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SPORTS Saturday, May 2, 2015 East Oregonian Page 3B 0D\ZHDWKHU3DFTXLDRPDNHZHLJKWIRUPHJD¿JKW LAS VEGAS (AP) — Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao weighed in below the welterweight limit Friday before a packed arena of screaming, singing fans anticipating the landmark bout. One day before Mayweather and 3DFTXLDR¿QDOO\PHHWLQWKHULFKHVW event in boxing history, they took the stage in an MGM Grand arena ¿OOHG ZLWK IDQV HQMR\LQJ the public’s best chance to see the ¿JKWHUVLQSHUVRQ A beaming Pacquiao (57-5-2, 38 .2VVWHSSHGRQWKHVFDOHV¿UVWDQG weighed in at 145 pounds — two below the welterweight limit. Mayweather (47-0, 26 KOs) followed and weighed in at 146 pounds. 7KH ¿JKWHUV EHWUD\HG IHZ emotions in their staredown, keeping with the impersonal nature of the promotion. But Pacquiao also said, “Thank you” to Mayweather, who said he didn’t hear it. “(I was) thanking him for the IDQV WKDW WKH ¿JKW ZLOO KDSSHQ´ Pacquiao said. “I think, I believe WKDWWKH¿JKWPXVWKDSSHQEHFDXVH the fans deserve it.” Sections of the crowd roared and ERRHG IRU ERWK ¿JKWHUV DOWKRXJK $10 tickets to the weigh-in and GRQDWLQJ WKH SUR¿WV WR FKDULW\ EXW secondary prices for the weigh-in seats topped $500 on StubHub earlier this week. The fans began arriving on the Strip on Friday morning, packing the MGM Grand’s parking garage and streaming into the casino from the street. A long line to get into the arena formed several hours HDUO\ DQG WKH ¿UVW IDQV JRW LQWR the building four hours before any ¿JKWHUVWRRNWKHVWDJH Many Filipino fans dressed in bright colors and waved their QDWLRQ¶V ÀDJ LQFOXGLQJ RQH ZLWK a superimposed “Manny for Pres- ident!” slogan. The 36-year-old Pacquiao is a congressman, but has patiently pointed out that he AP Photo/John Locher) couldn’t be the Philippines’ presi- Floyd Mayweather Jr., left, and Manny Pacquiao pose during their weigh-in on Friday in Las Vegas. Their world weltherweight title dent until he turns 40. While the fans bought food and fight is Saturday. merchandise during their wait, WKH PDMRULW\ DSSHDUHG WR VXSSRUW “I’ve dedicated myself to the hip-hop pioneer Doug E. Fresh Pacquiao, who raised both arms sport of boxing for over 20 years, rapped and beatboxed on stage. Two WR WKH FURZG ZLWK ¿QJHU 9¶V IRU and I’m ready,” Mayweather said. groups of fans on the concourse victory. Mayweather was booed Even an ordinary weigh-in exchanged loud dueling chants of repeatedly when his image appeared turned into a hot ticket in boxing’s “Man-ny! Man-ny!” and “Floyd! on the arena scoreboards, but he capital city because only about 500 Floyd!” before grinning security also acknowledged his healthy WLFNHWVIRUWKHDFWXDO¿JKWZHUHVROG guards told them to cool it. cheering section with waves and a to the public. The promotion took 7KHZHLJKLQZDVWKH¿QDOFHUH- UDLVHG¿VW the unprecedented step of selling PRQ\EHIRUHWKHFXOPLQDWLRQRI¿YH Two Beavers, two Ducks drafted on Day Two CHICAGO (AP) — The show stoppers Thursday night at the NFL draft were two Hall of Famers: Jim Kelly and Dick Butkus. The legendary former players were on hand to announce