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SPORTS
East Oregonian
OSU: Majority of the
offense has been installed
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Conor Blount all had trou-
ble moving the ball. The
second half was controlled
by the offense.
Wide receivers coach
Kefense Hynson was
happy to see the Beavers
get some more live reps
Friday.
“We don’t have a huge
veteran group,” Hyn-
son said. “We’ve got
some older guys that
have played, but every-
body needs those reps. It
was good to get some live
action and make some full-
speed mistakes that we
can teach off of. And some
guys did some really good
things, too.”
O F F E N S E
INSTALLED: Following
Thursday’s practice, head
coach Jonathan Smith said
the majority of the new
offense had been installed.
The Beavers seem to be
picking it up.
“When learning new
offense, the main thing
you’ve got to be is consis-
tent with it,” Bradford said.
“New plays and just mak-
ing sure you know every-
thing, because you’ve got
to learn on the fly.”
Added Luton: “We’ve
been hammering away
at it all summer. There’s
been some new wrinkles
and some new things put
in later in camp, but I feel
really comfortable with it, I
feel really good with it and
I’m ready to play.”
DEPTH AT RUN-
NING BACK: Through-
out much of fall camp, Ore-
gon State’s running backs
have stolen the show.
Junior Artavis Pierce is
the lone back with substan-
tial game experience, but
freshmen Jermar Jefferson,
Kase Rogers and B.J. Bay-
lor have all proven to be
dangerous.
“A lot of talent,” Luton
said of the running backs.
“To have two young guys
(Jefferson and Rogers)
step into a group that was
already really talented, and
the older guys we’ve got,
it’s huge. I think there’s an
abundance of talent in the
backfield.”
QB BATTLE GOES
ON: The Beavers held
a short 11-on-11 session
at the end of Saturday’s
practice.
Luton, Colletto and
Blount all took reps with
the first-team offense.
Smith has yet to name a
starting quarterback.
“All three are more
than capable of winning
the job,” Bradford said. “I
don’t know who it’s going
to be. They don’t really
mention that to us.”
OSU’s
first-string
defense spent a good chunk
of the time in a 2-4-5 for-
mation with true freshman
Isaac Hodgins and senior
Kalani Vakameilalo on the
line.
AP Photo/Elaine Thompson
Seattle Mariners’ Robinson Cano, second from left,
is embraced by Nelson Cruz (23) and followed by
Dee Gordon, second right, and Mitch Haniger after
Cano’s three-run home run against the Houston As-
tros in the eighth inning.
MARINERS: King
Felix solid in his return
Continued from 1B
the division race, while the
Astros fell back into a tie
with Oakland for the top
spot in the AL West.
Alex Colome (4-5)
pitched a perfect eighth
and Edwin Diaz closed out
the ninth for his 48th save.
Seattle finally came
through with runners in
scoring position after
going 1 for 12 through
the first seven innings, the
only hit being Mitch Han-
iger’s RBI single in the
sixth inning that pulled the
Mariners even at 4-4.
Dee Gordon reached on
an infield single with one
out in the eighth — with
manager Scott Servais
ejected during the at-bat —
and Haniger followed with
a walk. Cano got a fastball
on the outside part of the
plate and drove it out.
Marwin Gonzalez hom-
ered in the first and added
a two-run double in the
third, but Houston was
limited to one hit after the
third inning. Seattle pitch-
ers retired 21 of the final 22
batters.
Felix Hernandez was
solid in his return to the
rotation after a brief demo-
tion to the Seattle bullpen.
Hernandez allowed four
runs in six innings, with
Gonzalez being the only
batter to cause Hernandez
issues. Hernandez scat-
tered five hits — three of
those to Gonzalez — and
despite the four earned
runs had one of his better
starts of the season.
EJECTION
Servais was ejected
in the eighth inning, pro-
tecting Gordon after he
started arguing a strike
call by home plate umpire
Mike Muchlinski. Servais
stepped between the two
and was quickly tossed. It
was his third ejection of
the season.
MVP RETURNS
The Astros expect to
activate 2B Jose Altuve
off the 10-day disabled list
before Tuesday’s game.
Altuve has been out since
July 26 with a sore knee.
