College Football:
Oregon State’s starting inside linebackers from the 2024 season Isaiah Chisom and Melvin Jordan will enter the transfer portal according to BeaverBlitz. So will Luka Vincic, a redshirt sophomore offensive lineman who announced he will go to Michigan State, joining Jonathon Smith and the staff who originally recruited him to be a Beaver.
Also out of Corvallis, offensive linemen Joshua Gray and Gerad Christian-Lichtenhan have accepted invitations to play in the East-West Shrine Game next month.
The Ducks landed a couple more transfer commits over the weekend: Purdue safety Dillion Thieneman, the 2023 Big 10 Freshman of the year, is going to Oregon. Northwestern’s highly-touted Cornerback Theran Johnson is also going to Eugene. And what some fans and media members were calling a huge move, running back coach and Associate Head Coach Ra'Shaad Samples reportedly told the coaching staff he would continue in his role after being a finalist for the Sam Houston head coach opening.
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NFL: Week 15
The NFC West has Seattle in 2nd looking up at the Rams at the top of the division with both squads at 8 - 6. Arizona is 3rd at 7 - 7 with San Francisco at the bottom at 6 - 8.
NBA:
The Trail Blazers went down 116 to 109 in Phoenix last night. Anfernee Simons finished with 20 points to lead Portland, who drop to 8 - 18. The Blazers are off until Thursday.
College Hoops:
The 7 - 2 Oregon State Men took out previously undefeated UC Irvine over the weekend. The OSU Women fell to the Anteaters yesterday though.
The number 12 Oregon Men are now 10 -1 after a blowout of Stephen F. Austin yesterday.
Local:
During a recent meeting of the executive board of the Oregon School Activities Association, Crook County was voted to move up from Class 4A to 5A. Projected population growth at the school means the bump up from the level they’ve competed at the last two years. It’s likely the Cowboys and Cowgirls will rejoin the Intermountain Conference with the Bend and Redmond schools.
