SPORTS
Saturday, October 29, 2016
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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
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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.
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