OPB reporters are covering “No Kings” protests in Portland, Newberg and Hillsboro on Saturday, and we will also be working with news partners to provide coverage from across the Pacific Northwest. Watch this story for live updates throughout the day.

UPDATE: 6 a.m.

Opponents of President Donald Trump’s administration are set to rally in cities and towns across the U.S. during a military parade in Washington, D.C., Saturday to mark the Army’s 250th anniversary, which coincides with Trump’s birthday.

Organizers say these “No Kings” protests are set to counter what they are calling Trump’s plans to feed his ego on his 79th birthday and Flag Day.

In Oregon, more than 50 “No Kings” demonstrations are scheduled, starting as early as 5:30 a.m. Washington state organizers have scheduled more than 80.

Nationwide, protests are expected in more than 2,000 locations, according to organizers.

These “No Kings” gatherings come after days of nationwide protests against federal immigration raids, including in Portland, in Spokane, and in Los Angeles — where Trump’s deployment of the National Guard further agitated his opponents.

The Trump administration has said the raids are necessary for removing “violent criminal illegal immigrants from communities.”

The “No Kings” protests are expected to be the largest anti-Trump demonstrations in the Pacific Northwest since the “Hands Off” rallies held more than two months ago.

Rochester, N.Y, — Wide receiver Messiah Hampton, the top-ranked football prospect in New York in the Class of 2026, has committed to Oregon over Syracuse.

The four-star recruit announced his commitment in Rochester on Friday afternoon, nearly one week after his final visits to Syracuse and Oregon.

Hampton, who plays for Rochester’s James Monroe High School, had his seven finalists pictured on a wheel and spun it, with the wheel ultimately designed to land on Oregon.

The announcement was live-streamed by recruiting website On3.com and attended by local television reporters.

In remarks on the livestream, Hampton said it was Oregon wide receivers coach Ross Douglas Sr. that was the deciding factor for the Ducks.

Douglas coached last year at Syracuse before taking a job with Oregon.

“Couch Douglas, he came from Syracuse,” Hampton said. “We built a great bond.”

Hampton is one of two highly-coveted 2026 wide receivers Syracuse is pursuing, along with five-star recruit Calvin Russell, who is expected to make his college decision on July 5.

A 6-foot-1, 180-pound receiver, Hampton is ranked just outside the top-100 players nationally, according to 247Sports.com.

Syracuse and Oregon were considered by recruiting experts to be the top-two teams on Hampton’s list thanks to Douglas.

The other schools he listed as finalists included Michigan, Penn State, Miami, Georgia and Ohio State.

Hampton can formally sign an agreement to play for Oregon in December.

Syracuse’s 2026 recruiting class is currently ranked No. 24 in the country by 247 Sports. That places the Orange seventh in the ACC.

Only 15 schools in the country have more players ranked as four-star prospects than the Orange’s four.

Syracuse and Fran Brown were trying to land New York’s top recruit for the second straight year.

Syracuse freshman defensive lineman Quante Gillians finished as the top-ranked prospect in 2025 in the 247 rankings, the first time that happened in more than 15 years.

The Oregon Ducks are hosting three top recruits of the 2026 class who have all been predicted to land with the Coach Dan Lanning’s Ducks through On3’s recruiting prediction machine. Those three players are five-star quarterback Ryder Lyons, four-star wide receiver Messiah Hampton, and four-star cornerback Davon Benjamin.

Lyons from Folsom, California, is the No. 15 overall recruit in the nation, Benjamin from Corona, California, is No. 20, and Hampton from Rochester, New York, is No. 48 (per On3).

Lyons is the top uncommitted remaining quarterback in the country, and the Ducks are still looking for their first quarterback to commit during the 2026 recruiting cycle. Oregon offensive coordinator Will Stein, along with a few other assistant coaches, went to his Northern California home recently.

“They were there for a while, almost three, four hours. We watched a bunch of tape. We watched basically every single game I’ve played. Went through it all with the offensive line coach (A’lique Terry), coach Stein, and coach (Drew) Mehringer. It was great also. Just enjoy being around them.”

– Ryder Lyons via On3

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Lyons is a devoted member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and will be taking an official visit to Provo, Utah, with the BYU Cougars after his trip to the Pacific Northwest. Due to the Mormon mission that he must take after high school, Lyons won’t start playing college football until the 2027 campaign. He doesn’t have a college decision date set quite yet.

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First-year Oregon wide receivers coach Ross Douglas’ first offer he gave out with the program was to Hampton, a prospect he has been recruiting since his days with the Syracuse Orange.

“It’s a million other kids out there that play football, and a lot of kids’ dream school is Oregon. So just to be the first one to be offered from that new receiver coach, Coach Douglas, shows I’m high up on the board. I’m really a priority here. He wants me. He wants me to play for him.”

– Messiah Hampton via On3

“He definitely knows a lot about football. He truly genuinely wants what’s best for the players and people around him. His thing is he wants everybody he comes into contact with in life, he wants to better them. So definitely somebody the Oregon fans should definitely be happy to have in their corner.”

– Messiah Hampton via On3

Hampton has already taken trips with the Penn State Nittany Lions on May 16 and the Miami Hurricanes on May 30. He’s also considering the Ohio State Buckeyes from the Big Ten Conference and will be making his decision during his visit to Oregon on June 13.

Benjamin has been to Oregon several times already on unofficial visits over the years (Sept. 23 in 2024, Apr. 17 in 2025), but will be going on this trip with several of his family members, including his own high school defensive backs coach.

“Really just trying to get a good feel. Obviously, Oregon’s been a great fit for me for a long time, but really just get more around players and fully get to ask about how they really like it and how it’s going for them. Because we know that the stability’s gonna be there for the coaches. Unless they have an NFL job or something. Stability’s gonna be there. Dan’s a great guy, how the program’s running, all that.”

– Davon Benjamin via On3

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The best uncommitted cornerback in the nation has already taken official visits with the Michigan Wolverines, Texas Longhorns, and North Carolina Tar Heels. Benjamin has one last official visit set up in Seattle with the Washington Huskies on June 20. He’s set to make his college decision on Aug. 2.