SPORTS
Saturday, December 2, 2017
East Oregonian
Golf
Page 3B
NFL
Woods shoots 4-under, gets taste of lead in Bahamas League
Tiger
Woods
tees off
from
hole 16
during
the Hero
World
Chal-
lenge
golf tour-
nament
at Albany
Golf Club
in Nas-
sau, Ba-
hamas,
Thurs-
day.
By DOUG FERGUSON
Associated Press
NASSAU, Bahamas — One
of the biggest cheers at the Hero
World Challenge came from seeing
the name Tiger Woods moved to
the top of the leaderboard.
It just wasn’t there for long.
In another impressive showing
in his latest comeback from back
surgeries, Woods built on a solid
start with a 31 on the front nine at
Albany Golf Club that briefly gave
him the lead Friday. He stalled on
the back nine with a pair of bogeys
and not enough birdie chances, and
he settled for a 4-under 68.
“Successful,” Woods said, when
asked to describe his round in one
word.
When the second round ended,
Woods was five shots behind
Charley Hoffman, who had a 63
that might have sent fans into a
frenzy if they had been watching.
Hoffman made 12 birdies,
closing with five in a row . He
was at 12-under 132 and had a
three-shot lead over Jordan Spieth
(67) and Tommy Fleetwood (69).
Hoffman made only one par over
his final 12 holes to go along with
eight birdies and three bogeys.
But this week, a holiday exhibi-
tion with an 18-man field and no
cut, is all about Woods. That much
was obvious after the round.
Hoffman spoke to no more than
five reporters about his round,
while a dozen others were about 30
feet away surrounding Joe LaCava,
Woods’ caddie, looking for any
additional morsel about his round.
Woods delivered plenty on his
own. He opened with three birdies
in four holes. He made three good
pars, one of them having to chip up
the slope from a thin lie on No. 8,
and then really raised hopes with
his eagle on the par-5 ninth, set up
by a 3-wood into the wind from
265 yards.
“Hit up in the air and took
something off of it and cut it back
into the wind,” he said.
AP Photo/
Dante Carrer
He made the 20-foot putt
to reach 8 under. Behind him,
Hoffman made bogey on the par-3
eighth. Woods was alone in the
lead, and the workers at the white
scoreboard to the left of the green
quickly moved his name to the
top as some 100 people — that
constitutes a large gallery this
week — began cheering. There
was a smattering of “He’s back!”
and even a few mentions about the
Masters.
Woods missed it. He was on his
way to the 10th tee. By the time he
saw a leaderboard, it was getting
crowded at the top with Hoffman
making his run, Spieth chipping in
for birdie and setting up another
with a tough chip, and Fleetwood
overcoming a double bogey-bogey
start to his back nine with three
straight birdies.
“I saw somewhere on the back
nine, I think there was like five
guys at 8 under or something like
that, something weird like that,”
Woods said.
A case could be made that his
name among them was weird.
His past is enough to merit
legend status in this field. Woods
has 79 victories on the PGA Tour,
compared with 81 for the rest of
the field. But he hasn’t won in
more than four years, and this is
only his 20th start since the first of
four back surgeries in the spring of
2014.
He had played only seven
rounds dating to August 2015, and
this was his first competition in 10
months. He had fusion surgery on
his lower back in April.
“You’ve got to be anxious —
doesn’t matter who it is, doesn’t
matter how well he’s been in the
past at handling pressure,” Spieth
said. “It’s still a new experience for
him to have that little golf. And to
come out and play competitive golf
and work his way into contention,
that’s what’s really exceptional.”
Woods didn’t make a bogey
until a three-putt from 30 feet on
the 12th hole. The greens were
quicker, and that’s where he strug-
gled. He had an eagle attempt from
just short of the 15th green, about
45 feet away, that he ran 15 feet by
the hole.
He missed that for a three-putt par.
He still played the par 5s in 4
under, a five-shot improvement
from the opening round.
And he showed his creative side
on the par-3 17th. Facing a long
putt over a hump with the grain
running away from him, Woods
chose to chip it off the putting
surface and along the fringe to be
able to better judge the speed. It
settled 3 feet away for a par.
Otherwise, he looked like any
of the other elite players at Albany.
And while he wasn’t sure what to
expect coming into the week, his
expectations are getting stronger
with each round, especially this
one.
