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SPORTS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2016 1B FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @EOSPORTS College Football Broncos outlast Cougars Associated Press BOISE, Idaho — Brett Rypien threw for 442 yards and three touchdowns as No. 14 Boise State overcame fi ve turnovers to hold off BYU 28-27 Thursday night. The Broncos (7-0), who won their 23rd straight non-con- ference home game, needed a stout defensive performance and a blocked fi eld goal to secure the win. BYU (4-4) attempted to kick a 45-yard game-winning fi eld goal with 16 seconds remaining, but the kick was blocked. However, the ball didn’t cross the line of scrim- BYU 27 #14 Boise State 28 mage and Mitch Juergens recovered for BYU, giving the Cougars the ball at the Boise State 42 with 8 seconds left. The Cougars, who beat Boise State on a last-minute Hail Mary play last season, couldn’t duplicate the magic on the fi nal play of the game as the ball was knocked down in the end zone. Boise State fumbled four times, with BYU recovering three and also intercepting Rypien twice. Jeremy McNichols carried the ball 30 times for 140 yards and scored the go-ahead touch- down on a four-yard scurry with 10:37 left in the game. He also caught fi ve passes for 109 yards and another touchdown. Thomas Sperbeck also caught fi ve passes for 109 yards and a touchdown for Boise State. Rypien was 25-of-39 passing. BYU quarterback Taysom Hill fi nished the game 21-of-42 passing for 187 yards and added 48 yards and a touchdown on 13 rushes. BYU’s Fred Warner and Nick Kurtz each scored on intercep- tion returns in the second quarter. AP Photo/Otto Kitsinger Boise State running back Jeremy McNichols (13) runs on a long touchdown past BYU linebacker Fred Warner (4) during the fi rst half of an NCAA college football game in Boise, Idaho, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016. Prep Roundup College Football Pendle- ton’s Isaac Ukachukwu (18) runs for the ball followed by Bak- er’s Omar Benites (3) in the Bucks’ game against the Bulldogs on Thursday in Pendleton. EOU coming off big win Staff photo by E.J. Harris Mounties host Montana Western for homecoming East Oregonian Buckaroos draw with Bulldogs Pendleton snaps seven- game scoreless streak East Oregonian PENDLETON — The Pend- leton Buckaroos boys soccer team snapped a seven game scoreless and losing streak all in the same day, drawing with Baker 1-1 on a rainy Thursday afternoon at Blue Moun- tain Community College. Pendleton had some notable players out of the game due to injury and all-conference defender Lincoln Johnson was limited due to a torn meniscus that he is recovering from. “We have had a rough season with injuries, but I’m proud of my team especially the few guys playing up from the junior varsity team, who helped us grit out a positive result,” Pendleton coach Jeremy Talbot said. Pendleton (1-10-2, 0-5 CRC) scored its only goal of the game in the second half when senior Brian Ramirez sent a corner kick fl oating towards the net, where it made contact with a Baker defender and See PREPS/2B LA GRANDE — For the fi rst time since 2008, the Eastern Oregon Mountain- eers hold the state’s bragging rights after beating Southern Oregon 39-29 last week to sweep the two-game series against the Raiders. EOU pulled off the upset with a different offensive game plan than the one that was deployed in the season- opener. In the fi rst game, See EOU/2B #21 MT-Western #12 EOU Bulldogs Mountaineers (4-3, 3-3) (4-2, 4-2) • Saturday, 1 p.m. • at Community Stadium, La Grande • Radio: NewsTalk 103.1 FM College Football Oregon prepares to visit Cal in matchup of struggling Ds Teams allowing combined 81 points a game By JEFF FARAUDO Associated Press BERKELEY, Calif. — The last time Oregon trav- eled south to play California, the teams wound up scoring a combined 100 points. Two years later, it’s hard to imagine the score- board getting much less of a workout when the defense-challenged Ducks (2-4, 0-3 Pac-12) and Bears (3-3, 1-2) meet Friday night. Oregon is surrendering 41.8 points per game — 125th nationally out of 128 FBS teams — and is