NBA:  

Portland went out a winner against the Lakers yesterday the 109 - 81 final means the Blazers finish 35 and 46 with their odds at the top overall pick at 3.75%. Their chances at the Top 4 are 17.1%. Earlier yesterday, General Manager Joe Cronin announced head coach Chauncey Billups signed a multi-year contract extension to return to the team. Billups is in his 4th year with the Trail Blazers. 

 

College Baseball:

Number 8 Oregon State swept Cal State Fullerton, but it was close yesterday with a narrow 9 - 8 win. The Beavers stay in Southern California to play UCLA tomorrow.

Number 15 Oregon battled the elements and the Terrapins in Maryland over the weekend but came away with a series win.

 

Softball: 

Number 4 Oregon remained red hot. The Ducks swept their fourth Big Ten series this season, holding on for the win yesterday in Minnesota.

Hear from Oregon coaches and players on the Ducks Insider daily podcast at KBND dot com.

Oregon State plays Montana today at 11 .

 

MLB:

The Mariners evened up their record to 8 - 8 after getting a sweep of Texas. Seattle gets a day off as they travel to Cincinnati to start a series tomorrow.

The Giants, now 11 -4 after they took two of three from the Yankees over the weekend. Now the road trip continues today in Philadelphia. First Pitch against the Phillies is at 3:45.

 

Soccer:

The Portland Thorns netted one goal but it was all they needed against Utah.

The Portland Timbers got a big road win beating Sporting KC 4 -2 yesterday.

 

Local: 

Thousands of runners and support teams were part of yesterday’s Bend Marathon. The Boston Marathon qualifier took place for the 10th time. It included a half-marathon, 10K and 5K.

This Saturday is the 37th annual Salmon Run Half Marathon, 10K and 5K.