The Seahawks made a series of roster moves ahead of their season finale.  Seattle activated linebacker Derick Hall after a one-game suspension, signed tackle Amari Kight to the active roster, placed wide receiver Cody White on injured reserve and waived safety D'Anthony Bell.  The Seahawks will play the 49ers Saturday with the NFC West title and a first-round bye on the line.  In other news, former Seattle defensive lineman Kevin Williams was named a finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

The Oregon football team is set for the CFP quarterfinals.  The fifth-seeded Ducks will face number four seed Texas Tech in the Orange Bowl on Thursday.  Oregon advanced with a 51-34 over James Madison at home.  In other news, wide receiver Evan Stewart confirmed he suffered a full patella tear over the summer that has kept him out all season.

The Oregon State football team added to its coaching staff.  Ryan Wallace was hired Tuesday as the Beavers' tight ends coach and co-offensive coordinator.  Wallace had been the tight ends coach at Louisville for the past three seasons following a six-year stint with Purdue.

The Trail Blazers are closing out 2025 on the road.  Portland will take on the Thunder for the final time this season.  Oklahoma City has won two of the three meetings between the teams, all in November.  The Blazers have won their last two games to improve to 14-and-19 this season.

The men's college basketball season continued yesterday. Number seven Gonzaga beat San Diego 99-93 on the road.  Jalen Warley had 22 points and 14 rebounds off the bench for the Bulldogs.  Oregon State overcame a halftime deficit to beat San Francisco 70-62 in Corvallis.  Isaiah Sy led the Beavers with 18 points.  Washington State lost 69-55 to Seattle U on the road.  Ace Glass had a team-high 13 points for the Cougars.  Portland lost to Santa Clara 92-85 at home.  Joel Foxwell had 20 points and 15 assists for the Pilots in the loss.

The women's college basketball season continued yesterday.  Oregon State beat St. Mary's 63-57 on the road.  Jenna Villa paced the Beavers with 16 points.  Portland fell 67-64 at San Francisco.  Dyani Ananiev had 16 points in the Pilot loss.  Washington State lost 67-58 at home to Loyola Marymount.  Eleonora Villa scored a team-high 21 points for the Cougars.  Gonzaga beat Pepperdine 75-52 at home.  Lauren Whittaker led the Bulldogs with 22 points, while Jaiden Haile had 21 points and 12 rebounds off the bench.

(Portland, OR)  --  The Trail Blazers held on for a home win.  Portland beat the Dallas Mavericks 125-122 for its second straight win.  Deni Avdija posted a triple-double of 27 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists, while Shaedon Sharpe and Caleb Love added 24 points each.  The Blazers will return to the court Wednesday for a road matchup with the Oklahoma City Thunder.

>>Seahawks To Face 49ers

(Seattle, WA)  --  The Seahawks will play for the top seed in the NFC.  Seattle will play the 49ers on the road on Saturday night with the NFC West title and a first round bye on the line.  The Seahawks lost 17-13 to San Francisco in week one at home.  Sam Darnold threw for 150 yards in that game with 124 going to Jaxon Smith-Njigba.

>>Oregon To Play Texas Tech In CFP

(Miami Gardens, FL)  --  The Oregon football team continues its postseason run this week.  The fifth-seeded Ducks will face number four seed Texas Tech in the College Football Playoff quarterfinals on New Year's Day in the Orange Bowl.  Oregon beat James Madison 51-34 in the first round at home.

>>Two Beavers To Enter Portal

(Corvallis, OR)  --  The Oregon State football team is losing two more players to the portal.  Offensive lineman Zander Esty and linebacker Dexter Foster announced that they will transfer from the program.  Esty played in all 12 games this season, while Foster had 52 total tackles in seven games before getting hurt.

>>UW G Yates III Out Indefinitely

(Seattle, WA)  --  The Washington men's basketball team will be without a key member of the rotation for the foreseeable future.  Guard Wesley Yates The Third is out indefinitely after undergoing wrist surgery.  Yates was averaged 14.9 points and three-point-nine rebounds in 11 games this season before getting injured during the team's win over Seattle U on December 19.

>>Men's College Basketball Round Up

(Seattle, WA)  --  The men's college basketball season continued yesterday. Washington beat Utah 74-65 at home.  Zoom Diallo paced the Huskies with 24 points.  The action continues today, as number seven Gonzaga is on the road to play San Diego, Oregon State will host San Francisco, Washington State will battle Seattle U on the road and Portland will take on Santa Clara at home.

