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SPORTS Friday, January 29, 2016 East Oregonian Page 3B MLB Mariners prep for spring believing they can contend lot more games than that,” Dipoto said. “It’s all going to be about the culture we develop. We will make strategic mistakes, we will have SEATTLE — Jerry Dipoto injuries, every team does. What did not go quietly into the Seattle we cannot do is allow our culture Mariners offseason. The entire to rattle.” overhaul Dipoto embarked upon The crux of Dipoto’s offseason after taking over as the Mariners makeover was to create more general manager was not subtle or athleticism and versatility for the quiet. Mariners, and to build a roster that It was attention-grabbing, and played to the strengths of their as Dipoto said on Thursday during home park, Safeco Field. That the Mariners’ pre-spring training FUHDWHG FKDQJHV LQ WKH RXW¿HOG luncheon, successful. with the additions of Nori Aoki “I think we did what we said we and Leonys Martin, and led to a were going to do. And I feel very complete rebuilding of the bullpen, FRQ¿GHQWRXUJDPHSODQKDVEHHQ with seven new additions from executed,” Dipoto said. “Now outside the organization likely to ZH¶UH JRLQJ WR ¿QG RXW DV WKH (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) compete for spots as relievers. season starts how good the game Seattle Mariners manager Scott Servais talks to reporters Thurs- The biggest competition may plan was.” Jan. 28, 2016 in Seattle during the team’s annual brieing be- EH IRU WKH ¿QDO VORWV LQ 6HDWWOH¶V The Mariners will arrive in day, fore the start of baseball spring training. rotation with the expectation Arizona in about three weeks with one of the more remodeled rosters spring training will be as much West. It’s a tough division. ... that Felix Hernandez, Hisashi in baseball, including 17 new about the Mariners getting to We’re going to start the season Iwakuma and Wade Miley are additions to their 40-man roster know one another as it will be with the idea that we’re going to assured spots. That leaves Taijuan that were with other clubs a year about assessing what the talent get into the mid-80s. We’ve built Walker, James Paxton, Nathan ago. The expectation is that the LV RQ WKH ¿HOG 'LSRWR GLGQ¶W VK\ the roster with the idea of getting Karns, Mike Montgomery and majority of those new acquisitions away from saying the roster he’s into the mid-80s and if you can Vidal Nuno likely competing for ZLOOEHRQWKH¿QDOPDQURVWHU created should be able to post a JHWLQWRWKDWZLQ]RQHDQG WKHIRXUWKDQG¿IWKVSRWV then let the chips fall where they There are also questions about when Seattle breaks camp in early winning record in 2016. “I believe this club is as well- may, it’s amazing how frequently UHVHUYHVSRWVLQWKHLQ¿HOGDQGZKR April. That means the early part of suited as anybody in the (AL) you’re going to end up winning a may end up being the right-handed By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer hitting complement to Adam Lind DW¿UVWEDVH'LSRWRFRQ¿UPHGWKH signing of former All-Star Gaby Sanchez to a minor league deal on Thursday. The intention is that he’s part of that competition along with Jesus Montero and Seattle could add another player to the mix before the start of spring training. “I like the versatility, I like the athleticism. I think to win you’ve got to pitch and to have good pitching you’ve got to defend and we got a lot better there, especially LQRXURXW¿HOGGHIHQVH´¿UVW\HDU manager Scott Servais said. NOTES: Backup C Jesus Sucre will be out for six months after undergoing surgery on his right ankle this week. Sucre suffered D IUDFWXUHG ¿EXOD DQG VHYHUHO\ sprained ankle playing in the Venezuelan Winter League. ... 