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Page 2B SPORTS East Oregonian Michigan State says Counseling Center acted appropriately EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State University says the woman accusing three former basketball players of a 2015 sexual assault was treated appropriately by the school’s Counseling Center, and the school says it has found no evidence that she was discouraged from making a Title IX complaint or a complaint to police. The woman, who is a student at Michigan State, has filed a federal lawsuit accusing the school of failing to comply with Title IX. The suit alleges that the woman was sexually assaulted at an off-campus apartment, and it alleges that after she told university Counseling Center staff that basketball players were involved, the staff made it clear to her that if she reported it to police “she faced an uphill battle that would create anxiety and unwanted media attention.” Michigan State says its records show “that appro- priate care and relevant information for a rape victim was provided to the student.” “We have not found any evidence or indication that she was discouraged in any way to make a Title IX complaint or a complaint to the police department,” the school said in a state- ment Wednesday. “On the contrary, the student said she was then too distraught to discuss her circum- stances. The counselor also suggested she visit the Sexual Assault Program unit on campus.” The woman and players are not named in the lawsuit. The suit says the female student was 18 on April 12, 2015, when she met the players at an East Lansing bar. She was later taken to an off-campus apartment where she was told a party was going on, according to the lawsuit. The players took turns raping her in a bedroom, according to the lawsuit. She contacted univer- sity Counseling Center staff about a week later. According to the lawsuit, the woman “was so discouraged by the repre- sentations made by the MSUCC Counseling staff she became frightened to the point that she decided she could not report the rape(s) to law enforce- ment.” The school says in October 2015, the woman’s academic adviser learned about the alleged sexual assault through a conversa- tion with her father. “Academic advisers are mandatory reporters under MSU’s policies and the academic adviser promptly took the appropriate step of notifying the MSU Police Department about the potential assault,” the school said. The school said the MSUPD Special Victims Unit tried to reach the woman to start an inves- tigation, but she did not respond. “An informational email was sent to her that outlined resources available to her, including Title IX infor- mation, options to contact the Office of Institutional Equity and relevant coun- seling services,” the school said. The school says infor- mation shared during meet- ings with MSU counseling and psychiatric services is confidential, and that police did not have names or any information about possible perpetrators. The school says at no point was the athletic department or basketball program aware of the allegation. A message was left with the woman’s attorney. MARINERS: ‘I like where we’re at’ Continued from 1B Seattle went 4-3 on its visits to San Francisco, Minnesota and Kansas City. “I thought we played really good baseball, and getting these wins the past two games really sets the pace for us going home,” said James Paxton, who matched a career-best with 10 strikeouts over six sharp innings before turning the game over to the Seattle bullpen. Nick Vincent (1-0) worked a perfect seventh, and Juan Nicasio retired three in a row after putting runners on the corners, before closer Edwin Diaz entered for the ninth. Diaz worked around shortstop Jean Segura’s second error of the game to earn his fourth save. “Our guys up and down the lineup, but probably the top of the lineup, have been outstanding, really driving the train for us,” Servais said. “I like where we’re at.” Thursday, April 12, 2018 NHL Playoffs AP Photo/John Locher The Vegas Golden Knights celebrate after defeating Los Angeles Kings 1-0 in Game 1 of an NHL hockey first- round playoff series Wednesday in Las Vegas. Fleury helps Golden Knights win first-ever playoff game By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Marc- Andre Fleury made 30 saves for his 11th career playoff shutout, Shea Theodore scored