NBA:
The Trail Blazers couldn’t keep pace with the Spurs last night, falling 114 – 95 and losing their first round series in San Antonio.
Portland’s season ends better than pre-season expectations, and certainly better than expected when their coach was arrested after their first game of the season.
They were also ranked 3rd for most missed games due to injuries.
There are likely to be several off-season moves made by new team owner Tom Dundon, including the status of interim head coach Tiago Splitter.
We’ll unpack more of the Blazers options and outlook for next season the rest of this week.
COLLEGE BASEBALL:
Number 13 Oregon got a nice win over Gonzaga yesterday afternoon at PK Park.
The Bulldogs came into the contest ranked 33rd in the RPI metric used to determine playoff seeding.
Number 6 Oregon State beat UT – Rio Grande Valley.
The Beavers and Vaqueros play again tonight.
SOFTBALL:
Oregon is ranked 11th in the latest coaches’ poll and 15th by USA Softball.
The Ducks have a huge regular season series-finale at number 6 ranked UCLA starting Friday.
LOCAL:
The Cascade Cycling Classic Criterium is back in downtown Bend on Sunday, June 21. The prize purse for the Pro Men and Women’s field is the biggest purse for a one-day race in the U.S. Equal payout between the pro men and the pro women of $20,000. The pro racers and the junior racers need host housing for June 20th and June 21st. Race information including sponsorship, volunteer and host housing opportunities can be found at www.cascadecyclingclassic.com
The University of Oregon has Happy Hour with head football coach Dan Lanning on May 19th at Worthy Brewing in Bend.