coming off a 70-21 loss two weeks ago to No. 5 Washington. Cal ranks 123rd, allowing 40.0 points per game, and has not held the Ducks under 43 in a game since 2010. Cal coach Sonny Dykes, whose Bears lost 59-41 to Oregon at Levi’s Stadium in 2014, can relate to the Ducks’ defensive downturn. “Sometimes when you can’t stop the run, it makes it hard to play good defense,” he said. “We’ve dealt with Oregon California Ducks Golden Bears (2-4, 0-3) (3-3, 1-2) • Today, 7:30 p.m. • at Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, Calif. • TV: ESPN that at times this year. It’s hard the way people play offense now.” For Oregon, which began the season ranked No. 24 but hasn’t won since Sept. 10 against Virginia, getting a win over anyone would provide an “immeasurable” boost to the team’s confi dence, coach Mark Helfrich said. Helfrich wants practices to be tougher than games, convinced that will lead to success. “Now it’s a matter of, ‘Hey, when you’re going against this guy who’s a fi fth-year senior and you’re a redshirt freshman, or there’s 50,000 screaming people — whatever the situation — you execute exactly how you practice,’” he said. “That’s all we need. Nothing more, nothing less.” Cal’s tendency is to throw the ball, but the Bears ran for See OREGON/2B AP Photo/Young Kwak, File In this Oct. 1, 2016, fi le photo, Oregon head coach Mark Helfrich instructs his team during the fi rst half of an NCAA college football game against Washington State in Pullman, Wash. Sports shorts NFL investigating Giants kicker EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The NFL is going to re-open its investigation of New York Giants placekicker Josh Brown and the team has pulled him from its next game after police released journal entries and emails in which he admitted that he verbally and physically abused his former wife. The King County Sheriff’s Offi ce in Washington released 165 pages of documents that were turned over to authorities by Brown’s former wife, Molly, Brown after his arrest in May 2015. She had accused him of more than 20 instances of domestic violence. The Giants said they want to review the new information released by county law enforcement offi cials in Washington and reach a decision on the kicker’s future with the club, possibly next week. “I’m winning. Of course I’m happy. That’s why I don’t buy into the rumors. I feel like I do my job here and I feel like I’ve done everything that they’ve asked. That’s why I haven’t bought into the rumors.“ — LaMarcus Aldridge San Antonio Spurs forward addressing rumors that he’s un- happy with his role on the team and could ask for a trade during the season. Aldridge made the comments during a segment of the Jim Rome Show. Mariners will return entire coaching staff for 2017 SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Mariners will bring back their entire coaching staff for the 2017 season after the club won 86 games and barely missed the postseason. The Mariners announced the decision Thursday. Manager Scott Servais said Manny Acta (third base coach), Tim Bogar (bench coach), Casey Candaele (fi rst base coach), Mike Hampton (bullpen coach), Edgar Martinez (hitting coach) and Mel Stottlemyre (pitching coach) will all return. There will be one addition to the coaching staff as Scott Brosius will join the major league club as an assistant coach. Brosius served as the hitting coach for Triple-A Tacoma in the Mariners system. THIS DATE IN SPORTS 1956 — Billy Howton of the Green Bay Packers catches seven passes for 257 yards and two touchdowns in a 42-17 victory over the Los Angeles Rams. 1975 — Carlton Fisk homers in the 12th inning to give the Boston Red Sox a 7-6 victory over the Cincinnati Reds and force a seventh game in the World Series. 1998 — The New York Yankees close out their historic season with 3-0 victory to sweep the Padres to win their record 24th World Series. 2007 — Rob Bironas kicks an NFL-record eight fi eld goals, the last a 29-yarder with no time left to give Tennessee a 38-36 win over Houston. Bironas adds two extra points to set the NFL record for most points by a kicker, with 26. Contact us at 541-966-0838 or sports@eastoregonian.com
