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NBA:

The NBA has officially approved the sale of the Portland Trail Blazers to a group led by Tom Dundon, owner of the NHL’s Carolina Hurricanes.

The franchise sold for 4.25-billion dollars, with proceeds supporting charities per the Paul Allen Trust.

Major upgrades to the Moda Center are also on the way.

The Blazers are on the road this evening with a huge game against the Clippers.

Los Angeles sits in the 8^th spot, just a game and a half ahead of Portland.

The two teams are fighting for play-in game position the rest of the way.

Tip off at 8 tonight.

College Baseball:

Oregon went 4 – 1 on its recent road trip and climbed in the polls to 10^th in the Coaches and Perfect Game, the Writers’ rank them 14^th, D1 Baseball slots them 15^th and its 17^th in Baseball America.

The number 15 Ducks are back at PK Park today to play Portland before getting back to conference play this weekend.

The Beavers are 21 and 5 on the season and are back into the Top 10 of the National Rankings. They’re 8^th in Baseball America and the Writers’ poll; Perfect Game, the Coaches and D1 Baseball have them ranked 9th.

Number 9 Oregon State Oregon State concludes a four-game homestand when the Beavers host Washington tonight at Goss Stadium at Coleman Field.

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NBA:

The Trail Blazers wiped out Washington 123 – 88 yesterday. The win puts Portland back to .500 at 38 – 38; 9^th place in the conference. Just ahead of the Warriors.

Toumani Camarra, Scoot Henderson, and Deni Avdija led the way.

Jerami Grant sat out with a calf strain; it’s unknown at this point how long he’ll be out.

Big game against the Clippers tomorrow night, who sit in 8^th place entering today.

College Baseball:

Number 16 Oregon State got a sweep at Coleman Field at Goss Stadium.

The Beavers are 21 and 5 on the season after three wins against scrappy Mercer.

20^th ranked Oregon got a win over UC Santa Barbara yesterday to get the 2 -1 series win over the Gauchos.

SOFTBALL:

17^th ranked Oregon took the series over Northwestern but not without some controversy as the Wildcats had the tying run at the plate when the game was called with the Ducks leading because the team had to leave for the airport to fly back to Eugene. 

Oregon State won their series but couldn’t complete the sweep at Kelly Field yesterday in the West Coast Conference opener against San Diego.

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OSU AD RETIRES:

Oregon State University’s Vice President and Athletic Director Scott Barnes will retire August 31 after seven years leading the Beavers’ athletics program.

Barnes will continue as a senior advisor through 2027.

He’s credited with championing the launch of the new Pac-12 Conference and overseeing upgrades to key sports facilities. While OSU highlights his legacy some fans and alumni had called for his departure, raising concerns over leadership decisions and competitive results.

OSU President Jayathi Murthy says Barnes’ guidance will remain vital during this transition, and an outside consulting firm will lead the search for a new Athletic Director to lead the Beavers.

NBA:

The Trail Blazers start the day in the 9^th spot in the Western conference, a half game behind the Clippers who play Indiana today at 4.

Portland has winnable games this weekend starting when Dallas visits the Moda Center tonight.
The Mavericks are lottery bound with nothing to play for.

Washington is straight up tanking and should give the Blazers little resistance Sunday.

Tip-off against the Mavs is at 7 tonight.

College Baseball:

Number 16 Oregon State returns to play at Coleman Field at Goss Stadium today.

The Beavers are 18 and 5 on the season hosting a three-game series against Mercer.

Star pitcher Dax Whitney takes the mound for the Beavs later this afternoon.

20^th ranked Oregon are at UC Santa Barbara for a three-game series starting tonight.

SOFTBALL:

17^th ranked Oregon lost to Northwestern in game one of their Big 10 conference three-game series.

Oregon State returns home to Kelly Field this weekend, opening West Coast Conference play with a trio of games against San Diego with game one tonight.

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College Baseball:

20^th ranked Oregon broke out the bats at UC San Diego yesterday with a 12 – 4 win over the Tritons.

The Ducks take their mid-week sweep into their weekend series at UC Santa Barbara starting tomorrow.

NBA:

The Trail Blazers blew past the Bucks 130 - 99 last night.

