College Football:

Oregon head coach Dan Lanning says the team is looking to be more explosive offensively this week, after mustering only 24 points last Saturday. Lanning says along with scouting the current team, his players have talked about the Ducks’ all-time 0 and 3 record against Boise State they understand the history. You can get more on the Oregon Ducks Insider daily podcast on KBND dot com. 

Oregon State defensive coordinator Keith Heyward told the media after practice yesterday his squad was preparing for a higher level of overall speed than they saw in the season opener against Idaho State. San Diego State also pasted an FCS school last week with their running back gaining over 200 yards. The Beavers travel to San Diego this Saturday night. 

MLB: 

The Mariners blew out the A’s 16 to 3 last night. Mitch Garver and Luis Urias each had 4 RBI. It’s the most runs since they scored 16 in 2016. Seattle trails Houston by 5 and a half games. Game 4 of the four-game series against Oakland is today at 12:37.

The Giants fell 6 to 4 to Arizona last night. San Francisco scored late in the 7th and 9th innings to keep things interesting but again fell short. They’ll try to avoid the Diamondbacks’ sweep and snap a four game losing streak. Game 3 of the series is today. First pitch at 12:45.

Soccer: 

The Portland Thorns were 3 to 1 winners over Women’s Mexican League  side Club America in game 2 of 5 in group play of the CONCACAF Women’s Champions Cup. 

Local: 

High School today

Volleyball: Madras plays Caldera, Redmond hosts La Grande and Pendelton at a tournament

Soccer: Summit, Redmond and Ridgeview Girls, and Ridgeview boys have non-league matches.