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Friday, January 12, 2018
East Oregonian
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MLB
Donaldson, Machado, Bryant, Rendon in arbitration hot corner
By RONALD BLUM
Associated Press
NEW YORK — The hot
corner figures to be sizzling
Friday when players and
teams swap proposed salaries
in arbitration.
Toronto’s Josh Donaldson,
Baltimore’s
Manny
Machado,
Washington’s
Anthony Rendon and the
Chicago Cubs’ Kris Bryant
were among the more than
170 players headed to the
exchange. But most are likely
to reach agreement Friday, the
busiest day of the offseason.
Machado and Donaldson
can become free agents after
this season and are expected
to command one-year deals
approaching or exceeding $20
million. A three-time All-Star,
the 25-year-old Machado hit.
259 with 33 homers and 95
RBIs last year, when he made
$11.5 million. He has been
mentioned in persistent trade
rumors.
Donaldson, 32, is a three-
time All-Star and the 2015 AL
MVP. He rebounded from an
injury-slowed 2016 to hit .270
last season with 33 homers
and 78 RBIs. Donaldson
earned $17 million last year
in the final season of a $28.65
million, two-year deal.
Rendon set career bests
with a .301 average, 25
homers and 100 RBIs for
the Nationals and made $5.8
million. The 27-year-old is
eligible for free agency after
the 2019 season.
Bryant could break the
record for highest salary
among players eligible for
arbitration for the first time, a
mark set when first baseman
Ryan Howard was awarded
a raise from $900,000 to $10
million by a three-person
panel in 2008 instead of Phil-
adelphia’s $7 million offer.
Bryant, who turned 26 last
week, was an All-Star in his
first two big league seasons,
hitting .292 with 39 homers,
102 RBIs and a MLB-leading
121 runs in 2016, when the
Cubs won the World Series
for the first time since 1908.
Bryant agreed last March
to a $1.05 million, one-year
contract, a record for an
unsigned player under club
control with less than two
years of major league service,
and batted .295 with 29
homers and 73 RBIs.
Chicago
White
Sox
first baseman Jose Abreu,
Houston pitcher Dallas
Keuchel and newly acquired
St. Louis outfielder Marcell
Ozuna also are among the
stars set to swap. Arizona
(12) and Boston (10) have
the most players eligible for
arbitration.
There were 189 players
eligible for arbitration after
teams offered contracts on
Dec. 1 to unsigned players
on their 40-man rosters, and
172 remained set to swap as
of Thursday evening. Among
those reaching agreements
Thursday were Arizona left-
hander Patrick Corbin ($7.5
million), New York Yankees
outfielder Aaron
Hicks
($2,825,000),
Cleveland
reliever Zach McAllister
($2.45 million), Detroit
catcher James McCann
($2,375,000),
Houston
outfielder Jake Marisnick
($1.9 million), Los Angeles
Angels reliever Blake Parker
($1.8 million) and New York
Yankees reliever Tommy
Kahnle ($1,312,500).
For players and teams
who fail to reach agreements,
hearings will be scheduled for
Jan. 29-Feb. 16 in Phoenix.
Teams won eight of 15
decisions last winter, the most
hearings since clubs went
10-6 in 2004. Several clubs
refused to negotiate after the
exchange of proposed arbitra-
tion salaries, a so-called “file
and trial” strategy.
Teams have a 302-224
edge since arbitration started
in 1974.
OSAA CHANGES: Echo could be part of pilot program for 6-man football
Continued from 1B
Rock.
Riverside, which has
compiled a 18-78 record at
the Class 3A level since 2007,
has made it clear they are
very interested in exercising
their option to drop from
Class 3A to Class 2A. The
Pirates have had declining
numbers in recent years and
formed a co-op with Ione in
2017. According to the most
recent recommendation from
the Jan. 9 meeting, Riverside
would drop into a district
with Heppner, Stanfield,
Weston-McEwen,
Culver
and Grant Union.
