Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 5, 2017)
SPORTS THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 2017 1B FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @EOSPORTS Men’s College Basketball Dorsey dials in, No. 15 Oregon routs Washington Sophomore sinks eight 3-pointers Dorsey high with his made eight eight 3s, the 3-pointers and most for an fi nished with #15 Oregon Washington Oregon player 28 points, since Tajuan and Oregon Porter set the overcame school record foul trouble to pull away in with 10 in 2006 against Port- the second half for an 83-61 land State. Dorsey fi nished win over Washington on one point off his career high Wednesday night. of 29 set earlier this season Playing in an opponent’s against Savannah State. gym for only the second time “I’ve been waiting for this season, the Ducks shook Tyler,” Oregon teammate off foul problems for its two Jordan Bell said. “I’ve been leading scorers — Dillon talking to him that he’s a Brooks and Chris Boucher shooting guard — shoot it. — to easily take care of the Let it go.” Huskies. Oregon (14-2, 3-0 Bell, who left in the fi rst Pac-12) was 14 of 26 on half with an apparent left 3-pointers, led by Dorsey knee injury only to return just going 8 of 12. before halftime, was the only The sophomore set a career other Oregon player in double 83 By TIM BOOTH Associated Press SEATTLE — With every open look, every shot Tyler Dorsey dropped through the basket, the grin got a little bit bigger and a little more noticeable. Dorsey had every reason to smile after his performance for No. 15 Oregon in its Pac-12 road opener. “It was just one of those nights where the basket just feels wide and everything felt like it was going to go in and it did tonight,” Dorsey said. 61 fi gures with 10 points. Bell said he was initially concerned he tore his ACL after colliding knees with another player, but it turned out to be just a scare. Brooks, averaging 14.8 points per game, had only eight. “We had a lot of guys make contributions and Tyler, we did a good job of running a couple of things for him and he hit shots,” Oregon coach Dana Altman said. “Guys found him in transition and he just had one of those games.” Markelle Fultz led Wash- ington (7-7, 0-2) with 22 points, but the Huskies shot just 4 of 16 on 3s. David Crisp added 14 points. “There’s no way you See OREGON/2B Oregon’s Tyler Dorsey (5) shoots over Wash- ington’s Markelle Fultz in the second half of an NCAA college basket- ball game Wednes- day, Jan. 4, 2017, in Seattle. Oregon won 83- 61. AP Photo/ Elaine Thompson PENDLETON NBA T-Wolves drop league openers Blue Mountain men, women both fall to Treasure Valley Warriors top Trail Blazers By JANIE MCCAULEY Associated Press By ERIC SINGER East Oregonian OAKLAND, Calif. — Stephen Curry had 35 points with fi ve 3-pointers, Kevin Durant scored 30 Portland points and blocked three shots and the Golden State Warriors beat the Portland Golden State Trail Blazers 125-117 on We d n e s d a y night. Zaza Pachulia scored 13 points to hit double fi gures in consecutive games for the fi rst time this season, just his fourth time reaching double digits for Golden State. He also matched The 2016-17 season hasn’t been kind to the Blue Mountain men’s and women’s basketball teams, as both teams headed into their NWAC league openers with a combined record of Men’s Hoops just 4-13. So when the Treasure Valley Chukars came to TVCC town on Wednesday night, the Timberwolves knew they would have their hands full. The Chukars showed why they are both two of the top teams in the NWAC BMCC East in the games, as then men and women both headed home to Ontario with victories Wednesday, the men winning 105-74 over BMCC and the women winning 80-42. On the men’s side, the Timberwolves (2-9, 0-1) stayed with the Chukars for roughly 17 of the fi rst 20 minutes. Treasure Valley sped out to an early 10-4 lead, but Blue Mountain battled back to tie it up at 10-all at the 15 minute mark of the fi rst half and from that point on, the half featured fi ve ties and eight lead changes. 117 105 125 74 See BLAZERS/2B Men’s College Basketball Optimisitic Cougars beat OSU See T-WOLVES/2B By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. — Wash- ington State won its second Pacifi c 12 game of the season on We d n e s d a y, Oregon State doubling last year’s total, and Josh Hawkinson says the Cougars are WSU not done. “We’re 2-0, so what?” Hawkinson said. “We’ve still got 15 or 16 conference games to go.” 62 75 Staff photo by Kathy Aney BMCC’s Isaiah Harris (11) is fouled by Tristen Penrod, of Treasure Valley Com- munity College, on Wednesday night at the McCrae Activity Center. Staff photo by Kathy Aney BMCC’s Lucas Wyant (24) goes up for a shot amid pressure by Landon Jones (10) and Brax- ton Bruni (33), of Treasure Valley Community College on Wednesday night at the McCrae Activity Center. See COUGARS/2B Sports shorts Timbers acquire defender Miller PORTLAND (AP) — The Portland Timbers have acquired defender Roy Miller, who played six seasons in Major League Soccer before leaving for Saprissa of Costa Rica’s top division. Miller will remain with Saprissa through February to take part in the team’s CONCACAF Champions League play. The 32-year-old has made 48 appearances with Saprissa across all competitions for the past two seasons. The team won its 33rd Miller Primera League championship last year. A native of Costa Rica, Miller played for the New York Red Bulls from 2010 to 2015. He appeared in 125 matches and had 15 assists for the Red Bulls, who won the 2013 Supporters’ Shield. Miller has also been a regular on the Costa Rican national team. “He got the weirdest- looking body, but he can always make plays. I always think he looks like a bird. I can never understand how that body does what it does.“ — Michael Bennett Seattle Seahawks DE on former teammate and current Detroit Lions WR Golden Tate. The teams face each other in the fi rst round of the NFL playoffs on Saturday. US tops Russia 4-3 in world junior hockey semifi nal shootout MONTREAL (AP) — Troy Terry scored on all three of his shootout attempts, the last in the seventh round to give the United States a 4-3 victory over Russia on Wednesday in the world junior hockey semifi nals. The Americans will face Canada in the fi nal Thursday night. Canada beat Sweden 5-2 on Wednesday night. Terry scored the winner right after Russia’s Alexander Polunin hit the crossbar. The University of Denver forward beat Ilya Samsonov through the legs for the third time. “I’m just trying to gather my words here,” said the 19-year-old Terry, an Anaheim draft pick. “I’m still shaking a little bit. He’s is such a big goalie, I felt the best way to score on him was going fi ve-hole. The second and third time, I was just trying to fi gure it out as I went down.” THIS DATE IN SPORTS 1983 — In his 42nd game, Edmonton’s Wayne Gretzky scores his 100th point of the season with an assist in the Oilers’ 8-3 triumph over the Winnipeg Jets. 1997 — The second-year Carolina Panthers, behind John Kasay’s four fi eld goals, beat the Dallas Cowboys 26-17 to advance to the NFC Championship game. 2013 — Aaron Rodgers connects with an NFL play- off-record 10 receivers as he throws for 274 yards in his fi rst playoff victory at home, leading Green Bay to a 24-10 victory over Minnesota. Contact us at 541-966-0838 or sports@eastoregonian.com