>>COLLEGE FOOTBALL

(Eugene, OR)  -  The Oregon and Oregon State football teams will their Civil War game this weekend.  The fifth-ranked Ducks will host the Beavers on Saturday.  UO has beaten OSU each of the past two seasons.  The Ducks have not lost to the Beavers at home since 2007.

>>MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

(Kansas City, MO)  -  The Mariners got back in the win column.  Seattle beat the Kansas City Royals 2-0 to secure a road series win.  Luis Castillo allowed three hits over six shutout innings to get the win and Andres Munoz locked down his 36th save of the season.  The Mariners will continue their road trip tonight against the Astros.

(Los Angeles, CA)  --  The Giants dropped their series opener against the NL West rival Dodgers.  San Francisco lost to Los Angeles 2-1 at Dodger Stadium.  The team recorded just one hit and Rafael Devers drove-in the team's lone run when he was walked with the bases loaded in the seventh inning.  The Giants are 76-and-77.  They visit the Dodgers again tonight.

>>NFL

(Seattle, WA)  -   The Seahawks will be back on their home field this weekend.  Seattle will play the Saints on Sunday.  The Seahawks have lost their last four meetings with New Orleans entering the matchup. 

>>MLS

(Undated)  -  The Timbers and Sounders will both be in the Lone Star State this weekend.  Portland will face the Dynamo on Saturday.  The Timbers beat Houston 3-1 in their first meeting in March

>>UO-OSU Football To Face Off

(Eugene, OR)  --  The Oregon and Oregon State football teams will take the field Saturday.  The number five Ducks will host the Beavers at Autzen Stadium.  Oregon has won the matchup in each of the past two seasons and has not lost to OSU at home since 2007.

>>Mariners Downed By Royals

(Kansas City, MO)  --  The Mariners had their 10-game winning streak snapped.  Seattle lost to the Kansas City Royals 7-5 to even their series.  Eugenio Suarez went four-for-four with a home run, two RBIs and three runs scored in the setback, while JP Crawford hit a solo home run.  Matt Brash allowed four runs in two-thirds of an inning for a blown save and the loss.  The teams will wrap up their series today.

>>Giants Defeat Diamondbacks In Extra Innings

(Phoenix, AZ)  --  The Giants put an end to a four-game losing skid.  San Francisco defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-1 in an 11-inning battle in Phoenix.  The Giants scored all five runs in the top of the 11th behind an RBI single from Jerar Encarnacion, a two-run double by Christian Koss, a sacrifice fly by Grant McCray, and an RBI single from Rafael Devers.  Joel Peguero earned his third win following two innings of relief as the Giants improved to 76-and-76.  They visit the Los Angeles Dodgers tonight.

>>Seahawks To Host Saints

(Seattle, WA)  --  The Seahawks will be back home this weekend.  Seattle will host the Saints on Sunday.  The Seahawks have lost their last four meetings with New Orleans entering the matchup.  Zach Charbonnet, Devon Witherspoon, Nick Emmanwori and Julian Love missed Wednesday's practice.

SPORTS 9-17-25

MLB:

Cal Raleigh blasts 55 and 56 passing hall of famer Mickey Mantle for most home runs by a switch hitter and ties Mariners legend and Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. for the team record. The Ms beat Kansas City 12 - 5 for their 10th win in a row and maintain a half game lead over Houston. The Mariners are back at it against the Royals again today, first pitch at 4:40.

San Francisco is scuffling after falling to Arizona again last night 6 - 5 in a walk off as the Diamondbacks are a game and half out of the Wildcard Race with the Giants now three back tied with Cincinnati. They battle the Dbacks again in the getaway game at 12:40.