“I felt like today I could have
easily gotten to double digits under
par,” he said. “That would have
put me probably one or two back,
but I think I’m still in it. We’ve
got two more days, and I think it’s
supposed to blow a little harder to
tomorrow. If that’s the case, I think
a good, solid round should get me
up there.”
SCOREBOARD
Local slate
PREP BOYS BASKETBALL
Saturday
Pendleton vs. TBD (at Wilsonville), TBD
Hermiston vs. TBD (at Wilsonville), TBD
Heppner vs. TBD (at Western Menno-
nite), TBD
Riverside vs. Prescott (WA) (at Mac-Hi),
TBD
Irrigon vs. Enterprise (at Ione), TBD
Pilot Rock vs. Monument/Dayville (at
Fossill), 12:30 p.m.
Ione vs. Weston-McEwen, 2:30 p.m.
Echo vs. Condon/Wheeler (at Fossill),
3:30 p.m.
Mac-Hi vs. College Place (WA), 4:30
p.m.
Umatilla vs. TBD (at Vernonia), 5:30 p.m.
Monday
Nixyaawii at Stanfield, 7 p.m.
Tuesday
Stanfield at Baker, 7 p.m.
Hanford (WA) at Hermiston, 7:30 p.m.
Pendleton at Southridge (WA), 7:30 p.m.
Weston-McEwen at Irrigon, 7:30 p.m.
Helix at Pilot Rock, 7:30 p.m.
PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL
Saturday
Mac-Hi vs. College Place (WA), TBD
Riverside vs. Helix (at Mac-Hi), TBD
Umatilla vs. TBD (at Vernonia), TBD
Heppner vs. TBD (at Western Menno-
nite), TBD
Stanfield vs. TBD (at Sherman), TBD
Irrigon vs. Enterprise (at Ione), TBD
Pilot Rock vs. Monument/Dayville (at
Fossill), 11 a.m.
Weston-McEwen at Ione, 1 p.m.
Echo vs. Condon/Wheeler (at Fossill),
2 p.m.
Summit at Pendleton, 2:30 p.m.
Lewiston (ID) at Hermiston, 5:45 p.m.
Monday
Nixyaawii at Stanfield, 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday
Hanford (WA) at Hermiston, 5:45 p.m.
Mac-Hi at Waitsburg (WA), 6 p.m.
Weston-McEwen at Irrigon, 6 p.m.
Helix at Pilot Rock, 6 p.m.
Pendleton at Southridge (WA), 7 p.m.
PREP WRESTLING
Saturday
Hermiston at Oregon City Tournament,
10 a.m.
Mac-Hi at Ranger Classic, 10 a.m.
Riverside at Bob Mars Invite (WA), TBD
COLLEGE WRESTLING
Saturday
EOU at Battle of the Rockies (Grant Falls,
Mont.), TBD
COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL
Saturday
BMCC at the Walla Walla Classic, TBD
EOU at Southern Oregon, 6 p.m.
Sunday
BMCC at Clackamas CC, 1 p.m.
COLLEGE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Saturday
BMCC at Portland CC, 2 p.m.
EOU at Southern Oregon, 4 p.m
Prep Football
OSAA Playoffs
Class 6A Championships
No. 2 Clackamas (13-0) vs. No. 5 South
Medford (11-2), 12:30 p.m. (at Reeser
Stadium, Corballis)
Prep Scores
Friday
BOYS PREP BASKETBALL
BOYS PREP BASKETBALLAloha 55,
Franklin 47
Bandon 41, Riddle 36
Barlow 85, Sunset 69
Battle Ground, Wash. 75, Parkrose 53
Bend 63, Milwaukie 42
Benson 87, Gresham 65
Blanchet Catholic 49, Valley Catholic 47
Camas, Wash. 71, Wilson 54
Catlin Gabel 46, Harrisburg 39
Central 48, Stayton 43
Chiloquin 62, New Hope Christian 35
Churchill 61, Sheldon 54
Clatskanie 61, Sheridan 46
Corbett 62, Yamhill-Carlton 33
Creswell 68, Oakridge 29
Douglas 51, Sweet Home 41
Faith Bible 52, Open Door 44
Falls City 54, Southwest Christian 28
Forest Grove 69, Newberg 61
Fruitland, Idaho 92, Ontario 52
Hidden Valley 64, Ashland 61
