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Page 2B SPORTS East Oregonian Saturday, February 10, 2018 2018 Winter Olympics U.S. speedskaters eager to put Sochi debacle behind them By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer Olympics TV Schedule PYEONGCHANG, South Korea — Perhaps no team has more to prove at the Pyeongchang Olympics than the U.S. speedskaters. Limited to one medal four years ago, they are eager to bounce back and show why their sport has produced the most medals for the U.S. in the Winter Games. Going 0 for 12 in long track and 1 for 8 in short track in Sochi was a “disaster,” long track skater Mitch Whitmore said. It’s certainly a memory the Amer- icans haven’t forgotten, either. “The thought is definitely in the back of my mind, you don’t want that to happen again,” Brittany Bowe said. “You just have to bring it back to, ‘Have I done everything I can to prepare myself the best way I can?’ I can answer that, yes.” That’s quite a change from 2014, when the Americans debuted a high- tech skin suit they thought would lead to more gold, silver and bronze. Instead, it was an unqualified failure. Skaters complained the suit was too tight and they were stuck dealing with sizing issues on the day of their races. To compound their woes, the Americans trained outdoors at altitude leading up to the games when the venue in Sochi was indoors at sea level. “The team morale was really weird,” Joey Mantia said. “There was just a weird vibe in the village among our team.” This time, things are completely different. “Basically, our entire staff has handed us all the tools we need to get medals,” said Mantia, a favorite for gold in the mass start event. “It’s just up to us now. There’s no more blaming it on anyone else.” SATURDAY NBC 12-3 p.m. — Snowboarding: Men’s Slopestyle; Short Track Speedskating: Men’s 1500m Gold Medal Final; Ski Jumping: Men’s Individual Nor- mal Hill Gold Medal Final; Luge: Men’s Singles 5-8 p.m. — Figure Skating: Team Event (LIVE), Ice Dancing Short Dance, Ladies’ Short Program; Alpine Skiing: Men’s Downhill Gold Medal Final 5-8:30 p.m. — Figure Skating: Team Event (LIVE), Ice Dancing Short Dance, Ladies’ Short Program; Alpine Skiing: Men’s Downhill Gold Medal Final 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. — Figure Skating: Team Event (LIVE), Pairs’ Free Skate NBCSN 11 p.m.-2 a.m. — Cross Country: Women’s Skiathlon Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Mixed Dou- bles Curling: United States vs. China 2-4:35 a.m. — Short Track Speedskating: Men’s 1500m Gold Medal Final (LIVE) 4:35-8:30 a.m. — Ski Jumping: Men’s Individual Normal Hill Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Snowboarding: Men’s Slopestyle 8:30-10 a.m. — Luge: Men’s Singles 10 a.m.-2 p.m. — Speedskating: Women’s 3000m Gold Medal Final; Biathlon: Women’s 7.5km Sprint Gold Medal Final; Mixed Doubles Curling: United States vs. Norway 4-6:45 p.m. — Snowboarding: Men’s Slope- style Gold Medal Final (LIVE) 6:45-10:30 p.m. — Mixed Doubles Curling: United States vs. Finland; Snowboarding: Women’s Slopestyle (LIVE) 10:30-11:40 p.m. — Mixed Doubles Curling: Canada vs. South Korea USA 4-6:30 a.m. — Women’s Ice Hockey: Switzer- land vs. South Korea (LIVE) OLYMPIC CHANNEL 2-4 a.m. — Medal Ceremonies (LIVE) AP Photo/John Locher Shani Davis of the United States, far right, trains