“My administration and
I are in support of playing
in the 2A (classification),”
Riverside coach David Boor
said in an email. “For us, it
is about giving our students
a safe and competitive
opportunity. This decision
is about doing what is best
for our student-athletes and
every school needs to put
their kids in the best position
for them to have a great
experience academically and
athletically.
“For us at this time, 2A
football would be the best fit
for our student-athletes.”
McLoughlin, however,
has expressed their interest
to remain in Class 4A in
a district with La Grande,
Baker and Ontario over a
drop to 3A with the likes of
Vale, Nyssa, Umatilla and
Irrigon. The Pioneers, who
have a 22-67 overall record
and have won just two league
games since 2007, have
shown signs of improvement
in the past two seasons under
coach Gary Robertson, and
Robertson feels they’re
better suited at the 4A level.
“Looking at the align-
ments, the thing I didn’t
like is all the sudden our
kids have a different set of
opponents and rivals than in
any other sport,” Robertson
said. “I want all of our guys
to have the chance to play
the same rivals that they do
in other sports.
“And it is incumbent upon
me as a coach to get all of my
guys to play up at that level,”
Robertson added. “We had a
rough stretch, but I feel like
we’ve made some significant
EO File Photo
Echo Cougars RB Zack Gehrke does some quick step-
ping to evade an Ione defender during a 2016 game in
Echo. The Cougars could be a part of a pilot program
in 2018 to play 6-man football, which is among a few
recommendations from an OSAA ad-hoc committee.
strides in that arena and
there’s still more left.”
Pilot Rock, which played
a mostly-1A schedule as a
2A independent last season,
will move to the 1A classifi-
cation in a large district with
schools such as Arlington/
Condon, Dufur, Adrian,
Enterprise, Powder Valley,
Union, Wallowa, and Imbler.
The Oregonian/Oregon
Live reported Wednesday
that six Class 6A schools —
Benson, Cleveland, Wilson,
McKay, South Eugene,
Forest Grove — would exer-
cise the option to move down
to 5A. And in 5A, schools
such as Hood River Valley,
Parkrose, Springfield, North
Eugene, Ridgeview and The
Dalles all meet the criteria,
but would decline the option.
Crook County, which was
scheduled to move up from
Class 4A to 5A in a league
with Pendleton in the
OSAA’s 2018-2022 align-
ment, would use its option to
stay in 4A.
Two more notable recom-
mendations are intended
for the smaller schools.
The first is the creation of
enrollment zone for schools
with adjusted enrollments of
89 to 120 that will give the
schools the option to play
11-man or 8-man football to
best fit their capabilities. The
second one is a pilot program
for 6-man football on a
two-year trial. Any school
with an adjusted enrollment
of 89 or fewer would be
eligible for the program, and
as of now schools including
Echo, Joseph, Monument,
Dayville, South Wasco and
Prarie City among others
have expressed interest.
Six-man
football
is
played on a smaller field
— 80 yards long, 40 yards
wide — and is widely used
by smaller schools across
the state of Texas, as well
as other western states such
as Wyoming, Montana, and
Nebraska. Echo has had
some success over the past
two seasons at the 8-man
level, but with only eight
returning players slated to
return from the 2017 team
they may not have the neces-
sary bodies to compete. Echo
coach Rick Thew could not
be reached for comment by
press time.
The committee’s next
meeting Jan. 31 at 9 a.m. at
OSAA office in Wilsonville
and it is open to the public.
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BEAVERS: Stay in Arizona, face Sun Devils Saturday
Arizona
guard
Allonzo
Trier (35)
drives
past
Oregon
State
guard
Stephen
Thomp-
son Jr.
during
Thurs-
day’s
game in
Tucson,
Ariz.
Continued from 1B
how well they communicate.
They do a really good job.”
The Beavers took a 12-2
lead over the cold-shooting
Wildcats, an early spurt
capped by Tinkle’s 3-pointer.
Tinkle’s inside basket
gave Oregon State a 22-15
lead 5:30 before the break
but the Beavers never scored
again in the half. Instead, Ira
Lee’s three-point play on a
breakaway stuff and Trier’s
3-pointer cut the lead to
22-21 with 3:11 to go, and
neither team could score
again before halftime.