the second-round selections for the Bills and Bears, respectively. Kelly’s appearance was spell-binding, and after a lengthy standing ovation, he told the audience that he is cancer free. “I want to thank everyone all over the world, espe- cially my NFL family, for all of your prayers,” Kelly said before announcing %XIIDOR¶V ¿UVW SLFN LQ WKLV draft, Florida State corner- back Ronald Darby at No. 50 overall. “Last year I was in the hospital not knowing if I would be here this year.” In June 2013, Kelly had surgery to remove cancerous cells in his upper MDZ7KHFDQFHUWKHQVSUHDG to his sinus and he was in a weakened state following two months of treatments last spring. But he said Friday, “I IHHO DZHVRPH , ZDV MXVW was cleared after an MRI two weeks ago. I am cancer free. I am having a great time.” It’s not easy to outdo Butkus in the Windy City, but Kelly did so, drawing yet another huge cheer. Earlier, Butkus took the stage. Arguably the most beloved football player in this Bears-crazy town, 50 years after he played, his star still shines as brightly as those of Michael Jordan, Ernie Banks and Bobby Hull — his counterparts in basketball, baseball and hockey. Three picks after Kelly’s emotional appearance, former Bengals running back Ickey Woods had the fans howling as he performed his Ickey 6KXIÀH H[SODLQLQJ KRZ his mother didn’t want him to do the dance after a touchdown. He then told the hysterical audience that the Bengals took Oregon tackle Jake Fisher. Four players with checkered resumes also went Friday: wide receiver Dorial Green-Beckham, cornerbacks Jalen Collins and P.J. Williams and linebacker Randy Gregory. With the pick it got in a deal with the Giants, who moved up seven spots to begin the round by grab- bing Alabama All-America safety Landon Collins, the Titans took all of two seconds to select Green- Beckham. Tennessee went quarterback in the opening round with Heisman Trophy winner Marcus Mariota, and has added a tall, playmaking option in the 6-foot-5 Green-Beckham. Of course, that’s if he straightens out his life. He was kicked off the Missouri team after several run-ins with the law, enrolled last year at Oklahoma and could not get NCAA permission to play there in 2014. Mannion drafted by Rams ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Rams added depth at quarterback, taking Oregon State’s Sean Mannion with their second pick of the third round on Friday night. The Rams drew criticism for lacking a successor to Sam Bradford last year. When Bradford was sidelined with a knee injury in the presea- son, backups Shaun Hill and Austin Davis split time. The 6-foot-6, 229-pound Mannion was the 89th overall pick, one pick later than current Rams starter Nick Foles was selected in 2012. Mannion set 18 passing records at Oregon State and set the Pac-12 record for passing yards as a senior. He totaled 13,600 yards, eighth most in Division I history. “Not having football has had an effect on him,” Titans general manager Ruston Webster said. “He went to Oklahoma and handled himself well and stayed out of trouble .... He was basically a scout team practice player so that