Page 2B SPORTS East Oregonian Timbers fall to last- place DC United, 4-1 Associated Press WASHINGTON — Wayne Rooney scored two goals and D.C. United beat the Portland Timbers 4-1 on Wednesday night to move out of last place in the Eastern Conference. D.C. (6-9-6) won its third consecutive home game. Portland (10-5-7) has lost two straight after going unbeaten in its pre- vious 15 matches. Rooney, the English star who joined the Wash- ington club in June, tied it at 1 in the 43rd minute by running past the defense for Yamil Asad’s through ball and rolling it by Jeff Attinella. Rooney bent in a free kick in the 68th for his third MLS goal. Oniel Fisher made it 2-1 in the second minute of the second half with his first career goal. Luciano Acosta’s individual effort set it up, drawing multi- ple defenders and finding Fisher for a shot off the post and in. Former Timber Dar- ren Mattocks capped the scoring on a breakaway in stoppage time for his ninth goal. D.C. goalkeeper Bill Hamid started in his first appearance since rejoin- ing United on a 1 1/2-year loan from the Danish club FC Midtjylland. For Portland, Sam- uel Armenteros scored his eighth goal of the sea- son in the 35th and nearly scored again two minutes later, but Hamid came out of his area to deny a header. Staff photo by Eric Singer Hermiston quarterback Andrew James is one of only a few returning starters from last season’s state championship team, and prepares for his third year as a starter. HERMISTON: No easy games in the Mid- Columbia Conference Continued from 1B ton must replace more than 2,000 receiving yards and 27 touchdowns as well as more than 2,000 rushing yards and 28 touchdowns. “It’s all changed,” James said. “It’s a whole new team, a lot of younger guys, but it’s not going to stop us. We have the same coaches, the same mentality as last year and years before. We have no clue what’s in front of us, but we’re just going to try and do what we do best.” The Bulldogs have nearly just as much produc- tion to replace on the defen- sive side of the ball as well, though Faaeteete is excited to see how his kids battle things out throughout these next few weeks in camp. “We have tons of new faces,” he said. “I think I’ll know more once we finish up camp and get into that first game week, but right now we’re just trying to teach fundamentals, trying to coach them up and knock the rust off after being out for a while. Right now it’s setting our depth chart, finding out who our ones, twos, threes are, and build- ing depth that way.” As preparations for the season begin, the Bulldogs will have no easy games on the schedule against their Mid-Columbia Con- ference opponents; nearly every school brings a state championship pedigree to the field. Hermiston opens the season at home against the Pasco Bulldogs, a bat- tle being dubbed the ‘Battle of the Bulldogs,’ but then hits the road in Week 2 to take on the defending 4A state champion Richland Bombers. The Bulldogs then have home games against Kenne- wick (Sept. 14), Southridge (Sept. 28), Eisenhower (Oct. 12, non-league) and Kamiakin (Oct. 26), while traveling to Walla Walla (Sept. 21), Chiawana (Oct. 5) and Hanford (Oct. 19). “We have to play a state championship-caliber team every week in our confer- ence and that’s just how it is for us now,” Faaeteete said. “And Tri-Cities schools are going to travel well. Hun- dreds of fans each week and one school maybe even (bring) a thousand, and it’s going to be that kind of atmosphere every game at home, every game on the road, so we’re pretty excited about it. “That type of venue you don’t always get in high school