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Penn State’s
settlements now
total nearly $93M
Ducks win a wild War
HARRISBURG, Pa.
(AP) — Penn State settled
with six more victims or
accusers
of Jerry
Sandusky,
according to
a new audit
that puts
the school’s
total payout in the child sex
abuse scandal at nearly $93
million.
The university’s audited
¿ nancial statements for the
year that ended June 30,
dated Oct. 30, show $33.2
million in new payments
over claims related to the
former longtime coach.
The audit ¿ ndings, which
say the school has now paid
or agreed to pay 32 claims,
were reported Wednesday
by WJAC-TV in Johnstown.
University spokesman
Lawrence Lokman
declined to comment on
the settlements, citing strict
con¿ dentiality agreements.
Browns undecided
on Manziel’s status
BEREA, Ohio (AP) —
Browns coach Mike Pettine
said he hasn’t decided if
Johnny Manziel will be
active on Monday night
against Baltimore.
Manziel was demoted
from starter
FACES to third string
this week
when a video
surfaced of him
partying during
Cleveland’s
bye week in
Austin, Texas.
Manziel
Manziel
had promised
Pettine and other coaches
he would behave during
the time off, and Pettine
said the second-year
quarterback violated “trust
and accountability” with his
actions.
Pettine refused to provide
more details Friday.
Manziel had been named
Cleveland’s starter for
the ¿ nal six games before
his off-¿ eld behavior got
him benched. He has not
spoken to reporters since his
benching.
“That’s the NFL.
Guys want to
compete. They
want to compete
against the best
guys. Richard
Sherman is one of
the top guys at the
corner position.
I’m one of the
top guys at the
receiver position.
Those are the kind
of matchups you
want.”“
— Antonio Brown
Pittsburgh Steelers wide
receiver on the upcom-
ing battle with Sherman
in Sunday’s game in Se-
attle. Brown has estab-
lished himself as one of
the top WR’s in the NFL,
with 79 catches and
1,141 yards this season,
good for second in the
league. Seattle’s defense
allows an average of
202 pass yards per
game — also good for
second in the NFL.
THIS DATE IN SPORTS
2004 — Cincinnati and
Cleveland play the most
remarkable game in their
rivalry, a 58-48 victory by the
Bengals that is the second-
highest scoring game in NFL
history, since the Redskins
beat the Giants 72-41 on
Nov. 27, 1966.
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Oregon running back Royce Freeman, right, tries to pull away from Oregon State’s Jonathan Willis (32) in the second half of Friday’s
football game in Eugene.
Beavers make big second-half rally, but fall short in rivalry game
By ANNE M. PETERSON
AP Sports Writer
EUGENE — The Oregon Ducks
knew Oregon State would give its
best shot in the Civil War.
The Beavers, looking for their
¿ rst and only conference win,
mounted a furious second-half rally
and came within three points of the
Ducks twice in the fourth quarter.
But ultimately No. 18 Oregon
prevailed 52-42 Friday in the 119th
meeting between the teams.
“We knew it would be a heavy-
weight ¿ ght. Those guys, they’re
Civil War
Oregon
Oregon State
52
42
right up the road. All week people
kept hearing about their record. But
since last weekend we knew that
record wouldn’t mean anything.
Our record wouldn’t mean
anything,” said Oregon receiver
Bralon Addison, who caught three
touchdowns and ran for another.
Vernon Adams threw for 366
yards and those three touchdowns
to Addison as the Ducks won their
sixth straight. Addison ¿ nished with
eight catches for 106 yards.
Royce Freeman ran for 167
yards and two touchdowns for the
Ducks (9-3, 7-2 Pac-12), who will
now wait to see how the postseason
bowl picture shakes out. Stanford
will represent the Pac-12 North in
the conference championship game.
It was the ninth straight loss for
the Beavers (2-10, 0-9), the most
since 1995 when they lost 10 in a
row. Oregon State did not win a
conference game for the ¿ rst time
since 1997.