CFB:

The Number 6 Ducks will stay wary of a big play possibility from Oregon State quarterback Maalik Murphy. Oregon Coach Dan Lanning says Murphy has a cannon after watching film of the Texas Tech game. The coach also said Ducks running back Noah Whittington’s status was still ‘to be determined.’ The star senior was on the questionable list last week at Northwestern but did not play against the Wildcats. Hear more during the Oregon Coaches show tonight at 7:05 on KBND. The Oregon call of the 129th Civil War starts Saturday morning on KBND with coverage beginning at 10 AM. Get more on the Ducks Insider daily Podcast at kbnd.com

Maalik Murphy spoke to the media after practice yesterday (Tu) saying his Beavers teammates are sticking together, learning from their mistakes and looking toward the future.

MLS:
The Timbers will be back in action this weekend.  Portland will hit the road for a matchup with the Houston Dynamo on Saturday.  The Timbers won their first meeting with Houston three to one in March.  Felipe Mora scored once for Portland and Antony scored twice in the victory.  Portland is currently sixth in the Western Conference with 11 victories and 42 points.

SPORTS 9-16-25

CFB:

Oregon’s coaching staff is the subject of some hot job rumors as the vacancy for UCLA’s head coach is now available after Deshaun Foster got dumped following the Bruins 0 - 3 start. Both offensive coordinator Will Stein and Defensive Coordinator Tosh Lupoi have been linked to the job.

Oregon inside linebacker Jerry Mixon was announced as the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week for his performance in the Ducks' 34-14 win at Northwestern last Saturday. Mixon recorded an interception for the second game in a row and matched his career high with five tackles.

The Number 6 Ducks have opened as 35.5 point favorites, one of the largest point spreads ever in the rivalry game according to reports. Hear the Oregon call of the 129th Civil War starting Saturday morning on KBND with coverage beginning at 10 AM. Get more on the Ducks Insider daily Podcast at kbnd.com

Oregon State head coach Trent Bray says his team is excited to play a top ten program, but has to make a better effort than they did against Texas Tech. Limiting big plays from the Ducks offense will be a focus. Bray also mentioned the team is staying positive amid the 0 - 3 start.

MLB:

San Francisco fell 8 - 1 to Arizona last night, as the Diamond Backs passed them in the Division and the Wildcard Race. The Giants called up top prospect Bryce Eldridge but he went 0 - 3 in his major league debut.

Seattle sits in first place with a half game lead over Houston starting the day in Kansas City riding their nine game winning streak. Mariners Royals first pitch at 4:40.

SPORTS 9-12-25

CFB:

Number 4 Oregon plays at Northwestern to open their Big 10 conference season. The Ducks are favored by just a shade under four touchdowns. Coverage starts at 7. Kick off at 9 here on KBND. Hear about final game week preparations on the Ducks Insider Daily podcast at KBND dot com.

A former five-star recruit is reportedly no longer with the Oregon football team. According to CBS Sports, wide receiver Jurrion Dickey left the program and is joining Diablo Valley College in California. Dickey has just two catches since joining the Ducks in the 2023 recruiting class and was suspended earlier this season. Fifth-ranked Oregon is on the road this week to begin Big Ten play against Northwestern.

Oregon State go to Lubbock as underdogs by about 24 points to number 21-ranked Texas Tech. Kick-off is at 12:30.

Washington State are underdogs by just under a touchdown at North Texas. Cougars kick off against the Mean Green at 12:30.

NFL

Seattle is a field goal underdog on the road at Pittsburgh Sunday at 10.

Quarterback Brock Purdy won’t play in San Francisco’s game at New Orleans Sunday. Tight End George Kittle is also out. The 49ers are favored as of this report. Kick off at 10.

MLB:

Seattle has a big series with the Angels continuing tonight starting at 7:10.

San Francisco starts a series with the Dodgers, First pitch at 7:15.

LOCAL:

High School Football Friday night lights!

5A - Number 8 ranked Ridgeview is at South Albany, Number 2 Mountain View visits Mazama, and number 2 Summit goes to number 1 Wilsonville, and Bend has Springfield visiting, Redmond High hosts Pendleton, Crook County is at Ashland, and Caldera welcomes West Albany. In 3A Sisters is at Taft and Madras plays Burns. In 2A 8^th ranked Culver plays Grant Union.