He played one game for
Triple-A Fresno on Sun-
day and collected his first-
ever Triple-A hit. Altuve
made the jump directly
from Double-A to joining
the Astros.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Astros: OF George
Springer was scratched
from the lineup due to a
sore left quad. Manager
A.J. Hinch said Springer
reported the soreness
after arriving at the ball-
park. It’s not consid-
ered serious and Springer
could have been used off
the bench if needed. ... C
Brian McCann and RHP
Chris Devenski will con-
tinue their rehab assign-
ments with Double-A Cor-
pus Christi later this week.
Their chances of rejoining
the Astros will be re-eval-
uated next week when the
club comes off the road
and returns to Houston.
Mariners: LHP James
Paxton threw for the sec-
ond straight day as he
recovers from the forearm
contusion suffered when
he was hit by a line drive.
Paxton threw at about
90-100 feet but still no set
timetable on his potential
return. ... Relief pitcher
Sam Tuivailala had surgery
late last week to repair a
ruptured Achilles tendon
suffered earlier this month.
Recovery time is expected
to be six to eight months,
meaning Tuivailala will
likely miss the start of the
2019 season.
Tuesday, August 21, 2018
Kurt Busch snaps winless streak
By JENNA FRYER
Associated Press
BRISTOL, Tenn. — Kurt
Busch stole the spotlight
from his younger brother
Saturday night at Bristol
Motor Speedway to snap a
58-race winless streak and
grab an overdue short track
victory.
Busch won for the first
time this season — first
since the 2017 season-open-
ing Daytona 500 — but it
was his sixth victory on the
0.533-mile bullring he once
dominated. Busch once won
three consecutive times on
the Tennessee track and
was considered the best in
the business on the concrete
oval.
Then his younger brother
learned his way around the
place, and Kyle Busch
became the master of the
track.
Kyle Busch has seven
Cup wins at Bristol, 21 com-
bined across NASCAR’s
national series. He’s so good
that he chose the song “All I
Do Is Win” by D.J. Khaled
to play as he was introduced
before the race. The crowd
responded with a thunder-
ous jeering, and Kyle Bus-
ch’s eventful evening was
off to a roaring start.
He triggered a 15-car
accident just two laps into
the race, fell two laps off
the pace, came back to race
Martin Truex Jr. for second,
and moved Truex out the
way late in the race. His late
spin set up the final restart
that helped Kurt Busch seal
the victory.
A frustrated Truex kicked
his car in anger after the
incident, and as Kyle Busch
was tending to his wounded
race car, older brother Kurt
battled Stewart-Haas Rac-
ing teammate Clint Bow-
yer for the lead. Kurt Busch
was relentless on the restart
and got his Ford to the front,
then came Kyle Busch’s
spin for the ninth caution.
Kurt Busch had a good
restart and Kyle Larson, on
fresher tires, desperately
tried to catch him. Kurt
Busch held him off and Lar-
son, winner of the Xfinity
Series race Friday night,
finished second in his bid
AP Photo/Wade Payne
Kurt Busch celebrates after winning the NASCAR Cup Series auto race Saturday,
Aug. 18, 2018, in Bristol, Tenn.
for the Bristol sweep.
The victory was the 30th
of Kurt Busch’s career and
he and Kyle Busch became
the only brothers in Cup
history with 30 wins each. It
was Kurt Busch’s first Bris-
tol victory since 2006. Kyle
Busch ranks fifth on Bris-
tol’s career list, while Kurt
Busch broke a tie with Jeff
Gordon for sixth.
“I love this place,” Kurt
Busch said. “I always
wanted to get to 30 (wins).
This is a big win for me.
Early on before I even won
my first race I said, ‘Man, if
I could win 30 races.’”
The ninth driver to
win this season, Kurt
Busch earned a spot in the
16-driver playoff field.
“It’s all about winning,”
he said. “I wasn’t worried
about not making the play-
offs, so we could kind of
treat these races coming up
as free-for-alls, and we’re
just going to keep going
after it.”
The victory was the 13th
for Stewart-Haas Racing
since it joined Ford last sea-
son, and the 100th Cup vic-
tory for the Fusion.
Kyle Busch wound up
20th. He led the first 70 laps
of the Xfinity Series race
but wrecked with a flat tire,
so his Bristol weekend was
a bust.
