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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
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imposed by the
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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
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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
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overpowering
in his fourth start of the
season. The 23-year-old
went seven innings and
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batters he faced, setting
down the Astros in order
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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
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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
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consecutive NBA title with a
105-99 victory over the San
Francisco Warriors in Game
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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.
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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
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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.
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leaving with under 6 minutes left.
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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
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round in 2013.
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of an NBA playoff series have
ultimately prevailed.
The Clippers also blew a 3-1 lead
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Prep Roundup
Hermiston leaps, throws to Kiwanis victory
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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
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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
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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
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Seniors Tegan Jackson and MaKenzie
Xavier Rambo’s second place in the
long jump and triple jump and Will Shar-
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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
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River Conference standings by winning
both games, but the Bulldogs lost the
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game which they looked poised to win
at several times.
Although the 10-run rule was
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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
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