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Huskies thrash Cougars
Washington gets bowl
eligible with Apple
Cup victory
By TIM BOOTH
AP Sports Writer
SEATTLE — After all the
preparation and the visits from
the past greats of the Washington
program to speak about the
importance of the Apple Cup,
Chris Petersen knew his team was
primed unlike any other week this
season.
The Huskies
Apple Cup earned them-
selves one more
game thanks
to a complete
Washington drubbing of No.
20 Washington
State.
“I know it
was our most
prepared game,
Wash. State
emotionally,”
Petersen said.
“I was really
hoping
they
were going to play good because
I knew that they were all it. It was
good to see these guys be able to
¿ nish in the second half.”
Led by Myles Gaskin’s 138
yards rushing and two touch-
downs, and the trio of Sidney
Jones, Darren Gardenhire and
Azeem Victor all returning
turnovers for touchdowns in the
45
10
The Beavers did not make it easy
for the Ducks. Victor Bolden ran 78
yards on a punt return for the touch-
down to narrow the score to 38-35
early in the fourth quarter. Adams
answered on the next drive with a
4-yard touchdown pass to Addison.
Then Ryan Nall broke away for
a 66-yard scoring run to draw the
Beavers close once more with 7:05
to go. Again Adams answered with
a 24-yard TD pass to Addison for
the ¿ nal margin.
Nall ¿ nished with a career-high
174 yards rushing and a score for
the Beavers, who had averaged just
See CIVIL WAR/2B
Things
we’re NOT
thankful for
in sports
By PAUL NEWBERRY
AP National Writer
start of his career. Falk missed the
game after suffering an apparent
concussion last week against
Colorado and Bender looked the
part of an inexperienced freshman.
He threw for 288 yards and a
touchdown, but also saw both
of his interceptions returned for
scores by the Huskies.
The Cougars (8-4, 6-3) were
held more than 100 yards passing
below their season average,
although the absence of Falk was
a signi¿ cant reason why.
“We collapsed as a team,”
Washington State coach Mike
Leach said.
Jones’ interception was the
most important of the three returns.
With the Huskies leading 17-3
Another Thanksgiving in the
books.
So passes that day when sports
columnists observe a 24-hour mora-
torium on griping in order to roll out
all the things they’re thankful for, a
tradition that was perfected by the
late, great Furman Bisher in Atlanta.
Well, we’ve never been one to
follow the crowds on Black Friday,
especially when it goes against
everything we’re about.
So, with our bellies properly
stuffed and our grouch meter at full
blast, here are some things we’re
NOT thankful for:
CONFUSION COMES IN
STRIPES: It’s beyond time for the
NFL to actually hire full-time of¿ -
cials, but a rash of blown calls this
season has only raised the urgency.
To be fair, it’s not entirely the fault
of the guys in the stripes. The rule-
book is a convoluted mess, ¿ lled
with contradictions and unneces-
sary attempts to account for every
possible scenario. For example,
does anyone know what a catch is
See APPLE CUP/2B
See COLUMN/2B
(AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Washington players, including Jaydon Mickens, left, and Brian
Clay, center, cheer as they hold the Apple Cup trophy after the
team beat Washington State Friday in Seattle.
second half, the Huskies pulled
away for a 45-10 win over the
Cougars on Friday.
Washington became bowl
eligible by winning the Apple Cup
for the sixth time in the last seven
meetings with the Cougars. The
Huskies slowed the best passing
game in the country and took
advantage of seven turnovers, the
most committed by Washington
State since 2009 against Hawaii.
“It meant a lot to us getting that
sixth win,” Washington linebacker
Keishawn Bierria said. “Today we
made a statement.”
The Huskies (6-6, 4-5 Pac-12)
bene¿ ted by the absence of
starting Washington State quarter-
back Luke Falk, leaving freshman
Peyton Bender to make the ¿ rst