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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.