was my impression that he understands he probably made some mistakes, and (if) he wanted to continue to play football he had to do the right thing.” The league went 45 picks EHIRUH WKH ¿UVW QRQ)%6 player was chosen, Samford safety Jaquiski Tartt. And no quarterback was chosen since Jameis Winston went ¿UVW WR 7DPSD %D\ DQG Mariota second until Garrett Grayson of Colorado State was taken 75th overall Other local products drafted include: Oregon offensive tackle Jake Fisher, second round, 53rd pick, by Cincinnati Bengals The 6-foot-6, 306-pound Fisher played in 50 games and started 35 for the 'XFNV+HZDVD¿UVWWHDP All-Pac 12 pick in 2014, starting 13 games at left tackle after moving over from right tackle, where he also made 11 starts in 2013. Oregon center Hroniss Grasu, third round, 71st pick, by Chicago Bears Grasu, who is 6-foot-3, 297 pounds, started 52 games at Oregon and was second-team All-American. He played on the same line as current Bears guard Kyle Long two years ago. Grasu anchored an offensive line at Oregon that paved the way for a UXQQLQJDWWDFNWKDW¿QLVKHG ¿UVW LQ WKH 3DF IRU WKH eighth straight year. Oregon State Steven Nelson. third round, 98 overall pick, Kansas City Chiefs years of negotiations and posturing between the unbeaten Mayweather and the popular Pacquiao, the two most prominent boxers of the past half-decade. Fans have been begging for the bout since Pacquiao established himself as a legitimate welterweight power in 2009 by stopping Miguel Cotto. Mayweather’s initial demands about drug testing and an unex- plained reluctance kept them apart until this year, when the money to be made became too great to ignore. The matchup sparked worldwide interest well outside of boxing’s normal sphere, but the weigh-in crowd appeared to be made up of ¿JKW IDQV HDJHU WR VHH WKH ¿JKWHUV together. Pacquiao is an eight-division champion who hasn’t taken the FKDOOHQJHU¶VUROHLQD¿JKWSURPR- tion in ages, but he agreed to cede precedence to Mayweather to make WKH¿JKW Pacquiao didn’t appear to be feeling any pressure: He took a VHO¿H LQ WKH WXQQHO EHIRUH KH WRRN his walk to the scales. Mayweather also appeared to be calm and collected, walking to the stage to a song with his personal brand in the lyrics. SCOREBOARD Local Slate PREP BASEBALL Saturday Irrigon at Weston-McEwen, 11 a.m. La Grande at Mac-Hi (DH), Noon PREP SOFTBALL Saturday Culver at Weston-McEwen (DH), 11 a.m. La Grande at Mac-Hi (DH), Noon PREP TRACK AND FIELD Saturday Hermiston at 2015 Strandberg, 9 a.m. Umatilla at Lake Washington Invite (Lake Washington), 9:30 a.m. Pendleton, Mac-Hi at Heinz Invite (Ontar- io), 11 a.m. Riverside, Weston-McEwen, Pilot Rock at Jo-High Invite (Joseph), 1 p.m. PREP BOYS TENNIS Saturday Hermiston at Bend Tournament, TBD Sherman County vs. Stanfield, 4:30 p.m. Friday PREP GIRLS TENNIS Saturday Hermiston at Bend Tournament, TBD Sherman County vs. Stanfield, 4:30 p.m. PREP RUGBY Saturday Sasquatch at Grecian Heights Park, 1 p.m. PREP LACROSSE Saturday Mt. View at Hermiston, 3 p.m. Sunday Bend at Hermiston, 1 p.m. COLLEGE BASEBALL Saturday Blue Mountain at Spokane (DH), 1 