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SPORTS Tuesday, February 24, 2015 Mounties win conference title BMCC Men snap six game losing streak East Oregonian OLYMPIA, WASH. — The Eastern Oregon wom- en’s basketball team won its third straight Cascade Col- legiate Conference Tourna- ment Saturday with a 63-59 road win over Evergreen. Airshay Rodgers led the Mountaineers (24-5, 16-2 CC) with 15 points on 6-of- 11 shooting. EOU led 29-18 at the half but was outscored by seven in the second. The win clinches an auto- matic berth in the NAIA Di- vision II tournament BLUE MOUNTAIN 90, YAKIMA VALLEY 73 — At Yakima, Wash., the Tim- berwolves continue to roll, winning their third straight contest behind Marhay Moore’s 33 points. Riley Gerlinger added 21 points and seven rebounds for Blue Mountain (15-8, 8-4 NWAC). The Timberwolves have already clinched entry into the NWAC tournament as one of four East division rep- resentatives. BMCC has two games remaining on its slate. First they’ll host Walla Walla on Wednesday for an 6 p.m. tip, then Treasure Valley on Sat- urday at 2 p.m. MEN’S BASKETBALL BLUE MOUNTAIN 73, YAKIMA VALLEY 70 — At Yakima, Wash., Max Mueller scored 19 points to help Blue Mountain snap a six-game losing streak Satur- day with a 73-70 road victory over Yakima Valley. The Timberwolves (6-18, 2-10 NWAC) rallied from a ¿YHSRLQW KDOIWLPH GH¿FLW WR earn their second league win of the season. Coleman McElroy poured in four three pointers to join Mueller as a double-digit scoring with 16 points. Jar- ed Schultz and Luke Meyers added 14 points each. BMCC has two games remaining on its slate. First they’ll host Walla Walla on Wednesday for an 8 p.m. tip, then Treasure Valley on Sat- urday at 4 p.m. EASTERN OREGON 86, EVERGREEN 73 — At Olympia, Wash., the Moun- taineers clinched a spot in the Cascade Collegiate Confer- ence Tournament Saturday thanks in large part to Bryan McGriff’s 36 points. McGriff VKRWVRIIURPWKH¿HOG to lead EOU (14-14, 16-12 CCC) to the win. The Mountaineers will RSHQ XS 4XDUWHU¿QDOV DF- tion in the CCC Tournament Wednesday night when they travel to Portland, Ore. to face Concordia (Ore.) at 7 p.m. PT. East Oregonian Page 3B Ducks get résumé-boosting win over No. 9 Utah EUGENE (AP) — Larry Krystkowiak had a simple diagnosis for what ailed No. 9 Utah on Sunday. His Utes suffered from a lack of an inside presence, subpar 3-point shooting and a dearth of second-half re- bounds in their 69-58 loss to Oregon. “There were a lot of 50- 50 balls that didn’t go our way,” Krystkowiak said. “We just need to play hard- er.” Dillon Brooks scored 11 straight points late in the VHFRQG KDOI DQG ¿QLVKHG with 19 to help the Ducks (20-8, 10-5 Pac-12) enhance their own NCAA tourna- ment chances. Joseph Young added 14 points and Elgin Cook had 12 for Oregon, which sits comfortably in third place LQ WKH 3DF DIWHU LWV ¿UVW victory over a Top 10 team since beating then-No. 3 Ar- izona last year in the regu- ODUVHDVRQ¿QDOH Delon Wright scored 20 points for Utah (21-5, 11-3). The Utes dropped a game behind Arizona in the conference race with a showdown against the No. 7 Wildcats set for next Satur- day in Salt Lake City. Utah attempted more 3-pointers (29) than shots from inside the arc (23) for WKH ¿UVW WLPH WKLV VHDVRQ though many of the long- range tries came in catch-up mode late. “Guys get up in us (on defense) and we’ve got to be able to make some plays and feed the post,” Krystkowi- ak said. “I thought we were miserable at getting the ball inside. “Then when we did get the ball inside, we didn’t ¿QLVK YHU\ VWURQJ 7KDW¶V something we’ve got to pol- ish up this week.” Brooks, a freshman, scored seven consecutive points to put the Ducks up by 10 with 4:58 to play. Af- ter Utah had a 7-0 run to pull within three again, Brooks added four