during a speed skating training session prior to the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea on Friday. Last year, the Americans traveled to the Gangneung Oval, where they will race this week, and measured ice temperature and thickness and air conditions. They took that informa- tion back home and used it to repro- duce those conditions at the Pettit National Ice Center in Milwaukee, where the long track Olympic trials and a pre-Olympic camp were held. “We felt this was the best strategy to ensure we have peak performance at the right time,” said Shane Domer, sports science director for US Speedskating. They will find out starting Saturday when long track begins with the women’s 3,000 meters. Short track starts with the men’s 1,500-meter final, along with quali- fying in other events. The U.S. team isn’t totally free of distraction, however. Five-time Olympian Shani Davis tweeted that the process in which luger Erin Hamlin beat him out in a coin flip as the U.S. flag bearer for Friday’s opening ceremony was handled “dishonorably.” The final vote by their fellow athletes ended in a 4-4 tie, leading to the coin flip. Davis’ tweet included a mention of Black History Month, raising the question of whether he thought race played a role in the decision. Davis is black, Hamlin is white. Davis didn’t talk with reporters after practice Friday. While attention was diverted by the tweet, the rest of the U.S. team practiced in skin suits made by Under Armour — the same company responsible for their suits in Sochi. The polyurethane material is thinner and stretch was built in to allow freedom of movement in the shoulders. The sleeves and legs have slightly different material that helps air flow over the skaters’ arms and legs. Pro Basketball Four years ago, the material was thicker and the seam pattern didn’t allow for easy movement. “We’re confident that these things perform well and these guys have done some amazing times in these suits, so we know they’re battle-tested as well,” Domer said. “It’s the fastest (suits) we’ve ever tested.” Mentally, the Americans feel confident in the suits they’ve been wearing for over a year. “Long track is a huge mental sport, if you believe in what you’re racing in, that’s a big step in the right direction,” Mantia said. “We’re all really happy with what the suits are and that’s not going to be a factor in these games.” Women’s College Basketball Lillard scores 50, Blazers beat Kings 118-100 Hebard scores 30 as Ducks SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Damian Lillard scored 22 of his season- high 50 points in the third quarter, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Sacra- mento Kings 118-100 on Friday night. Lillard scored at will, making 16 of 26 shots — including eight 3-pointers — and all 10 of his free-throw attempts. NBA He reached the half-century mark by the end of the third Portland period and sat the entire fourth. Lillard, who also had six assists, joined teammate CJ McCo- llum and Houston’s Sacramento James Harden as the only players to score 50 points through three quarters this season. Maurice Harkless added 15 points, McCollum scored 13 and Ed Davis had five points and 14 rebounds for Portland, which made 15 3-pointers. The Blazers were coming off an overtime win in Charlotte on Thursday that snapped a three-game losing