OR–Oregon Digest Advisory

Our news coverage plans for Oregon. If you have questions or suggestions about the report, please call the Portland bureau at 503-228-2169. The West Regional Desk can be reached at (602) 417-2400.

A reminder, this information is not for publication or broadcast and these coverage plans are subject to change. Expected stories may not develop, or late-breaking and more newsworthy events may take precedence. Some TV and radio stations will receive broadcast versions of the stories below, along with all updates.

Oregon at 7:30 p.m.

OREGON LEGISLATURE

SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon Legislature convened its 2020 session Monday, with majority Democrats’ prioritizing stemming global warming through legislation that is being amended to get as many stakeholders behind it as possible. By Andrew Selsky. SENT: 530 words. AP Photos.

SPORTS

BKN—TIMBERWOLVES-KINGS

The Minnesota Timberwolves visit the Sacramento Kings. 7 p.m. PST game start.

BKN—ESPN-BRYANT TRIBUTE RATINGS

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Lakers’ first game since Kobe Bryant’s death was the second-most watched regular-season NBA game on ESPN. The game Friday against the Portland Trail Blazers averaged 4.41 million viewers. By Joe Reedy. SENT: 200 words.(backslash)

BKW—T25-UCONN-OREGON

STORRS, Conn. — Kelly Graves and Oregon made history, handing UConn one of its worst home losses under Geno Auriemma. By Basketball Writer Doug Feinberg. SENT: 770 words. With AP photos.

BKW—T25-WOMEN’S BKB POLL

NEW YORK — South Carolina retained its firm grip on the top spot in The Associated Press women’s college basketball poll. By Doug Feinberg. SENT: 400 words.

BKW—T25 NCAA TOP 16 REVEAL

STORRS, Conn. — South Carolina, Baylor, Louisville and Oregon would be the four top seeds if the women’s NCAA Women’s Tournament began Monday. By Doug Feinberg. SENT: 330 words.

FBN—SUPER BOWL SPORTS BETTING

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Business was brisk at sports books around the country on Super Bowl Sunday, with customers risking money on everything from the coin toss at the start of the game, to the color of the Gatorade dumped on the winning coach, Kansas City’s Andy Reid, at the end of it. By Wayne Parry. SENT: 650 words. With AP photos.

IN BRIEF:

—SNEAKER WAVE WARNING: Weather Service issues sneaker wave warning for Oregon coast.

—BANK ROBBERIES SENTENCE: 3-states bank robber-prison escapee sentenced in Vegas case.

—SHERIFF-NO CONFIDENCE: Benton County deputies vote ‘”no confidence” in sheriff.