in the first period and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Los Angeles Kings 1-0 on Wednesday night to win the franchise's first playoff game. The expansion club will try to take a 2-0 lead in its first-round playoff series Friday night. Fleury got his first playoff shutout since last May, when his Penguins beat the Ottawa Senators 1-0 in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals. The Kings entered with a combined 928 games of playoff experience, but Vegas came out looking like a seasoned bunch ready for the postseason. Just like the Golden Knight mascot who slayed a bumbling king at center ice during a pregame show, Vegas was physical from the start. William Carrier led the team with 10 hits, and Vegas' aggressive fore- checking kept Los Angeles off its game throughout. Theodore got on the board 3:23 into the first. Tomas Nosek came from behind the goal to fire a pass to Theodore, and he blasted a wrist shot through traffic for the Golden Knights' first playoff goal. The Kings blew a chance to tie it in the second period, when defenseman Drew Doughty's rebound found Dustin Brown, who was staring into an empty net two feet away. He lifted his shot over the goal. John Woods/The Canadian Press via AP Winnipeg Jets’ Mark Scheifele (55) celebrates his goal against the Minnesota Wild during the second period of Game 1 in an NHL hockey first-round playoff series Wednesday in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Los Angeles, which allowed a league-low 202 goals and had the league's best penalty-killing unit, stopped the Golden Knights on all three of their power plays. Vegas ranked second in the NHL by converting 29 of 102 power plays since Jan. 21. The Kings were also 0 for 3 with a man advantage. NOTES: The Golden Knights were to 34-5-2 in the regular season when scoring first, second in the NHL. ... Los Angeles has won 10 of the last 12 playoff series it has played, but it has lost 21 of the last 29 series in which it's lost Game 1. WINNIPEG 3, MINNESOTA 2 WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Defenseman Joe Morrow broke a tie with 6:13 left and the Winnipeg Jets beat the Minnesota Wild 3-2 on Wednesday night in Game 1 for the first playoff victory in franchise history. In its only other playoff appearances since joining the NHL in 1999 in Atlanta, the franchise was swept in 2006-07 by the New York Rangers and 2011 by Anaheim. Nikolaj Ehlers set up the Morrow at the point for a one-timer that beat goalie Devan Dubnyk. Morrow was acquired at the trade deadline from Montreal in exchange for a fourth-round draft pick this summer. Mark Schiefele, with a power-play goal, and Patrik Laine also scored for Winnipeg, and Connor Helle- buyck made 18 saves. Matt Cullen and Zach Parise scored for Minnesota, and Dubnyk stopped 37 shots. Game 2 is Friday night in Winnipeg. PITTSBURGH 7, PHILADELPHIA 0 PITTSBURGH — Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins sent a message in their playoff opener. The Penguins captain got his third career postseason hat trick, Evgeni Malkin added a highlight-reel goal and the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions rolled over the Philadelphia Flyers 7-0 on Wednesday night to take quick control of their first- round series. Crosby batted a shot out of midair and past Philadelphia goalie Brian Elliott in the second period for his first goal, tapped in one from the doorstep against Petr Mrazek 7:41 into the third and then deflected in another just over three minutes later as the Penguins dominated their cross-state rivals from the opening faceoff of Game 1. Jake Guentzel had a goal and three assists for Pitts- burgh. Bryan Rust and Carl Hagelin also scored. Matt Murray stopped 24 shots for his third straight playoff shutout. Game 2 is Friday night in Pittsburgh. Elliott stopped 14 of 19 shots and was pulled in favor of Mrazek after Crosby's latest bit of wizardry pushed Pittsburgh's lead to 5-0 just 9:01 into the second. Mrazek wasn't much better, getting beaten by Crosby twice more as Philadelphia's return to the playoffs after a one-year absence started with a thud. The Flyers stressed the need to stay out of the penalty box and put together three disciplined, competitive periods if they wanted to put an abrupt halt to Pittsburgh's run at history. It's something Philadelphia failed to do during the regular