football, unless you’re in the big city like West Linn versus Jesuit ... it’s going to be a great atmosphere and we’re super excited.” UNI WATCH The Bulldogs will also have another change to its uniform this season, as the team has changed the hel- met paint from a matte black to a glossy white shell with purple facemask. This comes on the heels of changing the helmets from gold to black for the 2016 season, and then introduc- ing new purple and white jerseys last season. Faaeteete said it’s just a coincidence the team has yet another new look for its first year in the WIAA. “It’s part of the rota- tion,” he said. “We have to get our helmets refurbished every two years, and it costs the same to just paint a dif- ferent color, so we tried to dabble a little bit, be a lit- tle flashy. We can’t afford multiple helmets, I wish we could, but that’s probably from me playing at Oregon a bunch of years ago. “It’s something a little bit different, but the kids like the look.” Thursday, August 16, 2018 After McNair death, Maryland focuses on safety at practice By DAVID GINSBURG AP Sports Writer COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Maryland interim coach Matt Canada has taken steps to ensure that the Terra- pins are poised to deal with the heat of summer during his practices following the death of offensive lineman Jordan McNair. In the first workout since Maryland publicly accepted responsibility for mis- takes that contributed to McNair’s death, two tents were in place at the prac- tice field Wednesday to pro- vide shade. Underneath the awnings are several fans, along with liquids and ice. Practice sessions have been shortened to less than two hours, with time for breaks. “The focus of our play- er’s health and safety is No. 1, and our players are feeling that and understanding that,” Canada said before leading the team onto the field. Overcome by heat and exhaustion, the 6-foot-4, 325-pound McNair col- lapsed during a presea- son conditioning drill on May 29. He died on June 13. According to the fam- ily attorney, the preliminary death certificate listed the cause of death as heatstroke . On Tuesday, the school accepted responsibility for mistakes made in treat- ing McNair at the scene, and promised safety would never again be an issue. “We will do everything within our power to ensure that no University of Mary- land student-athlete is ever again put in a situation where his or her safety and life are at foreseeable risk,” university President Wallace Loh said. Canada took visible steps in that direction. “We have two cool- ing tents, water, Gatorade, Hilary Scheinuk/The Advocate via AP, File Then-LSU offensive coordinator Matt Canada coach- es in the first half of the NCAA college football team’s spring game, in Baton Rouge, La. Placing a priority on player safety after the death of Jordan McNair, Mary- land interim coach Matt Canada has taken significant steps to ensure that the Terrapins are poised to deal with the heat of summer. snacks in the breaks, all those things,” he said. Head coach DJ Durkin was placed on administra- tive leave Saturday after McNair’s death and a subse- quent ESPN report revealing that coaches bullied players. While making a point not to criticize Durkin, Canada insisted that the players are in good spirits as they work toward the Sept. 1 opener against Texas in Landover, Maryland. “Our culture right now is awesome. Our kids are excited to practice, excited to play,” Canada said. “They’re loving each other.” That’s not to say that McNair isn’t on their minds. “At times, are we griev- ing for Jordan? We are,” Canada said. This was the