Arizona finally got the
lead with six straight points,
including a breakaway dunk
by Trier and a spinning
reverse dunk by Alkins, both
baskets off turnovers, and
the Wildcats were up 29-26
with 16:30 to play.
It was back and forth after
that until Ayton’s rebound
basket put Arizona ahead for
good, 40-39 with 7:33 left.
That ignited the 16-3 run that
finally put the game under
control for the Wildcats.
Alkins scored seven in the
surge, capping it with a
AP Photo/
Rick Scuteri
3-pointer that put Arizona up
54-42 with 4:10 to play.
“Rawle does everything,”
Miller said. “He’s the most
versatile player on our team.”
NO COMPLAINING
The victory came in
the first game since Miller
complained, following the
Colorado loss, that he just
can’t get to these players,
including one of the top
freshman classes in the
game. He had no such
complaint after beating the
Beavers.
“It was what I had hoped
for,” Miller said. “We’re a
team that’s really practicing
hard. We’ve had four really
hard days coming off of the
Colorado game. Sometimes
that’s what you need, an
opportunity to learn. And
there’s no better learning
opportunity than when you
fail.”
BIG PICTURE
OSU: The Beavers have
patience and enough talent
to cause problems against
opponents, even in the
highly unfriendly environ-
ment of McKale Center.
They could be especially
dangerous when teams come
to Corvallis.
ARIZONA: The Wildcats
were lulled into ineffective-
ness throughout the first half
but finally won with their
defense. That’s the part of
the game Miller wants to
emphasis in his frustrating
efforts with the highly
talented but inconsistent
team.
UP NEXT
Oregon State: at Arizona
State on Saturday.
Arizona: hosts Oregon on
Saturday.
Oregon
forward
Paul White
(13) drives
past Arizo-
na State
guard Tra
Holder (0)
to score
during the
first half
of Thurs-
day’s
game in
Tempe,
Ariz.
AP Photo/Ross
D. Franklin
DUCKS: A huge road win
Continued from 1B
finding De’Quon Lake on an
alley-oop pass that brought
the crowd to its feet.
But the Ducks answered
with two quick baskets,
including a layup when the
Sun Devils didn’t get back
on defense to build the lead
back to seven.
BIG PICTURE
Oregon picked up a huge
road win in a game that can
get the Ducks headed back in
the right direction.
UP NEXT
Oregon faces No. 17
Arizona on Saturday, the
Ducks’ first back-to-back
road games against ranked
opponents since 2006-07.
SCOREBOARD
Local slate
PREP BOYS BASKETBALL
Friday
Pilot Rock at Culver, 4:30 ap.m.
Stanfield at Heppner, 6 p.m.
Sunset at Hermiston, 7 p.m.
Mac-Hi at La Grande, 7 p.m.
Condon/Wheeler at Sherman, 7 p.m.
Irrigon at Umatilla, 7:30 p.m.
Horizon Christian at Ione, 7:30 p.m.
Arlington at Dufur, 7:30 p.m.
Echo at Powder Valley, 7:30 p.m.
Nixyaawii at Helix, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday
Culver at Stanfield, 2:30 p.m.
Weston-McEwen at Heppner, 4 p.m.
Umatilla at Burns, 5 p.m.
Wallowa at Echo, 5 p.m.
Helix at Joseph, 5 p.m.
Pine Eagle at Nixyaawii, 5:30 p.m.
Ione at South Wasco, 5:30 p.m.
Sherman at Arlington, 5:30 p.m.
Dufur at Condon/Wheeler, 5:30 p.m.
Hermiston at La Grande, 7:30 p.m.
PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL
Friday
Mac-Hi at La Grande, 6 p.m.
Irrigon at Umatilla, 6 p.m.
Pilot Rock at Culver, 6 p.m.
Arlington at Dufur, 6 p.m.
Condon/Wheeler at Sherman, 6 p.m.
Horizon Christian at Ione, 6 p.m.
Echo at Powder Valley, 6 p.m.
Nixyaawii at Helix, 6 p.m.