Jesuit 57, Clackamas 42
Jordan Valley 57, Powder Valley 48
Kennedy 73, Taft 45
Madison 59, Centennial 50
McKay 90, Lakeridge 81
Mitchell/Spray 67, Burnt River 28
Monroe 55, Santiam 46
N. Clackamas Christian 71, Willamette
Valley Christian 36
North Medford 51, Summit 49
Nyssa 46, Parma, Idaho 41
Oakland 58, Reedsport 47
Prairie City 63, Trout Lake, Wash. 58
Redmond 66, Hood River 63
Regis 58, Willamina 43
Roseburg 60, Century 58
Santiam Christian 69, Pleasant Hill 51
Seaside 68, Gladstone 60
Sherwood 64, Roosevelt 51
Sisters 58, Crook County 37
Siuslaw 45, Elmira 44
St. Helens 72, Scappoose 66
St. Paul 64, Colton 52
Thurston 65, Sprague 52
Tualatin 65, Westview 42
Umpqua Valley Christian 57, McKenzie 32
West Albany 61, Glencoe 55
West Salem 81, South Medford 49
Willamette 75, North Eugene 59
Woodburn 74, North Salem 64
Cole Valley, Idaho 77, Baker 56
Joseph 56, Klickitat/Glenwood, Wash. 40
Salem Academy 75, St. Mary’s 51
South Umpqua 77, Lakeview 65
Southridge 82, South Salem 63
Tigard 69, David Douglas 53
Delphian High School 58, Crow 32
Yoncalla 55, Eddyville 44
Days Creek 64, Mapleton 19
Siletz Valley 52, Cascade Christian JV 41
Elgin 48, Pine Eagle 27
Wallowa 53, Huntington 38
Crescent Valley 55, Springfield 45
Mountain View 74, Hermiston 64
Trinity Lutheran 39, Triad School 38
Enterprise 59, Ione 38
Irrigon 64, Weston-McEwen 43
North Lake 51, South Wasco County 26
Oregon Episcopal 60, Astoria 40
Amity 65, Burns 49
La Pine 79, Illinois Valley 40
Baker JV 43, Imbler 24
North Douglas 55, Lowell 41
Perrydale 61, Gilchrist 34
College Place, Wash. 60, Riverside 33
Rogue Valley Adventist 45, Paradise,
Calif. 23
Pilot Rock 55, Echo 33
Grant Union 63, Culver 33
Sherman 70, Stanfield 41
Crosshill Christian 60, Bonanza 50
Portland Christian 69, East Linn Christian
66
Umatilla 50, Riverdale 30
Vernonia 91, Gervais 52
Crater 66, Mt. Shasta, Calif. 50
Henley 76, Del Norte-Crescent City,
Calif. 71, 2OT
Yreka, Calif. 40, Klamath 34
GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL
Beaverton 44, Sherwood 32
Bend 46, Milwaukie 33
Benson 61, Jesuit 44
Catlin Gabel 48, Harrisburg 44
Central 57, Cascade 26
Chiloquin 39, New Hope Christian 14
City Christian 57, Portland Waldorf 8
Clatskanie 66, Sheridan 35
Creswell 66, Oakridge 33
Dallas 56, Reynolds 15
Elmira 54, Siuslaw 42
Forest Grove 37, Century 31
Fruitland, Idaho 42, Ontario 39
Grant 66, Liberty 45
Grants Pass 54, Wilson 39
Hidden Valley 68, Philomath 42
Hillsboro 64, Churchill 63
Jefferson 60, Gaston 34
Jefferson PDX 42, McKay 32
Lakeridge 55, South Eugene 37
Madison 41, Centennial 17
Marist 52, Roseburg 29
McKenzie 44, Umpqua Valley Christian
14
McMinnville 50, Corvallis 45
Melba, Idaho 55, Vale 24
Monroe 54, Santiam 22
Myrtle Point 36, Powers 18
N. Clackamas Christian 37, Willamette
Valley Christian 36
North Salem 61, Woodburn 43
Oakland 47, Reedsport 7
Pleasant Hill 55, Santiam Christian 20
Powder Valley 40, Jordan Valley 38
Prairie City 50, Trout Lake, Wash. 30
Putnam 45, Mountain View 26
Riddle 31, Bandon 25
Roosevelt 73, David Douglas 52
Seaside 48, Gladstone 25