Scoot Henderson’s 23 points led seven scorers in double figures.

The win keeps Portland in the 9^th spot in the Western conference, and the 37 – 37 record gets the team to .500 for the first time since January.

Portland remains a half game out of 8^th place behind the Clippers.

Dallas visits the Moda Center tomorrow.

SOFTBALL:

17^th ranked Oregon take on Northwestern in a Big 10 three-game series starting today. The Ducks have won 10 straight conference series going back to last season.

MLB:

Seattle opens defense of their AL West championship tonight against Cleveland. On the mound for the Mariners will be Logan Gilbert. First pitch is at 7:10.

Mariners baseball will be on TV in Central Oregon. After the team ended its contract with FanDuel Sports Network, a new agreement allows TDS TV+ to carry Mariners games locally on Cable Channel 243. Mariners.TV launches as the season begins.

NFL:

For the first time in more than a decade the season will start on a Wednesday.  The league announced the Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks will kickoff Week 1 on September 9th.  The change from the usual Thursday kickoff game is due to the San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams playing in Australia that day.  The last time the NFL opened on a Wednesday was in 2012.  The Seahawks' opponent will be announced later this spring.

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College Baseball:

Number 16 Oregon State took down number 12 USC yesterday afternoon to earn a Southern California sweep of the last two weeks, a 7 – 1 overall road trip to get the team to 18 – 5 on the season.

The Beavers slugged 12 runs and the Tuesday afternoon pitching staff held up, allowing 4 runs, handing the Trojans their first home loss this season.

OSU returns to play at Coleman Field Friday.

20^th ranked Oregon beat UC San Diego yesterday on a combined one-hitter.

Maddox Moloney homered for the U of O.

The Ducks battle the Tritons again this afternoon.

NBA:

The Trail Blazers are guaranteed no worse than the 10^th spot in the Western conference, putting them into the postseason for the play-in tournament.

Portland currently is in 9^th place, a half game out of 8^th place. The teams finishing in the 7^th and 9^th places host play-in tournament games.

Milwaukee visits the Moda Center tonight. Tip off at 7.

SOFTBALL:

Oregon is ranked 17^th in the USA Softball poll and 18^th in the Coaches poll. The Coaches also voted starting pitcher Lyndsey Grein pitcher of the week.

College Basketball:

Oregon Men’s Basketball star guard Jackson Shelstad is transferring. It’s a significant loss for the Ducks who struggled last season when Shelstad was injured.

NBA:

The Trail Blazers blew past Brooklyn last night.

Portland’s 134 – 99 final over the Nets gets them to 36 – 37, a half game behind the Clippers for 8^th place, with 9 games to go.

Toumani Camara led all scorers with a career high 35 points.

Donovan Clingan scored just 7 points but blocked 7 shots, to go along with 15 rebounds.

Milwaukee visits the Moda Center tomorrow.

College Baseball:

Oregon continues their climb in the national rankings. Perfect Game has them 13^th, the Coaches poll rates them 17^th with the Writers’ slotting them 18^th. 19 is the Baseball America number. D1 baseball has them 20^th. We will announce them as 20^th this week.

The Ducks' designated hitter Dominic Hellman was named co-Big Ten Conference Player of the Week. Hellman dominated in a series win over Northwestern hitting two home runs in two different games.

Oregon State is 13 in Baseball America, 14 in both the coaches’ and writers’ polls, 15th by Perfect Game, and number 16 is the D1 Baseball ranking.

The Beavers play their last of eight straight on the road when they visit USC this afternoon. The Trojans are ranked 12^th in the D1 baseball poll.

SOFTBALL:

Oregon set a school single game run record in the 24 – 12 win over Indiana yesterday.

NFL:

The Seahawks will reportedly sign wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba to a contract that will re-set the market at the position.  Last season's Offensive Player of the Year to a deal that includes 120-million dollars guaranteed, the most ever for a receiver, and the most per year, at 42 million dollars annually during the four year deal.

The Seahawks now look to the other side of the ball, as they will need to make a deal with cornerback Devon Witherspoon, who was a Super Bowl MVP candidate.

NBA:

The Trail Blazers’ road trip ended with a 128 – 112 loss in Denver, the conference’s fifth place team. The Nuggets have won 17 straight games against the Blazers in the Mile High City.