first time this summer that the media was allowed to watch prac- tice. No players were made available. Understanding that some parents might be wary of the program in the wake of McNair’s death, Canada and athletic director Damon Evans are looking to estab- lish more transparency and better communication. “We’ve got a meeting that we set up on Saturday morning,” Canada said. “We have a scrimmage. They’re going to come to that and we wanted to be available, so we’re going to talk to them.” McNair’s death and the ensuing revelation that some members of the staff were physically and verbally abu- sive brought about the res- ignation of Rick Court, the strength and conditioning coach. Two other unidenti- fied staff members remain on administrative leave. One of Canada’s chal- lenges is to bring stability to the program while the inves- tigation into McNair’s death continues — and the interim coach said he is getting a lot of help. “Our entire staff has done a tremendous job of com- ing together, of bonding together of making it about our players,” Canada said. “It’s amazing what you can accomplish when nobody cares who gets the credit, and we’re seeing that now in our building.” Just in case there’s another medical issue, a staff has been put in place to deal with any potential situation. “We’re pulling them from all parts of our depart- ment. Outside of our depart- ment,” Canada said. “We’re making sure that everything is taken care of.” Canada, 46, came to Maryland after a one-year stint at Louisiana State as the Tigers’ offensive coor- dinator. He has never been a head coach at the college level. After being thrust into the top job, he had a brief con- versation with Durkin. “I’ve talked to coach Durkin to call him and sup- port him in a situation that’s really challenging,” Canada said. “That’s as far as I’m going to go with that.” SCOREBOARD Dallas 14 18 .437 10 Las Vegas 13 18 .419 10½ x-clinched playoff spot ———— Wednesday’s Games Washington 76, Indiana 62 Las Vegas 85, New York 72 Friday’s Games Minnesota at Connecticut, 4 p.m. Los Angeles at Washington, 4 p.m. Las Vegas at Dallas, 5 p.m. Atlanta at Phoenix, 7 p.m. New York at Seattle, 7 p.m. Baseball MLB AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB Boston 86 36 .705 — New York 75 45 .625 10 Tampa Bay 61 59 .508 24 Toronto 55 65 .458 30 Baltimore 36 85 .298 49½ Central Division W L Pct GB Cleveland 69 51 .575 — Minnesota 56 63 .471 12½ Detroit 50 71 .413 19½ Chicago 44 76 .367 25 Kansas City 36 84 .300 33 West Division W L Pct GB Houston 74 47 .612 — Oakland 72 49 .595 2 Seattle 70 52 .574 4½ Los Angeles 62 60 .508 12½ Texas 53 69 .434 21½ ——— Wednesday’s Games Chicago White Sox 6, Detroit 5 Minnesota 6, Pittsburgh 4 Seattle 2, Oakland 0, 12 innings N.Y. Mets 16, Baltimore 5 Philadelphia 7, Boston 4 Tampa Bay 6, N.Y. Yankees 1 Cleveland 4, Cincinnati 3 Houston 12, Colorado 1 Toronto 6, Kansas City 5 L.A. Angels 3, San Diego 2 Thursday’s Games Tampa Bay (Stanek 1-3) at N.Y. Yankees (Tanaka 9-3), 10:05 a.m. L.A. Angels (Skaggs 8-8) at Texas (Jurado 2-2), 5:05 p.m. Detroit (Liriano 3-7) at Minnesota (Santa- na 0-1), 5:10 p.m. Toronto (Gaviglio 2-5) at Kansas City (Sparkman 0-1), 5:15 p.m. Wild Card Standings W L PCT GB New York 75 45 .625 +4 Oakland 72 49 .595 — Seattle 70 52 .574 2½ NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 68 51 .571 — Philadelphia 66 53 .555 2 Washington 60 61 .496 9 New York 51 67 .432 16½ Miami 48 75 .390 22 Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 69 50 .580 — Milwaukee 68 55 .553 3 St. Louis 66 55 .545 4 Pittsburgh 61 60 .504 9 Cincinnati 52 69 .430 18 West Division