The Pac-12 sits with seven teams after raiding the Mountain West Conference, but was stymied in its pursuit of UNLV as well as a handful of universities in the American Athletic Conference. Where does the rebuilding conference turn next?

Hosts Bill Oram and Brenna Greene of KOIN attempt to answer that question on a jam-packed episode of the Oregonian Sports Podcast that starts with the breaking news of soccer icon Christine Sinclair’s retirement. Also discussed on this episode:

• How the Pac-12 could have avoided this stalemate with the Mountain West and the one school it might have hinged on

• Bill says Christine Sinclair played a leading role in the greatest sporting event he ever covered

• Dreaming of baseball in Portland? What more the Diamond Project could do to jump more established bidders for MLB expansion

• The Blazers finally do something that earns universal praise

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