Portland remains in 9^th place in the Western Conference at 35 - 37. 10 games are left for a final playoff push.

That starts tonight against the Brooklyn Nets

Tip-off from the Moda Center is 7 pm.

College Basketball:

The number 8 seed Oregon Women are out of the NCAA tournament after losing to number 1 seed Texas yesterday.  Oregon lost 100-58 to top-seeded Texas.  Katie Fiso led the Ducks with 16 points in the loss.  Washington lost to TCU 62-59 in overtime.  Sayvia Sellers scored a team-high 18 points for the Huskies.

College Baseball:

Number 17^th Oregon State took a three-game series sweep of UC Irvine behind some clutch hitting and dominant pitching.

Number 21 ranked Oregon slugged their way to a series win but dropped yesterday’s game to Northwestern in 12 innings.

SOFTBALL:

Oregon State fell two games to one in the series at Idaho State.

Number 18 Oregon got a win in yesterday’s rubber match to take the series at Purdue. The Ducks have a non-conference matchup against Indiana today.

LOCAL:

Central Oregon Community College and Oregon State University-Cascades play the inaugural “La Copa del High Desert,” Sunday, April 12, at COCC’s Bend campus. Both schools are recruiting their own players from students and staff for the match.

NBA:

The Trail Blazers’ week long road trip finishes tonight with a tough test in Minneapolis, who are 4^th in the Western Conference.

Deni Avdija will face the Timberwolves healthy for the first time.

It should be a pretty good match up for the Blazers with Minnesota star Anthony Edwards out with a knee injury.

Portland is in 9^th place in the Western Conference at 34 - 36.

Tip-off is 5 pm.

College Basketball:

The OSU Women fell to Wisconsin in the first round game of the Women's Basketball Invitational Tournament. That ends the Beavers’ season.

The Oregon Women are a number 8 seed playing tomorrow in the NCAA tournament at the Ft Worth, Texas Regional against number 9 seed Virginia Tech.

SOFTBALL:

Oregon State split a double-header in Pocatello yesterday. The Beavers finish the three-game series against Idaho State today.

Number 18 Oregon is visiting the Midwest starting at Purdue (Friday-Sunday) and Indiana (Monday), before to Northwestern the following weekend

College Baseball:

Number 21 ranked Oregon has won 11 consecutive weekend series. The Ducks welcome Northwestern to PK park starting tonight.

Number 17^th Oregon State snapped their nine-game winning streak Tuesday in Portland, now the Beavers head back to Southern California continuing an eight-game road trip with a three-game series at UC Irvine starting tonight

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NBA:

The Trail Blazers held off Indiana yesterday after pulling out to a big halftime lead and then nearly squandering it in the 4^th quarter.

Portland was led by Deni Avdija’s 32 points.

Donovan Clingan also had a big impact with 28 points, 13 rebounds, and 2 blocks.

The win gets the team to 34 – 36, and into the 9^th spot, a game ahead of the Warriors in the win column.

The Blazers’ road trip finishes tomorrow with a tough test in Minnesota.

Tip-off is 5 pm.

College Basketball:

The OSU Women host tonight’s first round game of the Women's Basketball Invitational Tournament. Tip off from Gill Coliseum is 6 pm.

The Oregon Women are a number 8 seed playing tomorrow in the NCAA tournament.

SOFTBALL:

Oregon State is in Pocatello for a three-game series against Idaho State starting with a double header today.

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College Baseball:

Number 17^th Oregon State fell to the Portland Pilots last night. The Beavers managed just three hits, plating a single run in the 3 – 1 final.

Number 21 ranked Oregon is off until another conference series at home against Northwestern.

NBA:

The Trail Blazers go to Indiana today fresh off the win in Brooklyn Monday. Portland likely won’t have Robert Williams available tonight, putting fan favorite Kris Murray in the backup center role behind starter Donovan Clingan who has had a double-double in his last four games. The Blazers come in at 33 – 36 just behind Golden State and the Clippers for the last playoff position. The Pacers are in last place in the Eastern Conference.

Tip-off is 4:30

SOFTBALL:

The National polls have the Ducks at Number 18 in the coaches’ poll and USA Softball has them ranked 16 this week.

