SPORTS
WEEKEND, NOVEMBER 14-15, 2015
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Pitt-Gonzaga game
canceled at half
CAMP FOSTER, Japan
(AP) — Pittsburgh and
Gonzaga
made a
long trip
to Japan
to play a
college
basketball
game. It must have seemed
a lot longer when they only
got to play 20 minutes.
The Armed Forces
Classic between No. 9
Gonzaga and the Panthers
was canceled at halftime
because of slippery condi-
tions on the court at Foster
Field House on Okinawa.
Japan Standard Time
is 14 hours ahead of the
Eastern Time zone, meaning
the game was played on
Saturday morning in Japan.
Pittsburgh was leading
37-35 at halftime and
the second half never got
started.
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Stanfield beats
Central Linn in OT
after trailing at half
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earlier in the game
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inkling who would
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East Oregonian
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get the deciding carry.
Central Linn going for two
“I just told my guys, ‘We’re
Central Linn quarterback had just points and the win. The who was getting good reads, we just aren’t
270-pound Alex Pettner getting the wrapping,’” Salas said. “‘When you
scored a touchdown in overtime.
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“We preferred
to stay on the
fi eld, that’s where
we felt safest.
We had diffi culty
understanding
the explanations
inside the
stadium.“
— Frederic Lavergne
French soccer fan at a
match between France
and Germany at the Sta-
de de France. Nearby
explosions and emer-
gency sirens could be
heard inside the stadium
during the match, which
France won 2-0. Fans
poured onto the fi eld af-
ter the fi nal whistle and
wouldn’t leave until two
announcements assured
them it was safe.
THIS DATE IN SPORTS
1943 — Sid Luckman of
the Chicago Bears becomes
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than 400 yards. He throws for
433 and seven touchdowns in
a 56-7 victory over the New
York Giants.
1964 — Gus Johnson and
Walt Bellamy become the
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40 points apiece, leading the
Baltimore Bullets past the
Los Angeles Lakers 127-115.
Johnson has 41 points,
Bellamy 40.
1993 — Don Shula breaks
George Halas’ career record
for victories with No. 325
when the Miami Dolphins
defeat Philadelphia 19-14.
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PENDLETON
HEPPNER
Craving contact
Seniors
eager
for last
stand
Red Sox trade for
All-Star closer
BOSTON (AP) — New
Boston Red Sox boss Dave
Dombrowski on Friday night
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to rebuild
FACES the franchise
after its third
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in four years,
acquiring four-
time All-Star
closer Craig
Kimbrel from
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the San Diego
Padres for four prospects.
Kimbrel, who saved 39
games for the Padres last
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of his career with the Atlanta
Braves before they traded
him to San Diego on the eve
of the 2015 regular season.
The Red Sox assumed
$25 million remaining on
Kimbrel’s contract but have
him under control for three
more seasons.
“Moving to the American
league, I’m excited,”
Kimbrel said in a conference
call with reporters. “It’s a
league that has the big bats.
And being a pitcher, you
want a challenge of facing
the big bats.”
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the Tigers have appeared in the
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squad, which won the Class B title.
“I didn’t really talk about making
history,” Salas said. “I just told me
Eight Mustangs
play their final
home game today
By MATT ENTRUP
East Oregonian
Staff photo by E.J. Harris
Kristina Hardy, 16, runs a passing drill during passing clinic with the Pendleton Sasquatch Rugby club
Wednesday in Pendleton.
New rugby team gives girls physical outlet
By MATT ENTRUP
East Oregonian
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what she was seeing was correct.
Fliers advertising a new girls’ rugby team had just appeared in the
hallways of her school, and for a brief
moment the 17-year-old hesitated.
“It was weird to look at, I was like,
“I’ve been
‘Oh, a girls’ rugby team?’ Because there’s
looking for
no girls’ football, you never see girls
doing wrestling,” she said. “I’ve been
more of a
looking for more of a hardcore physical
girls’ sport.”
hardcore
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physical girls’
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her gender, but didn’t want to risk injury
sport.”
by trying to go up against the boys — or
— Abby Rinehart,
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who also was responsible for founding the boys’ team in 2008, said he
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Abby Rinehart, 17, passes the ball from
her knees during a drill at the Pendle-
ton Sasquatch Rugby club passing
clinic Wednesday in Pendleton.
HEPPNER — Eight
Heppner seniors will play
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at the Morrow County
Fairgrounds stadium today
against Reedsport in the 2A
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neutral sites, so win or lose,
these eight players know this
is the end of a unique experi-
ence in Oregon athletics.
“These seniors, this is
their eighth home playoff
game in four years. That’s
pretty cool,” said Heppner
coach Greg Grant, who has
led the Mustangs to the play-
offs in 24 of his 26 seasons.
“To have hosted eight playoff
games at home, there’s not
that many kids that have had
that opportunity.”
In fact, no team in Class
2A has come close.
Kennedy and Gold Beach
are second in home playoff
games over the last four
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have to look all the way to
Class 6A and its 32-team
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that has hosted at least two
playoff a games a year since
2012. Sheldon and Jesuit
both accomplished it.
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it’s huge,” said senior C.J.
Kindle, who leads the team
with 1,800 all-purpose yards
and 24 touchdowns. “I think
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NBA
Randolph’s putback sends Grizzlies past Portland
By CLAY BAILEY
Associated Press
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Zach
Randolph’s put-back basket with less
than a second left and a season-high
31 points from
Marc Gasol led the
Memphis Grizzlies
to a 101-100 victory
Portland
over the Portland
Trail Blazers on
Friday night.
Portland had
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0.6 of a second
Memphis
left, but Al-Farouq
Aminu’s 17-footer
was short and the
Grizzlies snapped
a four-game losing streak.
The Trail Blazers lost their fourth
straight and haven’t won since a
115-96 victory over Memphis on
Nov. 5.
Randolph’s winning basket
gave him 15 points for the game.
Jeff Green scored 14, while Mike
Conley and newcomer Mario
Chalmers added 11 points apiece.
C.J. McCollum led Portland with
26 points, including 10 in the fourth
quarter. Aminu had 16 and Allen
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phis Grizzlies, Friday, Nov. 13, 2015, in Memphis, Tenn. The Grizzlies
won 101-100.
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11 points for Portland, connecting
on 5 of 15 shots in the game. The
Portland backcourt of Lillard and
McCollum were a combined 12 of
29. They entered the game aver-
aging 47.7 points this season.
Aminu’s 3-pointer from the left
sideline with 12.5 seconds left gave
Portland a 100-99 lead, setting the
stage for Randolph’s winner.
But it took several attempts.
Courtney Lee missed a shot in
the corner with time running out,
Jeff Green’s tip attempt missed and
Randolph grabbed the rebound. But
Crabbe blocked his shot.
Randolph got it back for the winner
and saved the Grizzlies from blowing
an 11-point, fourth-quarter lead.
Memphis led 92-81 with about 4
minutes lef,t when the Trail Blazers
went on a 16-5 run fueled by eight
points from McCollum. Aminu
converted a pair of free throws to tie
the game at 97 with 36.3 left.
Green answered with a layup, but
Aminu’s 3-pointer with 12.5 seconds
left gave Portland a 100-99 lead.
In the third quarter, Memphis
ran its lead to double digits with a
16-3 spurt to open the second half,
capped by Gasol’s 3-pointer for a
69-55 advantage.
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injured his left shoulder against the
Spurs Wednesday. ... Portland has lost
eight straight in Memphis, counting
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time this season he hasn’t reached 20.
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Trail Blazers have lost while winning
the battle of the boards.