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Page 2B SPORTS East Oregonian Wednesday, November 15, 2017 Men’s College Basketball Allen leads No. 1 Duke past No. 2 Michigan State By JAY COHEN Associated Press CHICAGO — Forget about Marvin Bagley III and the rest of Duke’s talented freshmen for a moment. Grayson Allen can play a little, too. Allen scored a career- high 37 points, Trevon Duval had 17 points and 10 assists, and the top-ranked Blue Devils beat No. 2 Michigan State 88-81 in the Champions Classic on Tuesday night. On a court full of some of college basketball’s brightest stars, Allen — Duke’s only senior who was joined by four freshmen in the starting lineup — stepped up when- ever his team needed a big play. The Blue Devils (3-0) lost Bagley to a right eye injury midway through the first half, but Allen made five 3-pointers and scored BRIEFLY Registration open for Hermiston Parks and Rec winter sports Interested adults ages 18-and-up can now register for recreational basketball and volleyball leagues through Hermiston Parks and Recreation For each sport there is both a competitive league and a recreation league, and all four have games Sundays. For adult basketball, there is also a 30-and-over league that plays on Wednesdays. Costs to join the basketball league is $415 per team and volleyball is $150 per team. Both have registration deadlines of Dec. 15. Individuals cannot be a high school student or playing at the collegiate level. Youth basketball leagues are also forming, and are as follows: Kindergarten league with a $40 fee for residents or $50 for non-residents; 1st-6th grade leagues, $40 for residents, $50 for non-residents; and junior basketball clinics, $30 residents, $38 non-residents. The registration deadline is Dec. 1, and that includes a $5 discount for leagues only. ALL-EOL: Champions Classic Duke Michigan St. 88 81 23 points in the second half to help make up for the missing phenom. “I’ve played in 90 more games than the four team- mates that are out there with me,” Allen said. “I feel a little more comfortable and calm and confident out there. Watching a lot of film of me my last two years, it’s good sometimes to go 100 mph, but it’s also good to slow it down a few times, so that’s the adjustment I’ve tried to make and I think it makes me more comfort- able out there.” Wendell Carter Jr. added 12 points and 12 rebounds, helping Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski improve to 12-1 in his career against AP Photo/Paul Beaty Duke guard Grayson Allen (3) drives on Michigan State guard Joshua Langford during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday in Chicago. Michigan State. “It’s not a thing. You don’t get any banners for a record against one school or against another coach,” Krzyzewski said, brushing away any talk about his record against the Spartans. “Our program is about All-Eastern Oregon League Offensive Player of the Year — Boston Thompson, sr., Nyssa Defensive Player of the Year — Trent Durfey, jr., Umatilla Lineman of the Year — Carson Brown, Vale FIRST TEAM Quarterback — Boston Thompson, Nyssa. Running Backs — Josh Reagle, Burns; Tye Anderson, Nyssa; Johnathan Iniguez, Nyssa. Wide Receivers — Pedro Chavez, Nyssa; Tanner Hamilton, Vale; Zane Bailey, Burns. Tight End — Jose Sanchez, Nyssa. Offensive Line — Karson Brown, Vale; Wyatt Curey, Vale; Chris Ramirez, Nyssa; Edgar Rivera, Nyssa; Luke Bailey, Burns. Defensive Line — Karson Brown, Vale; Trey Lowe, Vale; Luke Bailey, Burns, Jona- than Iniguez, Nyssa. Linebackers — Trent Durfey, Umatilla; Jose Sanchez, Nyssa; Evan Gunderson, Burns; Dearden Woodruff, Nyssa. Defensive Backs — Zane Bailey, Burns; Tye Anderson, Nyssa; Pedro Chavez, Nyssa. Kicker — Tye Anderson, Nyssa. Punter — Kade Haueter, Vale. Punt Returner — Josh Reagle, Burns. SECOND TEAM Quarterback — Bryce Goss, Burns. Running Backs — Matt McBride, Vale; Keegan Mizuta, Vale; Josue Aguilera, Irrigon. Wide Receivers — Evan