more points — the last two on a driving dunk — to give the Ducks a 59-52 cushion. “I thought he hit big buckets for us,” Oregon coach Dana Altman said. “He really was aggressive taking the ball to the hole. “We ran a couple things for him late because he did have the hot hand, and he re- sponded pretty well.” <RXQJ¶V ¿QDO VKRW brought the biggest roar from the season-best crowd of 10,725. After a video re- view gave the Ducks posses- sion under their basket with 1:53 left, Young inbounded the ball and ran to the right corner. Two quick passes and 4 seconds later, the ball was out of Young’s hands, and his 3 made it 62-55. “He hit a huge one when we needed it,” Altman said. Oregon sealed the win by hitting 7 of 8 free throws LQWKH¿QDO7KH'XFNV were 15 of 18 overall from the foul line. Utah made just 10 of 31 shots (32.3 percent) in the VHFRQG KDOI DQG ¿QLVKHG of 29 (27.6 percent) from 3-point range after coming in as the Pac-12’s best be- yond the arc at 40.6 percent. The taller Utes, who also rank second in the Pac-12 in AP Photo/The Register-Guard, Andy Nelson Oregon’s Dillon Brooks defends against Utah’s Brek- kott Chapman during the first half Sunday in Eugene. rebounding margin, saw the Ducks grab a 23-14 edge on the glass in the second half. 2UHJRQ ¿QLVKHG ZLWK D 31 advantage in rebounds. “They made plays when they needed to, and I thought they played with more ener- gy overall,” Krystkowiak said. “They kicked our butts on the glass in the second half.” Utah jumped to a 7-2 lead but lost 7-foot freshman Jakob Poeltl to his second foul after just 4 ½ minutes were gone on a play that also wiped out a 3 by Wright. Poeltl, the Utes’ top re- bounder, missed the rest of WKH KDOI DQG ¿QLVKHG ZLWK ¿YH SRLQWV DQG IRXU UH- bounds. Both teams struggled on offense until Young’s layup JDYH2UHJRQLWV¿UVWOHDGDW 21-19 with 5:30 left in the KDOI <RXQJ¶V ¿UVW SRLQWV also started a 9-2 run that helped lift the Ducks to a 32- 27 halftime advantage. Oregon forced the Utes LQWRWXUQRYHUVLQWKH¿UVW half and converted those into 11 points. UP NEXT: Oregon plays at Califor- nia on Wednesday night. $5RGEDFNHDUO\ZLWK<DQNVVWLOODYRLGLQJ3('VSHFL¿FV TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Alex Rodriguez reported to the New York Yankees three days ahead of schedule. He spoke for 8 1/2 minutes about his season-long drug suspen- sion. %XW RQ KLV ¿UVW GD\ EDFN with the team since Septem- ber 2013, he never said why he resumed the use of per- formance-enhancing drugs, never explained what he did and avoided getting into any VSHFL¿FV “I cringe when I look at some of things I did,” Ro- driguez said, surrounded by about 40 reporters on the sidewalk outside the Yankees minor league complex. “No mistake that I made has any JRRGDQVZHUQRMXVWL¿FDWLRQ It’s unexplainable, and that’s on me. I’ve dug a big hole for myself. Paid a price.” New York asked him to Local Slate PREP BOYS BASKETBALL Tuesday Hermiston at Pendleton,7 p.m. Echo at Crane (1A first round), 6 p.m. Friday Umatilla at Dayton (3A first round), 7 p.m. Vernonia at Irrigon (2A first round), 7 p.m. Faith Bible at Heppner (2A first round), 6 p.m. TBD at Nixyaawii (1A second round), TBA PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL Tuesday Hermiston at Pendleton, 5:15 p.m. Saturday TBD at Echo (1A second round), TBA TBD at Condon/Wheeler (1A second round), TBA Regis vs. Pilot Rock (2A first round), 6 p.m. Weston-McEwen at Vernonia (2A first round), 2 p.m. Umatilla at Amity (3A first round), 7 p.m. PREP WRESTLING Friday-Saturday Hermiston, Pendleton, Mac-Hi, Riverside, Heppner at State Championships (Veterans Memorial Coliseum), 8:30 a.m. COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL Wednesday Walla Walla at Blue Mountain, 8 p.m. Eastern Oregon at Concordia (CCC Tournament), 7 p.m. Saturday Treasure