Oregon is visiting the Midwest starting at Purdue (Friday-Sunday) and Indiana (Monday), before to Northwestern the following weekend.

WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL:

The NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament will begin this week.  Sixth-seeded Washington will play South Dakota State in Fort Worth.  Oregon is a number eight seed and will battle Virginia Tech in Austin.  Number 12 seed Gonzaga will face off with Ole Miss in Minneapolis.

NBA:

Portland jumped out to an early lead, pulled away and got a nice win in Brooklyn yesterday. Deni Avdija and Toumani Camara tied for the high score with 18 apiece. Scoot Henderson poured in 16 in just 20 minutes in the 114 - 95 victory.

The Trail Blazers go to Indiana tomorrow.

College Baseball:

New rankings this week for Oregon State after sweeping San Diego; they’re 15 in Baseball America, the writers’ and coaches’ have them 16, D1 baseball dot com rates them 17^th, and it’s an 18^th ranking in Perfect Game.

The Beavers are at the Portland Pilots tonight.

Oregon remains red-hot after a conference sweep of Indiana.  The Ducks are up to 13 in Perfect Game, 19 in the Coaches’ poll, 21 by D1 Baseball, 22 in the Writer’s rankings, and Perfect Game has them at 25^th.

The Ducks are off until another conference series at home against Northwestern.

College Basketball:

New Oregon State head men’s coach Justin Joyner was introduced in a press conference in Corvallis yesterday.

Coach Joyner thanked University officials for the opportunity. 

Coach Joyner isn’t joining the team in Corvallis quite yet, though. He will finish out his assistant coaching duties with the University of Michigan in the NCAA tournament

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NBA:

Portland hung around but couldn’t keep up with the 76ers last night. The Trail Blazers fell to 32 – 36 after the 109 – 103 loss for the first game of their weeklong road trip.

The Blazers are in Brooklyn today with a 4:30 tip-off against the Nets.

College Baseball:

18^th ranked Oregon State swept San Diego in their three game series behind dominant pitching performances.

Number 15 Oregon got a walk-off win yesterday to get a sweep of Indiana.

SOFTBALL:

19^th Ranked Oregon also got a walk-off win yesterday for a sweep against Penn State.

Oregon State avoided a sweep from Weber State when they salvaged the series with a win Saturday.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL:

The University of Oregon got in their first few days of spring practice.

New Ducks offensive coordinator Drew Mehringer spoke to the media after practice Saturday.

The first-time OC says he will be relying on his staff and head coach Dan Lanning.

New defensive coordinator Chris Hampton spoke to the media Saturday on how the Ducks defense can improve to become one of the elite defenses in the country.

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

And we read a lot about Oregon State head football coach Jamarcus Shephard and the energy the new coach brings. OSU social media released a clip over the weekend of coach Shephard firing up his players during practice last week.

Both Ducks and Beavers will be off practice this week for finals, then start up again after Spring Break.

College Basketball:

The Oregon Women are number 8 seed playing Friday in the NCAA tournament.

The OSU Women have a game at Gill Coliseum on Thursday in the first round of the WBIT.

New Oregon State head men’s coach Justin Joyner will be introduced in a press conference in Corvallis today.

LOCAL:

OSAA State Basketball

5A Boys Semifinals - Crook County lost in overtime in the Saturday’s final, taking the 2^nd place trophy to Prineville. Summit won the 3^rd place game.

Madras takes 3^rd place in 4A.

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College Baseball:

Number 15 Oregon welcomes Indiana to PK Park for a weekend series starting today. It’s the first conference meeting between the two schools’ baseball programs. There was one matchup back in 1979.

Oregon State plays its first of eight straight away from home tonight when the 18^th ranked Beavers visit San Diego for a three game series against the Toreros.

SOFTBALL:

Oregon State has a double header with Weber State today.

19^th Ranked Oregon opens Big Ten play this weekend against Penn State.

College Football:

The University of Oregon began spring practice.    Among those in attendance was transfer quarterback Dylan Raiola, who is still recovering from a broken fibula he suffered in November while playing for Nebraska.  Raiola threw for two thousand yards with 18 touchdowns and six interceptions with the Huskers in the fall.

