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SPORTS TUESDAY, APRIL 26, 2016 1B FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @EOSPORTS Sports shorts NBA Playoffs Appeals court says Brady must serve suspension Portland pulls even in series NEW YORK (AP) — New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady must serve a four-game ³'HÀDWHJDWH´VXVSHQVLRQ imposed by the FACES NFL, a federal appeals court ruled Monday, overturning a lower judge and siding with the league in a battle with the Brady players union. A three-judge panel of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan ruled 2-to-1 that Commis- sioner Roger Goodell did not deprive Brady of ³IXQGDPHQWDOIDLUQHVV´ with his procedural rulings. The split decision may end the legal debate over the scandal that led to months of football fans arguing over air pressure and the reputation of one of the league’s top teams. Walker dominant as M’s beat Astros SEATTLE (AP) — Taijuan Walker tied his career-high with 11 strikeouts over seven innings, Leonys Martin and Kyle Seager hit solo homers and the Seattle beat FACES Mariners the Houston Astros 3-2 on Monday night for their eighth win in 11 games. Walker was Walker overpowering in his fourth start of the season. The 23-year-old went seven innings and VWUXFNRXWWKH¿QDOVL[ batters he faced, setting down the Astros in order LQWKHVL[WKDQGVHYHQWK innings. He got Erik Kratz looking to end the seventh on a 97 mph fastball. It was the third time in his young career Walker (2-0) has struck out 11. “He’s an idiot. Don’t listen to — he’s an idiot. That’s what we’ve got to say about that. He’s an idiot. Next question.“ — Russell Westbrook Oklahoma City Thunder guard on pregame comments by Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban that Kevin Durant was the only superstar on the Thunder’s roster. Westbrook had 36 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists, and the Thunder beat the Mavericks 118-104 on Monday night to win the fi rst-round playoff series 4-1 and advance to the Western Conference semifi nals. THIS DATE IN SPORTS 1905 — Jack McCarthy of the Cubs became the only RXW¿HOGHU LQ PDMRU OHDJXH history to throw out three runners at the plate, each the second out of a double play. The victims were the Pitts- burgh Pirates in a 2-1 loss. 1964 — The Boston &HOWLFV FDSWXUH WKHLU VL[WK consecutive NBA title with a 105-99 victory over the San Francisco Warriors in Game RIWKH¿QDOV 1995 — The Colorado Rockies defeat the New York Mets 11-9 in 14 innings, tying the NL record for innings played in a season opener. Contact us at 541-966-0838 or sports@eastoregonian.com AP Photo/Craig Mitchelldyer Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard reacts after making a three point basket during the second half of Game 4 of an NBA bas- ketball fi rst-round playoff series against the Los Angeles Clippers Monday, April 25, 2016, in Portland, Ore. The Trail Blazers won 98-84. Paul leaves with broken hand, Blazers beat Clippers By ANNE M. PETERSON Associated Press PORTLAND — Al-Farouq Aminu scored a career-high 30 points and the Portland Trail Blazers pulled away after Chris Paul left with a broken bone in his right hand, beating the Los Angeles Clippers 98-84 on Monday night to even their playoff series at two games apiece. Paul departed midway through the third quarter. It was not imme- diately clear how he was hurt, although his wrist appeared to bend back when he guarded Portland’s Gerald Henderson Los Angeles on a layup. The Clippers were further hurt ZKHQ %ODNH *ULI¿Q retreated to the bench late in the game after appearing to aggravate the left quad injury he struggled with this season. CJ McCollum had 19 points for the Blazers, while Mason