SPORTS 9-11-25

CFB:

Number 4 Oregon is starting the Big 10 season on the road in Evanston, Illinois Saturday against Northwestern. 

Count Fox Sports Joel Klatt as a believer in the Ducks early on this season.

He told the Herd with Colin Cowherd yesterday (Wed) he believes this Oregon team could be even better on both sides of the ball than last season and is high on quarterback Dante Moore’s potential also.

Klatt has analysis on Saturday’s television broadcast of the game against the Wildcats. Hear the Oregon call Saturday morning here on KBND with coverage starting at 7 AM. Get more on the Ducks Insider daily Podcast at kbnd.com

MLB:

Seattle got a walk-off homer in the bottom of the 13th by Leo Rivas to beat the Cardinals 4 - 2 last night. The Mariners are now 1 game behind Houston for the AL West lead and are still hanging on to the last wild card spot by a game and a half as the Rangers are keeping pace with the Ms. Next up Seattle jumps into a four game series starting tonight against the Angels. First pitch at 6:40 from T-Mobile Park.

San Francisco couldn’t come back to complete the sweep against Arizona yesterday, losing 5 - 2. The Giants have a big series against the Dodgers starting tomorrow to try to keep them in the Wildcard Race where they’re two games out of the final spot, tied with Cincinnati.

LOCAL:

Highschool Coaches rankings:

5A statewide girls soccer  2. Summit, 4. Bend, 9. Caldera,

Boys 5A poll has Summit ranked 2nd.

Football 5A  number 2. Summit, number 3. Mountain View, and Ridgeview comes in 8th.

Deschutes Children’s Foundation’s first-ever pickleball fundraiser, The Big Dill is today at Widgi Creek Golf Club pickleball courts.

SPORTS 9-10-25

CFB:

Number 4 Oregon is starting the Big 10 season on the road in Evanston, Illinois Saturday. The Ducks plan for the early morning kick off time by setting alarm clocks early and holding crack of dawn meetings.

This Saturday’s coverage at Northwestern starts at 7 AM on KBND. 

Tonight the Oregon Coaches show starts at 7:05 on KBND

Get more on the Ducks Insider daily Podcast at kbnd.com

Oregon State head coach Trent Bray told the media after practice this week number 21 ranked Texas Tech is talented on all parts of the team. For the Beavers he says tackling has to be better. In addressing the Special Teams play Bray says he has confidence in their long snapper, but they must eliminate self-inflicted wounds. OSU goes to Lubbock for the second time to face the Red Raiders. The first time was 1959.

MLB:

Seattle took a 5 - 3 win from the Cardinals yesterday thanks to a Josh Naylor homer and 4 RBI from Randy Orazarena. The Ms are a game and a half ahead of Texas for the wild card and are just a game behind the Astros in the division race. First pitch against the Cardinals tonight is 6:40.

The Giants held off the Diamondbacks 5 - 3 last night. San Francisco is now within two games of the last NL wild card. The series finishes up this afternoon. First pitch against Arizona is 12:45

MLS

The Sounders and Timbers will be back on the field this week. Seattle will play the LA Galaxy at home on Saturday. The Sounders have beaten the Galaxy twice this season, including a win in the Leagues Cup final last month. That same night, Portland will host the New York Red Bulls. This will be the lone matchup between the teams this season.

SPORTS 9-9-25

CFB:

Number 5 Oregon is starting the Big 10 season on the road in Evanston, Illinois Saturday. The Ducks are getting a lot more notice in the national press this week after last Saturday’s result against Oklahoma State. The 69 points landed the Ducks in the top 10 of several all-time school records.

This Saturday’s coverage at Northwestern starts at 7 AM on KBND. 

Get more on the Ducks Insider daily Podcast at kbnd.com

Oregon State is on the road at number 21 Texas Tech Saturday. There is much talk on social media and sports radio about the hot seat for Beavers head coach Trent Bray and various members of his coaching staff with the 0 - 2 start after OSU was favored to win both contests. The consensus as of today is Bray wouldn’t be fired if they lost to the 2 - 0 Red Raiders who are favored at home but some assistant coaches could have their last stop in Lubbock if an improvement isn’t obvious.