Gunderson, Burns; Felix Aparicio, Riverside; Elijah Cleaver, Nyssa. Tight End — Josh Duckworth, Vale. Offensive Line — Cody Ross, Vale; Alex Walls, Irrigon; Rolando Vazquez, Vale; Cameron Elguezabal, Nyssa; Ismael Vatentin, Nyssa. Defensive Line — Wyatt Currey, Vale; Josh Duckworth, Vale; Edgar Rivera, Nyssa; Chris Ramirez, Nyssa. Linebackers — Keith Fleming, Irrigon; Dillon Anzaldua, Vale; Kade Haueter, Vale; Riley Gorham, Riverside. Defensive Backs — Bryce Goss, Burns; Kaden Webb, Umatilla; Eli Esplin, Nyssa; Daniel Vera, Irrigon. HONORABLE MENTION Quarterback — Cade Perry, Vale; Mason Hegar, Riverside. Running backs — Dillon Anzaldua, Vale; Lino Covarrubia, Irrigon; Aramis Corpus, Riverside. Wide Receivers — Hunter Padberg, Riverside; Riley Gorham, Riverside; Adrian Roa, Irrigon; Colton Kesey, Vale; Dawson McIntosh, Nyssa. Offensive Line — Brennan Till, Burns; Adam Simpson, Nyssa; Tanner Mills, Irrigon; Josh Arritola, Vale; Tristan Cole, Umatilla; Ethan Graham, Riverside. Defensive Line — Anthony Rimeriz, Irrigon; Marcos Fernandez, Irrigon; Adam Simpson, Nyssa; Cameron Elquezabal, Nyssa. Linebackers — Clay Siddoway, Vale; Matt McBride, Vale; Elijah Cleaver, Nyssa; Austin Morter, Riverside; Mick Winn, Burns; Cade Maupin, Burns. Defensive Backs — Aramis Corpus, Riverside; Dawson McIntosh, Nyssa; JR Roque, Riverside; Jared Fulwyler, Vale; Colton Kesey, Vale. left. But Carter responded with a rebound slam at the other end and Allen set up Gary Trent Jr.’s tiebreaking 3-pointer with 3:11 to go. Allen added two more 3s in the final 2 1/2 minutes and Javin DeLaurier’s breakaway dunk made it 86-77 with 50 seconds left, putting the Spartans away for good. “We just got killed on the rebounds and that’s unac- ceptable for a team with our size,” Bridges said. Bagley began his college career with a pair of impres- sive performances, but he had a short stay in his first game against a marquee opponent. He was held out after he was swiped in the face by DeLaurier with 10:09 left in the first half. “His eye was starting to shut,” Krzyzewski said. “At first he had a hard time seeing out of the eye. It’s scratched. I think he’ll be fine.” MLB Marlins have Stanton on the market as GM meetings start By RONALD BLUM Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — For sale: 28-year-old chiseled slugger who led the major leagues with 59 home runs, the most in 16 years. Price: $295 million over a decade. Complication: Giancarlo Stanton only goes where he wants to, since the star right fielder has a full no-trade provision. Now under a new ownership group that put former New York Yankees star Derek Jeter in charge of baseball and business operations, the Miami Marlins have concluded their payroll-paring regime is willing to explore trades of Stanton and other high-priced players. “I think over the next few days I’ll get a feel for what the marketplace is for our players,” Marlins president of baseball operations Mike Hill said Monday, the opening day of the annual general managers’ meetings. Miami had a $116 million payroll on Aug. 31, up from $81 million at the end of last year. Bruce Sherman’s group bought the team on Oct. 2 from Jeffrey Loria and is exploring trades for players who contributed to the team’s eighth straight losing season. The Marlins have not made the play- offs since winning the 2003 World Series, the second-longest postseason drought behind Seattle. S t a n t o n ’s salary jumps from $14.5 million this year to $25 million next season. It peaks at $32 million Stanton annually from 2023-25. When he spoke Oct. 25 at the World Series while receiving an award, Stanton said he didn’t have “stamped-out ideas” whether he would want to stay in Miami during a rebuild. The Marlins seem to know which teams he would accept a trade to. “I do have a sense, and we’ll keep that internal, and at the appropriate time we’ll discuss whatever we need to discuss,” Hill said. “We work internally. We do what we need to do, and then if we need