The Ducks have high hopes for the upcoming season returning 11 starters, including Heisman Trophy candidate Dante Moore.

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

NBA:

Portland has the Utah Jazz at the Moda Center tonight. It’s the final game of a homestand before heading out on a weeklong road trip.

Blazers tip-off at 7

LOCAL:

OSAA State Basketball

4A Boys - Madras the number 4 seed won advancing to tomorrow’s semifinal against upset winner La Grande who knocked off the number one seed yesterday.

5A Boys Semifinals - Top seed Crook County and 5-seed Summit play at 1:30 this afternoon

Girls 5A top seed Redmond is in the semifinal tomorrow.

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College Basketball:

Oregon State has announced the hiring of Justin Joyner as the new head coach of the men’s basketball team.

Joyner, who previously served as an assistant coach at the University of Michigan, will take the helm following the departure of Wayne Tinkle, who led the team for 12 seasons before being let go earlier this month.

According to the university press release, Joyner’s leadership and experience were among the key factors in his selection. He previously coached at St Mary’s University.

The announcement was made official today by Oregon State Vice President and Director of Athletics, Scott Barnes.

Barnes remains embattled by Beaver Nation over coaching decisions and the University’s business dealings securing Name Image License agreements.

Coach Joyner will be introduced in a press conference in Corvallis on Monday.

College Baseball:

Number 15 Oregon beat Xavier again last night to grab a midweek sweep. The Ducks welcome Indiana to PK Park for a weekend series starting tomorrow.

Oregon State Coach Mitch Canham told the media yesterday the team is refocusing as it heads into the meat of the season.

CANHAM ACTUALITY (:07) “Seeing where we’re good, and continuation of those things so we don’t drift. But then also, finding areas that, ‘hey, this is where we can improve’.”

Also yesterday, right-hander Dax Whitney was named to the College Baseball Hall of Fame Pitcher of the Year watchlist.

The 18^th ranked Beavers are headed on the road to San Diego this week.

College Football:

The University of Oregon begins their spring practice today. The Ducks have high hopes for the upcoming season returning 11 starters, including Heisman Trophy candidate Dante Moore.

LOCAL:

OSAA State Basketball

5A Boys Crook County and Summit both won yesterday setting up and IMC matchup in the Semifinals tomorrow.

4A Boys Madras plays today.

Girls 5A top seed Redmond, and 7 seed Crook County are in quarterfinals action today.

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NBA:

The Trail Blazers lost to Charlotte last night. Portland let the game get away in the 4^th quarter when they gave up a lead. However, and I don’t say this very often: that game was officiated poorly. The refs weren’t the reason the Blazers lost but that was a hard game to watch for basketball fans.

Next up the Jazz visit the Moda Center on Friday.

College Basketball:

The OSU Women lost to Gonzaga yesterday in the final of the West Coast Conference Tournament.

The Beavers’ postseason is likely to continue though, as they could play in the College Basketball Invitational tournament.

The Oregon Men lost to Maryland in the first round of the Big 10 conference tournament yesterday.

The Ducks season ends at 12 – 20 overall; head coach Dana Altman’s worst record in his 16 years coaching in Eugene.

College Baseball:

Number 15 Oregon shutout Xavier last night. The Ducks and Musketeers go at it again this afternoon from PK Park.

College Football:

OSU held the first practice of the spring under new head coach Jamarcus Shephard.

The first-year head coach says his staff and players are focusing on all aspects of the game: offense, defense and special teams.

Coach Shephard also told the media yesterday there may be more changes to the roster this spring.

The University of Oregon begins their spring practice tomorrow. The Ducks have significant assistant coaching changes with the departure of the offensive and defensive coordinators. Head coach Dan Lanning has named previous tight ends coach Drew Mehringer to O coordinator and secondary coach Chris Hampton is now heading the defense.

SOFTBALL:

The coaches’ poll ranked Oregon number 18 this week. The Ducks are 19^th in the USA Softball poll with Big Ten play starting this weekend against Penn State.

Oregon State plays the Nittany Lions first though, with a matchup later today at Kelly Field.