And a calendar note: Oregon State’s game at Oregon next Saturday the 20th has been scheduled for a 12:30 kickoff.

MLB:

The Giants blasted the Diamondbacks 11 - 5 hitting 5 home runs giving Logan Webb his 14th win. San Francisco is three games out of the last wild card. First pitch against Arizona tonight is 6:45

Seattle pitcher Brian Woo won his 13th game striking out 9, and allowing 3 hits, but was trailing 2- 0 to St Louis after the 3rd out in the top of the 6th. The Mariners bats came through for him in the bottom of the 6th with 4 runs courtesy of RBI from Julio Rodriguez, Josh Naylor, and Jorge Polanco. The Ms stay 1.5 ahead of Texas for the wild card and pick up a half game on the Astros in the division race. First pitch against the Cardinals tonight is 6:40.

Local:

Mt. Bachelor is set to open for winter operations on November 28 off the Pine Marten, Little Pine, and Skyliner lifts, weather permitting. The Northwest lift is receiving a major modernization starting April next year. Freestyle skiers and riders can also expect new terrain park layouts this season.

SPORTS 9-8-25

CFB:

Oregon moved up to number 4 in the Associated Press Poll and up to number 5 in the Coaches rankings after thrashing Oklahoma State Saturday 69 - 3. The Ducks beatdown was fueled by Cowboys head coach Mike Gundy’s comments earlier in the week regarding the U of O’s spending on the football program. Players after the game said they took Gundy’s trash-talk to heart, including quarterback Dante Moore who compared Gundy’s slamming the program and coach Dan Lanning as an attack on a family member. Moore also moved up in the odds to win the Heisman Trophy after his performance. The Ducks open the Big 10 Season Saturday at Northwestern.

Oregon State fell to 0 – 2 after losing to future Pac 12 opponent Fresno State Saturday in heart breaking fashion in the final minute of the game. OSU’s special teams unit struggled after the starting long-snapper was injured which led to six botched snaps.  One local note: Prineville’s Eddie Freauff, a redshirt freshman, caught his first career touchdown.

The Beavers are on the road at Texas Tech this Saturday.

NFL:

San Francisco pulled out a big road victory over Seattle yesterday 17 – 13. There is a lot of second-guessing and arm chair quarterbacking about coach Mike MacDonald’s decision to kick a field goal and play defense rather than go for it on a 4^th and short call in the 4^th quarter.

MLB:

Seattle crushed Atlanta 18 – 2 yesterday to take the series over the Braves. Cal Raleigh hit his 53^rd homerun. The Mariners are 2.5 games behind the Astros, and 1.5 game ahead of Houston in the last wildcard spot.

Next up the Ms host St Louis starting tonight at 6:40.

SPORTS 9-5-25

CFB:

Number 5 Oregon is favored by four touchdowns over Oklahoma State.

Tomorrow’s coverage starts at 10:30, kick-off at 12:30 here on KBND. 

Get more on the Ducks Insider daily Podcast at kbnd.com

Oregon State tries to get right against Fresno State. The Beavers are favored by a field goal. Kick off is 12:30 from Reser. 

MLB:

The Giants are four games out of the last wild card spot starting a weekend series in St Louis. First pitch is 5:15.

Seattle has a game and a half lead over the Rangers in the Wild Card and are three games behind Houston for the AL West lead. The Mariners start a series in Atlanta today beginning at 4:15.

NFL:

The Seahawks have San Francisco visiting to start the season. The 49ers are slight favorites over the Seahawks but running back Christian McCaffery is on the injury report with a sore calf.

Kick off at 1:05

SPORTS 9-4-25

CFB:

Oregon State will play BYU in Las Vegas in 2028 as part of the Vegas Kickoff Classic. The game will be held Labor Day Weekend with a time and ESPN family of networks broadcast info to be determined for the matchup.