W L Pct GB Arizona 66 55 .545 — Colorado 64 56 .533 1½ Los Angeles 64 57 .529 2 San Francisco 61 60 .504 5 San Diego 48 75 .390 19 ——— Wednesday’s Games Minnesota 6, Pittsburgh 4 Chicago Cubs 8, Milwaukee 4 N.Y. Mets 16, Baltimore 5 Philadelphia 7, Boston 4 Cleveland 4, Cincinnati 3 Atlanta 5, Miami 2 Houston 12, Colorado 1 St. Louis 4, Washington 2 L.A. Angels 3, San Diego 2 San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers, late finish Thursday’s Games N.Y. Mets (Matz 5-9) at Philadelphia (Nola 13-3), 1:05 p.m., 1st game Chicago Cubs (Lester 12-5) at Pittsburgh (Nova 7-6), 4:05 p.m. Washington (Roark 7-12) at St. Louis (Weaver 6-10), 4:15 p.m. Colorado (Gray 9-7) at Atlanta (Teheran 8-7), 4:35 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Oswalt 1-2) at Philadelphia (Eflin 8-4), 4:35 p.m., 2nd game Arizona (Buchholz 5-2) at San Diego (Nix 1-0), 7:10 p.m. Wild Card Standings W Philadelphia 66 Milwaukee 68 St. Louis 66 Colorado 64 Los Angeles 64 Pittsburgh 61 San Francisco 61 L 53 55 55 56 57 60 60 PCT GB .555 — .553 — .545 1 .533 2½ .529 2½ .504 6 .504 6 Golf PGA TOUR WYNDHAM CHAMPIONSHIP Site: Greensboro, N.C. Course: Sedgefield CC. Yardage: 7,127. Par: 70. Purse: $6 million. Winner’s share: $1,080,000. Television: Thursday-Friday, 12-3 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 10-11:45 a.m. (Golf Channel), 12-3 p.m. CBS Sports. Defending champion: Henrik Stenson. AP Photo/John Bazemore Atlanta Braves’ Ronald Acuna Jr. (13) is tended to by a member of the training staff after Acuna was hit by a pitch from Miami Marlins starting pitcher Jose Urena during the first inning of Wednesday’s game in Atlanta. Both benches cleared after the pitch, and Urena was ejected from the game for intentionally hitting Acuna with the pitch. MiLB NORTHWEST LEAGUE North Division W L Pct. GB Vancouver (Blue Jays) 13 7 .650 Spokane (Rangers) 11 9 .550 2 x-Everett (Mariners) 10 10 .500 3 Tri-City (Padres) 7 13 .350 6 South Division W L Pct. GB x-Hillsboro (D-Backs) 12 7 .632 — Eugene (Cubs) 9 10 .474 3 Salem-Keizer (Giants) 10 10 .500 Boise (Rockies) 7 13 .350 5 x-first-half division winner ——— Wednesday’s Games Salem-Keizer 6, Boise 3 Everett 4, Spokane 3 Vancouver 5, Tri-City 2 Hillsboro at Eugene, late finish Thursday’s Games Tri-City at Vancouver, 1:05 p.m. Salem-Keizer at Boise, 6:15 p.m. Everett at Spokane, 6:30 p.m. Hillsboro at Eugene, 7:05 p.m. Soccer — 3 LITTLE LEAGUE Little League World Series At South Williamsport, Pa. All games televised on ESPN Networks and online at ESPN+ UNITED STATES NEW ENGLAND, Coventry (R.I.); MID-AT- LANTIC, Staten Island (N.Y.); SOUTHEAST, Peachtree City, Ga.; GREAT LAKES, Grosse Pointe Woods (Mich.); MIDWEST, Des Moines (Iowa); SOUTHWEST, Houston; NORTHWEST, Coeur d’Alene (Idaho); WEST, Honolulu INTERNATIONAL ASIA/PACIFIC, Seoul (South Korea); AUSTRALIA, Gold Coast; CANADA, Surrey (British Columbia); CARIBBEAN, Guayama (Puerto Rico); EUROPE/AFRICA, Barcelona (Spain); JAPAN, Kawaguchi; LATIN AMERI- CA, Arraijan (Panama); MEXICO, Matamoros Double Elimination Thursday, Aug. 16 Game 1: Guayama (Puerto Rico) vs. Seoul (South Korea), 10 a.m. Game 2: Staten Island (N.Y.) vs. Des Moines (Iowa), Noon Game 3: Matamoros (Mexico) vs. Gold Coast (Australia), 2 p.m. Game 4: Coventry (R.I.) vs. Houston, 4 p.m. Friday, Aug. 17 Game 5: Barcelona (Spain) vs. Kawaguchi (Japan), 11 a.m. Game 6: Grosse Pointe Woods (Mich.) vs. Coeur d’Alene (Idaho), 1 p.m. Game 7: Arraijan (Panama) vs. Surrey (British Columbia), 3 p.m. Game 8: Peachtree City (Ga.) vs. Honolulu, 5 p.m. MLS EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA Atlanta United FC 