season when the Penguins beat them in all four meetings, scoring five goals each time. SCOREBOARD Local slate PREP BASEBALL Friday Ontario at Mac-Hi (DH), Noon Irrigon at Joseph (DH), 1 p.m. Riverside at Vale (DH), 2 p.m. Umatilla at Burns (DH), 2 p.m. Saturday Pilot Rock at Union (DH), 11 a.m. Weston-McEwen at Heppner (DH), 11 a.m. Pendleton at The Dalles (DH), Noon Hood River at Hermiston (DH), Noon Stanfield at Nyssa (DH), 1 p.m. PREP SOFTBALL Friday Weston-McEwen at Grant Union (DH), Noon Irrigon at Echo (DH), 1 p.m. Riverside at Umatilla (DH), 1 p.m. Pendleton at The Dalles (DH), 3 p.m. Mac-Hi at Ontario (DH), 3 p.m. Saturday Pilot Rock at Heppner (DH), 11 a.m. Hood River at Hermiston (DH), Noon Echo at Vale (DH), 1 p.m. PREP TRACK & FIELD Friday Pendleton, Hermiston, Weston-McEwen, Pilot Rock, Helix, Ione at Rivers Edge (Umatilla), Noon Hermiston, Arlington at Oregon Relays (Eugene), TBD Saturday Pendleton at Willamette Falls Invitational, 10 a.m. Mac-Hi at La Grande Invitational, 10 a.m. Stanfield, Heppner, Umatilla, Riverside, Helix at Stanfield Invitational, 10 a.m. PREP GOLF Friday Pendleton, Mac-Hi, Heppner (boys) at La Grande Country Club PREP TENNIS Thursday Capital (ID) at Hermiston, Noon Umatilla at Weston-McEwen, 3 p.m. The Dalles at Pendleton (girls), 3:30 p.m. Pendleton (boys) at The Dalles, 3:30 p.m. Riverside at Ione, 4 p.m. Friday Weston-McEwen at Riverside, 3 p.m. Saturday Eisenhower (WA) at Hermiston, Noon Condon, Helix, Ione at Stanfield, 10 a.m. PREP LACROSSE Friday Selah at Hermiston, 7 p.m. COLLEGE BASEBALL Saturday Columbia Basin at BMCC (DH), 1 p.m. COLLEGE SOFTBALL Friday BMCC at Yakima Valley (DH), 2 p.m. British Columbia at EOU (DH), 2 p.m. Saturday British Columbia at EOU (DH), 11 a.m. BMCC at Wenatchee Valley (DH), Noon Basketball NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB z-Toronto 59 23 .720 — x-Boston 55 27 .671 4 x-Philadelphia 52 30 .634 7 y-Cleveland 50 32 .610 9 x-Indiana 48 34 .585 11 x-Miami 44 38 .537 15 x-Milwaukee 44 38 .537 15 x-Washington 43 39 .524 16 — Detroit 39 43 .476 20 Charlotte 36 46 .439 23 New York 29 53 .354 30 Brooklyn 28 54 .341 31 Chicago 27 55 .329 32 Orlando 25 57 .305 34 Atlanta 24 58 .293 35 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB z-Houston 65 17 .793 — y-Golden State 58 24 .707 7 x-Portland 49 33 .598 16 x-Utah 48 34 .585 17 x-Oklahoma City 48 34 .585 17 x-New Orleans 48 34 .585 17 x-Minnesota 47 35 .573 18 x-San Antonio 47 35 .573 18 — Denver 46 36 .561 19 L.A. Clippers 42 40 .512 23 L.A. Lakers 35 47 .427 30 Sacramento 27 55 .329 38 Dallas 24 58 .293 41 Memphis 22 60 .268 43 Phoenix 21 61 .256 44 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division z-clinched conference ——— Wednesday’s Games Boston 110, Brooklyn 97 Detroit 119, Chicago 87 Miami 116, Toronto 109, OT Minnesota 112, Denver 106, OT New Orleans 122, San Antonio 98 New York 110, Cleveland 98 Oklahoma City 137, Memphis 123 Orlando 101, Washington 92 Philadelphia 130, Milwaukee 95 L.A. Lakers 115, L.A. Clippers 100 Portland 102, Utah 93 Sacramento 96, Houston 83 Hockey NHL PLAYOFF GLANCE FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) EASTERN CONFERENCE Tampa Bay vs. New Jersey Thursday: New Jersey at Tampa Bay, 4 p.m. Saturday: New Jersey at Tampa Bay, 12 p.m. April 16: Tampa Bay at New Jersey, 4:30 p.m. April 18: Tampa Bay at New Jersey, 4:30 p.m. Boston vs. Toronto Thursday: Toronto at Boston, 4 p.m. Saturday: Toronto at Boston, 5 p.m. April 16: Boston at Toronto, 4 p.m. April 19: Boston at Toronto, 4 p.m. Washington vs. Columbus Thursday: Columbus at Washington, 4:30 p.m. Sunday: Columbus at Washington, 4:30 p.m. April 17: Washington at Columbus, 4:30 p.m. April 19: Washington at Columbus, 4:30 p.m. Pittsburgh 1, Philadelphia 0 Wednesday Pittsburgh 7, Philadelphia 0 Friday: Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m. April 15: Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 12 p.m. April 18: Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. WESTERN CONFERENCE Nashville vs. Colorado Thursday: Colorado at Nashville, 6:30 p.m. Saturday: Colorado at Nashville, 12 p.m. April 16: Nashville at Colorado, 7 p.m. April 18: Nashville at Colorado, 7 p.m. Winnipeg 1, Minnesota 0 Wednesdayy: Winnipeg 3, Minnesota 2 Friday: Minnesota at Winnipeg, 4:30 p.m. April 15: Winnipeg at Minnesota, 4 p.m. April 17: Winnipeg