to present him with something, we’ll do so at the appropriate time.” Among other costly Marlins next year are third baseman Martin Prado ($14 million), right-hander Edinson Volquez ($13 million), center fielder Christian Yelich ($7 million, with $37.5 million more guaranteed over the following three years) and second baseman Dee Gordon ($10.5 million, with $27.5 million guaranteed over the following two seasons). Given a penurious approach, the Marlins may find trades make sense. “It’s tough to be competitive if you’re overly concentrated in two or three players,” New York Mets general manager Sandy Alderson said. “I think we experienced some of that last year.” High-revenue teams would be the most likely matches. The New York Yankees do not appear to be a prob- able destination. Right fielder Aaron Judge won the AL Rookie of the Year award unanimously after hitting 52 homers, center fielder Aaron Hicks played well when he wasn’t hurt, and Clint Frazier is competing for playing time among a group that includes veterans Brett Gardner and Jacoby Ellsbury. “We have a lot of good players signed, so we’re not in a situation where we have to be pressured into moving fast on anything,” general manager Brian Cashman said. “It gives us a little bit of a chance to be patient and engage the market and see if there’s any value to be had via trade or free agencies for us because we have a lot pieces currently in place and more pieces coming.” New York does figure to be interested in 23-year-old Japanese right-hander and outfielder Shohei Otani, a two-way player who wants to sign with a major league team. But the Major League Baseball Players Association does not seem close to an agreement on a new posting deal with MLB management and Nippon Professional Baseball. That could push off Otani negotiations for weeks or months. Teams are having trade discus- sions and agents also are the hotel, pitching their clients to teams. Cashman is not meeting with manager candidates during the GM session. Yankees bench coach Rob Thomson and former Cleveland and Seattle manager Eric Wedge were interviewed last week, and Cashman would not deny reports that San Francisco bench coach Hensley Meulens will be interviewed. Former Yankees outfielder Carlos Beltran, who announced his retire- ment Monday after 20 big league seasons, could be a contender. “He’s played the game a long time. He knows the game inside-out. He’s obviously got respect of his peers and (is) bilingual,” Cashman said. “He brings a lot to the table in terms of someone that’s played the game the right way and had a great career and goes out with a world championship ring and is highly respected I would say across all environments of our industry.” NAUGHTON: Happy to focus on Bucks, have fun for senior season Continued from 1B Continued from 1B Morter, and offensive lineman Ethan Graham were honorable mention picks. League champion Nyssa led the league with 23 total selections, including 13 on first team, while Vale had 22 and Burns had 12. ———— winning against everybody if we can.” Miles Bridges, Jaren Jackson Jr. and Nick Ward each scored 19 points for Michigan State, which blocked 12 shots — just one shy of the school record. The Spartans (1-1) shot 51 percent from the field, but were outrebounded 46-34 by the long and athletic Blue Devils. They also struggled at times with Duke’s 2-3 zone. “Never in a million years did I think we would get outrebounded like that,” coach Tom Izzo said. The 42nd meeting of the top two schools in The Associated Press poll since 1949 lived up to its pregame hype, with Duke and Mich- igan State exchanging runs for most of the night at the home of the NBA’s Chicago Bulls. Each team had its sloppy moments typical of a mid-November game, but they also brought the crowd to its feet several times with an array of impressive jams and emphatic rejections at the rim. Cassius Winston drove the lane and passed to Kenny Goins for a dunk that gave Michigan