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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 2018
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SPORTS
IN BRIEF
Astoria football
conditioning camp
starts Monday
The Daily Astorian
The Astoria football condition-
ing camp starts Monday at CMH
Field, and runs through Thursday
for players entering grades seven
through 12.
The coaching staff at Astoria
High School will conduct the con-
ditioning camp for any individual
interested in participating in mid-
dle school (seventh and eighth
grade) or high school (grades
9-12) football this fall.
Day 1 of the camp is sched-
uled for 5 to 6:30 p.m. Monday
at CMH Field, and the same time
and place Tuesday.
The final two days of the camp
take place at Astoria High School,
5-6:30 p.m. each day.
There is no cost to attend the
camp. Players who attend all four
days will receive a T-shirt rec-
ognizing their participation. For
more information, contact Asto-
ria coach Howard Rub via email
at hrub@astoria.k12.or.us.
Blue Jays fly past
Mariners, 7-3
SEATTLE — Mike Hauschild
signed his Blue Jays contract a
half-hour before and then came
on to pitch six impressive innings
of relief in his first game in the
majors in more than 15 months.
Kendrys Morales had a tie-
breaking home run in the seventh
inning to back Hauschild, and
Toronto beat the Seattle Mariners
7-3 Thursday night.
Hauschild, who was released
by Houston on Sunday, figured
he’d be headed for Triple-A Buf-
falo for the weekend until the Blue
Jays picked him up. Now, Toronto
Jays might have the missing piece
it’s been looking for in the starting
rotation, and Hauschild has a lot
of phone calls and text messages
to return.
Ohio State
closes ranks as
Meyer probe
adds new scandal
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio
State closed ranks around the roll-
out of its football season as the
university investigates whether
coach Urban Meyer failed to report
domestic abuse allegations, a scan-
dal hitting a school already accused
of not facing up to sexual miscon-
duct allegations against a sports
doctor.
The Buckeyes planned to open
their first football practice Fri-
day without Meyer, who was put
on administrative leave during the
probe and also suspended from an
endorsement deal by restaurant
chain Bob Evans. It’s not clear how
restrictive the paid leave will be for
the coach set to earn $7.6 million for
the season after getting a raise this
year.
Ohio State officials said Thurs-
day that reporters would be barred
from football practices until at least
next week, and university trust-
ees announced that a six-mem-
ber committee will head up the
investigation.
Co-offensive coordinator Ryan
Day has been named acting head
coach.
Jennings plans
to chase gold in
Tokyo, retire
ALAMEDA, Calif. — Kerri
Walsh Jennings will call it a career
in beach volleyball after the Tokyo
Olympics in two years.
She has big plans before her
days on the sand are done, and for
improving the long-term health
and growth of the sport well into
the future by creating new playing
opportunities in the U.S.
The three-time Olympic gold
medalist absolutely expects to go
out with another gold around her
neck from the 2020 Games.
— Associated Press
after she and partner April
AP Photo/James Kenney
Seattle Seahawks running back C.J. Prosise runs past Tennessee Titans defenders Jayon Brown (55) and Da’Norris Searcy (21) last season.
Prosise hoping to stay healthy,
produce big for the Seahawks
By CURTIS CRABTREE
Associated Press
R
ENTON, Wash. — There’s no ques-
tioning C.J. Prosise’s talent, only his
ability to remain on the football field.
The third-year running back for the Seat-
tle Seahawks has been plagued by injuries
throughout his first two years in the NFL.
From serious ailments like a fractured scapula,
broken wrist bone and high-ankle sprains to
more minor ones like groin, hamstring and hip
strains, Prosise has been sidelined constantly.
With Chris Carson back from injury him-
self and Seattle using their first-round pick on
San Diego State back Rashaad Penny, there
is an urgency for Prosise to be able to stay
healthy and contribute regularly this season.
Prosise spent the offseason trying to get
physically ready to make the most of what
could be a final opportunity with Seattle.
“I feel like I’m in the best shape of my life,”
Prosise said. “I feel like I can do anything on
the field. I feel 100 percent and ready to go so
I’m excited for this camp. We play a physical
game and injuries happen and you can’t avoid
it. This offseason was geared around getting
my body prepared to take the punishment
that my body needs to take and so my body
is in that position to do that now. So I’m
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ready to play.”
Prosise buckled down with a personal
trainer this offseason and was focused on put-
ting himself in a position to withstand the
types of injuries that had hampered him his
first two seasons.
“That was a big change I made,” Prosise
said. “Before this I didn’t put as much work as
I should have been putting in. Now, I’ve kind
of figured out my regimen. And also just get-
ting on the field every day and working with
drills, specific running back drills and stuff.
For the most part hitting the weight room
really hard and getting my body toned up and
ready for the season is really what’s helped the
most.”
Prosise has played in just 11 games in his
two years in Seattle. But the limited action
was still enough to show the type of player he
can be when he’s in peak form. As a rookie in
his first career start, he gained 153 yards from
scrimmage in a victory over a New England
Patriots team that would go on to the win the
Super Bowl. His ability to perform both as a
runner and as a receiver out of the backfield
caused fits for the Patriots defense.