Sisters 36, Crook County 35
South Medford 70, Lake Oswego 47
South Salem 52, Newberg 35
Southwest Christian 40, Falls City 19
St. Paul 55, Colton 33
The Dalles 53, Sandy 37
Tualatin 49, Sunset 43
Valley Catholic 40, Blanchet Catholic 19
West Linn 63, Lincoln 25
West Salem 43, Glencoe 38
Westview 66, St. Mary’s Academy 56
Willamette 47, North Eugene 44
Willamina 62, Regis 40
Yamhill-Carlton 59, Corbett 37
Joseph 50, Klickitat/Glenwood, Wash. 26
Bill Spelgatti Memorial Tournament
Dayton 53, Sutherlin 28
Salem Academy 42, Stayton 16
Canyonville Christian 39, C.S. Lewis 16
Alsea 46, Delphian JV 6
Crow 61, Yoncalla 28
Crescent Valley 88, Aloha 51
Days Creek 63, Mapleton 9
Siletz Valley 30, Cascade Christian JV 18
Elgin 47, Pine Eagle 26
Wallowa 78, Huntington 12
Faith Bible 42, Damascus Christian 20
Triad School 52, Horizon Christian Hood
River 38
Enterprise 77, Ione 30
Irrigon 54, Weston-McEwen 52
South Wasco County 48, North Lake 23
Astoria 46, Oregon Episcopal 42
Toledo 49, Knappa 30
Amity 47, Burns 46
Illinois Valley 41, La Pine 31
Sheldon 64, Lewis and Clark, Wash. 60
Elgin 47, Pine Eagle 26
Imbler 44, Baker JV 38
North Douglas 42, Lowell 17
Perrydale 51, Gilchrist 20
Riverside 44, College Place, Wash. 29
Hood River 62, La Grande 56
Madras 55, Redmond 42
St. Joseph Notre Dame, Calif. 70,
Oregon City 56
Paradise, Calif. 57, Rogue Valley Adven-
tist 16
Pilot Rock 54, Echo 26
Grant Union 51, Culver 32
Sherman 39, Stanfield 35
Bonanza 44, Crosshill Christian 16
Portland Christian 42, East Linn Christian
32
Arlington 40, Four Rivers Community
School 2
Crane 48, Cove 22
Riverdale 38, Umatilla 29
Yreka, Calif. 56, Klamath 37
Soccer
MLS Playoffs
MLS CUP FINAL
Dec. 9: Toronto vs. Seattle, 1 p.m.
Football
NFL
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L
T Pct PF PA
New England 9 2
0 .818 325 220
Buffalo
6 5
0 .545 224 260
N.Y. Jets
4 7
0 .364 228 257
Miami
4 7
0 .364 174 289
South
W L
T Pct PF PA
Tennessee
7 4
0 .636 242 269
Jacksonville 7 4
0 .636 269 168
Houston
4 6
0 .400 267 262
Indianapolis 3 8
0 .273 195 300
North
W L
T Pct PF PA
Pittsburgh
9 2
0 .818 258 193
Baltimore
5 5
0 .500 213 171
Cincinnati
5 6
0 .455 199 215
Cleveland
0 11
0 .000 166 289
West
W L
T Pct PF PA
Kansas City 6 5
0 .545 272 236
L.A. Chargers 5 6
0 .455 249 202
Oakland
5 6
0 .455 225 261
Denver
3 8
0 .273 197 280
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L
T Pct PF PA
Philadelphia 10 1
0 .909 351 191
Dallas
6 6
0 .500 286 284
Washington 5 7
0 .417 272 314
N.Y. Giants 2 9
0 .182 172 267
South
W L
T Pct PF PA
New Orleans 8 3
0 .727 322 222
Carolina
8 3
0 .727 248 207
Atlanta
7 4
0 .636 265 230
Tampa Bay 4 7
0 .364 223 262
North
W L
T Pct PF PA
Minnesota
9 2
0 .818 271 195
Detroit
6 5
0 .545 294 264
Green Bay
5 6
0 .455 232 261
Chicago
3 8
0 .273 177 252
West
W L
T Pct PF PA
L.A. Rams
8 3
0 .727 329 206
Seattle
7 4
0 .636 266 212
Arizona
5 6
0 .455 203 278
San Francisco 1 10
0 .091 187 284
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Week 13 Schedule
Thursday
Dallas 38, Washington 14
Sunday
Tampa Bay at Green Bay, 10 a.m.
Minnesota at Atlanta, 10 a.m.