streak. Lillard, Portland’s lone All-Star this season, scored 15 points during a 17-0 run that closed out the third quarter and put the Blazers up 92-74. He made two 3s during the run and silenced the crowd when he drove the left side of the lane and flipped the ball in with his right hand. Sacramento made five consecutive 3s in the fourth quarter, four by Buddy Hield, and pulled within 107-94 with 4:45 left. Shabazz Napier made a slide past Washington SEATTLE (AP) — Ruthy Ionescu was 2 of 6 shooting Hebard dominated on the and finished with 10 points. interior while scoring 14 of Oregon has won four her career-high 30 points in of the past five matchups the third quarter, and against its rivals to No. 9 Oregon pulled the north. Pac-12 away for a 76-63 win Wa s h i n g t o n over Washington on (7-17, 1-12) lost its Friday night. fifth straight and #9 Oregon The Ducks simply didn’t have (22-4, 11-2 Pac-12) the size to counter rebounded from last Oregon in the paint. Sunday’s home loss Amber Melgoza to No. 17 Stanford led the Huskies and overmatched with 21 points and the Huskies on the Washington Mai-Loni Henson inside. With the added 16. Ducks struggling to Hebard topped hit from the perim- her career high set eter in the first half, Oregon last season when she had went almost exclusively 29 points against UCLA. to Hebard to start the third She added 14 rebounds quarter. She responded by as Oregon outrebounded making 6 of 7 shots in the Washington 44-30. quarter and helping Oregon Washington made things build an 18-point lead. The interesting for a half, rallying Ducks’ lead reached 28 in from an early deficit to take the final minutes. a 22-19 lead on Melgoza’s Hebard made 13 of 15 three-point play early in the shots overall, most of them second quarter. Washington within a couple feet of the led 25-20 minutes later on basket. The 6-foot-4 sopho- Hannah Johnson’s 3-pointer, more was part of an Oregon but Oregon closed the half front line that outscored on a 13-2 run and led 33-27 Washington 46-18 in the at the break. paint and made up for a quiet Oregon blew the game night by Sabrina Ionescu, the open in the third quarter, leading scorer in the Pac-12 outscoring Washington at 19.9 points per game. 27-15. 76 118 63 100 AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard goes to the basket as Sacra- mento Kings guard De’Aaron Fox, rear, watches during the second half of an NBA basketball game Friday in Sacramento, Calif. 3-pointer for Portland to stop the Kings’ surge. Willie Cauley-Stein had 19 points and six rebounds, and Zach Randolph added 17 points and nine boards for Sacramento. Lillard had 14 points and made three of Portland’s six 3-pointers in the first quarter. Evan Turner hit an off-balance 11-footer to end the period and put the Blazers up 33-31. After Randolph’s layup over Nurkic pulled Sacramento within 49-47 in the second, Lillard scored nine consecutive points and then added a 17-foot step- back jumper with 1.7 seconds left to put Portland up 62-52 at halftime. UP NEXT Blazers: Host Utah on Sunday. Kings: Visit Minnesota on Sunday. SCOREBOARD Local slate PREP BOYS BASKETBALL Saturday Weston-McEwen at Culver, 4 p.m. Mitchell/Spray at Arlington, 4 p.m. Mac-Hi at Ontario, 5:30 p.m. Nixyaawii at Joseph, 5 p.m. Pilot Rock at Stanfield, 5:30 p.m. Nyssa at Riverside, 5:30 p.m. Condon/Wheeler at Ione, 