p.m. COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD Saturday Eastern Oregon at Border Clash (Boise), TBA Basketball NBA Playoffs FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7) Friday, May 1 Atlanta 111, Brooklyn 87, Atlanta wins series 4-2 Saturday, May 2 San Antonio at L.A. Clippers, 8 p.m. ——— CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS (Best-of-7) Sunday, May 3 Washington at Atlanta, 10 a.m. Memphis at Golden State, 12:30 p.m. Monday, May 4 Chicago at Cleveland, 4 p.m. L.A. L.A. Clippers-San Antonio winner at Houston, 6:30 p.m. Hockey Sunday, May. 3 Kelowna at Portland, 6 p.m. Baseball American League East Division New York Tampa Bay Boston Baltimore Toronto Central Division Kansas City Detroit Minnesota Chicago Cleveland West Division Houston Los Angeles Seattle Oakland Texas ——— WHL Playoffs THIRD ROUND Conference Finals (Best-of-7) Friday, May. 1 Brandon 8 Calgary 2 (Brandon wins series 4-1) Kelowna 2 Portland 1 (OT) (Kelowna leads series 3-2) W 14 13 12 10 11 L 9 10 11 11 13 Pct GB .609 — .565 1 .522 2 .476 3 .458 3½ W 16 15 11 8 8 L 7 9 12 12 14 Pct .696 .625 .478 .400 .364 W 16 11 10 10 7 L 7 12 13 14 15 Pct GB .696 — .478 5 .435 6 .417 6½ .318 8½ GB — 1½ 5 6½ 7½ Friday’s Games Tampa Bay 2, Baltimore 0 N.Y. Yankees 3, Boston 2 Cleveland 9, Toronto 4 Oakland 7, Texas 5 Minnesota 1, Chicago White Sox 0 Kansas City 4, Detroit 1 Houston 4, Seattle 3 San Francisco 3, L.A. Angels 2 Saturday’s Games N.Y. Yankees (Eovaldi 1-0) at Boston (Miley 1-2), 10:35 a.m. Chicago White Sox (Noesi 0-2) at Minne- sota (Nolasco 0-1), 11:10 a.m. L.A. Angels (Santiago 2-1) at San Francis- co (T.Hudson 0-2), 1:05 p.m. Toronto (Aa.Sanchez 1-2) at Cleveland (Kluber 0-3), 1:10 p.m. Tampa Bay (Archer 3-2) vs. Baltimore (Mi.Gonzalez 2-1) at St. Petersburg, FL, 4:05 p.m. Detroit (Price 2-1) at Kansas City (Volquez 2-2), 4:10 p.m. Seattle (T.Walker 1-2) at Houston (McHugh 3-0), 4:10 p.m. Oakland (Pomeranz 1-2) at Texas (N.Marti- nez 2-0), 5:05 p.m. Sunday’s Games Toronto at Cleveland, 10:10 a.m. Tampa Bay vs. Baltimore at St. Peters- burg, FL, 10:35 a.m. Chicago White Sox at Minnesota, 11:10 a.m. Detroit at Kansas City, 11:10 a.m. Seattle at Houston, 11:10 a.m. Oakland at Texas, 12:05 p.m. L.A. Angels at San Francisco, 1:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Boston, 5:05 p.m. Monday’s Games N.Y. Yankees at Toronto, 4:07 p.m. Tampa Bay at Boston, 4:10 p.m. Oakland at Minnesota, 5:10 p.m. Texas at Houston, 5:10 p.m. Seattle at L.A. Angels, 7:05 p.m. National League East Division NHL Playoffs SECOND ROUND (Best-of-7) Friday, May 1 Tampa Bay 2, Montreal 1, 2OT, Tampa Bay leads series 1-0 Chicago 4, Minnesota 3, Chicago leads series 1-0 Saturday, May 2 Washington at N.Y. Rangers, 9:30 a.m. Sunday, May 3 Tampa Bay at Montreal, 3 p.m. Minnesota at Chicago, 5:30 p.m. Calgary at Anaheim, 7 p.m. Monday, May 4 N.Y. Rangers at Washington, 4:30 p.m. MLB New York Atlanta Miami Washington Philadelphia Central Division St. Louis Chicago Pittsburgh Cincinnati Milwaukee West Division Los Angeles San Diego Colorado Arizona San Francisco ——— W 16 11 11 10 8 L 8 12 12 14 16 Pct GB .667 — .478 4½ .478 4½ .417 6 .333 8 W 16 13 12 11 5 L 6 8 11 12 18 Pct .727 .619 .522 .478 .217 W 14 12 11 10 10 L 8 12 11 12 13 Pct GB .636 — .500 3 .500 3 .455 4 .435 4½ Friday’s Games Chicago Cubs 1, Milwaukee 0 Miami 4, Philadelphia 3 N.Y. Mets 4, Washington 0 Atlanta 4, Cincinnati 3 GB — 2½ 4½ 5½ 11½ St. Louis 2, Pittsburgh 1, 10 innings L.A. Dodgers 8, Arizona 0 San Diego 14, Colorado 3 San Francisco 3, L.A. Angels 2 Saturday’s Games Pittsburgh (Liriano 1-1) at St. Louis (Lack- ey 1-1), 11:15 a.m. Milwaukee (Fiers 0-3) at Chicago Cubs (Arrieta 3-1), 11:20 a.m. L.A. Angels (Santiago 2-1) at San Francis- co (T.Hudson 0-2), 1:05 p.m. Philadelphia (Hamels 1-2) at Miami (Haren 2-1), 1:10 p.m. Cincinnati (Marquis 2-1) at Atlanta (Stults 1-1), 4:10 p.m. Washington (G.Gonzalez 1-2) at N.Y. Mets (Niese 2-1), 4:10 p.m. Colorado (J.De La Rosa 0-1) at San Diego (Morrow 1-0), 5:40 p.m. Arizona (Hellickson 1-3) at L.A. Dodgers (S.Baker 0-1), 6:10 p.m. Sunday’s Games Philadelphia at Miami, 10:10 a.m. Washington at N.Y. Mets, 10:10 a.m. Cincinnati at Atlanta, 10:35 a.m. Pittsburgh at St. Louis, 11:15 a.m. Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs, 11:20 a.m. L.A. Angels at San Francisco, 1:05 p.m. Arizona at L.A. Dodgers, 1:10 p.m. Colorado at San Diego, 1:10 p.m. Monday’s Games Miami at Washington, 4:05 p.m. Philadelphia at Atlanta, 4:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at Milwaukee, 4:20 p.m. Chicago Cubs at St. Louis, 5:15 p.m. Arizona at Colorado, 5:40 p.m. San Diego at San Francisco, 7:15 p.m. Soccer MLS EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA New England 4 2 2 14 10 7 D.C. United 4 1 2 14 8 6 New York 3 0 4 13 11 6 Columbus 3 2 2 11 12 6 Chicago 3 3 0 9 6 7 Orlando City 2 4 2 8 6 10 Toronto FC 2 4 0 6 10 11 New York City FC 1 4 3 6 5 7 Philadelphia 1 5 3 6 10 17 Montreal 0 2 2 2 2 6 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA FC Dallas 5 2 2 17 15 12 Vancouver 5 3 1 16 11 9 Seattle 4 2 1 13 10 5 Los Angeles 3 2 3 12 9 8 Houston 2 3 4 10 11 12 Sporting Kansas City 2 2 4 10 11 12 San Jose 3 4 0 9 7 9 Portland 2 3 3 9 7 8 Real Salt Lake 2 2 3 9 6 9 Colorado 1 2 5 8 7 7 NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie. ——— Friday’s Games FC Dallas 4, Houston 1 San Jose at Real Salt Lake, (n) Saturday’s Games Toronto FC at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. Columbus at D.C. United, 4 p.m. New York at New England, 4:30 p.m. Colorado at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m. Vancouver at Portland, 7:30 p.m. Sunday’s Games Chicago at Sporting Kansas City, 2 p.m. Seattle at New York City FC, 4 p.m. Football NFL Draft Second Round 33. New York Giants (from Tennessee), Landon Collins, db, Alabama. 34. Tampa Bay, Donovan Smith, ot, Penn State. 35. Oakland, Mario Edwards, de, Florida State. 36. Jacksonville, T.J. Yeldon, rb, Alabama. 37. New York Jets, Devin Smith, wr, Ohio State. 38. Washington, Preston Smith, lb, Mississippi State. 39. Chicago, Eddie Goldman, dt, Florida State. 40. Tennessee (from New York Giants), Dorial Green-Beckham, wr, Missouri. 