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SPORTS Saturday, October 29, 2016 East Oregonian Page 3B College Football NFL Herbert provides hope for the Ducks vs ASU Seattle’s Bennett ruled out for Sunday By ANNE M. PETERSON Associated Press EUGENE — With a five-game losing streak, Oregon is in danger of missing out on a bowl game for the first time since 2004. Yet the Ducks are looking for positives, and they’ve found one in the emergence of quarterback Justin Herbert. The 6-foot-6 freshman has thrown for 507 yards and eight touchdowns in two starts for the Ducks (2-5, 0-4), taking over for graduate transfer Dakota Prukop. A local kid out of Eugene’s Sheldon High School, he is the first true freshman to start at quarterback for Oregon since 1983. In last weekend’s 52-49 overtime loss at Cal, Herbert tied the Oregon single-game record for TD passes with six. But the game ended on a disappointing note when he was intercepted by Jordan Kunaszyk on the final play of the game. “He’s still going through growing pains. He’s just got to learn through games like that but I still trust him with everything in me,” Oregon running back Tony Brooks-James said. Coach Mark Helfrich even found himself addressing comparisons between Herbert and former Ducks quarterback Marcus Mariota this week. “I think he’s a highly competitive, highly productive guy that’s really Oregon quarterback Justin Her- bert passes against California during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Berkeley, Calif., Friday, Oct. 21, 2016. AP Photo/Jeff Chiu quiet. I think they’re similar that way,” Helfrich said. “Certainly their freshman years — just of how they present themselves — are remark- ably similar. But I think it’s very unfair to make that comparison on the field yet.” Helfrich went on to add that Herbert has earned the respect of his teammates. “I think you saw how much guys respect him and how guys rallied around him in these last couple games, I think that’s telling,” the coach said. Oregon must win four of its last five to be bowl eligible. They’re favored at home on Saturday against Arizona State (5-3, 2-3), which has lost three of its last four games after a 4-0 start. NO QUIT: There was talk after the Ducks fell 70-21 at home to rival Washington that some of Oregon’s players had quit on the team. But the team’s spirited game against Cal quieted the critics. “Everyone who says we quit are just liars. We gave it all. We gave it everything we had,” Brooks-James said after the game. STEALING SIGNS? Last year the Ducks turned heads when they used large white sheets on the side- line at Sun Devil Stadium to hide signals. Helfrich would not comment this week about whether the team would use them again. Washington also used sheets last year against Arizona State. Arizona State Oregon Sun Devils Ducks (5-3, 2-2) (2-5, 0-4) • Saturday, 2 p.m. • at Autzen Stadium • TV: PAC12 Network Then Washington State’s Mike Leach was reprimanded and fined $10,000 for comments he made about Arizona State “stealing” signs, in advance of the Cougars’ victory over the Sun Devils last weekend. “I think they still steal signs, and we’ll have to keep an eye on that,” Leach said. “That is a very unsavory practice they have, so we’ll have to do what we can to defend against it.” After the game, ASU coach Todd Graham confronted Leach using an expletive that was caught by televi- sion cameras. YIKES!: The five-game losing streak is Oregon’s longest since 1996. The Ducks haven’t lost six in a row since 1991 when Rich Brooks was head coach. THE SERIES: Oregon has won nine straight against Arizona State, averaging 44.3 points per game. The Ducks also lead the all-time series with the Sun Devils 18-16 and have won the last three in Eugene. The last ASU win was in 2004 at Autzen Stadium. College Football Washington State is vigilant for game against Oregon State By ANNE M. PETERSON Associated Press CORVALLIS — Washington State has every reason to be confi- dent coming into Saturday’s game against Oregon State. The Cougars have a five-game winning streak going, they’re unde- feated in Pac-12 play and they’ve nearly cracked the national rankings. And yet, they’re wary of the Beavers. “Anybody can be beat in the Pac-12,” wide receiver Gabe Marks said. There may be reason for just a bit of concern. The only team that the Beavers have beaten in Pac-12 play this season is California with its so-called Bear Raid offense under Sonny Dykes. The Cougars, of course, have coach Mike Leach’s Air Raid offense. Dykes was an assistant on Leach’s staff at Texas Tech. The Air Raid is certainly effective this season. Washington State (5-2, 4-0 Pac-12) ranks fourth nationally with an average of 366.6 passing yards per game. The Cougars are also ranked 15th for scoring offense with an average of 40.5 points per game. Quarterback Luke Falk is ranked Wash. State Oregon State Cougars Beavers (5-2, 3-0) (2-5, 1-3) • Today, 7:45 p.m. • at Reser Stadium • TV: ESPN2 fourth nationally with an average of 358.7 passing yards per game and fifth for total yards with 2,511. He’s thrown 19 touchdown passes this season. Oregon State coach Gary Andersen said there are similarities and differences between the Cougars and Cal. But that doesn’t make the Beavers’ challenge any easier. Oregon State is ranked No. 21 nationally for pass defense. “These guys obviously have a very, very potent offense, score a bunch of points and are playing solid defense, a salty tough defense, run the ball well, are physical, aggres- sive,” Andersen said. “The team is playing at a very high level, and winning football games.” The Beavers (2-5, 1-3) are coming off a 41-17 loss at No. 4 Washington last weekend. The Cougars are coming off a 37-32 victory over Arizona State. HONORING THE PAST: The Beavers will celebrate the 75th anniversary of the 1942 Rose Bowl championship team on Saturday. That game, which came after the attack on Pearl Harbor, was not played in Pasadena because large gatherings were canceled on the West Coast for fear of another attack. But Oregon State’s opponent, Duke, offered to host the game and the Beavers traveled to Durham, where they won 20-16 on New Year’s Day. Oregon State will also honor a Japanese player for the Beavers, Jack Yoshihara, who was not allowed to travel with the team and was later sent to an internment camp. According to Oregon State’s school website, a pair of FBI agents informed coach Lon Stiner that Yoshihara would not be allowed to go. Yoshihara passed away in 2009. His daughter will attend the game. INJURIES: Oregon State has been decimated by injuries, espe- cially at quarterback. The Beavers lost starter Darell Garretson for the season because of an ankle injury against Utah. Backup Conor Blount was injured in the same game and sat out of the loss to the Huskies, but could be available this weekend. Marcus McMaryion, the third-string quarterback, was promoted and is expected to start against the Cougars. Oregon State also got some good news this week concerning running back Ryan Nall, who was out of the walking boot he’s been using and was back at full-contact practice. Nall leads the Beavers with 464 rushing yards on 64 carries. BARBER SUSPENDED: The Cougars will be playing their first game this season without starting nose tackle Robert Barber, who is suspended until July 2017. According to the Seattle Times, Barber was originally expelled for violating the school’s conduct code for an alleged assault at an off-campus party in August. He appealed the ruling and was suspended. Because he is a senior, it could be that his career at Washington State is over. Barber has not been charged with a crime. THE SERIES: It will be the 101st meeting between the two teams in a series that dates back to 1903. Washington State has the all-time edge 50-47-3 and has won the last two, including last year’s 52-31 win in Pullman. WORLD SERIES: Cubs top four hitters go 3 for 15 at the plate Continued from 1B much for them to cheer about, especially when the Cubs were at the plate. Josh Tomlin pitched two-hit ball into the fifth inning, and Cleve- land’s stellar bullpen took over from there. “Fly-ball pitcher with the wind blowing out, it’s crazy how we don’t hit fly balls,” Rizzo said. “It’s the way it is. We knew it’s not going to be easy. Been in this situation before last series and we just got to come back and do what we do.” Fowler, Bryant, Rizzo and Zobrist, the top four hitters in Chicago’s lineup, went 3 for 15 with a walk. Javier Baez, the co-MVP of the NLCS along with pitcher Jon Lester, came up empty in two big spots. “When you’re facing good pitching, sometimes it happens,” Zobrist said. “We didn’t have a lot of opportunities today. Tomlin pitched well and then their bullpen pitched well.” Maddon went to Schwarber in the eighth, but Indians reliever Bryan Shaw broke his bat on a weak popup to second. Schwarber was one of the stars of the Cubs’ 5-1 victory in Game 2 on Wednesday night, contributing a pair of RBI singles, but he is relegated to pinch-hitting duties while the series in Chicago because he hasn’t been cleared to play the field following major left knee surgery in April. The Cubs had one last chance in the ninth, putting runners on second and third with two out. But Indians closer Cody Allen struck out Baez with a high fastball, completing a five-hitter for Cleveland’s fifth shutout of the playoffs. Baez also bounced to shortstop with a runner on third for the final out in the seventh. Game 4 is Saturday night, and it doesn’t get any easier for Chicago. Corey Kluber goes on short rest for Cleveland after striking out nine in a dominant performance in the Indians’ 6-0 victory in Game 1. John Lackey pitches for the Cubs. Chicago, which scored more than 800 runs during the regular season for the first time since 2008, also was shut out in Games 2 and 3 in the NL Championship Series against Los Angeles. The Cubs then won