>>Women's College Basketball Round Up

(Undated)  --  The women's college basketball season continued yesterday.  Oregon lost to number eight Michigan 92-87 in double overtime.  Katie Fiso led the Ducks with 24 points.  Washington beat Northwestern 94-73 at home.  Avery Howell and Elle Ladine scored 23 points each for the Huskies.  The action will continue today, as Oregon State is at St. Mary's, Portland will play San Francisco on the road, Washington State will host Loyola Marymount and Gonzaga will take on Pepperdine at home.

NBA:

The Trail Blazers mounted a second half comeback to beat Boston 114 –  108 yesterday.

Portland trailed by 8 at the half but found the stroke from long range while struggling at the free throw line.

Shaedon Sharpe led the way with 26 points, Deni Avdija was right there with 24 points to go along with 10 assists.

The win over the Eastern Conference’s 3^rd place team gets the Blazers to 13 – 19 on the season.

The homestand continues against Dallas tonight (Mo) starting at 7.

CBB:

The Oregon State men fell to Santa Clara 102 – 64 yesterday to open West Coast conference play. The Beavers have San Francisco visiting tomorrow.

The Oregon State Women beat San Francisco yesterday.

The Oregon Men took out Omaha yesterday.

The Oregon Women play 6^th ranked Michigan at 6 tonight.

NFL:

The Seahawks beat Carolina yesterday 27 – 10.

The dominating road victory over the Panthers shows Seattle can be a force whether home or away for a playoff run.

Seattle gets to 13 – 3 with a final game at San Francisco this weekend.

CFB:

Number 5 seeded Oregon is preparing for their New Year’s Day Orange Bowl matchup against number 4 seed Texas Tech.

Kick-off at 9 am.

Hear more on the Ducks Insider daily Podcast at KBND dot com.

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CFB:

Ducks head coach Dan Lanning spoke on Number 5 seeded Oregon getting past James Madison Saturday.  He said his players know they have room for improvement.

Looking ahead to the New Year’s Day Orange Bowl matchup against number 4 seed Texas Tech, Lanning gave credit to the Red Raiders coaching staff for getting the most out of their roster.

The coach criticized the playoff scheduling as well, pointing to Texas Tech’s higher seed arguing the game should be played in Lubbock.

Lanning also thinks running back Jordon Davison will be able to go next week.

Hear more on the Ducks Insider daily Podcast at KBND dot com.

NBA:

The Trail Blazers nearly came back from a 19 point deficit against Eastern Conference leading Detroit last night. But they missed too many free throws in the final minutes and lost 110 – 102 to the Pistons… Shaedon Sharpe led the way with 25 points. Portland was once again very short-handed without Jerami Grant in the line-up.

The Orlando Magic come to Moda Center tonight. Tip off at 7.

NFL:
San Francisco has won five straight after last night’s win over the Colts. The victory puts the 49ers at 11 – 4 with a head-to-head division lead over the Rams for 2^nd place in the division. Next up is a huge Sunday night clash with Chicago this week.

Seattle has a one game lead over the 49ers in the NFC West. The Seahawks are getting ready for a road trip to Charlotte, North Carolina to take on the NFC South first place Panthers Sunday.

CFB:

Number 5 seeded Oregon got by number 12 James Madison 51 – 34 in the College Football Playoff Saturday in Eugene.

The Ducks allowed the Dukes back into the game near the end. The point-spread was around three touchdowns.

UO head coach Dan Lanning called the win "bittersweet" for the way the Ducks finished after leading 48 – 13 in the 3^rd quarter. The coach said his team will have to play better football as they travel to Miami next.

The New Year’s Day Orange Bowl match up against number 4 seed Texas Tech will kickoff at 9 AM on KBND.

Hear more on the Ducks Insider daily Podcast at KBND dot com.

NBA:

The Trail Blazers took back to back wins off Sacramento and have a three-game win streak with a 12 – 16 record. The Detroit Pistons come to Moda Center tonight. The top team in the Eastern Conference comes in at 22 – 6 on the season.

CBB:
Stanford edged out the Oregon Women 64-53 yesterday at the Bay Area Women's Classic as the Ducks fell short in the final minutes. Oregon now 12-2 is off until next week for their Big 10 home opener against Michigan.

Yesterday at Moda Center in Portland, Oregon took on seventh-ranked Gonzaga. Both teams shot the ball well, but Gonzaga made key stops late to win 91-82. Oregon’s record falls to 6-6 this season.

Oregon State got a big road win in Tempe yesterday beating Arizona State 78 – 75. The Beavers overcame an 11-point deficit with under nine minutes to go to beat the Sun Devils for the first time on Ned Wulk court since 2007.