Stanfield at Heppner, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday
Culver at Stanfield, 4 p.m.
Ione at South Wasco, 4 p.m.
Dufur at Condon/Wheeler, 4 p.m.
Sherman at Arlington, 4 p.m.
Helix at Joseph, 4 p.m.
Pine Eagle at Nixyaawii, 4 p.m.
Wallowa at Echo, 5 p.m.
Weston-McEwen at Heppner, 5:30 p.m.
Hermiston at La Grande, 5:45 p.m.
Umatilla at Burns, 6:30 p.m.
PREP WRESTLING
Friday
Hermiston, Pendleton, Mac-Hi, Riverside,
Irrigon, Heppner at Oregon Classic
(Redmond)
Saturday
Hermiston, Pendleton, Mac-Hi, Riverside,
Irrigon, Heppner at Oregon Classic
(Redmond)
Echo at Bonanza Invite
PREP SWIMMING
Saturday
Pendleton, Hermiston at Baker, Noon
COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL
Friday
Multnomah at EOU, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday
BMCC at Columbia Basin, 4 p.m.
Warner Pacific at EOU, 7:30 p.m.
COLLEGE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Friday
Multnomah at EOU, 5:30 p.m.
Saturday
BMCC at Columbia Basin, 2 p.m.
Warner Pacifc at EOU, 5:30 p.m.
COLLEGE WRESTLING
Saturday
EOU vs. North Idaho (at Missoula, MT)
Prep Standings
PREP BOYS BASKETBALL
5A COLUMBIA RIVER CONFERENCE
Lg Ovr PF PA Rnk
The Dalles
0-0 7-5 727 711 15
Pendleton
0-0 7-6 682 668 12
Hermiston
0-0 4-7 643 673 18
Hood River
0-0 4-9 739 783 33
4A GREATER OREGON LEAGUE
Lg Ovr PF PA Rnk
La Grande
1-0 8-6 854 782
7
Baker
1-0 8-7 905 881 18
Mac-Hi
0-1 10-5 720 652 23
Ontario
0-1 5-10 743 836 27
3A EASTERN OREGON LEAGUE
Lg Ovr PF PA Rnk
Irrigon
1-0 12-0 799 514 11
Nyssa
1-0 9-4 681 673 15
Umatilla
0-0 12-3 936 634 14
Burns
0-0 7-6 688 659 28
Riverside
0-1 7-7 642 672 25
Vale
0-1 4-9 547 639 26
2A COLUMBIA BASIN CONFERENCE
Lg Ovr PF PA Rnk
Pilot Rock
0-0 9-6 868 725 10
Stanfield
0-0 7-8 716 879 12
Heppner
0-0 5-6 543 583 17
Weston-McEwen 0-0 5-10 747 843 30
Culver
0-0 4-12 683 868 39
1A BIG SKY CONFERENCE
Lg Ovr PS PA Rnk
Condon/Wheel. 3-0 9-4 859 699 13
Sherman
2-0 10-1 726 455
2
Horizon Christ. 1-1 7-4 567 551 14
Arlington
1-1 5-6 593 568 27
Dufur
1-1 4-7 505
Ione
0-1 2-9 486
Mitch./Spray
0-2 2-8 333
South Wasco
0-2 2-10 410
1A OLD OREGON LEAGUE
Lg Ovr PS
Nixyaawii
4-0 11-2 928
Powder Valley
3-1 8-4 810
Echo
3-1 6-9 729
Wallowa
2-2 7-6 575
Joseph
2-2 6-4 559
Cove
2-2 4-9 583
Pine Eagle
0-4 3-8 355
Helix
0-4 1-13 433
522
653
593
690
35
52
50
49
PA Rnk
628
8
656 17
813 30
597 40
485 20
694 46
546 51
746 63
PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL
5A COLUMBIA RIVER CONFERENCE
Lg Ovr PS PA Rnk
Pendleton
0-0 8-5 656 669 12
Hood River
0-0 8-5 554 597 12
The Dalles
0-0 4-7 449 469 29
