College Football:
Number 7 Oregon readies for its business trip to Southern California tomorrow. The Ducks offense could get a chance to flex its muscles against a Bruin defense ranked at the bottom in statistics. Experts think the Ducks could score over 40 points. Oddsmakers have the spread at 25.5. Hear about final preparations on the Oregon Ducks Insider daily podcast at KBND dot com. Coverage begins at 6 tomorrow night. Kick-off is at 8 here on KBND.
OSU is off this week, but the Beaver’s schedule keeps making the news. A report from the Oregonian reveals Wake Forest is being paid 750-thousand dollars to play in Corvallis next season. The three quarters of a million dollar fee is basically the buyout the Demon Deacons paid to get out of a different game next season. It’s a common practice to pay to play schools. Wake Forest will pay OSU 100-grand to play in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 2029, according to the report.
MLB:
The Giants are back at Oracle park to close the season with a series against St Louis. First pitch tonight at 7:15.
The Mariners have to win out and get some help from around the American league in order to sneak into the last wildcard playoff spot. The A’s visit Seattle to close out the regular season beginning tonight at 7:10.
NFL:
San Francisco looks to have a get-right game against New England but will be relying on backups at key roles again on Sunday. The 49ers are favored to win by more than 10. There are major concerns over the severity of Christian McCaffery’s achilles tendonitis that could keep him out half of the season, according to various NFL insider reports. Kickoff against the Patriots is 1:05 Sunday.
3-0 Seattle travels to Detroit for Monday Night Football.
NBA:
The Trail Blazers will honor the late Bill Walton on their uniforms this season. A tie-dyed band with Walton’s 32 will be on the left shoulder of game jerseys this season.
Soccer:
The Portland Timbers have an important Cascadia Cup rivalry match with Vancouver visiting. The Whitecaps are just ahead of the Timbers in the MLS Western conference vying for the last playoff spot. The match starts at 7:30 tomorrow night.
The Thorns are also fighting for their playoff lives. They’re in San Diego tomorrow night starting at 7.
Local:
High School - Football Redmond plays St Helens, number 7 ranked Crook County plays Gladstone, La Pine is at Sisters, Madras plays Harrisburg.