three in a row to advance, outscoring the Dodgers 23-6 along the way. “I don’t think anybody is going to hang their head after today,” Zobrist said. “It’s one game. We’re still in a good position, 2-1. We came back and won three in a row last series so we knew we were going to have to beat Kluber anyway.” SCOREBOARD Local Slate PREP VOLLEYBALL Today No. 15 Pendleton at No. 2 Corvallis (5A first round), Noon No. 14 Elkton at No. 3 Arlington (1A second round), 2 p.m. No. 12 East Linn Christian at No. 5 Weston-McEwen (2A first round), 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5 State playoffs final sites, all classifications, TBD PREP BOYS SOCCER Today Sandy at Hermiston (5A play-in round), 6 p.m. Mac-Hi at Douglas (4A play-in round), 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2 State playoffs first round, all classifications, TBD PREP GIRLS SOCCER Today Klamath Union at Mac-Hi (4A play-in round), Noon Milwaukie at Hermiston (5A play-in round), 4 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1 State playoff first round, all classifications, TBD COLLEGE FOOTBALL Today Eastern Oregon at College of Idaho, Noon COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL Today Oregon Tech at Eastern Oregon, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 2 Blue Mountain at Columbia Basin, 6 p.m. COLLEGE MEN’S SOCCER Today Warner Pacific at Eastern Oregon, 2 p.m. COLLEGE WOMEN’S SOCCER Today Warner Pacific at Eastern Oregon, 11:30 a.m. Yakima Valley at Blue Mountain, Noon COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL Today Trinity Western at Eastern Oregon, 3:30 p.m. COLLEGE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Today Eastern Oregon at Simpson, 5:30 p.m. Sunday Eastern Oregon at Simpson, Noon Football NFL Sunday’s Games Washington at Cincinnati, 6:30 a.m. Detroit at Houston, 10 a.m. Arizona at Carolina, 10 a.m. Kansas City at Indianapolis, 10 a.m. N.Y. Jets at Cleveland, 10 a.m. New England at Buffalo, 10 a.m. Seattle at New Orleans, 10 a.m. Oakland at Tampa Bay, 10 a.m. San Diego at Denver, 1:05 p.m. Green Bay at Atlanta, 1:25 p.m. Philadelphia at Dallas, 5:30 p.m. Open: Dallas, Carolina Monday, Oct. 31 Minnesota at Chicago, 5:30 p.m. NCAA Top 25 This Week Thursday No. 25 Virginia Tech 39, Pittsburgh 36 Friday South Florida 52, No. 22 Navy 45 Today No. 10 West Virginia at Oklahoma State, 9 a.m. (FOX) No. 2 Michigan at Michigan State, 9 a.m. (ESPN) No. 24 Penn State at Purdue, 9 a.m. (ESPN2) No. 5 Louisville at Virginia, 9 a.m. (ABC) Northwestern at No. 6 Ohio State, 12:30 p.m. (ESPN) No. 4 Washington at No. 17 Utah, 12:30 p.m. (FS1) No. 8 Baylor at Texas, 12:30 p.m. (ABC) No. 14 Florida at Georgia, 12:30 p.m. (CBS) No. 13 Boise State at Wyoming, 4 p.m. Kansas at No. 16 Oklahoma, 4 p.m. (FS1) No. 7 Nebraska at No. 11 Wisconsin, 4 p.m. (ESPN) No. 15 Auburn at Ole Miss, 4:15 p.m. (SECN) No. 18 Tennessee at South Carolina, 4:15 p.m. (ESPN2) New Mexico St. at No. 9 Texas A&M, 4:30 p.m. (ESPNU) No. 3 Clemson at No. 12 Florida State, 5 p.m. (ABC) PAC-12 Conference This Week Thursday USC 45, Cal 24 Saturday No. 4 Washington at No. 17 Utah, 12:30 p.m. (FS1) Arizona State at Oregon, 2 p.m. (PAC12) Washington St. at Oregon St. 7:45 p.m. (ESPN2) Stanford at Arizona, 8 p.m. (FS1) Baseball MLB Playoff Glance WORLD SERIES (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) All Games on FOX Cleveland 2, Chicago 1 Today: Cleveland 6, Chicago 0 Wednesday: Chicago 5, Cleveland 1 Friday: Cleveland 1, Chicago 0 Today: Cleveland (Kluber 1-0) at Chicago (Lackey 0-0), 5:08 p.m. Sunday: Cleveland at Chicago, 5:15 p.m. Basketball NBA Friday’s Games Cleveland 94, Toronto 91 Brooklyn 103, Indiana 94 Detroit 108, Orlando 82 Oklahoma City 113, Phoenix 110, OT Charlotte 97, Miami 91 Houston 106, Dallas 98 Utah 96, L.A. Lakers 89 Golden State 122, New Orleans 114 Saturday’s Games Memphis at New York, 4:30 p.m. Orlando at Cleveland, 4:30 p.m. Indiana at Chicago, 5 p.m. Brooklyn at Milwaukee, 5 p.m. New Orleans at San Antonio, 5 p.m. (NBA TV) Portland at Denver, 6 p.m. Minnesota at Sacramento, 7:30 p.m. (NBA TV) Hockey NHL Friday’s Games Chicago 3, New Jersey 2, OT Carolina 3, N.Y. Rangers 2 Winnipeg 1, Colorado 0 Calgary 5, Ottawa 2 Edmonton 2, Vancouver 0 Columbus 4, Anaheim 0 Saturday’s Games Florida at Buffalo, 10 a.m. Toronto at Montreal, 4 p.m. Boston at Detroit, 4 p.m. Tampa Bay at New Jersey, 4 p.m. Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Los Angeles at St. Louis, 5 p.m. Dallas at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Colorado at Arizona, 6 p.m. Washington at Vancouver, 7 p.m. Nashville at San Jose, 7:30 p.m. Soccer MLS Playoff Glance Conference Semifinals (Leg 1) Sunday’s Games NY Red Bulls at Montreal, 12 p.m. (ESPN) Colorado at LA Galaxy, 2 p.m. (ESPN) NYCFC at Toronto, 4 p.m. (FS1) FC Dallas at Seattle, 6:30 p.m. (FS1) Motorsports NASCAR Sprint Cup Goody’s Fast Relief 500 Lineup Race Sunday, 10 a.m. (TV: NBCSN) At Martinsville Speedway Martinsville, Va. Lap length: 0.526 miles (Car number in parentheses) 1. (78) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 98.206 mph. 2. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 98.165. 3. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 97.840. 4. (47) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 97.729. 5. (24) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 97.699. 6. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 97.684. 7. (19) Carl Edwards, Toyota, 97.613. 8. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 97.518. 9. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 97.508. 10. (88) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 97.427. 11. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 96.904. 12. (23) David Ragan, Toyota, 96.830. 13. (31) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 97.422. 14. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 97.372. 15. (21) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 97.292. 16. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford, 97.292. 17. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 97.222. 18. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 97.172. 19. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 97.073. 20. (4) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 97.048. 21. (7) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 97.048. 22. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 97.008. 23. (41) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 96.968. 24. (10) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 96.914. 25. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 97.058. 26. (13) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 97.008. 27. (93) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota, 97.008. 28. (15) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 96.820. 29. (34) Chris Buescher, Ford, 96.666. 30. (95) Michael McDowell, Chevrolet, 96.657. 31. (6) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 96.573. 32. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 96.533. 33. (38) Landon Cassill, Ford, 95.694. 34. (55) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, 95.381. 35. (44) Brian Scott, Ford, 95.295. 36. (30) Gray Gaulding, Chevrolet, 95.146. 37. (83) Dylan Lupton, Toyota, 94.794. 38. (32) Jeffrey Earnhardt, Ford, 94.548. 39. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 92.997. 40. (46) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 0.000. Upcoming Schedule Sunday, Nov. 6 AAA Texas 500, Texas Motor Speed- way, 11 a.m. (TV: NBC) Sunday, Nov. 13 Can-Am 500, Phoenix International Raceway, 11:30 a.m. (TV: NBC) By TIM BOOTH Associated Press RENTON, Wash. — The Seattle Seahawks will be without standout defensive end Michael Bennett for Sunday’s game at New Orleans and possibly longer. Seattle coach Pete Carroll said Friday that Bennett is dealing with the cartilage issue in his right knee and the end result could be surgery. Seattle Carroll said Seahawks a decision (4-1-1) on Bennett’s treatment will likely come early next New Orleans week. Saints “We’re (2-4) going to • Sun., 10 a.m. check him on • TV: FOX Monday and see if there’s something we can do for him,” Carroll said. “His knee bothered him after the game coming out so we’re going to take care of him.” Bennett missing his first game with Seattle topped a lengthy list of unfavorable injury news for the Seahawks. Safety Kam Chancellor will miss his third straight game with a groin muscle injury that Carroll called “substan- tial” with no timeframe on when he might return. Bennett has not missed a game since 2011 when he was playing for Tampa Bay. He played 81 snaps in last week’s 6-6 tie with Arizona but suffered a right knee injury in the second half of Seattle’s win over Atlanta two weeks ago. The injury wasn’t deemed serious and Bennett was able to play without limitations against the Cardinals. Carroll said Bennett had swelling in the knee early this week and “there was a little something we found” after Bennett had an MRI. Seattle initially ruled out left tackle Bradley Sowell after he suffered a sprained MCL in his right knee last week. But Carroll said Sowell will be worked out during pregame on Sunday, at which time a decision would be made. If Sowell can’t go, the Seahawks are likely to start undrafted rookie George Fant at left tackle. “George finished the game last week, and that’s a likely move for us to go with. We’ve got some other choices like I told you, and we’re not ruling out Brad at this point,” Carroll said. “I don’t know how he did that that fast, but he did, and he looks like he’s ready to compete for it. And he’ll try to show us on game day that he’s ready to go.” Quarterback Russell Wilson was not on the final injury report, meaning he’s expected to start. With the extra money, my dream car became a reality. 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