The OSU Women captured the Maui Classic Championship over the weekend to get the Beavers to 8-5. They play again next Sunday.

NFL:
San Francisco is preparing for the Colts tonight already knowing they are in the playoffs. They clinched a spot when the Lions lost yesterday. The niners can still possibly get the number one seed also. Game start at 5:15 from Indianapolis.

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CFB:

Number 5 seeded Oregon is preparing for number 12 James Madison in its College Football Playoff game Saturday.

The Ducks hope to get receivers Dakorien Moore and Gary Bryant Jr. back from injury. Both haven’t played since October.

Four players were named all-Americans yesterday by the Associated Press with offensive lineman Emmanuel Pregnon on the first team, tight end Kenyon Sadiq and defensive back Dillon Thieneman on the second team and offensive lineman Iapani Laloulu on the third team.

Oregon's four selections are the most AP all-Americans in a season in program history.

Hear more on the Ducks Insider daily Podcast at KBND dot com.

Oregon State University and consulting firm Blueprint Sports have agreed to end their partnership after sports business media outlet Sportico revealed details of their NIL deal that sparked backlash among Beavers fans.

Blueprint will retain a 280-thousand dollar management fee but must transfer all net proceeds from its brief tenure to OSU’s revenue-sharing account.

The dissolution also severs official ties between the university and Dam Nation Collective.

NBA:

The Trail Blazers recalled forward Rayan Rupert from the G-League Rip City remix yesterday. Portland is getting set this week for a home-and-away contest against Sacramento Thursday and Saturday.

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CFB:

Oregon State head football coach JaMarcus Shephard has appointed several assistant coaches and other positions to his staff.

The Beavers’ Offensive Coordinator will be Mitch Dahlen from Redmond. Dahlen previously coached with the University of Alabama and was also on coach Kalen DeDoer’s staff at Washington. Dahlen will also serve as quarterback’s coach. He is a 2011 Graduate of Redmond High School.

Coach Shephard also named Jeff Eaton as the Director of Football Strength and Conditioning.  Eaton has previously worked at Virginia Tech University, and the University of Oregon.

Washington plays Boise State in the LA Bowl in Inglewood California at SoFi Stadium tomorrow starting at 5.

Number 5 seeded Oregon is preparing for number 12 James Madison in its College Football Playoff game Saturday the 20th.

Hear more on the Ducks Insider daily Podcast at KBND dot com.

NBA:

The Trailblazers were blown out of New Orleans last night. The 143 to 120 final sends Portland to 9 – 16 and 1 – 4 on the recent road trip. The Blazers have lost 7 of their last 10. The Warriors are at the Moda Center Sunday night.

CBB:

The Oregon Men have UC Davis at Matthew Knight Arena tomorrow afternoon. The Ducks come in at 4 – 5 on the season. KBND coverage starts at 12:30. Tip off at 1.

The Oregon State men are 5 - 5 with Montana State coming to Gill tomorrow.

The Oregon Women are 10 – 1 taking on Montana State Sunday

The OSU Women at 6 – 4 have Arizona State Sunday.

NFL:
The Seahawks are 10 – 3 facing Indianapolis Sunday with signs pointing to 44-year-old Philip Rivers starting at quarterback for the 8 -5 Colts. Seattle is favored by almost two touchdowns. Kickoff is at 1:25.

San Francisco is almost a two-touchdown favorite over Tennessee at Levi Stadium. Kickoff at 1:25 Sunday afternoon.

NBA:
The Trail Blazers are set to finish out their road trip.  Portland will face off with the Pelicans tonight.  The Blazers beat New Orleans 125 to117 in their first matchup on November 12.  Shaedon Sharpe scored a game-high 35 points in the victory, while Deni Avdija added 32 points of his own.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL:
The Oregon State football team is filling out its staff.  According to multiple reports, the team will hire Lance Guidry as its defensive coordinator.  Guidry was Miami's DC in 2023 and 2024 before joining LSU as an assistant this year.

The Ducks will begin their College Football Playoff run December 20th against James Madison at Autzen Stadium.

The Washington football team is set for its bowl game.  The Huskies will face off with Boise State in the L.A. Bowl on Saturday in the first game of bowl season.  This will be UW's first appearance in the game.  The Huskies are 4-and-2 all-time against the Broncos, including back-to-back wins.

NFL:
The Seahawks will be back home this weekend.  Seattle is set to host the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday.  Tight end Elijah Arroyo was the lone player absent from practice on Wednesday.  The Seahawks enter the week at 10-and-3, second place in the NFC West.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Today:  Portland will battle Long Beach State in an away matchup.  On the men's side, Alaska Anchorage will face Denver on the road.