2B Robinson Cano is fully recovered after undergoing offseason surgery to repair a sports hernia. Cano played through the injury for the ¿QDO WZR PRQWKV RI WKH VHDVRQ “It was his wishes to play through that. I don’t think too many people could have played through what he played through,” athletic trainer 5LFN*ULI¿QVDLG NFL NFL Las Vegas wants stadium for UNLV, possibly Raiders Manning not discussing retirement plans as Super Bowl approaches Oakland is trying to arrange a plan to build a new stadium at the Coliseum site but the city has The billionaire owner of the QR¿UPSODQVRUIXQGLQJLQSODFH Las Vegas Sands casino company even with an additional $100 wants to help build a domed million pledge from the NFL stadium on the UNLV campus after the owners’ vote earlier this and is meeting with the owner of month. The Raiders have an option to the Oakland Raiders, company move to Inglewood with the Rams RI¿FLDOVVDLG7KXUVGD\ Sands spokesman Ron Reese at their new stadium if the Char- said the casino company envi- gers decide to stay in San Diego. 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UNLV has longed to build a Adelson’s company includes the Venetian and Palazzo hotel-ca- stadium closer to campus than sinos on the Las Vegas Strip as where the Rebels now play at Sam well as casinos in Macau, Singa- Boyd Stadium, nearly nine miles away. pore and Pennsylvania. “If a public-private partnership Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval commissioned a tourism infra- can be formed that includes the structure committee to screen development of a new special ideas to attract more visitors and events stadium with little or no “nothing will move that needle cost to UNLV — and we have like a new world-class stadium,” access to use the facility — then Reese said in a statement about it would be of great value to us,” WKHGHYHORSPHQWZKLFKZDV¿UVW UNLV president Len Jessup said reported by Nevada political jour- in a statement. nalist Jon Ralston. By MICHELLE RINDELS Associated Press By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — What’s whispered into Bill Beli- chick’s ear stays in Bill Belichick’s ear. Peyton Manning may have told him, “This might be my last rodeo,” but he’s not telling anyone else anything about his thoughts on retirement. NFL Network cameras caught an intriguing exchange between Denver’s quarterback and New England’s coach after Denver’s 20-18 win over the Patriots in the AFC championship game on Sunday. Manning didn’t want to talk about the eavesdropped exchange on Thursday, however. He joked, “I don’t know if it’s EHHQFRQ¿UPHGRUQRW\RXNQRZ" What happened to private conver- VDWLRQVRQWKH\DUGOLQH",JXHVV they just don’t exist anymore. So, QR FRQ¿UPDWLRQ RQ WKDW ZKDWVR- ever. ... We’re on to Carolina.” The Broncos (14-4) face the 3DQWKHUVLQ6XSHU%RZO on Feb. 7. What Manning said to Beli- chick is apparently more than he’s told his own coach regarding his thoughts on retirement as this 18th and very trying season comes to a conclusion. “He hasn’t said anything to me,” Gary Kubiak said. “I know he’s enjoying the playoffs and enjoying this opportunity with this football team. I can’t speak for him. He’ll have to answer those questions. But I know it’s special to have him back in the huddle leading the way and I’m just very proud of his work getting back to be in this position.” Manning’s favorite target, receiver Demaryius Thomas, said (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning throws during prac- tice at the team’s headquarters on Thursday in Englewood, Colo. Manning hasn’t said anything to his teammates, either. “Not at all. We’re assuming,” Thomas said. “You never know with him. He hasn’t said anything, so I really don’t know what