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SPORTS WEEKEND, AUGUST 5-6, 2017 1B FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @EOSPORTS Football A time to celebrate FILE - In this Dec. 10, 2006, fi le photo, San Diego Chargers running back LaDainian Tomlinson is carried by team- mates after scoring his 29th touch- down of the season, breaking the NFL sin- gle-sea- son record, in the fourth quarter of the Char- gers 48-20 victory over the Denver Broncos in a foot- ball game in San Diego. AP Photo/Denis Poroy, File Pro Football Hall of Fame welcomes Class of 2017 on Saturday By BARRY WILNER Associated Press CANTON, Ohio — For several members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s class of 2017, it was a time to campaign while celebrating. Terrell Davis wants more attention paid to the running game, and stronger hall consideration for running backs — something similar to this year, when both he and LaDainian Tomlinson were selected. Morten Andersen , just the second full-time kicker to make the hall, spoke out Friday for the guys who put the foot in football. Kenny Easley can’t believe there are only eight pure safeties enshrined. So while enthusiastically embracing their entry into the hall, which will happen Saturday night along with Kurt Warner , Jerry Jones and Jason Taylor , Davis and FILE - In this Jan. 25, 1998, fi le photo, Denver Bron- cos running back Terrell Davis holds the Lombardi tro- phy in the air after Denver beat the Green Bay Packers 31-24 in Super Bowl XXXII, at San Diego’s Qualcomm Stadium. Davis will be induct- ed into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday, Aug. 5, 2017. Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement • Today, 4 p.m. • Hall of Fame Museum, Can- ton, Ohio • TV: NFL Network • Online: NFL.com Andersen and Easley represented. “The running game is not just go to minicamp and then training camp in shorts and T-shirts and think you will be successful,” Davis said when the unusual presence of two running backs in the same hall class was mentioned. “You need the pads on, need lots of hitting and repetitions. It’s like an orchestra. “I think now they are realizing in the NFL you’ve got to fi nd other ways of getting the running game going.” See HALL OF FAME/2B AP Photo/Hans Deryk, File Warner takes unlikely journey to Hall of Fame By BOB BAUM Associated Press PHOENIX — Kurt Warner was 28 years old before he became a starting NFL quar- terback, a late start for a Hall of Fame career. Before that came one season as a starter at Northern Iowa; t i m e stocking grocery shelves to make e n d s meet; t h r e e years of Arena Warner Football; and one year in NFL Europe. It’s a remarkable journey that led him to three Super Bowls with two franchises. He won one Super Bowl, was voted NFL MVP twice and Super Bowl MVP once. And he might not have gotten the opportunity had St. Louis starter Trent Green not gone down with an injury in 1999. Suddenly Warner was a starter, and the Rams took off, evolving into “The Greatest Show on Turf.” By the time he called it quits after the 2009 season, he had led the Rams to two Super Bowls, winning one, and had guided the long-downtrodden Arizona Cardinals to their only Super Bowl appearance, nearly winning it. He appreciates that Hall of Fame voters were able to look beyond his statistics, which he acknowledges don’t approach those of many of the game’s greats. “They felt that they See WARNER/2B MLB Mariners earn win with big 7th inning Paxton earns 7th straight win with 6 strong innings Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — James Paxton tied a Mariners’ record by winning his seventh straight start, and Seattle beat the Kansas City Royals 5-2 Friday night to move back over .500. Paxton (12-3) did not allow a hit until Mike Mous- takas’ single with one out in the fi fth, and Brandon Moss’ two-out single ended Paxton’s scoreless streak at 21 innings. Seattle Paxton gave up two runs and four hits in six innings with one walk, seven strikeouts and a pair of wild