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College Basketball:

The West Coast Conference Tournament has the OSU Women’s team in today’s championship game after beating top-seeded Loyola Marymount yesterday.

The Beavers tip-off at 1 this afternoon against Gonzaga.

The Beavers Men couldn’t hang with top-seeded Gonzaga last night. Oregon State ends their season and the tenure of head coach Wayne Tinkle.

The Oregon Men open play in the Big 10 tournament today. The Ducks take on Maryland in Chicago.

KBND’s coverage starts at 1:30, Tip off at 2.

College Baseball:

Oregon State came back to beat Xavier yesterday to earn the four game sweep. The latest polls have the Beavs as high as 17 in the Coaches poll, 18 from D1Baseball.com, the Writers’ rank them 19^th, 21^st in the Perfect Game poll, and 23 in Baseball America.

Oregon, ranked number 15 in the Perfect Game Top 25 has a midweek series against Xavier beginning this afternoon from PK Park.

And if you’re not counting that makes the fifth of six straight games played by the Musketeers between series in Corvallis and Eugene.

Also, Ducks’ true freshman Angel Laya has been named the Big Ten Conference Freshman of the Week for the second time this season.

NBA:

The Trail Blazers are 31 – 34, 10^th place in the Western Conference coming off their blowout win over the Pacers.

Charlotte, 10^th place in the Eastern Conference, visits tonight for the second night of the Blazers three-game homestand.

For the first time in a while, All-star forward Deni Avdija doesn’t have an injury designation.

Tip-off against the Hornets is at 7 from the Moda Center.

NFL:

Free agency latest…Superbowl MVP Kenneth Walker III is leaving the Seahawks for Kansas City.

San Francisco is reportedly signing Wide Receiver Mike Evans away from Tampa.

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NBA:

The Trail Blazers matched their largest victory margin of the season beating the Indiana Pacers 131 to 111 last night. Scoot Henderson had a team-high 28 points in 26 minutes. Deni Avdija also played well in his return to the line-up

Charlotte visits tomorrow night for the second night of the Blazers three-game homestand

College Basketball:

The West Coast Conference Tournament had both Oregon State Men’s and Women’s teams with byes into the quarterfinals. The Women’s team beat Portland yesterday for a trip to the semifinals today at noon to battle top-seeded Loyola Marymount.

The Beavers Men pulled out a 1-point win over San Francisco yesterday to set up a semi-final match up with top-seeded Gonzaga tonight.

The Oregon Men open play in the Big 10 tournament tomorrow. The Ducks take on Maryland in Chicago.

KBND’s coverage starts at 1:30, Tip off at 2.

SOFTBALL:

Number 18 ranked Oregon hosted OSU and 2 other teams in the Jane Sanders Classic. The Ducks went 4 and 1 with Big 10 play starting this week with Penn State coming to the Jane.

Oregon State went 1 and 4 after a win yesterday in their final game in Eugene. The Beavers will get first crack at the visiting Nittany Lions tomorrow.

College Baseball:

Number 18 Oregon State has won the first three games of their home-opening series at Goss Stadium at Coleman Field. The four-game tilt with Xavier finishes this afternoon.

Number 23 Oregon got Big 10 conference play going with a two games to one series win at Purdue.

LOCAL:

OSAA State Basketball

Boys 2A, Trinity Lutheran is the state champion

5A Boys Crook County, and Summit advance to state quarterfinals.

Girls 5A first round has top seed Redmond, and Crook County move on this week’s state quarterfinals.

The State Alpine Ski races had Bend take 2^nd in Combined Boys and Girls and Summit 2^nd.

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NBA:

The Trail Blazers are in Houston today to finish their five-game road trip. Forward Deni Avdija is listed as doubtful to play with his back injury. Forward Kris Murray is questionable with illness.

Portland has been dealing with significant injuries to the roster all season.

The Blazers are just behind the Clippers for the 9^th and final playoff spot in the Western Conference with less than 20 games to play in the regular season. The team returns to the Moda Center for a matchup with Indiana Sunday.

Tip off this afternoon against the Rockets is at 5.

College Basketball:

The 11th seed Oregon Women knocked off 6 seed Maryland last night. The Ducks advance to tomorrow’s Big 10 tournament semifinals.