he’s going to do.” Manning, who regained his starting job this month after PLVVLQJ WKH %URQFRV¶ ¿QDO VHYHQ starts while dealing with a torn plantar fascia near his left heel, was so loose Thursday that his news conference at times resembled a stand-up routine at a comedy club. Asked about the Panthers’ propensity for fast starts and the need to keep up with Carolina, Manning said: “As you watch the game unfold, you see the score- board and it’s 7-0, it’s 14-0, it’s like the guy singing the national DQWKHP LV VWLOO RQ WKH ¿HOG \RX know, the game hasn’t started yet.” At one point, Manning was asked for his recollections of Panthers owner Jerry Richardson in the league’s labor negotiations, and Manning said he didn’t have a good answer for the reporter although, “labor negotiations are pretty boring if I can recall. There’s one word for you.” Another question was about the four consecutive years a dual- threat QB has played in the Super %RZO DQG WKH \HDU VWUHDN RI D pocket passer playing in the big game. “That is 100 percent for you guys to decide,” Manning said when asked if there were indeed two different types of QBs now. “... I guess the only thing I’ll say is it seems like every year they say the pocket passer is a dying breed. I kept saying, ‘I hope that’s not true. I will be out of a job and my brother will be pretty close behind me.’ “ Kubiak said he’ll lean on his leaders next week in San Fran- cisco to make sure the team stays focused on football. Asked what his role was in that plan, Manning said, “Set the curfew, basically.” “I threw out 9,” he said. “That didn’t get a lot of positive views.” SCOREBOARD Local slate PREP BOYS BASKETBALL Today Riverside at Nyssa, 6 p.m. Umatilla at Vale, 6 p.m. Irrigon at Heppner, 6 p.m. Culver at Weston-McEwen, 4 p.m. Stanield at Pilot Rock, 6 p.m. Arlington at South Wasco, 7:30 p.m. Sherman at Ione, 7:30 p.m. Condon/Wheeler at Horizon Christian, 7:30 p.m. Echo at Pine Eagle, 7:30 p.m. Wallowa at Helix, 7:30 p.m. Saturday Umatilla at Nyssa, 3:30 p.m. Riverside at Vale, 3:30 p.m. Culver at Pilot Rock, 4 p.m. Ontario at Mac-Hi, 4:30 p.m. Heppner at Stanield, 5:30 p.m. Weston-McEwen at Irrigon, 5:30 p.m. Mitchell/Spray at Arlington, 5:30 p.m. Ione at Condon/Wheeler, 5:30 p.m. Joseph at Echo, 5:30 p.m. Nixyaawii at Powder Valley, 5:30 p.m. PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL Today Stanield at Pilot Rock, 3 p.m. Riverside at Nyssa, 5 p.m. Umatilla at Vale, 5 p.m. Culver at Weston-McEwen, 5:30 p.m. Arlington at South Wasco, 6 p.m. Condon/Wheeler at Horizon Christian, 6 p.m. Sherman at Ione, 6 p.m. Wallowa at Helix, 6 p.m. Echo at Pine Eagle, 6 p.m. Pendleton at The Dalles, 7 p.m. Hood River at Hermiston, 7 p.m. Irrigon at Heppner, 7:30 p.m. Saturday Riverside at Vale, 2 p.m. Culver at Pilot Rock, 2:30 p.m. Ontario at Mac-Hi, 3 p.m. Umatilla at Nyssa, 3 p.m. Heppner at Stanield, 4 p.m. Weston-McEwen at Irrigon, 4 p.m. Mitchell/Spray at Arlington, 4 p.m. Ione at Condon/Wheeler, 4 p.m. Joseph at Echo, 4 p.m. Nixyaawii at Powder Valley, 4 p.m. PREP WRESTLING Today Mountain View at Pendleton, 6 p.m. Bonanza at Irrigon, 6 p.m. Saturday Mac-Hi, Riverside, Heppner, Irrigon at BEO Invite, 10 a.m. COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL Today Eastern Oregon at Evergreen State, 7:30 p.m. Saturday Treasure Valley at Blue Mountain, 4 p.m. Eastern Oregon at Northwest (WA), 7:30 p.m. COLLEGE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Today Eastern Oregon at Evergreen State, 5:30 p.m. Saturday Treasure Valley at Blue Mountain, 2 p.m. Eastern Oregon at Northwest (WA), 5:30 p.m. Prep standings BOYS BASKETBALL Columbia River Conference (5A) Conf. Ovr. PS PA Rnk Pendleton 2-0 9-6 894 821 8 Hermiston 1-1 8-9 