Valley at Blue Mountain, 4 p.m. COLLEGE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Tuesday Concordia at Eastern Oregon (CCC AP Photo/Lynne Sladky New York Yankees’ Alex Rodriguez talks with the news media following a workout for spring training Monday. hold a pre-spring training news conference at Yankee Stadium, but Rodriguez de- clined. The Yankees told them they didn’t want him holding one at Steinbren- ner Field, where they felt it would be a distraction. So Rodriguez improvised. Wearing a green Univer- sity of Miami sweatsuit, he arrived at Steinbrenner Field on Monday morning for his physical, three days before WKH¿UVWZRUNRXWIRU<DQNHHV¶ position players. Shortly be- fore 1 p.m., he showed up at the minor league complex, a little less than 1 mile away, carrying what appeared to be a tan bat box. After changing into Yan- kees’ shorts, a T-shirt and a spring training cap, Rodri- guez worked out for about an hour. He hit six home runs in 71 swings and took ground- ers at shortstop. Yankees manager Joe Gi- rardi and general manager Brian Cashman say Chase Headley will be their starting third baseman and Rodriguez will compete for at-bats at designated hitter. Rodriguez called Headley an “excellent addition” to the team. Rodriguez did not take JURXQGHUVDW¿UVWEDVH “I’m willing to try,” he said. “When Joe needs me, I’m going to be ready. I’m here early, trying to get a jump-start. It’s a process. It’s going to take time.” Suspended for violations of baseball’s drug agreement and labor contract, Rodriguez DSRORJL]HG WR WHDP RI¿FLDOV during a meeting at Yankee Stadium on Feb. 10 and to fans in a statement last week. His handwritten statement to fans offered no details. “I’m fortunate for a lot of people, especially the FRPPLVVLRQHU¶V RI¿FH WKH players’ union, the Yankees to give me an opportunity to play the game that I love,” he said. Asked whether he thought the Yankees’ organization was on his side, Rodriguez said he didn’t know. “You’d have to ask them,” he responded. “I created a big headache for a lot of people. SCOREBOARD Orlando Philadelphia New York Tournament), 7 p.m. Wednesday Walla Walla at Blue Mountain, 6 p.m. Saturday Treasure Valley at Blue Mountain, 2 p.m. COLLEGE SOFTBALL Wednesday Eastern Oregon at Walla Walla U. 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He also posed for photos with many of them, interacting with questions like “Where are you from?” When he was done, Ro- driguez turned to the group of reporters and said, “Let’s keep this nice and short.” Auto racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Leaders, Through Feb. 22 Points 1, Joey Logano, 47. 2, Kevin Harvick, 42. 3, Dale Earnhardt Jr., 42. 4, Denny Hamlin, 41. 5, Jimmie Johnson, 40. 6, Casey Mears, 39. 7, Clint Bowyer, 37. 8, Martin Truex Jr., 37. 9, Kasey Kahne, 35. 10, Greg Biffle, 35. 11, David Gilliland, 33. 12, Sam Hornish Jr., 32. 13, Michael Annett, 32. 14, Austin Dillon, 30. 15, Aric Almirola, 29. 16, David Ragan, 27. 17, AJ Allmendinger, 25. 18, Danica Patrick, 23. 19, Cole Whitt, 22. 20, Carl Edwards, 22. Money 1, Joey Logano, $1,621,953. 2, Kevin Harvick, $1,186,145. 3, Dale Earnhardt Jr., $886,670. 4, Denny Hamlin, $705,933. 5, Jimmie Johnson, $640,642. 6, Jeff Gordon, $634,876. 7, Matt Kenseth, $550,276. 8, Casey Mears, $508,628. 9, Martin Truex Jr., $488,628. 10, Clint Bowyer, $462,378. 11, Greg Biffle, $415,441. 12, Kasey Kahne, $399,495. 13, Austin Dillon, $391,394. 14, Aric Almirola, $389,056. 15, Matt Crafton, $382,849. 16, Carl Edwards, $380,053. 17, Kyle Larson, $379,473. 18, Jamie McMurray, $372,031. 19, Sam Hornish Jr., $366,678. 20, David Gilliland, $364,341. CLASSIFIED LINE AD DEADLINES Edition: East Oregonian Tuesday 3pm Monday Wednesday 3pm Tuesday Thursday 3pm Wednesday Friday 3pm Thursday Saturday 3pm Friday