Hermiston
0-0 2-10 468 572 22
4A GREATER OREGON LEAGUE
Lg Ovr PS PA Rnk
Baker
1-0 13-1 822 520
4
La Grande
1-0 6-7 614 602 23
Ontario
0-1 6-10 641 638 33
Mac-Hi
0-1 2-13 447 801 25
3A EASTERN OREGON LEAGUE
Lg Ovr PS PA Rnk
Burns
1-0 9-5 665 559 13
Nyssa
1-0 7-6 571 493
8
Irrigon
1-1 12-2 702 473 16
Vale
1-1 4-9 453 569 14
Umatilla
0-0 3-11 430 627 35
Riverside
0-2 11-4 624 450 17
2A COLUMBIA BASIN CONFERENCE
Lg Ovr PS PA Rnk
Pilot Rock
0-0 10-5 666 527 16
Culver
0-0 9-5 578 510 22
Heppner
0-0 8-3 558 455 10
Weston-McEwen 0-0 8-6 728 654 20
Stanfield
0-0 2-11 390 629 34
1A BIG SKY LEAGUE
Lg Ovr PS PA Rnk
South Wasco
2-0 9-3 575 443
9
Horizon Christ. 2-0 5-6 437 460 29
Condon/Wheel. 2-1 2-11 415 631 51
Dufur
1-1 5-6 428 478 23
Sherman
1-1 3-7 325 533 33
Ione
0-1 1-10 363 583 40
Mitch/Spray
0-2 5-5 265 386 55
Arlington
0-2 1-4 119 169 58
1A OLD OREGON LEAGUE
Lg Ovr PS PA Rnk
Nixyaawii
4-0 13-0 964 363
3
Powder Valley
3-1 13-1 715 482
2
Joseph
3-1 9-2 554 355
8
Helix
3-1 9-5 617 537 15
Echo
Cove
Wallowa
Pine Eagle
1-3
1-3
1-3
0-4
6-9
5-8
3-10
2-9
606
452
523
261
662
519
634
453
Basketball
NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W
L Pct GB
Boston
34 10 .773 —
Toronto
29 11 .725
3
Philadelphia
19 20 .487 12½
New York
19 22 .463 13½
Brooklyn
15 26 .366 17½
Southeast Division
W
L Pct GB
Miami
24 17 .585 —
Washington
23 18 .561
1
Charlotte
15 24 .385
8
Orlando
12 30 .286 12½
Atlanta
11 30 .268 13
Central Division
W
L Pct GB
Cleveland
26 15 .634 —
Detroit
22 18 .550 3½
Milwaukee
22 18 .550 3½
Indiana
21 20 .512
5
Chicago
15 27 .357 11½
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W
L Pct GB
Houston
29 11 .725 —
San Antonio
28 15 .651
2
New Orleans
20 20 .500
9
Dallas
15 28 .349 15½
Memphis
13 27 .325 16
Northwest Division
W
L Pct GB
Minnesota
27 16 .628 —
Portland
22 19 .537
4
Oklahoma City
22 20 .524 4½
Denver
21 20 .512
5
Utah
17 24 .415
9
Pacific Division
W
L Pct GB
Golden State
33
9 .786 —
L.A. Clippers
20 21 .488 12½
Phoenix
16 26 .381 17
L.A. Lakers
14 27 .341 18
Sacramento
13 28 .317 19½
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Thursday’s Games
Boston 114, Philadelphia 103
Toronto 133, Cleveland 99
L.A. Clippers 121, Sacramento 115
L.A. Lakers 93, San Antonio 81
Friday’s Games
31
32
43
53
Cleveland at Indiana, 4 p.m.
Orlando at Washington, 4 p.m.
Utah at Charlotte, 4 p.m.
Brooklyn at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m.
Golden State at Milwaukee, 5 p.m.
New York at Minnesota, 5 p.m.
Portland at New Orleans, 5 p.m.
Memphis at Denver, 6 p.m.
Houston at Phoenix, 7:30 p.m.
