College Football:
Oregon’s first season in the Big 10 conference gets them in Saturday’s Championship Game but quarterback Dillon Gabriel, linebacker Jeff Bassa, and tight end Terrrance Ferguson were in Indianapolis for the media days earlier this summer. They told ESPN they planned then to make a return trip to Indy, and to bring along the whole squad. The number 1 Ducks have opened as a 3.5 point favorite over the number 3 Nittany Lions. Hear more from coaches and players on the Oregon Ducks Insider daily podcast.
NBA:
The Trail Blazers haven’t had point guard Scoot Henderson in the line-up the past few games and he will probably miss a couple more. Head coach Chauncey Billups revealed Scoot has a deep thigh bruise and probably won’t return until Friday at the earliest. Next up the Blazers have another NBA Cup game at the LA Clippers tonight. Remember Portland had a big win in the Clips’ new arena in the first week of the season back in October. Tip-off is at 7:30
College Hoops:
The Ducks’ Men 8 - 0 start has them in the polls now. Oregon makes their debut at number 12 in the Associated Press weekly rankings. They open the conference season tomorrow.
The Oregon Women fell out of the Top 25 after consecutive losses last week.
The OSU Women are in action today, playing Grambling State at Gill Coliseum for their annual field trip game. All seats are reserved for students from area schools as well as OSU students. Tip-off is at 11.
NFL: Week 14
The 5 - 7 49ers will once again lean on their running back platoon after learning of the severity of Christian McCaffery’s knee injury. Quarterback Brock Purdy told a San Francisco reporter the final five games are all must win now.
The first place Seahawks have another go-around with Arizona Sunday, before running a gauntlet of good NFC North teams to wind down the season. Seattle assistant head coach Leslie Frazier filled in for Mike Macdonald’s press conference yesterday as the first-year head coach is expecting the birth of his first child. Frazier said the team is making the comeback win against the Jets a confidence-builder.