1051 1065 20 Hood River 1-1 2-12 816 944 32 The Dalles 0-2 3-13 843 1251 30 Greater Oregon League (4A) Ovr. Conf. PS PA Rnk 3-0 9-10 1006 1053 22 1-1 6-13 789 896 28 1-1 5-7 615 570 31 0-3 5-11 853 981 36 Baker Mac-Hi La Grande Ontario Eastern Oregon League (3A) Conf. Ovr. PS PA Rnk 4-0 9-10 952 945 15 3-1 7-10 739 728 25 1-3 9-10 937 977 24 0-4 3-14 702 928 35 Nyssa Riverside Umatilla Vale Columbia Basin Conference (2A) Conf. Ovr. PS PA Rnk Heppner 5-0 15-1 917 706 2 Stanield 4-1 12-4 1039 826 13 Irrigon 3-2 12-5 958 712 9 Wes-McE. 2-3 7-9 821 878 26 Pilot Rock 1-4 7-12 817 926 31 Culver 0-5 5-12 687 947 41 Big Sky League (1A) Conf. Ovr. PS Sherman 7-0 13-4 1154 S. Wasco 5-2 14-3 925 Dufur 5-2 8-7 787 Horizon Chr. 4-3 7-9 748 Con./Whe. 3-4 7-9 714 Ione 2-5 3-12 446 Arlington 1-6 7-11 789 Mitchell 1-6 6-10 598 PA Rnk 884 4 599 5 721 23 816 12 814 32 821 44 806 49 791 41 Powder Val. Joseph Echo Wallowa Pine Eagle Helix 6-1 13-3 931 4-2 8-7 663 4-3 6-12 797 2-5 3-12 487 1-6 2-13 511 0-7 2-15 511 Saturday Pendleton, Hermiston at La Grande, Noon Old Oregon League (1A) Conf. Ovr. PS PA Rnk Nixyaawii 7-0 17-1 1334 857 3 8 25 42 40 50 63 GIRLS BASKETBALL Columbia River Conference (5A) Conf. Ovr. PS PA Rnk Hermiston 1-0 13-3 886 709 6 Pendleton 1-0 6-10 783 787 20 The Dalles 0-1 8-7 691 627 19 Hood River 0-1 3-11 479 683 32 Greater Oregon League (4A) Conf. Ovr. PS PA Rnk La Grande 2-0 13-4 997 773 6 Baker 2-1 9-9 781 854 14 Mac-Hi 1-1 11-7 715 721 23 Ontario 0-3 2-12 401 663 31 Eastern Oregon League (3A) Conf. Ovr. PS PA Rnk 4-0 15-4 886 615 10 2-2 11-7 766 657 15 2-2 10-8 752 706 19 0-4 3-13 468 691 31 Umatilla Nyssa Vale Riverside Columbia Basin Conference (2A) Conf. Ovr. PS PA Rnk Wes.-McE. 5-0 9-8 747 668 11 Pilot Rock 4-1 13-6 887 729 9 Culver 2-3 10-7 659 556 29 Stanield 2-3 7-9 610 598 30 Irrigon 2-3 6-10 619 623 23 Heppner 0-5 2-14 425 680 36 Big Sky League (1A) Conf. Ovr. PS Con./Whe. 6-1 15-2 771 Ione 6-1 9-6 646 Arlington 5-2 12-6 771 S. Wasco 3-4 8-8 535 Horizon Chr. 3-4 6-10 483 Sherman 3-4 3-12 504 Dufur 2-5 3-12 522 Mitchell 0-7 3-13 491 PA Rnk 543 6 648 19 579 26 615 31 653 36 742 45 704 44 646 59 Old Oregon League (1A) Conf. Ovr. PS PA Rnk Nixyaawii 7-0 17-1 978 564 4 Helix 5-1 13-4 734 613 5 Powder Val. 5-2 10-7 781 592 25 Joseph 3-3 7-8 719 607 32 Echo 2-5 9-10 742 664 28 Pine Eagle 1-6 1-14 295 765 48 Wallowa 0-7 1-15 260 818 54 Football NFL PREP SWIMMING 602 663 852 743 851 875 Pro Bowl Sunday, Jan. 31 At Honolulu Team Rice vs. Team Irvin, 4 p.m. (ESPN) Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 7 At Santa Clara, Calif. Denver vs. Carolina, 3:30 p.m. (CBS) Basketball NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 31 15 .674 — Boston 26 21 .553 5½ New York 22 26 .458 10 Brooklyn 12 34 .261 19 Philadelphia 7 40 .149 24½ Southeast Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 27 21 .563 — Miami 25 21 .543 1 Charlotte 22 24 .478 4 Washington 20 24 .455 5 Orlando 20 24 .455 5 Central Division W L Pct GB Cleveland 32 12 .727 — Chicago 26 19 .578 6½ Detroit 25 21 .543 8 Indiana 24 22 .522 9 Milwaukee 20 28 .417 14 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB San Antonio 39 7 .848 — Memphis 27 20 .574 12½ Dallas 26 22 .542 14 Houston 25 23 .521 15 New Orleans 17 28 .378 21½ Northwest Division W L Pct GB Oklahoma City 35 13 .729 — Portland 21 26 .447 13½ Utah 20 25 .444 13½ Denver 18 29 .383 16½ Minnesota 14 33 .298 20½ Paciic Division W L Pct GB Golden State 42 4 .913 — L.A. Clippers 30 16 .652 12 Sacramento 20 26 .435 22 Phoenix 14 33 .298 28½ L.A. Lakers 9 39 .188 34 ——— Thursday’s Games Indiana 111, Atlanta 92 Denver 117, Washington 113 New Orleans 114, Sacramento 105 Memphis 103, Milwaukee 83 Toronto 103, New York 93 Chicago 114, L.A. Lakers 91 Today’s Games Orlando at Boston, 4:30 p.m. Cleveland at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. Phoenix at New York, 4:30 p.m. Miami at Milwaukee, 5 p.m. Houston at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m. Brooklyn at Dallas, 5:30 p.m. Minnesota at Utah, 6 p.m. Charlotte at Portland, 7 p.m. L.A. Lakers at L.A. Clippers, 7:30 p.m. NCAA Men’s Top 25 Thursday 3. Iowa (16-4) lost to No. 8 Maryland 74- 68. Next: vs. Northwestern, Sunday. 