DEAR ABBY: My husband’s parents divorced 50 years ago when he was a newborn. Both remarried within a few years. My husband was raised by his mom and stepdad.

Dear Amy: How can I politely say no when friends are passing through town or vacationing here and ask if they can spend a couple of nights with us?

Win or lose, the game opens up significantly for the Portland Trail Blazers with Anfernee Simons on the floor.

The Portland Trail Blazers have impressed with their ability to play hard, match the intensity of most opponents and play well enough defensively to pull out some impressive upsets.

Oregon State outplayed No. 2 Notre Dame for much of Friday night’s College Cup semifinal, but as is often the case in soccer, one great shot can be the difference.

Dear Annie: I have had dogs my whole life and treat them like members of my family. When they are sick, they go to the vet and get the medicine they need. I have spent thousands of dollars on surgeries for my dogs and recently hundreds more on blood tests and evaluations for separate issues.        

Chance Gray, Grace VanSlooten and Phillipina Kyei combined for 53 points to carry the Ducks to a 59-51 victory in a nonconference women’s basketball game that 5,153 watched at Matthew Knight Arena.

Here are the winning numbers in Friday’s drawing:

Bo Nix’s whirlwind week continues with a weekend in New York, where he hopes to become the Oregon Ducks’ second Heisman Trophy winner.

Multnomah County deputies seized over 50 pounds of fentanyl powder at a Northeast Portland home and 8,000 fentanyl pills and another pound of fentanyl in an Oregon City home in what sheriff’s officials said Friday was their biggest fentanyl bust to date.

World-renowned fiddler Alasdair Fraser’s massive social media campaign paid off: He has gotten back his violin and bows after a thief stole them from his rental car in downtown Portland last month.

The Portland Trail Blazers entered the fourth quarter within striking distance, but the Dallas Mavericks pulled away for a 125-112 victory Friday night at the Moda Center.

Police arrested a 32-year-old Portland man suspected of attacking a man with a hatchet after a road rage encounter in August in Southeast Portland’s Creston-Kenilworth neighborhood.

Oregon’s center, who won the Rimington Trophy on Friday, was also named a Walter Camp first team All-American.

A bevy of college football hardware was handed out — virtually, at least — on Friday as the college football awards show on ESPN honored the nation’s top individual players and coaches.

Walter Camp is one of most notable All-America teams, having selected squads since 1889.

Oregon’s center won the Rimington Trophy on Friday, becoming the first winner of the award in program history. Powers-Johnson beat out Michigan’s Drake Nugent and Georgia’s Sedrick Van Pran for the award, presented annually to the most outstanding center in college football.

Dear Annie: My husband has an old and trusted friend; they go back many years. The problem is not his friend but his handicapped grandson. This child has been “acting out” since he was a toddler. During a visit to our home, the grandson physically assaulted me, and I was in extreme pain for days. The incident was basically swept under the rug.        

The Portland Thorns’ sale is nearing completion, with the transaction set to close in early 2024, according to a report from Meg Linehan of The Athletic.

The 2023-24 Class 6A wrestling season is preparing to be a great one.