San Francisco at Chicago, 10 a.m.
Detroit at Baltimore, 10 a.m.
Denver at Miami, 10 a.m.
Indianapolis at Jacksonville, 10 a.m.
Houston at Tennessee, 10 a.m.
Kansas City at N.Y. Jets, 10 a.m.
New England at Buffalo, 10 a.m.
Cleveland at L.A. Chargers, 1:05 p.m.
Carolina at New Orleans, 1:25 p.m.
L.A. Rams at Arizona, 1:25 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at Oakland, 1:25 p.m.
Philadelphia at Seattle, 5:30 p.m.
Monday
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 5:30 p.m.
NCAA
Top 25 Schedule
Friday
No. 11 USC 31, No. 14 Stanford 28
Saturday
No. 16 Memphis at No. 12 UCF, 9 a.m.
(ABC)
No. 10 TCU at No. 2 Oklahoma, 9:30
a.m. (FOX)
No. 6 Georgia at No. 4 Auburn, 1 p.m.
(CBS)
No. 7 Miami at No. 1 Clemson, 5 p.m.
(ABC)
No. 8 Ohio State at No. 3 Wisconsin, 5
p.m. (FOX)
Hockey
NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W
L OT Pts GF GA
Tampa Bay 25 17
6 2 36 90 65
Toronto
27 17
9 1 35 98 82
Montreal
27 12 12 3 27 68 85
Boston
23 11
8 4 26 63 68
Detroit
26 10 11 5 25 73 80
Ottawa
24 9
9 6 24 74 81
Florida
25 10 13 2 22 73 85
Buffalo
26 6 16 4 16 55 89
Metropolitan Division
GP W
L OT Pts GF GA
Columbus 26 17
8 1 35 76 62
New Jersey 25 15
6 4 34 80 75
N.Y. Islanders 25 15
8 2 32 94 82
Pittsburgh 27 14 10 3 31 78 90
N.Y. Rangers 26 14 10 2 30 87 78
Washington 26 14 11 1 29 76 80
Carolina
24 10
9 5 25 69 75
Philadelphia 25 8 10 7 23 70 78
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W
L OT Pts GF GA
Winnipeg 26 16
6 4 36 89 71
St. Louis
26 17
8 1 35 87 70
Nashville
25 15
7 3 33 79 73
Dallas
25 14 10 1 29 74 72
Chicago
25 12
9 4 28 79 67
Minnesota 25 12 10 3 27 76 76
Colorado
24 12 10 2 26 77 75
Pacific Division
GP W
L OT Pts GF GA
Los Angeles 27 16
8 3 35 82 60
Vegas
25 15
9 1 31 87 80
San Jose
24 14
8 2 30 63 52
Calgary
25 14 10 1 29 73 76
Vancouver 26 12 10 4 28 73 76
Anaheim
26 11 11 4 26 70 79
Edmonton 26 10 14 2 22 71 87
Arizona
28 6 18 4 16 66 101
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point
for overtime loss.
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Friday’s Games
N.Y. Rangers 5, Carolina 1
Columbus 4, Anaheim 2
Pittsburgh 4, Buffalo 0
Ottawa 6, N.Y. Islanders 5
San Jose 2, Florida 1
Winnipeg 7, Vegas 4
Los Angeles 4, St. Louis 1
New Jersey 2, Colorado 1
Saturday’s Games
Boston at Philadelphia, 10 a.m.
St. Louis at Minnesota, 3 p.m.
Buffalo at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m.
Detroit at Montreal, 4 p.m.
Columbus at Washington, 4 p.m.
Toronto at Vancouver, 4 p.m.
San Jose at Tampa Bay, 4 p.m.
Florida at Carolina, 4 p.m.
Anaheim at Nashville, 5 p.m.
New Jersey at Arizona, 5 p.m.
Chicago at Dallas, 6 p.m.
Edmonton at Calgary, 7 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
Los Angeles at Chicago, 4 p.m.
Ottawa at Winnipeg, 4 p.m.
Arizona at Vegas, 5 p.m.
Dallas at Colorado, 5 p.m.