The Oregon Men finish the Big 10 regular season against Washington tomorrow.

KBND’s coverage starts at 7:30, tip-off at 8.

The West Coast Conference tournament starts Sunday for the Oregon State Men’s and Women’s teams.

Both are number 4 seeds, earning byes for the first round and will find out who they play after tomorrow’s lower-seeded games.

SOFTBALL:

Civil War Softball: Number 18 ranked Oregon has won seven in a row including a Wednesday contest in Corvallis. The Ducks host Oregon State today as part of the Jane Sanders Classic. Along with the Beavers’ squad, Nevada, and Sacramento State will also be competing in Eugene.

College Baseball:

Number 18 Oregon State has their home opener at Goss Stadium at Coleman Field with Xavier visiting for a four-game series.

Number 23 Oregon begins Big 10 conference play with a series at Purdue.

MLB:

Spring Training Cactus League-

The Mariners were blown out 27 – 6 by San Diego yesterday.

LOCAL:

OSAA State Basketball

Boys 2A quarterfinals has 1 seed Trinity Lutheran plays Oakland this afternoon.

Boys 4A has 4 seed Madras playing today.

5A Boys features top seed Crook County, 5 seed Summit, and 13 seed Ridgeview playing today.

Girls 3A has 5 seed Sisters playing a loser-out game against Sutherlin later this morning.

Girls 5A first round has top seed Redmond, 7 seed Crook County, 9 seed Summit, and 12 seed Bend in action tomorrow.

Madras is the 13 seed in tomorrow’s Girls 4A tournament.

The State Alpine Ski races continue at Mt Hood Meadows.  Athletes from Bend, Mountain View (including Bend Tech Academy), Summit, Caldera, Sisters, and Redmond Highs Schools are competing.

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NBA:

The Trail Blazers held off the Grizzlies 122 – 114 to get their 30^th win of the season. Jrue Holiday was high scorer with 35, Jerami Grant also had a 30 piece, Robert Williams III was the only other scorer in double figures with 20 points in only 23 minutes.

The Blazers are in Houston tomorrow to finish the road trip.

College Basketball:

The 11th seed Oregon Women advanced in the Big 10 conference tournament beating Purdue yesterday. The Ducks play 6 seed Maryland today.

LOCAL:

OSAA State Basketball

Boys 2A quarterfinals has 1 seed Trinity Lutheran against East Linn Christian.

Girls 3A has 5 seed Sisters against Creswell.

The State Alpine Ski races are at Mt Hood Meadows starting today.  Athletes from Bend, Mountain View (including Bend Tech Academy), Summit, Caldera, Sisters, and Redmond Highs Schools are competing.

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College Baseball:

Civil War in Eugene, The number 18 Beavers got by 23rd ranked Oregon  at PK Park yesterday 10 – 6.

College Basketball:

The U of O Women are the 11th seed in the Big 10 conference tournament playing 14 seed Purdue today at 5:30. Yesterday, Ducks sophomore guard Katie Fiso was voted to the all-Big Ten second team.

Oregon State’s Josiah Lake II and Isaiah Sy both earned All-Conference honors for the West Coast Conference. Lake was named to the first team, while Sy was an honorable mention.

The OSU Women’s team has three all conference players. Kennedie Shuler became the fourth Oregon State women's basketball player to earn conference Defensive Player of the Year honors, and she was joined by two teammates on the All-WCC team.

Shuler is a first team selection for the first time in her career. Jenna Villa (1st Team) and Tiara Bolden (2nd Team) also earned all-league honors for the first time.

Both the Beavers men’s and women’s teams are number 4 seeds in the WCC tourney starting Sunday.

NBA:

Portland is 29 – 33, 10^th place in the Western Conference with a matchup against Memphis today. Both Deni Avdija and Kris Murray have been upgraded to questionable for the game. Blazers at Grizzlies tips off at 5.

SOFTBALL:

Civil War Softball: Number 18 ranked Oregon is in Corvallis for the first Oregon State home game of the season today. Ducks at Beavers from Kelly Field starts 6 p.m.

College Football:

Reports say the Pac 12 is still interested in trying to lure UNLV to the conference.

MLB:

Spring Training Cactus League-

Seattle lost to the Angels yesterday. The Mariners take on San Francisco today.

