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Bend Elks ready for postseason push as they eye second-straight trip to playoffs

After playing 37 games in six weeks, the Bend Elks are on the home stretch of the regular…

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Tumalo Ridge-South Fork loop is a classic Central Oregon summertime ride

SKYLINER SNO-PARK — Summer is in full swing, and that means drier conditions and dustier trails, but it…

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Damian Lillard returns to the Trail Blazers on a 3-year deal worth $42 million

PORTLAND — Damian Lillard is back where he started. Lillard signed a three-year deal worth $42 million to…

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High Cascades 100-mile mountain bike race set for Saturday west of Bend

A Central Oregon midsummer tradition for the past 16 years, the High Cascades 100-mile mountain bike race returns…

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Medford swings big with $500M redevelopment project

Medford council will consider asking voters in November to approve raising lodging taxes on hotels from 11% to…

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Social media star suits up (and homers) for Bend Elks

It’s not very often that the opposing teams are lining up to meet and take photos with Bend…

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Lockout looming over MLB in December 2026, with salary cap fight at the center

ATLANTA — Looming over baseball is a likely lockout in December 2026, a possible management push for a…

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NBA will take a harder look at expansion, Commissioner Adam Silver says

LAS VEGAS — The NBA may finally be one step closer on the long road to expansion. Saying…

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Kyle Schwarber’s 3 homers in All-Star Game’s first tiebreaking swing-off lift NL over AL

ATLANTA — Kyle Schwarber was nervous. He had played in Game 7 of the World Series, homered for…

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Two more baseball players from Bend selected in MLB draft

Canon Reeder and Finn Edwards had their names called in the later rounds of the Major League Baseball…

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