on KBND.

Oregon State Defensive coordinator Keith Heyward said he’s looking to see how the mix of his experienced players works with the new ones on Saturday. Game week preparation continues in Corvallis for the Idaho State Bengals’ visit on Saturday.  

MLB: 

San Francisco lost to Milwaukee 5 to 3 and fell back to .500 at 67 and 67. Pitcher Kyle Harrison cruised into the 5th inning not giving up any runs but the wheels came off with two outs when he gave up all five runs. The Giants finish the series against the Brewers today. First pitch at 11:10.

The Mariners beat Tampa 6 to 2 yesterday to take the series from the Rays. Luis Castillo notches his 11th win against 12 losses. Julio Rodriguez and Victor Robles homered. Seattle is in 2nd place 3.5 games behind the Astros. Next the Ms travel to Anaheim for a weekend series with the Angels starting tomorrow. 

 

Local: 

Former Summit High standout Cam McCormick is getting a lot of national run the past couple of days in College Football preview stories as he begins his 9th college season. The 26 year old Tight End began playing at the U of O in the  freshman class of 2016 and is now at the University of Miami, reuniting with former Ducks coach Mario Cristobal on the Hurricanes squad. McCormick has been in uniform, or street clothes, on Saturdays for nearly a decade due to injuries and the COVID waiver.