14 4 6 48 50 28 New York 15 6 2 47 45 23 New York City FC 14 5 5 47 48 31 Columbus 11 7 6 39 31 29 Philadelphia 9 11 3 30 32 39 Montreal 9 13 3 30 31 41 New England 7 8 8 29 38 38 Orlando City 7 15 2 23 37 57 Toronto FC 6 12 5 23 39 44 Chicago 6 14 5 23 35 49 D.C. United 6 9 6 23 37 39 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA FC Dallas 12 5 6 42 37 30 Sporting K.C. 11 6 6 39 42 30 Los Angeles FC 11 7 6 39 47 39 Portland 10 5 7 37 35 31 LA Galaxy 10 8 7 37 48 42 Real Salt Lake 10 10 5 35 34 43 Vancouver 9 9 6 33 38 47 Seattle 9 9 5 32 26 26 Minnesota United 9 13 2 29 38 48 Houston 7 10 6 27 39 34 Colorado 6 12 6 24 31 40 San Jose 3 13 7 16 33 43 NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie. ——— Wednesday’s Games D.C. United 4, Portland 1 Los Angeles FC 2, Real Salt Lake 0 Saturday’s Games LA Galaxy at Seattle, 1 p.m. New York at Vancouver, 4 p.m. New York City FC at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Chicago at Montreal, 4:30 p.m. Minnesota United at FC Dallas, 5 p.m. Portland at Sporting Kansas City, 5:30 p.m. Real Salt Lake at Houston, 6 p.m. Toronto FC at San Jose, 7 p.m. Sunday’s Games Columbus at Atlanta United FC, 1 p.m. New England at D.C. United, 4:30 p.m. Colorado at Los Angeles FC, 7 p.m. Basketball WNBA EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct x-Atlanta 22 10 .688 x-Washington 20 11 .645 x-Connecticut 19 13 .594 Chicago 12 20 .375 New York 7 24 .226 Indiana 5 26 .161 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct x-Seattle 24 8 .750 x-Los Angeles 19 13 .594 x-Phoenix 18 14 .563 x-Minnesota 17 15 .531 GB — 1½ 3 10 14½ 16½ GB — 5 6 7 LPGA TOUR INDY WOMEN IN TECH CHAMPION- SHIP Site: Indianapolis. Course: Brickyard Cross GC. Yardage: 6,456. Par: 72. Purse: $2 million. Winner’s share: $300,000. Television: Thursday-Friday, noon-2:30 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 5-7 p.m. (Golf Channel). Defending champion: Lexi Thompson. Race to CME Globe leader: Ariya Jutanugarn. Last tournament: Georgia Hall won the Women’s British Open. Auto Racing NASCAR CUP SERIES Playoff Standings Through August 12 (*-denotes drivers locked into playoffs with a win; Top 16 make the playoffs) 1. Kevin Harvick* — 2. Kyle Busch* — 3. Martin Truex Jr.* — 4. Clint Bowyer* — 5. Joey Logano* — 6. Chase Elliott* — 7. Erik Jones* — 8. Austin Dillon* — 9. Kurt Busch +270 10. Brad Keselowski +229 11. Ryan Blaney +207 12. Denny Hamlin +204 13. Kyle Larson +201 14. Aric Almirola +159 15. Jimmie Johnson +92 16. Alex Bowman +62 —— 17. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. -62 18. Paul Menard -70 19. Daniel Suarez -82 20. Ryan Newman -86 Upcoming Schedule BASS PRO SHOPS NRA NIGHT RACE Site: Bristol, Tennessee Schedule: Friday, practice 7:30 a.m. & 9:40 a.m., (NBCSN); qualifying 2:40 p.m., NBCSN; Saturday, race 4:30 p.m., NBCSN. Track: Bristol Motor Speedway (oval, 0.526 miles). Race distance: 266.5 miles, 500 laps. Last year: Kyle Busch overcame pole sitter Erik Jones to win after starting 18th. Transactions FOOTBALL National Football League ARIZONA CARDINALS — Re-signed S Harlan Miller. Waived-injured CB Lou Young III. BUFFALO BILLS — Claimed DL Albert Havili off waivers. Signed FB Sam Rogers. Designated DT Marquavius Lewis and Fb Zach Olstad on waived/injured list. CLEVELAND BROWNS — Signed DL Blaine Woodson. DENVER BRONCOS — Claimed WR DeAndrew White off waivers from Houston. Signed DL DeQuinton Osborne. Waived-injured WR Corey Brown and DL Paul Boyette. NEW YORK JETS — Placed OT Ben Ijalana on injured reserve. Signed OL Gino Gradkowski. OAKLAND RAIDERS — Claimed DT Gabe Wright off waivers from Miami.