Saturday on KBND,  Oregon men host U-C Davis.  pre-game at 12:30.  Tip-off at 1.
 

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CFB:

Washington opens Bowl season this weekend against Boise State in the LA Bowl in Inglewood California at SoFi Stadium on Saturday.

Washington State plays Utah State at the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl in Boise on Monday the 22^nd.

Number 5 ranked Oregon faces number 12 James Madison in its College Football Playoff game Saturday the 20th.

KBND will have the game along with pre and post-game coverage.
Ducks quarterback Dante Moore is rated the number one quarterback NFL draft prospect by Mel Kiper. The third-year player will have a decision to make on returning to Eugene… or potentially becoming a New York Jet or Las Vegas Raider.

Post-season award finalists were announced yesterday.

Iapani Laloulu aka ‘Poncho’ is one of three finalists for the Rimington Trophy, going to the most outstanding center.

Also, Cornerback Brandon Finnney Jr. and wide receiver Dakorien Moore earned On3 true freshman All-American honors.

Hear more on the Ducks Insider daily Podcast at KBND dot com.

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CFB:

Number 5 ranked Oregon faces number 12 James Madison in its College Football Playoff game Saturday the 20th.

The Ducks host the game at Autzen Stadium with a 4:30 kickoff.

The game will be televised on TNT, and stream on HBO Max.

KBND will have the game along with pre and post-game coverage.

The winner of this first-round matchup meets four-seed Texas Tech in Miami at the Orange Bowl on New Year’s Day for the quarter-final.

Hear more on the Ducks Insider daily Podcast at KBND dot com.

A report from Tuscaloosa News reporter Chase Goodbread says Alabama head coach  Kalen DeBoer’s plan is to have JaMarcus Shephard on the Crimson Tide staff through their playoff run, but that Shephard would need a few days early this week to take care of  business being Oregon State head coach

Also Beavers wide receiver Trent Walker posted he ‘got one more’ with eyes and a ‘I don’t know, shrug’ emojis with speculation that he’s receiving another year of eligibility.

Walker has been the Beavers leading wide receiver and said earlier this season he had planned to apply to the NCAA for another year of eligibility since he has technically only played three seasons.

NBA:

The Trailblazers lost in Memphis 119 – 96 after narrowing a large halftime deficit but couldn’t close the gap before the Grizzlies pulled away.

Jerami Grant was high scorer with 21.

Portland was plenty short-handed missing Donovan Clingan for the second-straight game adding to their already slim line-up.

Rookie Yang Hansen got his first start at center.

The road trip finishes Thursday in New Orleans.

CBB:

The Oregon Men hung with UCLA for much of the game Saturday before fading in the final minutes.

The loss drops the Ducks to last in the Big 10 at 0 – 2 and 4 – 5 overall.

The Oregon State men are back to .500 at 5 - 5 after handling Southern Utah Saturday.

The Oregon Women opened the Big 10 season at number 4 UCLA Sunday.

The Bruins jumped out to a big halftime lead on their way to a 80 – 59 win handing the Ducks their first loss of the season to fall to 10 – 1.

The OSU Women beat Alaska Anchorage 69 – 53 to go to 6 – 4.

NFL Sunday:
The Seahawks are now 10 -3 after blowout win in Atlanta yesterday.

Kickoff specialist Rashid Shaheed showed why Seattle traded for him earlier this season as he returned the second half kickoff for a touchdown, setting up the run of 31 straight points on the way to the 37 – 9 win over the Falcons.

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CFB:

UO-

Oregon moved up to number 5 in the latest playoff rankings, making the 4^th week in a row the U of O has bumped up a notch on the committee’s poll. One final playoff ranking will be released after this weekend’s Championship games.

The Athletic is reporting that Cal is targeting Oregon defensive coordinator Tosh Lupoi [[ LOO-poy ]] to become its next head coach and he is expected to be hired in the coming days. Lupoi played at Cal in the early aughts, before coaching with the Golden Bears beginning in 2008.  The Bay Area native has spent the past four seasons as DC in Eugene.

Lupoi was also announced as one of 15 semifinalists for the Broyles Award, going to college football's top assistant coach for the 2025 season.

Offensive Coordinator Will Stein will be the new coach at Kentucky and coach Oregon in the playoffs before he heads for Lexington.

Hear more on the Ducks Insider daily Podcast at KBND dot com.