5:30 p.m. Cove at Echo, 5:30 p.m. Helix at Pine Eagle, 5:30 p.m. Burns at Umatilla, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday The Dalles at Hermiston, 7 p.m. Pendleton at Hood River, 7 p.m. PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL Saturday Weston-McEwen at Culver, 2:30 p.m. Mitchell/Spray at Arlington, 2:30 p.m. Mac-Hi at Ontario, 3 p.m. Nixyaawii at Joseph, 3:30 p.m. Cove at Echo, 3:30 p.m. Helix at Pine Eagle, 4 p.m. Pilot Rock at Stanfield, 4 p.m. Nyssa at Riverside, 4 p.m. Condon/Wheeler at Ione, 4 p.m. Burns at Umatilla, 5 p.m. Tuesday Hermiston at The Dalles, 7 p.m. Hood River at Pendleton, 7 p.m. PREP SWIMMING Saturday Pendleton, Hermiston at District Meet (at Hood River), 10 a.m. PREP WRESTLING Saturday Pendleton, Hermiston at Districts (at Redmond), 9 a.m. Mac-Hi at Districts (at La Grande), 10 a.m. MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Saturday Columbia Basin at BMCC, 4 p.m. EOU at Multnomah, 7:30 p.m. WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Saturday Columbia Basin at BMCC, 2 p.m. EOU at Multnomah, 5:30 p.m. Basketball NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic W L Pct GB Boston 40 17 .702 Toronto 38 16 .704 — Philadelphia 27 25 .519 10 New York 23 33 .411 16 Brooklyn 19 37 .339 20 Southeast W L Pct GB Washington 31 24 .564 — Miami 30 26 .536 1½ Charlotte 23 32 .418 8 Orlando 18 36 .333 12½ Atlanta 17 39 .304 14½ Central W L Pct GB Cleveland 32 22 .593 — Milwaukee 30 24 .556 2 Indiana 31 25 .554 2 Detroit 27 27 .500 5 Chicago 19 35 .352 13 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest W L Pct GB Houston 41 13 .759 — San Antonio 35 21 .625 7 New Orleans 28 26 .519 13 Memphis 18 36 .333 23 Dallas 17 38 .309 24½ Northwest W L Pct GB Minnesota 34 24 .586 — Portland 31 25 .554 2 Oklahoma City 31 25 .554 2 Denver 29 26 .527 3½ Utah 27 28 .491 5½ Pacific W L Pct GB Golden State 42 13 .764 — L.A. Clippers 28 25 .528 13 L.A. Lakers 23 31 .426 18½ Phoenix 18 38 .321 24½ Sacramento 17 37 .315 24½ ——— Friday’s Games L.A. Clippers 108, Detroit 95 Philadelphia 100, New Orleans 82 Cleveland 123, Atlanta 107 Indiana 97, Boston 91 Houston 130, Denver 104 Miami 91, Milwaukee 85 Utah 106, Charlotte 94 Chicago 114, Minnesota 113 Portland 118, Sacramento 100 Saturday’s Games New Orleans at Brooklyn, 3 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Milwaukee at Orlando, 4 p.m. Washington at Chicago, 5 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Dallas, 5:30 p.m. San Antonio at Golden State, 5:30 p.m. Denver at Phoenix, 6 p.m. NCAA Men’s Basketball Top 25 Schedule Friday No. 18 Rhode Island 72, Davidson 59 Saturday Butler at No. 1 Villanova, 9 a.m. (FOX) Oklahoma State at No. 19 West Virginia, 9 a.m. (ESPN) No. 21 UNC at NC State, 11 a.m. No. 25 Miami at Boston College, 11 a.m. No. 10 Kansas at Baylor, 11 a.m. (CBS) No. 17 Oklahoma at Iowa State, 11 a.m. (ESPN) No. 5 Xavier at Creighton, 11:30 a.m. (FOX) No. 8 Auburn at Georgia, 12:30 p.m. No. 3 Purdue at No. 4 Michigan State, 1 p.m. (ESPN) Iowa at No. 14 Ohio State, 3 p.m. No. 15 Tennessee at Alabama, 3 p.m. UcOnn at No. 22 Wichita State, 3 p.m. (ESPN2) Virginia Tech at No. 2 UVA, 3:15 p.m. (ESPN) No. 7 Texas Tech at Kansas State, 5 p.m. (ESPNU) San Diego St. at No. 23 Nevada, 5 p.m. (ESPN2) No. 24 Kentucky at Texas A&M, 5:15 p.m. (ESPN) No. 12 Gonzaga at No. 11 Saint Mary’s, 7 