MLB:

San Francisco beat Colorado 10 – 8 yesterday behind two home runs from Matt Chapman who was playing while appealing his suspension for his role in a benches-emptying scuffle during Tuesday’s game. The sweep means the Giants are now four games out of the final NL wild card spot.

Seattle continues to slide on the road after getting swept out of Tampa yesterday, losing 9 – 4. Julio Rodriguez homered, but Cal Raleigh had a day off. The Ms drop four games behind Houston in the division, and a game and a half ahead of Texas in the division and the last wild card spot.

MBB:

Oregon will play Gonzaga on December 21 at Moda Center in Portland.

Tickets are set to go on sale September 11. The high-profile nonconference matchup will be the 27th meeting between the Ducks and Bulldogs and first since the 2019-20 season; they’ve hooped it up dating back to 1912.

LOCAL

Lava City Cirque in Bend is drawing national attention as its aerial arts athletes prepare to shine on the big screen. The studio’s award-winning team will be featured in the upcoming independent film “Soul Cirque,” filming this September in Houston, Texas. Fresh off their success at Aerialympics Nationals, where they brought home ten medals, Lava City Cirque marks its first anniversary with a public celebration and free performances this Saturday at their studio on Crusher Avenue.

SPORTS 9-2-25

MLB:

Seattle lost a lead and went down in Tampa yesterday, 6 - 5. Cal Raleigh blasted his 51st home run in the defeat. The 14th in the last 16 road games. They have just a game and a half lead over the Rangers in the Wild Card and three games behind Houston for the AL West lead. The Mariners try to avoid the sweep against the Rays today starting at 4:35.

The Giants beat Colorado yesterday 7 - 4. The benches cleared and three players were ejected after a Rafael Devers home run seriously escalated from jawing to pushing and shoving before Devers even got to first base on the homer… in the first inning. That does not happen very often. The Giants go for the sweep of the Rockies in Denver today at 5:40.

CFB:

Oregon moved up in both polls after their win over Montana State and some losses by other Top 10 ranked teams in their season openers. The coaches have the Ducks up to number 5 and the AP Writers rank them 6th.

There has been some media and online buzz about comments from Oklahoma State head coach Mike Gundy and Ducks coach Dan Lanning regarding the Ducks’ spending on players. 

Hear from coach Lanning tonight on the Oregon Coaches show starting at 7 here on KBND.

[Saturday’s Coverage starts at 10:30, kick-off at 12:30 here on KBND. ]

Get more on the Ducks Insider daily Podcast at kbnd.com

Oregon State coaches and players are paying special focus to the run game in practice this week. Fresno State visits Corvallis for the first time since 2002. 

SPORTS 9-2-25

MLB:

The Giants beat Colorado to open a three-game series yesterday. The win gets the Giants back to .500 at 69 – 69. First pitch against the Rockies in Denver today is at 5:40.

Seattle was blown out but avoided a shutout in Tampa yesterday, falling 10 – 2. The Mariners got 10 hits but couldn’t get anything going until the 9^th when theY pushed two runs across.

Ahead of yesterday’s game the Ms called up Harry Ford, the team’s top prospect at catcher.

Seattle tries to regroup against the Rays today starting at 4:35.

CFB:

Week 1 recap-

7^th ranked Oregon handled Montana State in the season opener. Despite the blow-out, head coach Dan Lanning thinks there is room for improvement saying afterwards ‘There's still a lot for us to be able to clean up and still give ourselves an opportunity to assess exactly where we're at.’

They are likely to have a step up in competition this week, although injuries have hit Oklahoma State so the Cowboys may not be at full strength when they visit Autzen.  

[Coverage starts at 10:30, kick-off at 12:30 here on KBND. ]

Get more on the Ducks Insider daily Podcast at kbnd.com

Oregon State struggled against Cal in pretty much every aspect of the game; including the small crowd at Reser stadium suffering through several technical issues with its scoreboard, and no replays on the big screen, according to reports. The Beavers have Fresno State visiting Saturday afternoon.

Washington State narrowly beat Idaho for the Battle of the Palouse.

Washington beat Colorado State.