The week ahead

Published 12:00 am Monday, May 25, 2015

A rundown of games and events to watch for locally and nationally from the world of sports (all times Pacific):

Today

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Tennis, French Open in Paris (7 a.m. on Tennis Channel; 2 a.m. Tuesday on ESPN2): Novac Djokovic and Serena Williams are the top men’s and women’s seeds, respectively, for the second Grand Slam tournament of the year. Play continues through June 7 on the famous clay courts at Roland Garros.

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College baseball, NCAA tournament selection show, 9 a.m. (ESPNU): Did Oregon play its way into the field of 64 with two dramatic extra-inning wins over UCLA over the weekend? Oregon State is a lock to make the regional round, but where will the Beavers open their bid for a return to Omaha and the College World Series?

Wednesday

Prep baseball, softball, state playoffs: Five Central Oregon teams are in the playoffs, and four of them are at home for first-round games. In 5A baseball, Bend hosts Wilsonville and Summit hosts Crater; in 4A baseball, Sisters hosts Molalla. In 5A softball, Ridgeview hosts Sandy, and in 4A softball, Crook County plays at Henley.

Thursday

Softball, Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma City, Oregon vs. UCLA, 6:30 p.m. (ESPN2): The Ducks are in the WCWS at Oklahoma City for the third time in four years. It is double elimination in four-team bracket play, then best of three games in the championship series.

Saturday

Running, Happy Girls Run in Bend: In its fifth year, the popular Happy Girls event offers a half marathon (starts at 9 a.m.), a 10K (9:15 a.m.), a 5K (9:30 a.m.) and Happy Little Kids races (noon). All races start and finish at Riverbend Park. For more information or to register, go to happygirlsrun.com/registration.

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