8. Maryland (18-3) beat No. 3 Iowa 74-68. Next: at Ohio State, Sunday. 12. Michigan State (18-4) beat Northwest- ern 76-45. Next: vs. Rutgers, Sunday. 18. Arizona (16-5) lost to No. 23 Oregon 83-75. Next: vs. Oregon State, Saturday. 23. Oregon (17-4) beat No. 18 Arizona 83- 75. Next: at Arizona State, Sunday. 25. Notre Dame (14-6) lost to Syracuse 81-66. Next: vs. Wake Forest, Sunday. Women’s Top 25 Thursday 2. South Carolina (20-0) beat Mississippi 81-62. Next: at No. 10 Texas A&M, Sunday. 3. Notre Dame (20-1) beat Georgia Tech 54-42. Next: at Duke, Monday. 7. Ohio State (16-4) beat Northwestern 76-73. Next: at Illinois, Monday. 10. Texas A&M (15-5) beat Alabama 59-56. Next: vs. No. 2 South Carolina, Sunday. 11. Florida State (17-4) beat Wake Forest 96-55. Next: vs. Virginia Tech, Sunday. 12. Kentucky (15-4) lost to Vanderbilt 71- 69. Next: at Florida, Sunday. 13. Mississippi State (18-4) beat No. 19 Tennessee 65-63, OT. Next: at Arkansas, Sunday. 14. Louisville (16-5) beat Clemson 75-33. Next: vs. Wake Forest, Sunday. 17. Miami (18-3) beat Virginia Tech 57-45. Next: vs. Syracuse, Monday. 19. Tennessee (12-8) lost to No. 13 Missis- sippi State 65-63, OT. Next: vs. Alabama, Sunday. 22. Missouri (17-4) beat LSU 52-46. Next: at Mississippi, Sunday. Tennis Australian Open Thursday At Melbourne Park Melbourne, Australia Singles Men Semiinals Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, def. Roger Federer (3), Switzerland, 6-1, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3. Women Semiinals Serena Williams (1), United States, def. Agnieszka Radwanska (4), Poland, 6-0, 6-4. Angelique Kerber (7), Germany, def. Johanna Konta, Britain, 7-5, 6-2. Doubles Men Semiinals Jamie Murray, Britain, and Bruno Soares (7), Brazil, def. Adrian Mannarino and Lucas Pouille, France, 6-3, 6-1. Daniel Nestor, Canada, and Radek Ste- panek, Czech Republic, def. Pablo Cuevas, Uruguay, and Marcel Granollers (16), Spain, 7-6 (11), 6-4. Hockey NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts Florida 49 29 15 5 63 Tampa Bay 49 27 18 4 58 Detroit 49 25 16 8 58 Boston 49 26 18 5 57 Montreal 50 24 22 4 52 Ottawa 50 23 21 6 52 Buffalo 50 20 26 4 44 Toronto 48 17 22 9 43 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts Washington 47 35 8 4 74 N.Y. Rangers 49 27 17 5 59 N.Y. Islanders 47 25 16 6 56 Pittsburgh 48 24 17 7 55 New Jersey 50 25 20 5 55 Carolina 51 23 20 8 54 Philadelphia 47 21 18 8 50 Columbus 51 19 27 5 43 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts Chicago 53 33 16 4 70 Dallas 50 31 14 5 67 St. Louis 52 28 16 8 64 Colorado 52 27 22 3 57 Nashville 50 24 18 8 56 Minnesota 49 23 17 9 55 Winnipeg 49 22 24 3 47 Paciic Division GP W L OT Pts Los Angeles 49 30 16 3 63 San Jose 48 26 18 4 56 Arizona 49 24 20 5 53 Anaheim 47 22 18 7 51 Vancouver 50 20 19 11 51 Calgary 48 21 24 3 45 Edmonton 50 19 26 5 43 ———— Friday No games scheduled Saturday All-Star Skills Challenge, 4 p.m. TV: NBCSN Sunday All-Star Game, 2 p.m. TV: NBCSN GF GA 135 108 130 117 122 124 147 131 136 134 139 155 114 136 114 134 GF GA 158 104 142 129 130 118 121 120 114 118 123 135 109 127 133 163 GF GA 147 122 162 133 129 128 143 142 129 131 121 115 126 140 GF GA 129 113 142 129 131 146 101 111 122 139 126 146 122 149