p.m. (ESPN2) USC at No. 13 Arizona, 7:15 p.m. (ESPN) Sunday No. 20 Michigan at Wisconsin, 10 a.m. (CBS) No. 6 Cincinnati at SMU, 1 p.m. (ESPN) No. 9 Duke at Georgia Tech, 3 p.m. (ESPN) Pac-12 Schedule Saturday UCLA at Arizona State, 4 p.m. (PAC12) Cal at Utah, 6:30 p.m. (PAC12) Washington at Oregon St, 7 p.m. (ESPNU) USC at No. 13 Arizona, 7:15 p.m. (ESPN) Sunday Stanford at Colorado, 1 p.m. (PAC12) Washington St at Oregon, 5 p.m. (ESPNU) NCAA Women’s Basketball Top 25 Schedule Saturday Wichita State at No. 1 UConn, 10 a.m. No. 20 Green Bay at Milwaukee, 12 p.m. No. 22 Oklahoma St at Iowa St, 4:30 p.m. No. 24 TCU at No. 3 Baylor, 5 p.m. Kansas State at No. 6 Texas, 5 p.m. Sunday No. 10 Maryland at Rutgers, 9 a.m. No. 21 Michigan at Michigan State, 9 a.m. (ESPN2) Flordia at No. 7 South Carolina, 10 a.m. Georgia Tech at No. 5 Notre Dame, 10 a.m. Kentucky at No. 2 Miss St., 11 a.m. (ESPNU) No. 13 OSU at USF, 11 a.m. (ESPN2) No. 19 Duke at Clemson, 11 a.m. No. 18 Georgia at No. 11 Tennessee, 12 p.m. No. 14 Texas A&M at LSU, 12 p.m. UNC at No. 23 NC State, 12 p.m. No. 9 Oregon at Washington State, 1 p.m. No. 25 Arizona State at No. 8 UCLA, 1 p.m. No. 12 FSU at Miami, 1 p.m. (ESPN2) No 15 Missouri at Arkansas, 2 p.m. No. 16 Oregon State at Washington, 3 p.m. Colorado at No. 17 Stanford, 3 p.m. Pac-12 Schedule Friday No. 16 Oregon St 63, Wash. State 61, OT No. 9 Oregon 76, Washington 63 No. 17 Stanford 70, Utah 49 No. 8 UCLA 69, Arizona 46 UCS 77, No. 25 Arizona St 62 Sunday No. 9 Oregon at Washington State, 1 p.m. No. 25 Arizona State at No. 8 UCLA, 1 p.m. Arizona At USC, 1 p.m. Utah at Cal, 2 p.m. No. 16 Oregon State at Washington, 3 p.m. Colorado at No. 17 Stanford, 3 p.m. Hockey NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Tampa Bay 54 37 14 3 Boston 52 33 11 8 Toronto 56 32 19 5 Florida 52 23 23 6 Detroit 53 21 23 9 Montreal 54 22 26 6 Ottawa 53 19 25 9 Buffalo 54 15 29 10 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Washington 54 32 17 5 Pittsburgh 56 30 22 4 New Jersey 53 27 18 8 Philadelphia 54 26 19 9 N.Y. Islanders 56 27 23 6 Carolina 55 25 21 9 Columbus 54 27 23 4 N.Y. Rangers 55 26 24 5 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Nashville 53 32 12 9 Winnipeg 55 32 14 9 St. Louis 57 34 20 3 Dallas 56 33 19 4 Minnesota 54 29 19 6 Colorado 53 29 20 4 Chicago 54 24 22 8 Pacific Division GP W L OT Vegas 54 36 14 4 Los Angeles 54 30 19 5 San Jose 54 28 18 8 Calgary 55 28 19 8 Anaheim 56 27 19 10 Edmonton 53 23 26 4 Vancouver 55 21 28 6 Arizona 54 13 32 9 ———— Friday’s Games Washington 4, Columbus 2 N.Y. Islanders 7, Detroit 6, OT N.Y. Rangers 4, Calgary 3 Los Angeles 3, Florida 1 Carolina 4, Vancouver 1 St. Louis 5, Winnipeg 2 Dallas 4, Pittsburgh 3, SO Anaheim 3, Edmonton 2 Saturday’s Games Buffalo at Boston, 4 p.m. New Jersey at Columbus, 4 p.m. Nashville at Montreal, 4 p.m. Los Angeles at Tampa Bay, 4 p.m. Ottawa at Toronto, 4 p.m. Colorado at Carolina, 5 p.m. Philadelphia at Arizona, 5 p.m. Chicago at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Edmonton at San Jose, 7 p.m. Golf Pts 77 74 69 52 51 50 47 40 GF GA 194 142 173 124 182 156 147 167 142 161 142 169 141 182 124 178 Pts 69 64 62 61 60 59 58 57 GF GA 169 156 172 170 159 159 157 158 191 207 148 165 141 154 161 171 Pts 73 73 71 70 64 62 56 GF GA 166 138 178 148 166 143 175 145 162 156 168 156 157 152 Pts 76 65 64 64 64 