Basketball
NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W
L Pct
Boston
19
4 .826
Toronto
14
7 .667
Philadelphia
12
9 .571
New York
11 10 .524
Brooklyn
8 13 .381
Southeast Division
W
L Pct
Washington
12 10 .545
Miami
11 11 .500
Orlando
9 14 .391
Charlotte
8 13 .381
Atlanta
4 17 .190
Central Division
W
L Pct
Cleveland
15
7 .682
Detroit
14
7 .667
Milwaukee
11
9 .550
Indiana
12 11 .522
Chicago
3 18 .143
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W
L Pct
Houston
17
4 .810
San Antonio
15
7 .682
New Orleans
11 11 .500
Memphis
7 14 .333
Dallas
5 17 .227
Northwest Division
W
L Pct
Portland
13
9 .591
Denver
12
9 .571
Minnesota
13 10 .565
Utah
12 11 .522
Oklahoma City
9 12 .429
Pacific Division
W
L Pct
Golden State
17
6 .739
L.A. Clippers
8 12 .400
L.A. Lakers
8 13 .381
Phoenix
8 15 .348
Sacramento
7 15 .318
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Friday’s Games
Golden State 133, Orlando 112
Washington 109, Detroit 91
Toronto 120, Indiana 115
GB
—
4
6
7
10
GB
—
1
3½
3½
7½
GB
—
½
3
3½
11½
GB
—
2½
6½
10
12½
GB
—
½
½
1½
3½
GB
—
7½
8
9
9½
Miami 105, Charlotte 100
Oklahoma City 111, Minnesota 107
Sacramento 107, Chicago 106
San Antonio 95, Memphis 79
Utah 114, New Orleans 108
Saturday’s Games
Phoenix at Boston, 10 a.m.
L.A. Clippers at Dallas, 11 a.m.
Atlanta at Brooklyn, Noon
Detroit at Philadelphia, 4:30 p.m.
Memphis at Cleveland, 4:30 p.m.
Sacramento at Milwaukee, 5:30 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Denver, 6 p.m.
New Orleans at Portland, 7 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
Orlando at New York, 12:30 p.m.
Golden State at Miami, 4 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Minnesota, 4 p.m.
San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 4 p.m.
Houston at L.A. Lakers, 6:30 p.m.
NCAA
Men’s Basketball
Top 25
Friday’s Games
No. 13 North Carolina 85, Davidson 75
No. 15 Gonzaga 91, No. 25 Creighton 74
Saturday’s Games
No. 11 Cincinnati at No. 21 Xavier, 9
a.m. (FS1)
Lehigh at No. 18 Virginia, 9 a.m. (ACCNE)
No. 8 Wichita State at No. 16 Baylor, 11
a.m. (ESPNU)
South Dakota at No. 1 Duke, 12:30 p.m.
(ESPN2)
Harvard at No. 7 Kentucky, 12:30 p.m.
(ESPN)
Yale at No. 23 TCU, 2 p.m.
No. 2 Kansas at Syracuse, 2:30 p.m.
(ESPN)
No. 4 Villanova at Saint Joseph’s, 2:30
p.m. (ESPN2)
Princeton at No. 10 Miami, 5 p.m.
(ESPNU)
San Francisco at No. 20 Arizona State, 6
p.m. (Pac-12 Networks)
No. 14 USC at SMU, 7 p.m. (ESPNU)
Sunday’s Games
St. Francis (BKN) at No. 5 Notre Dame,
11 a.m. (ACCNE)
Tulane at No. 13 North Carolina, 11 a.m.
(ESPN2)
UCF at No. 24 Alabama, 11 a.m.
(ESPNU)
Seton Hall at No. 17 Louisville, 1 p.m.
(ESPN2)
Nebraska at No. 3 Michigan State, 1:30
p.m. (FS1)
Rutgers at No. 12 Minnesota, 3 p.m.
(BTN)
Pac-12
Friday’s Games
Boise State 73, Oregon 70
Saturday’s Games
Colorado at Colorado State, 10 a.m.
UC Davis at Washington State, 12 p.m.
(Pac-12 Networks)
Loyola Marymount at Oregon State, 2
p.m. (Pac-12 Networks)
Hawai’i at Utah, 4 p.m. (Pac-12 Net-
works)
San Francisco at No. 20 Arizona State, 6
p.m. (Pac-12 Networks)
No. 14 USC at SMU, 7 p.m. (ESPNU)
Arizona at UNLV, 7 p.m. (CBSSN)
Saint Mary’s at Califofnia, 8 p.m. (Pac-12
Networks)
Sunday’s Games
Stanford at Long Beach State, 2 p.m.