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College Basketball:

The Oregon Men are 17th in the 18 team Big 10 with two regular season games remaining, beginning with a trip to number 11 ranked Illinois today. Coverage starts at 5:30 on KBND. Tip-off at 6.

The U of O Women are the 11th seed in this week’s Big 10 conference tournament playing 14 seed Purdue tomorrow

Oregon State head into their final West Coast Conference tournament this week as the number 4 seed.

The OSU Women are a number 4 seed in the WCC tournament.

Both men’s and women’s tourney’s start Thursday.

NBA:

Portland is 29 – 33, 10^th place in the Western Conference with a couple of days off after Sunday’s loss in Atlanta. The Trail Blazers are staying in the Southeast with a visit to Memphis tomorrow.

Yesterday the team made a move to sign rookie guard Chris Youngblood to a two-way contract. The team released Javonte Cook.

College Baseball:

The latest Top 25 polls are out.

Coaches poll has OSU 18 and UO 23, D1baseballdot com has OSU 18, Baseball American has OSU 25, in the Perfect Game rankings OSU 21, UO 10, and the Writers’ poll has OSU 22 and UO 24. 

The Ducks host the Beavers at PK Park today at 3.

SOFTBALL:

Oregon is ranked 14^th in the Softball America poll

Oregon State slugger Jaeya Butler has won her second-consecutive West Coast Conference Player of the Week award.

The junior went 7-17, a .412 average with three doubles, three home runs, eight RBI and four runs scored over last weekend.

College Football:
Oregon Tight End Kenyon Saadiq and Defensive Back Dillon Thieneman both likely improved their draft status as both Ducks’ had stand-out NFL Combine workouts.

MLB:

Spring Training Cactus League-

San Francisco beat Chicago

Seattle plays the Angels today.

SPORTS 3-2

NBA:

The Trail Blazers went 0 for 2 on the weekend getting blown out by Atlanta yesterday 135 – 101. Jrue Holiday led the team with 23 points. Donovan Clingan had a 15 point, and 15 rebound double-double, but cold shooting throughout the game kept the Blazers from ever being competitive in the contest.

Portland lost to Charlotte Saturday in a game where they got down early again and never recovered.

The Blazers are now 29 – 33 with a couple of days off. They’re staying in the Southeast with a visit to Memphis Wednesday.

College Basketball:

Weekend recap-

The U of O Women lost 70 – 69 to Washington yesterday. The Ducks are the 11^th seed in this week’s Big 10 conference tournament playing 14 seed Purdue Wednesday.

The Oregon Men were also one-point losers; falling to Northwestern Saturday. The Ducks are 17^th in the 18 team Big 10 with two regular season games remaining, beginning with a trip to number 10 ranked Illinois tomorrow.

Oregon State couldn’t rally for lame duck coach Wayne Tinkle and were blown out in their final West Coast Conference regular season game 93 – 72 to Santa Clara. The Beavers head into their final West Coast Conference tournament this week as the number 4 seed.

The OSU Women were edged in overtime by Loyola Marymount. The Beavers are a number 4 seed in the WCC tournament.

Both men’s and women’s tourney’s start Thursday.

College Baseball:

19^th ranked Oregon State held off Iowa yesterday in the Frisco College Baseball Classic in Frisco, Texas. The Beavs lost to Alabama Saturday. Pitcher Dax Whitney had another stellar game Friday with 11 strikeouts in the 2 -1 win over Houston.

Number 9 Oregon went 2 -1 in the Live Like Lou Las Vegas College Baseball Classic as the Ducks held on to beat Vanderbilt yesterday. U of O slugger Maddox Moloney hit his 3^rd homerun of the season.

SOFTBALL:

Number 17 Oregon has now won six straight after cruising to wins as the tournament host of the Oregon Classic.

Oregon State went 1 – 3 in Fullerton California falling to 8^th ranked UCLA yesterday.

LOCAL:

High School State Wrestling Tournaments: The Crook County Cowgirls are the 6A/5A state champs. Redmond and Mountain View earned individual titles.

Boys 5A saw Crook County take 2^nd, Redmond 4^th, and individual titles for grapplers from Crook County, and Bend High.