SPORTS 11-25
CFB:
Oregon State interim head coach Robb Akey met with members of the media in Corvallis yesterday getting ready for the final week of practice ahead of their second meeting with Washington State Saturday. He sidestepped questions on who of the three potential players could start at quarterback.
While Akey is not among the handful of names rumored to be in the running to be OSU’s next head coach he did say he would like to be a head coach again.
Number 5 Oregon is getting ready for Washington week. Head Coach Dan Lanning asked about the rivalry game implications said he knows it’s important to beat the Huskies noting his struggles early in his tenure in Eugene. That’s aside from the larger landscape where the Ducks need a convincing win to make a pitch for a playoff seeding. Of course, Lanning wouldn’t speculate about anything beyond the game up in Seattle.
The coach also gave ringing endorsements for his coordinators Tosh Lopoi and Will Stein for any head coaching jobs. The two and other Ducks assistants have been linked to several open positions across the country.
Hear more on the Ducks Insider daily Podcast at KBND dot com.
NBA:
The Trailblazers jumped out to a big lead in Milwaukee and hung on to win 115 – 103 to get to 8 – 10 on the season. Jerami Grant led all scorers with 35 points, Donovan Clingan notched a 14-point, 11 rebound double-double. The Blazers are back home tomorrow for an NBA Cup group stage game against San Antonio.
NFL:
Seattle hopes to get defensive players Julian love and Ernest Jones back this week against Minnesota.
CBB:
The Oregon State men went 0 - 3 at the Paradise Jam in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands after losing 73 – 65 against UMass.
The Oregon Men suffered their first loss of the season in Las Vegas in game one of the Players Era Festival going down 84 – 73 to number 21-ranked Auburn yesterday afternoon. Game 2 is tonight against San Diego State. Coverage starts at 7:30 on KBND, tip off at 8 pm.
The 6 – 0 Oregon Women play 5 – 1 St Mary’s this morning at 11:30 in the Hoopfest Women's Challenge in Frisco, Texas.