41. Carolina (from St. Louis), Devin Funch- Place a Yard Sale Ad 25 words, 3 days, private party only $20.00 East Oregonian & Hermiston Herald ers w o h S ! o f $ $ Call Paula 541-278-2678 Yard Sale Kits - $5.00 Includes 2 signs & stakes, price stickers & coupons ess, wr, Michigan. 42. Atlanta, Jalen Collins, db, LSU. 43. Houston (from Cleveland), Benardrick McKinney, lb, Mississippi State. 44. New Orleans, Hau’oli Kikaha, lb, Washington. 45. Minnesota, Eric Kendricks, lb, UCLA. 46. San Francisco, Jaquiski Tartt, db, Samford. 47. Philadelphia (from Miami), Eric Rowe, db, Utah. 48. San Diego, Denzel Perryman, lb, Miami. 49. Kansas City, Mitch Morse, ot, Missouri. 50. Buffalo, Ronald Darby, db, Florida State. 51. Cleveland (from Houston), Nate Orchard, lb, Utah. 52. Miami (from Philadelphia), Jordan Phillips, dt, Oklahoma. 53. Cincinnati, Jake Fisher, ot, Oregon. 54. Detroit, Ameer Abdullah, rb, Ne- braska. 55. Baltimore (from Arizona), Maxx Williams, te, Minnesota. 56. Pittsburgh, Senquez Golson, db, Mississippi. 57. St. Louis (from Carolina), Robert Havenstein, ot, Wisconsin. 58. Arizona (from Baltimore), Markus Golden, lb, Missouri. 59. Denver, Ty Sambrailo, ot, Colorado State. 60. Dallas, Randy Gregory, de, Nebraska. 61. Tampa Bay (from Indianapolis), Ali Marpet, ot, Hobart. 62. Green Bay, Quinten Rollins, db, Miami (Ohio). 63. Seattle, Frank Clark, de, Michigan. 64. New England, Jordan Richards, db, Stanford. Third Round 65. Indianapolis (from Tampa Bay), D’Joun Smith, db, FAU. 66. Tennessee, Jeremiah Poutasi, ot, Utah. 67. Jacksonville, A.J. Cann, g, South Carolina. 68. Oakland, Clive Walford, te, Miami. 69. Seattle (from Washington), Tyler Lockett, wr, Kansas State. 70. Houston (from New York Jets), Jaelen Strong, wr, Arizona State. 71. Chicago, Hroniss Grasu, c, Oregon. 72. St. Louis, Jamon Brown, ot, Louisville. 73. Atlanta, Tevin Coleman, rb, Indiana. 74. New York Giants, Owamagbe Odighizuwa, de, UCLA. 75. New Orleans, Garrett Grayson, qb, Colorado State. 76. Kansas City (from Minnesota), Chris Conley, wr, Georgia. 77. Cleveland, Duke Johnson, rb, Miami. 78. New Orleans (from Miami), P.J. Williams, db, Florida State. 79. San Francisco, Eli Harold, de, Virginia. 80. Detroit (from Kansas City through Minnesota), Alex Carter, db, Stanford. 81. Buffalo, John Miller, g, Louisville. 82. New York Jets (from Houston), Loren- zo Mauldin, lb, Louisville. 83. San Diego, Craig Mager, db, Texas State. 84. Philadelphia, Jordan Hicks, lb, Texas. 85. Cincinnati, Tyler Kroft, te, Rutgers. 86. Arizona, David Johnson, rb, Northern Iowa. 87. Pittsburgh, Sammie Coates, wr, Auburn. 88. Minnesota (from Detroit), Danielle Hunter, de, LSU. 89. St. Louis (from Carolina), Sean Mannion, qb, Oregon State. 90. Baltimore, Carl Davis, dt, Iowa. 91. Dallas, Chaz Green, ot, Florida. 92. Denver, Jeff Heuerman, te, Ohio State. 93. Indianapolis, Henry Anderson, de, Stanford. 94. Green Bay, Ty Montgomery, wr, Stanford. 95. Washington (from Seattle), Matt Jones, rb, Florida. 96. Cleveland (New England), Xavier Cooper, dt, Washington State. 97. x-New England, Genio Grissom, de, Oklahoma. 98. x-Kansas City, Steven Nelson, db, Oregon State. 99. x-Cincinnati, Paul Dawson, lb, TCU.
