RUNNING

St. Patrick’s Day runs on tap — Get out your green shoes, unpack that leprechaun costume and be prepared for a post-race stout, as three St. Patrick’s Day-themed runs are scheduled to take place in Central Oregon between today and Sunday. Tonight, Sisters Multi-Sport and the Sisters Athletic Club host their annual Shamrock Run 10K and 5K in Sisters. The event starts and finishes at the Sisters Athletic Club, with most of the race held on the Peterson Ridge trail system. Entry is $23 for the 5K and $28 for the 10K, and a family rate of $60 applies to both or a mix of race distances. Costumes are encouraged. Participants, who can register for the race at www.sistersmultisport.com, will be rewarded with free beer and tacos. On Saturday at 10 a.m., Prineville will stage the St. Patrick’s Day Warrior 5K run and walk. A benefit for Crook County Christian School, which is also where the race is to start and finish, the St. Patrick’s Day Warrior 5K costs $25 to enter for adults and $15 for kids age 14 and under. Go to www.normsxtremefitness.com to sign up. Capping off a weekend of Irish stouts and bangers and mash is Sunday’s St. Patrick’s Day Dash in Bend. Billed as a family 5K, this race starts and finishes at Deschutes Brewery’s downtown pub. Race time is 10 a.m. — participants who get to the pub early can indulge in coffee, cookies, or a shot of stout beer — and a post-race bash is scheduled to take place between 10:15 a.m. and 1 p.m. Participants, who can register for the race at www.bendstpatsdash.com, are encouraged to wear green and/or costumes.

COLLEGE BASEBALL

UO, OSU set for Pac-12 openers — The Oregon Ducks open at home and the Oregon State Beavers are on the road as the Pac-12 Conference baseball season gets underway today. Oregon State (15-3), the reigning Pac-12 champion, will be in Salt Lake City to take on Utah. Ben Wetzler (2-0), Andrew Moore (1-1) and Jace Fry (3-0) are the scheduled starting pitchers for the Beavers. Oregon (12-4), the 2013 Pac-12 runner-up, plays Southern California at PK Park in Eugene. Tommy Thorpe (2-1), Matt Krook (0-1) and Jeff Gold (4-0) are the probable starters on the mound for the Ducks.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

OSU linebacker gets fifth year — Oregon State linebacker Michael Doctor, who suffered a season-ending ankle injury in the second game of the 2013 football season, has been granted an extra year of eligibility by the Pac-12 Conference. Doctor has 185 tackles for his career.

Ex-Duck Clemens joins Chargers — The San Diego Chargers agreed to terms on a two-year contract with former University of Oregon quarterback Kellen Clemens. The 30-year-old Clemens, a 2001 graduate of Burns High School, will take over for Charlie Whitehurst, who became an unrestricted free agent. Clemens spent the last two seasons with the St. Louis Rams as a backup to starter Sam Bradford. He started the last nine games after Bradford went down with a knee injury, completing 142 of 242 passes for 1,673 yards and eight touchdowns, with seven interceptions. — Staff and wire reports