State a 75-73 lead with 4:12 group as well as the only recruit from the state of Oregon. Alex O’Rourke was the last Buckaroo to sign with a Division I school when he signed with Oregon State in 2015. “Daniel is one of the premier arms from the state of Oregon,” Gonzaga coach Machtolf said of Naughton on GoZags.com. “He is a very good athlete who we think will continue to get better over his four years at Gonzaga.” He’ll make the trip up to Spokane this weekend for his official visit, where he will take in a Bulldogs basketball game, get a tour of all the school’s facilities, as well as get to meet with all nine of the other recruits. The group has started to get to know one another through a group Snapchat conversation, Naughton said, but he added that he is happy to meet all of his future teammates in person. But after the visit is complete, it’s back to work for Naughton as he continues his preparations for his senior season, where he hopes to help Pendleton get back on top of the Columbia River Conference and into the playoffs. As a junior, Naughton tossed 33 innings with a 4.66 ERA with 43 strikeouts, but boasts a fast- ball that reaches 90 miles-per-hour and has worked hard at developing his secondary breaking pitches. And having his college plans figured out will allow him to be focused solely on the Buckaroos, and having fun playing the game he loves. “Exactly, I can focus on helping my team become better and keep getting better at baseball,” he said. “I’m excited.” ———— Contact Eric at esinger@ eastoregonian.com or 541-966- 0839. Follow him on Twitter @ ByEricSinger. SEAHAWKS: Questions remain on team’s concussion protocol Continued from 1B Maxwell, cut by the Dolphins on Oct. 24, said the only other team that reached out to him after his release was the Falcons. “Definitely I was thinking I would get a call before this, in a week or two, but for whatever reason I didn’t,” he said. While much of the attention was on Seattle’s defensive adjustments without Sherman, the team was also answering questions from the NFL about how it handled Russell Wilson’s possible concussion eval- uation after the quarterback took a hit to the jaw in the third quarter of last week’s game. Referee Walt Anderson sent Wilson off the field. But he was in Seattle’s injury tent for only a few moments and missed just one play. Seattle coach Pete Carroll said the team is cooperating with the league’s review and deferred to the NFL about whether Wilson was given a proper evaluation. “I need to see what they think about that,” Carroll said. “I just know what I was told during the game and we are going to unveil all of that and talk our way through it and (with the) referee and all that and figure it out, so I really can’t give you any details right now. But we should know more in a couple days I think.” NOTES: Seattle placed RB C.J. Prosise on injured reserve due to a high ankle sprain, but he might be able to come back this season. Carroll said it’s about a six-week recovery for Prosise, putting him on a similar potential time frame for a return as RB Chris Carson. Seattle signed RB Mike Davis from the practice squad. ... SS Kam Chancellor was seeing doctors to determine the severity of a stinger sustained late in the win over Arizona. “We want to make sure he’ll be OK. It will be a couple of days before we know,” Carroll said. SCOREBOARD Local slate PREP FOOTBALL Saturday No. 3 Hermiston vs. No. 2 Wilsonville (5A semifinals, at Hillsboro Stadium), 5:30 p.m. COLLEGE CROSS COUNTRY Saturday NAIA Championships, Vancouver, Wash., TBD COLLEGE WOMEN’S SOCCER Saturday NAIA Nation Championship, Opening Round, TBA COLLEGE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Wednesday EOU vs. Whitman, 5:30 p.m. Friday BMCC at Yakima Tip-Off Tournament, TBA COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL Friday EOU at New Hope Christian, 7 p.m. Saturday BMCC at Lower Columbia, 2 p.m. EOU at New Hope Christian, 3 p.m. COLLEGE WOMEN’S