Plumlee added 14 points and 10 assists. *ULI¿Q KDG SRLQWV EHIRUH leaving with under 6 minutes left. 84 Jeff Green also had 17 off the bench. Game 5 is Portland Wednesday at Los Angeles. The Clippers held Damian Lillard to 12 points after he scored 32 in Portland’s 96-88 Game 3 victory, while Paul had 16 before his injury. He appeared to hit Henderson’s back while trying to reach in midway through the third quarter and soon after went to the bench clutching his right hand. He was attended to by a trainer, then left for 98 the locker room, kicking at a seat cushion on the court when he left. Paul was averaging 26.3 points RYHU WKH ¿UVW WKUHH JDPHV RI WKH series. The Blazers are trying to become WKH ¿UVW WHDP WR RYHUFRPH D GH¿FLW VLQFH 0HPSKLV FDPH EDFN DJDLQVW WKH &OLSSHUV LQ WKH ¿UVW round in 2013. Since 2008, 53 of the last 55 WHDPV WR ZLQ WKH ¿UVW WZR JDPHV of an NBA playoff series have ultimately prevailed. The Clippers also blew a 3-1 lead See BLAZERS/3B Prep Roundup Hermiston leaps, throws to Kiwanis victory +HOL[WKURZHUVKDYH big day at Union meet Will Sharkey, of Herm- iston, clears the bar Saturday during the pole vault at the Kiwanis Invite at Kennison Field. Sharkey jumped 12 feet, six inches to take third. key’s third place in the pole vault cemented the win. On the girls side, Macie Foley won the 800-meter (2:26.82) and ran with Sara Ortiz, Audrey Lincoln and Elsa Torres to a East Oregonian ZLQLQWKH[UHOD\ Pendleton seniors Nolan Bylenga and HERMISTON — The Hermiston *DULVRQ$OJHUVFRUHGWKHWZREHVW¿QLVKHV %XOOGRJ ER\V GRPLQDWHG WKH ¿HOG HYHQWV for the boys teams, with Bylenga winning at Saturday’s 12-team Kiwanis Invitational the 800-meter (2:01.23) and Alger winning at Kennison Field, earning the team a the 300-meter hurdles (42.30). They also gold medal at their biggest home meet of teamed up with Andrew Porter and Soren the season. The girls took second behind :ROIWRZLQWKH[UHOD\ Kamiakin, while both Pendleton teams Kiara Glover won the only gold on the ¿QLVKHGWKLUG Pendleton girls side with a 5-foot high Tre Neal, a senior, threw the longest jump. shot put (52-10.25) and discus (160-07), while junior Hiram Maciel had the best UNION — A strong showing by its KLJK MXPS 7KH ER\V [ UHOD\ WKURZHUVKHOSHGOHDGWKH+HOL[JLUOVWRWKH WHDPRI$QGUHZ+RUQ9DHPX(QD$OH[LV WRS¿QLVKE\DORFDOWHDPDW8QLRQ¶V3HSVL Mercado and Tyler Rohrman also chalked Invitational on Saturday. D¿UVWSODFH¿QLVK Seniors Tegan Jackson and MaKenzie Xavier Rambo’s second place in the long jump and triple jump and Will Shar- See PREPS/2B Staff photo by Kathy Aney HERMISTON PENDLETON Eagles drop Dawgs in doubleheader Bucks split with Riverhawks Hood River sweeps in baseball; softball splits By ANTONIO SIERRA East Oregonian It was a heartbreaker then a head- scratcher for the Hermiston baseball team Saturday, as the Bulldogs dropped both games in a doubleheader against Hood River at Armand Larive Middle School. Hermiston had a chance to leapfrog WKH ¿UVWSODFH (DJOHV LQ WKH &ROXPELD River Conference standings by winning both games, but the Bulldogs lost the ¿UVW JDPH EHIRUH IDOOLQJ WR WKH (DJOHV DJDLQ LQ ¿YH LQQLQJV LQ D game which they looked poised to win at several times. Although the 10-run rule was LQYRNHG LQ WKH VHFRQG JDPH WKH ¿QDO See BULLDOGS/3B The Bulldogs’ R.J. Robles comes home Saturday during a Colum- bia River Confer- ence game against Hood River in Hermis- ton. Staff photo by Kathy Aney Pendleton baseball and softball rebound for wins in second half of doubleheaders East Oregonian THE DALLES — The Pendleton Buckaroos went into Saturday’s match-up with The Dalles with a must-win mindset to not fall any further in the CRC standings. When the games were played, Pendleton missed an opportunity for a two-game See BUCKS/2B