OSU-

JaMarcus Shephard was introduced as Oregon State’s new Head Football Coach yesterday as he and Athletic Director Scott Barnes took questions from the assembled media. Many members of the press came away very impressed with the new Coach’s presentation. Beaver-nation’s reaction to Shephard’s hiring has been overwhelmingly positive … all things considered.

Of note, Shephard will continue his coaching role at Alabama for, at least, this Saturday’s SEC Championship game.

Today (Wed) is national signing day for high school seniors to make official their commitments to D1 schools. The signing period runs through Friday.

NBA:

The Trailblazers lost in Toronto yesterday 121 – 118 extending the losing streak to three games. Den Avdija finished with 25 points, 14 assists and was two rebounds shy of another triple double. Portland, now 8 – 13 have the back end of a road back to back today in Cleveland.

Tip-off against the Cavaliers is at 4.

CBB:
The Oregon Men lost to number 24 ranked USC 82 - 77 last night in the Big Ten opener. The Ducks now 4 - 4 continue conference play Saturday with a trip to UCLA.

The Oregon State men have Vermont at Gill Coliseum tonight at 6:30. The Beavers are on a five-game slide since starting the season 3 – 0.

The Oregon State women play the Oregon Women at Matthew Knight Arena tonight at 6.

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CFB:

OSU-

JaMarcus Shephard will be introduced as Oregon State’s new Head Football Coach today at a noon press conference.

Reports say more members of the current Alabama coaching staff are joining Shephard in Corvallis including assistant offensive coordinator Mitch Dahlen to be the Beavers’ quarterbacks and offensive coordinator, and Eron Rodgers, the current Crimson Tide associate director player personnel to be OSU’s new football general manger.

UO-

AP 4^th ranked Oregon will apparently have offensive coordinator Will Stein call plays for the Ducks during the upcoming playoffs even as he accepts the head coach job at Kentucky. Stein, a native of the bluegrass state has been OC at the U of O the past three seasons.

We’ll learn where Oregon lands in the playoff rankings tonight ahead of this weekend’s Championship games.

Hear more on the Ducks Insider daily Podcast at KBND dot com.

NBA:

The Trailblazers are in Toronto looking to stop a two game losing streak. Portland is 8 – 12 and have only won three of their last 10 games. That coincides with an injury bug hitting the team. The roster will be depleted in Canada again today with center Donovan Clingan listed as questionable. He was out sick for the OKC loss Sunday.
Tip-off against the Raptors is 4:30.

NFL:

The first polling numbers for the 2026 Pro Bowl were released. Seahawks receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba as the second-leading vote getter overall, only trailing Patriots quarterback Drake Maye. 14 other Seattle players including quarterback Sam Darnold are currently ranked top 10 in their respective position groups. The ‘Hawks go to Atlanta Sunday.

49ers Christian McCaffery has the 6^th most Probowl votes with fullback Kyle Juszczyk in at 10th. San Francisco is on a bye this week.

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CFB:

Oregon is now ranked number 4 in the latest Associated Press poll following the win over Washington Saturday. Now the Ducks await their fate as an at-large team in the College Football playoffs to be decided after this weekend’s conference championship games. At this point it would seem likely there will be one more game at Autzen Stadium.

Hear more on the Ducks Insider daily Podcast at KBND dot com.

JaMarcus Shephard has been named Oregon State Head Football Coach, the 33rd in program history.

Shephard has coached at the University of Alabama for the last two years and most recently as the Assistant Head Coach, Co-Offensive Coordinator and Wide Receivers Coach. He also has previous coaching experience at the University of Washington (Assistant Head Coach/Pass Game Coordinator/Wide Receivers) and Washington State University (Wide Receivers).

Coach Shephard will be formally introduced as the new Oregon State Head Football Coach during a press conference tomorrow (Tu).

Shephard's appointment is contingent on the completion of all university hiring processes.

Reports say more members of the current Alabama coaching staff may join Shephard in Corvallis.

NBA:

The Trailblazers hung with Oklahoma City for much of yesterday’s contest but the Thunder pulled away late and Portland went down 123-115. Deni Avdija led all scorers with 31 points and he grabbed a game high 19 rebounds in the losing effort. The Blazers travel to Toronto for a meeting with the Raptors tomorrow.

NFL:

Seattle shutout Minnesota 26 - 0 yesterday to move to 9 – 3 with a trip to Atlanta up this Sunday.

San Francisco pulled away from Cleveland in the second half to pick up a tough 26 – 8 road win. The 49ers get their bye this week.

LOCAL-

HS playoffs: 

5A Football Finals - Summit is runner-up to Silverton.