50 48 35 GF GA 186 148 156 129 156 150 156 157 158 161 148 171 141 180 126 189 PGA TOUR Pebble Beach Pro-Am Friday p-Pebble Beach GL, Yardage: 6,816; Par: 72 s-Spyglass Hill, Yardage: 6,953; Par: 72 m-Monterey Peninsula, Yardage: 6,958; Par: 71 Pebble Beach, Calif. Purse: $7.4 million Second Round Dustin Johnson 67s-64m—131 -12 Beau Hossler 65p-67s—132 -12 Troy Merritt 67p-67s—134 -10 Julian Suri 66s-67m—133 -10 Phil Mickelson 69s-65m—134 -9 Jon Rahm 67m-67p—134 -9 Aaron Wise 65m-69p—134 -9 Kevin Streelman 65s-69m—134 -9 Jason Day 69s-65m—134 -9 Others Matt Kuchar 66s-71m—137 -6 Jimmy Walker 68s-69m—137 -6 Jordan Spieth 72s-66m—138 -5 Bubba Watson 68m-71p—139 -4 Rory McIlroy 68s-74m—142 -1 Olympics PYEONGCHANG WINTER OLYMPICS Television Schedule Saturday NBC 12-3 p.m. — Snowboarding: Men’s Slope- style; Short Track Speedskating: Men’s 1500m Gold Medal Final; Ski Jumping: Men’s Individual Normal Hill Gold Medal Final; Luge: Men’s Singles 5-8 p.m. — Figure Skating: Team Event (LIVE), Ice Dancing Short Dance, Ladies’ Short Program; Alpine Skiing: Men’s Down- hill Gold Medal Final 5-8:30 p.m. — Figure Skating: Team Event (LIVE), Ice Dancing Short Dance, Ladies’ Short Program; Alpine Skiing: Men’s Downhill Gold Medal Final 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. — Figure Skating: Team Event (LIVE), Pairs’ Free Skate NBCSN 11 p.m.-2 a.m. — Cross Country: Wom- en’s Skiathlon Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Mixed Doubles Curling: United States vs. China 2-4:35 a.m. — Short Track Speedskating: Men’s 1500m Gold Medal Final (LIVE) 4:35-8:30 a.m. — Ski Jumping: Men’s Individual Normal Hill Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Snowboarding: Men’s Slopestyle 8:30-10 a.m. — Luge: Men’s Singles 10 a.m.-2 p.m. — Speedskating: Women’s 3000m Gold Medal Final; Biathlon: Wom- en’s 7.5km Sprint Gold Medal Final; Mixed Doubles Curling: United States vs. Norway 4-6:45 p.m. — Snowboarding: Men’s Slopestyle Gold Medal Final (LIVE) 6:45-10:30 p.m. — Mixed Doubles Curl- ing: United States vs. Finland; Snowboard- ing: Women’s Slopestyle (LIVE) 10:30-11:40 p.m. — Mixed Doubles Curling: Canada vs. South Korea Sunday NBC 12-3 p.m. — Speedskating: Men’s 5000m Gold Medal Final; Biathlon: Men’s 10km Sprint Gold Medal Final; Cross Country: Men’s Skiathlon Gold Medal Final 4-8 p.m. — Figure Skating: Team Event Gold Medal Final (LIVE), Men’s Free Skate, Ladies’ Free Skate, Ice Dancing Free Dance; Alpine Skiing: Women’s Giant Slalom (LIVE); Freestyle Skiing: Women’s Moguls Gold Medal Final; Snowboard: Women’s Slopestyle Gold Medal Final; Luge: Men’s Singles Gold Medal Final Runs 8:35-10 p.m. — Alpine Skiing: Women’s Giant Slalom Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Snowboarding: Women’s Halfpipe (LIVE) NBCSN 11:40 p.m.-2 a.m. — Women’s Ice Hockey: United States vs. Finland (LIVE) 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. — Curling: Mixed Doubles Tiebreaker; Luge: Men’s Singles Gold Medal Final Runs 2:30-5 p.m. — Biathlon: Men’s 10km Sprint Gold Medal Final 5-8:30 p.m. — Snowboarding: Women’s Slopestyle Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Curling: Mixed Doubles Semifinal 8:30-11:40 p.m. — Curling: Semifinal Mixed Doubles (replay); Speedskating: Men’s 5000m Gold Medal Final USA 4-6:30 a.m. — Women’s Ice Hockey: Cana- da vs. Olympic Athletes from Russia (LIVE)