SPORTS 7-7
COLLEGE FOOTBALL:
13 Beavers have been selected to Athlon Sports' preseason All-Pac-12 Team with linebacker Aiden Sullivan getting a first-team Defense nod.
Oregon State gets the 2026 season underway September 5th visiting Houston.
COLLEGE BASEBALL:
Oregon pitchers Tanner Bradley and Will Sanford have made the 2026 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team’s 28-man roster.
They’ll represent Team USA at the first World Collegiate Baseball Championship in Taiwan, July 11th through 15th.
Oregon State continues to fill out its 2027 schedule with the third week of the season taking them to Las Vegas for the Live Like Lou Classic in March at a 4-team round robin.
Also, three former Beavers made the MLB All Star team with Baltimore’s Adley Rutschman making his 3rd appearance, Tampa Bay’s Drew Rasmussen earning back-to-back appearances at the Mid-summer classic, and, in absolutely no surprise to Beaver Nation, Cleveland rookie Travis Bazanna will also be representing the American League in Philadelphia next Tuesday.
WNBA:
The Portland Fire is gearing up for a midweek game. The Fire will host the Las Vegas Aces on Thursday. Portland is 9-and-12 after its win in Seattle on Saturday. Meanwhile, Seattle Storm knocked off the Sparks 82-64 in LA to end their two-game skid yesterday. The Storm improved to 6-and-17 on the season and will visit Atlanta in their next game on Thursday.
LOCAL:
The Bend Elks at 12-16 are 6th place in the West Coast League south division.
The Elks start a weeklong road trip in Canada playing the Victoria HarbourCats tonight.
Four Veterans from Oregon and Washington are headed to Detroit this week for the National Veterans Wheelchair Games.
The event running this Thursday through next Tuesday, includes 48-year-old Jerry Schwarz of La Pine.
About 500 Veterans are expected to compete in adaptive sports including basketball, softball, and wheelchair rugby.