A week later, Prosise broke free for a
72-yard touchdown run against the Philadel-
phia Eagles. Then Prosise was sidelined when
he broke his shoulder blade late in the first half
and missed the rest of the season.
A pair of high-ankle sprains held him to
just five games played a year ago as well.
Maybe it’s the same tease he’s provided
in his first two camps with Seattle but Prosise
is again drawing praise in the early stages of
training camp.
“I’m so fired up for him,” head coach Pete
Carroll said. “He’s always been such a terrific
potential guy and he has just not been able
to stay healthy. He’s leaner and stronger. He
just is more fit, which screams at how hard
he worked and how important this is to him.
Couldn’t send a better message.”
The old adage that your greatest ability is
your availability couldn’t be more apt when
it comes to Prosise. All of his potential will
go unrealized if he’s not available on Sundays
due to injuries. But as Seattle tries to right a
rushing attack that managed just one rushing
touchdown from the running back position all
last season, having an athlete like Prosise at its
disposal would be welcome.
Ravens, Bears show off D, Baltimore wins 17-16
By BARRY WILNER
Associated Press
CANTON, Ohio — The goals
were to let the backups play and learn,
and to be inspired.
Missions accomplished.
The Ravens and Bears honored
their great linebackers Ray Lewis and
Brian Urlacher with some defense to
make them proud in the Hall of Fame
game that opened the NFL’s presea-
son Thursday night. Baltimore held
on 17-16.
“Ray is the greatest linebacker of
our time,” said 2016 Heisman Trophy
winner Lamar Jackson, who quarter-
backed the second half for the Ravens.
“That was a big thrill and exciting
stuff.”
Oh, there was a little spark of
offense, some provided by Balti-
more’s first-round draft pick. Jack-
son’s 7-yard touchdown pass to fel-
low first-rounder Hayden Hurst came
after the Ravens’ defense recovered a
fumble.
Chicago put together its best drive
in the final minutes and journeyman
Tyler Bray connected with Tanner
Gentry for a 10-yard score to cap a
92-yard march. But the 2-point con-
version pass fell incomplete.
Otherwise, D was the letter of the
day: there were six turnovers in all,
and 12 sacks, eight by the Bears.
“To represent Ray in this game to
our guys meant even more,” Ravens
coach John Harbaugh said.
“It was a special moment for our
organization,” noted new Bears coach
Matt Nagy.
The teams exchanged tipped inter-
ceptions on the first two possessions
Rookie WR
Pettis turning
heads at 49ers
training camp
Associated Press
AP Photo/Ron Schwane
Baltimore Ravens linebacker Kamalei Correa runs after an intercep-
tion against the Chicago Bears during Thursday’s Pro Football Hall of
Fame preseason game.
of the preseason.
Chicago moved swiftly down-
field only to have Chase Daniel’s pass
to Josh Bellamy deflected to safety
Chuck Clark at the Baltimore 6. He
returned it 15 yards, then the Ravens
replicated the turnover.
Robert Griffin III, attempting a
comeback after sitting out 2017, had
his pinpoint throw go off the hands of
receiver Breshad Perriman, then off
rookie cornerback Michael Joseph.
DeAndre Houston-Carson dived to
make the pick at the Ravens 34.
The Bears soon converted when
Michael Burton caught a 4-yard scor-
ing pass from Daniel.
Baltimore tied it, sparked by two
big gainers by undrafted rookie run-
ning back Gus Edwards. Griffin found
Maxx Williams for a 4-yard score.
“It felt great,” Griffin said. “I can’t
tell you how grateful I am to play the
game again.”
Then Lewis’ old unit gave him a
thrill. On the next play from scrim-
mage, linebacker Kamalei Correa
sped 19 yards with an interception
to the Chicago 9. But Urlacher’s for-
mer defense made him smile, sacking
Griffin on third down to hold Balti-
more to a 31-yard field goal by Kaare
Vedvik.
Generally, it was a sloppy affair
among backups marred by a slew of
dropped passes, poor protection for
the quarterbacks, and misthrows by
those QBs.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. —
The 49ers appear to have found a
promising piece for second-year
coach Kyle Shanahan’s offense if
the first week of training camp is
any indication.
Rookie Dante Pettis, a receiver
drafted in the second round out of
Washington, has been a quick study
in Shanahan’s complex scheme.
He’s also been a tough cover for
opposing defensive backs, evident
by his string of catches against the
starting defense in full-team drills.
In fact, Pettis closed Wednes-
day’s practice by catching a
45-yard touchdown pass from
Jimmy Garoppolo, speeding by
promising second-year player
Ahkello Witherspoon, after earlier
beating All-Pro Richard Sherman
for a catch on a crossing route.
Pettis’ ability to get open
against physical NFL cornerbacks
was a question mark after he was
drafted. But Shanahan made a siz-
able bet that Pettis could do it given
his work as a punt returner. Pet-
tis set the NCAA record with nine
punt return touchdowns during his
four college seasons. He has been
difficult to jam at the line of scrim-
mage in the early going.
“If you can make guys miss
with your feet when you have the
ball in your hand, you should be
able to do it in routes, too,” Sha-
nahan said.