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Winston to enter
the NFL Draft
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.
terback Jameis Winston is
going to the NFL.
Trophy winner announced
his decision to forgo his
statement released to ESPN
by The Legacy Agency
Wednesday.
FACES Winston
was the most
successful
quarterback in
college football
Winston
sons, but also
faced lengthy
sexual assault
investigations.
lice and was cleared by the
university.
with Winston starting and
pionship.
Winston is expected to be
incidents.
Winston wrote that it
goodbye to my family at
Florida State.”
AP Photos
Cavs land center
Timofey Mozgov
CLEVELAND (AP) —
A person familiar with the
trade says the Cavaliers
acquired center Timofey
Mozgov from the Denver
round draft picks.
The Cavs have targeted
Mozgov for several months
and reached
agreement
in principle
on the deal
Wednesday,
said the
person who spoke to The
tion of anonymity because
the NBA still has to approve
the trade.
ing center. They lost starting
center Anderson Varejao last
month for the season with a
torn Achilles tendon.
played for Cavs coach David
Blatt on the Russian national
The deal for Mozgov
comes two days after the
Cavs acquired guards J.R.
Smith and Iman Shumpert
from the New York Knicks.
“I’ve faced a lot
of Hall of Fame
hitters, and my
gosh, Edgar is the
best hitter that I
ever saw.”
— Randy Johnson
Newly inducted Major
League Baseball Hall of
Fame pitcher on former
Seattle Mariner team-
mate Edgar Martinez.
Johnson went a step
further, stating that if
he had a vote Martinez
would be the fi rst name
he’d check. Martinez
has not been voted in
despite multiple ballot
appearances.
THIS DATE IN SPORTS
1972 —
nounces freshmen will be
eligible to play on varsity
football and basketball teams
starting in the fall.
2007 —
Florida dominates Heisman
Trophy winner Troy Smith
Championship Bowl. The
sion I school to hold football
and basketball titles at the
same time.
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LEFT: Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota throws against Florida State during the fi rst half of the Rose Bowl NCAA college football
playoff semifi nal in Pasadena, Calif.
RIGHT: Ohio State running back Ezekiel Elliott losing his shoe as he runs for a 60-yard gain during the second half of the Big Ten Confer-
ence championship NCAA college football game against Wisconsin in Indianapolis.
Cut from the same cloth
Ducks, Buckeyes employ
mirroring offensive styles
By DOUG LESMERISES
Northeast Ohio Media Group
National Title Game
athletes, they like to work space and like to work
their athletes in space. Whatever way they can
#2 Oregon
Ducks
(13-1)
#4 Ohio State
Buckeyes
(13-1)
offense. That helps us for our defense because we
anything new too much.”
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a mind meld that created two sides of the same
quickly moving coin.
a spread style more in line with the wave that
programs as far as how you go target a defense,”
lot of similar plays.”
Neither offense should be stopped, though the
not an unusual idea anymore. But the expected
the Rose Bowl after the 2009 season.
Helfrich and offensive coordinator Scott Frost,
since Kelly left for the NFL. But the efforts to
slow each other down might be helped by each
defense understanding how the opposing offense
works, thanks to facing their own offense in
practice.
ple” of Kelly, was part of that move.
And Meyer and Kelly still talk now. Meyer so
idea but the entire program philosophy, that he
had to stop himself Tuesday is the middle of what
sounded like a free commercial for the Ducks.
NFL
Unger’s return helps solidify O-Line
Center back with Seahawks after six games with injured ankle
By TIM BOOTH
Associated Press
See DUCKS/3B
College Basketball
Ducks
add Israeli
forward
positions on the offensive line,
center is the one most needing
By STEVE MIMS
The Register-Guard
most like a revolving door for the
Seattle Seahawks this season.
Four different players have
team added some size and depth
on Tuesday.
ter this season. But just in time for
freshman Roman Sorkin to a
game against Carolina, veteran
Max Unger is expected to return
the Israeli junior national team
member is eligible to play for
of the regular season because of
an injury.
rolled at the school on Tuesday
afternoon and his addition was
announced by the Ducks later in
the day.
rience, and comfort level, and
knowledge in the system and
targeting,” Seattle offensive line
matters. Just kind of being on the
same page. Being able to help the
quarterback where he needs to go.
littered with injuries. He played
a foot injury against Washington.
ger returned for a pair of games
in November only to suffer a
AP Photo/Ted S. Warren
Seattle Seahawks center Max Unger takes part in practice drills
Wednesday in Renton, Wash.
son.
kind of out of my control.”
long list of replacements Seattle
has used. First up was Stephen
Schilling, who made three starts
around midseason before ending
up on injured reserve. Next in line
was Patrick Lewis, who started
Also thrown in was former Seattle
backup Lemuel Jeanpierre, who
made three starts.
but everybody who has stepped
up has done a great job,” guard
been a little off here and there but
tion down with whoever is in there
and being on top of it and knowing
While Seattle has received
serviceable play from Schilling,
Jeanpierre and Lewis, there is no
See UNGER/2B
scholarship players and he joins
junior center Michael Chandler
as the tallest players on the team.
for the Ducks if he can pick up
quick enough to contribute this
season.
Chandler has been limited to
season due to a knee injury.
has a lot of work to do on his
conditioning,” Altman said after
Chandler played six minutes in
See ISRAELI/2B