pitches. Scott Bankhead won seven straight starts in 1989 and Jamie Moyer in 2003. David Phelps, Nick Vincent and Edwin Diaz each followed with a perfect inning as Seattle improved to 13-8 since the All-Star break. Diaz got his 22nd save in 26 5 chances. J a s o n Hammel (5-9) Kansas City gave up three runs and six hits in 6 1/3 innings. D a n n y Valencia drove in Jean Segura with sacrifi ce fl ies in the fi rst and eighth innings. Paxton’s wild pitch in the sixth scored Whit Merrifi eld and gave Kansas City a 2-1 lead. Merrifi eld doubled and advanced to third on Lorenzo Cain’s single. Guillermo Heredia’s tying double chased Hamel 2 in a three-run seventh, and Jarrod Dyson and Leonys Martin hit RBI singles off Ryan Buchter. CANO’S MILESTONE DOUBLE Robinson Cano’s fi rst-in- ning double was the 500th for his career. UP NEXT RHP Felix Hernandez (5-4), who is 2-4 with a 3.00 ERA in seven games at Kauffman Stadium, starts Saturday for Seattle and LHP Danny Duffy (7-6) for Kansas City. Duffy is 1-1 with a 2.25 ERA in seven games against the Mariners. AP Photo/Orlin Wagner Seattle Mariners’ Jarrod Dyson, left, beats the tag by Kansas City Royals second baseman Whit Merrifi eld during the seventh inning of a baseball game at Kauff- man Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., Friday, Aug. 4, 2017. Dyson fi nished the game 2 for 4 on offense with one run scored and the go-ahead RBI single in the seventh. Sports shorts Darvish dazzles in Dodgers debut NEW YORK (AP) — Yu Darvish fi t right in with the steamrolling Dodgers, striking out 10 over seven innings of three-hit ball during his Los Angeles debut to pitch the top team in the majors past the New York Mets 6-0 on Friday night. Chris Taylor hit a leadoff homer against Jacob deGrom, and Mets nemesis Chase Utley added a two-run shot as Los Angeles improved baseball’s best record to 77-32 with its 11th victory in 12 games. Yasiel Puig also went Darvish deep for the Dodgers, who have outscored New York 42-11 in winning all fi ve meetings this season. On the best extended roll by a National League team since World War II, the Dodgers are 42-7 since June 7 a stretch unequaled in fran- chise history. They have won 22 of 25 since July 4, with all three losses coming against Atlanta. “My life sucks. It’s no fun being in this body right now. Everything hurts ... think of getting in 50 car wrecks a week for 20 straight weeks a year.“ — Jim Plunkett The former NFL quarterback and Super Bowl champion opened up in an interview with the San Jose Mercury News about the toll football took on his body and the fears he has of future issues. He has had 18 operations since re- tiring and currently takes 13 pills a day for various ailments. Doc Rivers has front offi ce duties stripped by Clippers LOS ANGELES (AP) — Doc Rivers is losing his dual roles with the Los Angeles Clippers, keeping his position as coach while Lawrence Frank takes over Rivers’ responsibility for basketball operations. The team announced the changes Friday, saying the moves are “aimed at bringing the team to a new level of excellence by creating separate roles.” The team says the change came as a result of discussions between Rivers and owner Steve Ballmer. Rivers and Frank will be equals in the Clippers’ power structure, with each reporting directly to Ballmer. Rivers said he’s “excited to focus on the coaching side” since two-thirds of the team’s roster will be new next season. He has a 217-211 career regular-season record. THIS DATE IN SPORTS 1921 — Radio station KDKA and announcer Harold Arlin provide the fi rst broad- cast of a major league game as the Pirates beat the Phillies 8-5 at Pittsburgh. 1936 — At the Berlin Olympics, Jesse Owens wins his third of four gold medals, winning the 200-meter race in an Olympic-record 20.7 seconds. 1967 — The Denver Broncos beat the Detroit Lions, 13-7, in a preseason game, for the fi rst AFL victory over an NFL team. 2007 — Tom Glavine earns his 300th victory in an 8-3 victory over the Cubs. Contact us at 541-966-0838 or sports@eastoregonian.com