WRESTLING Friday EOU vs. Southern Oregon, 6 p.m. Sunday EOU at Spokane Open, TBD COLLEGE MEN’S WRESTLING Friday EOU vs. Southern Oregon, 7 p.m. Sunday EOU at Spokane Open, 10 a.m. Football NFL Week 11 Schedule Thursday’s Game Tennessee at Pittsburgh, 5:25 p.m. Sunday’s Games Baltimore at Green Bay, 10 a.m. Arizona at Houston, 10 a.m. Tampa Bay at Miami, 10 a.m. Washington at New Orleans, 10 a.m. Jacksonville at Cleveland, 10 a.m. Detroit at Chicago, 10 a.m. L.A. Rams at Minnesota, 10 a.m. Kansas City at N.Y. Giants, 10 a.m. Buffalo at L.A. Chargers, 1:05 p.m. New England vs Oakland at Mexico City, MX, 1:25 p.m. Cincinnati at Denver, 1:25 p.m. Philadelphia at Dallas, 5:30 p.m. Open: Indianapolis, San Francisco, Carolina, N.Y. Jets Monday’s Game Atlanta at Seattle, 5:30 p.m. NCAA AP Top 25 Week 12 Schedule Thursday Tulsa at No. 23 South Florida, 4:30 p.m. (ESPN) Saturday No. 19 Michigan at No. 5 Wisconsin, 9 a.m. (FOX) Mercer at No. 1 Alabama, 9 a.m. (SEC Network) Virginia at No. 2 Miami, 9 a.m. (ABC) Louisiana-Monroe at No. 6 Auburn, 9 a.m. (ESPN2) No. 11 TCU at Texas Tech, 9 a.m. (FS1) No. 14 UCF at Temple, 9 a.m. (ESPNU) No. 17 Mississippi State at Arkansas, 9 a.m. (CBS) SMU at No. 18 Memphis, 9 a.m. (ESPN News) Texas at No. 24 West Virginia, 9 a.m. (ESPN) The Citadel at No. 4 Clemson, 9:20 a.m. (ACC Network) No. 3 Oklahoma at Kansas, 12:30 p.m. (ESPN) Kentucky at No. 7 Georgia, 12:30 p.m. (CBS) Illinois at No. 8 Ohio State, 12:30 p.m. (ABC) Navy at No. 9 Notre Dame, 12:30 p.m. (NBC) Kansas State at No. 10 Oklahoma State, 12:30 p.m. (ESPN2) Maryland at No. 22 Michigan State, 1 p.m. (FOX) Nebraska at No. 13 Penn State, 1 p.m. (FS1) No. 21 LSU at Tennessee, 4 p.m. (ESPN) No. 25 N.C. State at Wake Forest 7:30 p.m. (ESPNU) UCLA at No. 12 USC, 5 p.m. (ABC) California at No. 20 Stanford, 5 p.m. (FOX) Utah at No. 16 Washington, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) Pac-12 Schedule Saturday Arizona State at Oregon State, Noon (PAC-12 Networks) Arizona at Oregon, 4 p.m. (PAC-12 Networks) UCLA at No. 12 USC, 5 p.m. (ABC) California at No. 20 Stanford, 5 p.m. (FOX) Utah at No. 16 Washington, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) Basketball NBA Tuesday’s Games Boston 109, Brooklyn 102 Toronto 129, Houston 113 San Antonio 97, Dallas 91 Wednesday’s Games Sacramento at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m. Utah at New York, 4:30 p.m. Washington at Miami, 4:30 p.m. Chicago at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m. Cleveland at Charlotte, 5 p.m. Detroit at Milwaukee, 5 p.m. Indiana at Memphis, 5 p.m. San Antonio at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Toronto at New Orleans, 5 p.m. Orlando at Portland, 7 p.m. Philadelphia at L.A. Lakers, 7:30 p.m. NCAA Men’s Basketball Pac-12 Results Tuesday Arizona 90, San Diego 68 Colorado 89, Denver 62 Eastern Washington 67, Stanford 61 Pac-12 Schedule Wednesday Seattle at Washington State, 6 p.m. (Pac- 12 Networks) Central Arkansas at No. 23 UCLA, 8 p.m. (Pac-12 Networks) Women’s Basketball Pac-12 Schedule Wednesday Arizona State at Frenso State, 3 p.m. Utah Valley at No. 18 OSU, 6 p.m. Florida Atlantic at Colorado, 6 p.m. BYU at Washington, 7 p.m. Washington State at San Francisco, 7 p.m. Hockey NHL Tuesday’s Games Pittsburgh 5, Buffalo 4, OT Florida 4, Dallas 3, SO Columbus 2, Montreal 1, OT Minnesota 3, Philadelphia 0 Winnipeg 4, Arizona 1 Nashville 6, Washington 3 Edmonton 8, Vegas 2 Vancouver 3, Los Angeles 2 Wednesday’s Games Calgary at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Chicago, 5 p.m. Boston at Anaheim, 7 p.m. Soccer MLS Playoffs Conference Championships Eastern Conference Tuesday, Nov. 21: Toronto at Columbus, 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 29: Columbus at Toronto, 4:30 p.m. Western Conference Tuesday, Nov. 21: Seattle at Houston, 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 30: Houston at Seattle, 7:30 p.m. MLS Cup Saturday, Dec. 9: at highest seed, 1 p.m.