Omaha at Washington, 4 p.m. (Pac-12
Networks)
Detroit Mercy at UCLA, 6 p.m. (Pac-12
Networks)
Women’s Basketball
Top 25
Friday’s Games
No. 21 Oregon State 89, Nevada 49
Saturday’s Games
No. 22 Michigan at LIU Brooklyn, 9 a.m.
No. 15 Maryland at Akron, 11 a.m.
(ESPN3)
No. 17 South Florida at George Washing-
ton, 11 a.m.
No. 23 Marquette at Green Bay, 11 a.m.
(ESPN3)
New Orleans at No. 19 Missouri, 12 p.m.
(SECN+)
Weber State at No. 10 Oregon, 2 p.m.
No. 24 California at Santa Clara, 2 p.m.
Utah State and No. 21 Oregon State,
8:59 p.m.
Pac-12
Friday’s Games
Washington 81, Idaho 69
USC 80, Loyola Marymount 70
Washington State 72, Idaho State 55
No. 21 Oregon State 89, Nevada 49
Saturday’s Games
Buffalo at Arizona State, 1:30 p.m.
Saint Mary’s at Utah, 1:30 p.m.
Weber State at No. 10 Oregon, 2 p.m.
No. 24 California at Santa Clara, 2 p.m.
Utah State at No. 21 Oregon State,
8:59 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
No. 16 Stanford at No. 9 Baylor, 11 a.m.
San Diego State at Arizona, 1 p.m.
UC Santa Barbara at No. 7 UCLA, 1:30
p.m. (Pac-12 Networks)
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committing
$90 million
to social
justice
causes
By BARRY WILNER
Associated Press
NEW YORK — The NFL
is committing $90 million
over the next seven years
to social justice causes in
a three-segment plan that
involves league players.
In a memo sent to the 32
teams on Friday and obtained
by The Associated Press, the
league unveiled what it calls
a new and expanded program
of community improvement.
The NFL Foundation is
putting a $3 million grant into
the program.
Each NFL team will
contribute to the plan, much
of which will be funded
through “cause related events
and consumer products sales,
auctions and other promo-
tional sources.” as well as
contributions from clubs.
In a separate memo, Anna
Isaacson, the league’s vice
president for social respon-
sibility, provided details
of the program. She noted
financial commitments, use
of government resources,
and promoting community
endeavors by the players.
The new initiative comes
in response to player demon-
strations staged during the
national anthem to raise
awareness for social issues
such as racial inequality. The
protests include kneeling
during the anthem, an act
that has drawn steady criti-
cism from President Donald
Trump.
“Social justice may mean
different things to different
people and organizations,”
Isaacson wrote. “The NFL’s
work
will
encompass
programs and initiatives that
reduce barriers to oppor-
tunity, with a priority on
supporting improvements in
education, community/police
relations and our criminal
justice system. Additional
focus areas include poverty,
racial equality and workforce
development.”
NFL owners and execu-
tives met with players, who
formed a Players Coalition, in
October during the league’s
fall meetings in New York.
There also were extensive
phone conversations, NFL
spokesman Joe Lockhart
said.
Earlier this week, San
Francisco 49ers safety Eric
Reid said he left the coalition
because founder Malcolm
Jenkins of the Philadelphia
Eagles
excluded
Colin
Kaepernick from meetings,
and asked players if they
would stop protesting the
anthem if the NFL made a
charitable donation to causes
they support.
Kaepernick, of course,
began
the
kneeling
demonstrations in the 2016
preseason, and Reid was
the first player to join the
protests. Kaepernick was not
signed by any team this year
as a free agent.
Isaacson said in her memo
that “a more thorough presen-
tation on plans for the 2018
season, including locally
focused initiatives based on
joint actions of clubs and their
players” will be presented at
the annual league meetings in
March. Players don’t usually
attend those meetings, but are
likely to be invited for portion
of them in Orlando.
Trump has made many
complaints
about
NFL
players who kneel during the
national anthem. While the
players have noted they kneel
to protest racism and police
brutality, particularly toward
people of color, Trump has
called the act disrespectful.
Recently, the president
tweeted: “The American
public is fed up with the
disrespect the NFL is paying
to our Country, our Flag and
our National Anthem. Weak
and out of control!”
Trump has branded the
league as “weak” for not
requiring players to stand
during “The Star-Spangled
Banner.”
The players say such
reactions misconstrue the
message.