NCAA Men’s Basketball
Top 25 Schedule
Thursday
NC State 78, No. 19 Clemson 77
No. 15 Gonzaga 103, Portland 57
No. 5 Wichita State 95, ECU 60
No. 17 Arizona 62, Oregon State 53
Oregon 76, No. 11 Arizona State 72
Pac-12 Schedule
Thursday
No. 17 Arizona 62, Oregon St 53
No. 17 Arizona 62, Oregon State 53
Stanford 79, Washington St. 70)
UCLA 83, Utah 64
Washington 66, Cal 56
NCAA Women’s Basketball
Top 25 Schedule
Thursday
No. 9 South Carolina 71, Auburn 63
No. 17 Texas A&M 79, No. 6 Tennessee 76
No. 13 FSU 105, Miami 67
No. 3 Louisvile 100, No. 2 Notre Dame 67
Wake Forest 67, No. 16 Duke 80
No. 12 Missouri 81, Vanderbilt 70
Michigan State 82, No. 11 Maryland, 5 p.m.
No. 25 Green Bay 65, Youngstown St. 56
No. 4 Miss. St. 76, Ole Miss 45
Friday
No. 18 Arizona St at No. 22 Oregon St, 6 p.m.
No. 14 UCLA at Utah, 7 p.m.
Arizona at No. 8 Oregon, 8 p.m. (PAC12)
Washington at No. 24 Cal, 8 p.m.
Pac-12 Schedule.
Friday
USC at Colorado, 5 p.m.
No. 18 Arizona St at No. 22 Oregon St, 6 p.m.
Washington St at Stanford, 6 p.m.
No. 14 UCLA at Utah, 7 p.m.
Arizona at No. 8 Oregon, 8 p.m. (PAC12)
Hockey
NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic
GP W
L OT Pts GF GA
Tampa Bay 44 31 10
3 65 161 112
Boston
40 23 10
7 53 131 102
Toronto
45 25 17
3 53 146 131
Florida
42 18 18
6 42 120 137
Detroit
41 17 17
7 41 112 127
Montreal
42 18 20
4 40 108 129
Ottawa
42 15 18
9 39 117 149
Buffalo
44 11 24
9 31 99 151
Metropolitan Division
GP W
L OT Pts GF GA
Washington 44 27 14
3 57 136 124
Columbus 45 25 17
3 53 122 124
New Jersey 41 22 11
8 52 130 125
N.Y. Rangers 42 22 15
5 49 128 117
Carolina
43 20 15
8 48 122 132
Pittsburgh 44 22 19
3 47 126 138
Philadelphia 42 19 15
8 46 123 122
N.Y. Islanders 43 21 18
4 46 146 158
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W
L OT Pts GF GA
Winnipeg 44 26 11
7 59 151 121
Nashville
42 25 11
6 56 131 114
St. Louis
46 26 17
3 55 134 122
Dallas
43 24 16
3 51 132 118
Minnesota 44 23 17
4 50 127 127
Chicago
43 21 16
6 48 134 118
Colorado
41 22 16
3 47 135 124
Pacific Division
GP W
L OT Pts GF GA
Vegas
41 29 10
2 60 143 113
Los Angeles 42 24 13
5 53 126 99
Calgary
43 23 16
4 50 123 122
San Jose
40 21 13
6 48 110 106
Anaheim
43 19 15
9 47 117 120
Edmonton 44 18 23
3 39 119 143
Vancouver 43 16 21
6 38 111 143
Arizona
43 10 27
6 26 98 150
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Thursday’s Games
Carolina 3, Washington 1
Buffalo 3, Columbus 1
Calgary 5, Tampa Bay 1
Friday’s Games
Vancouver at Columbus, 4 p.m.
Calgary at Florida, 4:30 p.m.
Washington at Carolina, 4:30 p.m.
Winnipeg at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.
Edmonton at Arizona, 6 p.m.
Football
NFL
Divisional Round
Saturday’s Games
Atlanta at Philadelphia, 1:35 p.m. (NBC)
Tennessee at New England, 5:15 p.m. (CBS)
Sunday’s Games
Jacksonville at Pittsburgh, 10 a.m. (CBS)
New Orleans at Minnesota, 1:40 p.m.