at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Vegas 1, Los Angeles 0 Wednesday: Vegas 1, Los Angeles 0 Friday: Los Angeles at Vegas, 7 p.m. April 15: Vegas at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m. April 17: Vegas at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m. Anaheim vs. San Jose Thursday: San Jose at Anaheim, 7:30 p.m. Saturday: San Jose at Anaheim, 7:30 p.m. April 16: Anaheim at San Jose, 7:30 p.m. April 18: Anaheim at San Jose, 7:30 p.m. Baseball MLB AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB Boston 9 2 .818 — Toronto 8 5 .615 2 New York 6 6 .500 3½ Baltimore 5 8 .385 5 Tampa Bay 3 9 .250 6½ Central Division W L Pct GB Minnesota 6 4 .600 — Cleveland 7 5 .583 — Chicago 4 7 .364 2½ Detroit 4 7 .364 2½ Kansas City 3 7 .300 3 West Division W L Pct GB Los Angeles 10 3 .769 — Houston 9 4 .692 1 Seattle 6 4 .600 2½ Oakland 5 8 .385 5 Texas 4 10 .286 6½ ——— Wednesday’s Games Minnesota 9, Houston 8 Chicago White Sox 2, Tampa Bay 1 Seattle 4, Kansas City 2 Cleveland 5, Detroit 1 Baltimore 5, Toronto 3 N.Y. Yankees 10, Boston 7 L.A. Angels 7, Texas 2 Oakland 16, L.A. Dodgers 6 Thursday’s Games Detroit (Fulmer 1-1) at Cleveland (Bauer 0-1), 6:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Gray 1-0) at Boston (Porcello 2-0), 7:10 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Giolito 0-1) at Minne- sota (Berrios 1-1), 8:10 p.m. L.A. Angels (TBD) at Kansas City (Kenne- dy 1-0), 8:15 p.m. NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division W New York 10 L Pct GB 1 .909 — Atlanta Philadelphia Washington Miami Central Division Pittsburgh Chicago Milwaukee St. Louis Cincinnati West Division 7 6 6 3 5 5 6 9 .583 3½ .545 4 .500 4½ .250 7½ W 8 6 7 5 2 L 3 5 6 7 9 Pct GB .727 — .545 2 .538 2 .417 3½ .182 6 W L Pct GB Arizona 9 3 .750 — Colorado 6 7 .462 3½ San Francisco 5 6 .455 3½ Los Angeles 4 7 .364 4½ San Diego 4 9 .308 5½ ——— Wednesday’s Games Atlanta 5, Washington 3, 12 innings Milwaukee 3, St. Louis 2 Colorado 6, San Diego 4 Arizona 7, San Francisco 3 Philadelphia 4, Cincinnati 3, 12 innings N.Y. Mets 4, Miami 1 Chicago Cubs 13, Pittsburgh 5 Oakland 16, L.A. Dodgers 6 Thursday’s Games Pittsburgh (Williams 2-0) at Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 0-0), 2:20 p.m. St. Louis (Wacha 1-1) at Cincinnati (Roma- no 0-1), 6:40 p.m. Colorado (Bettis 1-0) at Washington (Gonzalez 1-0), 7:05 p.m. San Francisco (Stratton 0-1) at San Diego (Mitchell 0-1), 10:10 p.m. Soccer MLS EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T New York City FC 5 0 1 Atlanta United FC 4 1 0 New England 3 1 1 Columbus 3 2 1 Orlando City 2 2 1 New York 2 2 0 Montreal 2 3 0 Philadelphia 1 1 2 Chicago 1 2 1 Toronto FC 1 2 0 D.C. United 0 3 2 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T Sporting K.C. 4 1 1 Vancouver 3 2 1 LA Galaxy 2 2 1 Real Salt Lake 2 3 1 Pts 16 12 10 10 7 6 6 5 4 3 2 GF GA 14 4 13 6 10 5 9 6 9 10 10 5 5 9 3 4 7 8 3 4 5 10 Pts GF GA 13 12 9 10 8 9 7 7 8 7 6 14 Los Angeles FC 2 2 0 6 9 10 Minnesota United 2 3 0 6 6 9 FC Dallas 1 0 3 6 6 3 Colorado 1 1 2 5 7 5 Houston 1 2 1 4 7 6 San Jose 1 2 1 4 7 8 Portland 0 3 2 2 6 12 Seattle 0 3 0 0 0 5 NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie. ——— Wednesday’s Games New York City FC 4, Real Salt Lake 0 Thursday’s Games No games scheduled. Friday’s Games Orlando City at Philadelphia, 8 p.m. Los Angeles FC at Vancouver, 10 p.m. Saturday’s Games Montreal at New York, 1 p.m. Toronto FC at Colorado, 3 p.m. LA Galaxy at Chicago, 3:30 p.m. Columbus at D.C. United, 7 p.m. FC Dallas at New England, 7:30 p.m. Houston at San Jose, 10:30 p.m. Minnesota United at Portland, 10:30 p.m. Golf PGA Tour RBC HERITAGE Site: Hilton Head Island, S.C. Course: Harbourtown GL. Yardage: 7,099. Par: 71. Purse: $6.7 million. Winner’s share: $1,206,000. Television: Thursday-Friday, 3-6 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 1-2:45 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-6 p.m. (NBC Sports). Defending champion: Wesley Bryan. Auto Racing NASCAR MONSTER ENERGY CUP FOOD CITY 500 Site: Bristol, Tennessee Schedule: Friday, practice, 12 p.m. (FS1), qualifying, 4:45 p.m. (FS1); Saturday, practice, 8:30 & 11:05 a.m. (FS1), Sunday, race, 2 p.m., FOX Track: Bristol Motor Speedway (oval, 0.533 miles). Race distance: 266.5 miles, 500 laps. Last year: Jimmie Johnson won the spring race at Bristol for his second con- secutive win.