A rundown of games and events to watch for locally and nationally from the world of sports:

Wednesday

NBA basketball, Oklahoma City at Portland, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN): Damian Lillard, LaMarcus Aldridge and the rest of the Trail Blazers open the 2014-15 season at the Moda Center against the Thunder, who will be without injured star Kevin Durant. Portland last season won a playoff series for the first time since 2000 and is looking for a fast start to the new campaign.

Friday

Prep football, 7 p.m.: Intracity rivalry games highlight the final week of the regular season. In Bend, Mountain View can clinch the Intermountain Conference title outright with a win at Bend High in the annual Civil War game. In Redmond, Ridgeview entertains Redmond High in the first football meeting ever between the Ravens and the Panthers.

Saturday

Cross-country, Oregon high school state championships in Eugene, 10 a.m.: The all-classifications meet at Lane Community College opens with the Class 3A/2A/1A girls race and concludes with the Class 6A boys race at 3 p.m. In between, at 1:15 p.m., the Summit girls make their bid for a seventh consecutive Class 5A state title.

Saturday

College football, Stanford at Oregon, 4:30 p.m., (Fox); California at Oregon State, 7:30 p.m. (Pac-12 Network): At Autzen Stadium in Eugene, the Ducks hope to avoid being derailed by Stanford — again — in their bid for a Pac-12 championship. At Reser Stadium in Corvallis, the Beavers will be looking to end a two-game slide with the first of three consecutive home games.

Saturday-Sunday

Cyclocross, Halloween Cross Crusade in Bend, 8:40 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Cross Crusade’s annual Halloween race series is back in Bend, again at the Deschutes Brewery production facility across from the Old Mill District. More than 1,000 racers are expected to compete during the two-day event. Race signups can be found at www.crosscrusade.com.