“We probably finished
where we should have any-
ways, as torn up as our race
car is,” said Kyle Busch,
who also accepted fault
for the contact with Truex.
“I feel terrible about that.
Obviously I just misjudged
it by a little bit - four inches,
six inches, whatever — I
didn’t think I was next to
him yet and I clipped him
and sent him for a whale of
a ride.”
Other events from an
action-packed Bristol race:
THEY SAID IT: “If we
could race here every Satur-
day and Sunday, our grand-
stands would be packed, our
TV ratings would be very
high. Let’s build more Bris-
tols,” said runner-up Kyle
Larson.
SCOREBOARD
Local slate
VOLLEYBALL
Thursday
Dufur at Weston-McEwen, 2 p.m.
Imbler at Weston-McEwen, 4 p.m.
Ione at Helix, 4 p.m.
Umatilla at Helix, 7 p.m.
Friday
Heppner at Irrigon, 1 p.m.
Echo at Country Christian, 1 p.m.
Umatilla vs. Heppner (at Irrigon), 3 p.m.
Echo vs. Hosanna Christian (at Country
Christian), 4 p.m.
Umatilla at Irrigon, 5 p.m.
Saturday
Pendleton at Lewiston (ID), 8 a.m.
Mac-Hi at La Grande, 8 a.m.
Weston-McEwen, Pilot Rock, Heppner at
Grant Union Tournament, 8 a.m.
Echo vs. North Clackamas Christian (at
Country Christian), 3 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Friday
Mac-Hi at Stayton, 3 p.m.
Umatilla at Riverside, 4:30 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Friday
Mac-Hi at Stayton, 1 p.m.
Saturday
Mac-Hi at Estacada, 9 a.m.
Baseball
MLB
AMERICAN LEAGUE
East Division
W
L Pct GB
Boston
88 38 .698 —
New York
78 46 .629
9
Tampa Bay
64 61 .512 23½
Toronto
56 69 .448 31½
Baltimore
37 88 .296 50½
Central Division
W
L Pct GB
Cleveland
72 52 .581 —
Minnesota
59 65 .476 13
Detroit
51 74 .408 21½
Chicago
47 77 .379 25
Kansas City
38 87 .304 34½
West Division
W
L Pct GB
Houston
75 50 .600 —
Oakland
75 50 .600
—
Seattle
72 54 .571 3½
Los Angeles
63 63 .500 13
Texas
56 71 .441 20½
————
Monday’s Games
Toronto 5, Baltimore 3
Chicago White Sox 8, Minnesota 5
Cleveland 5, Boston 4
Tampa Bay 1, Kansas City 0
Oakland 9, Texas 0
Seattle 7, Houston 4
Tuesday’s Games
Baltimore (Bundy 7-11) at Toronto (Gaviglio
2-6), 4:07 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 9-9) at Detroit
(Zimmermann 5-5), 4:10 p.m.
Cleveland (Bieber 6-2) at Boston (Eovaldi
5-4), 4:10 p.m.
Kansas City (Sparkman 0-1) at Tampa Bay
(Snell 14-5), 4:10 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Tanaka 9-4) at Miami (Lopez
2-3), 4:10 p.m.
Minnesota (Berrios 11-8) at Chicago White
Sox (Kopech 0-0), 5:10 p.m.
L.A. Angels (Pena 1-3) at Arizona (Corbin
10-4), 6:40 p.m.
Texas (Jurado 2-2) at Oakland (Anderson
2-3), 7:05 p.m.
Houston (TBD) at Seattle (Leake 8-7),
7:10 p.m.
AL WILD CARD
W
78
75
75
72
L
46
50
50
54
Pct GB
.629 +4
.600 —
.600 —
.571 3½
NATIONAL LEAGUE
East Division
W
Atlanta
69
Philadelphia
68
Washington
62
L
55
56
63
Pct GB
.556 —
.548
1
.496 7½
New York
Houston
Oakland
Seattle
New York
54 70 .435 15
Miami
50 76 .397 20
Central Division
W
L Pct GB
Chicago
71 52 .577 —
Milwaukee
70 57 .551
3
St. Louis
68 57 .544
4
Pittsburgh
63 63 .500 9½
Cincinnati
55 70 .440 17
West Division
W
L Pct GB
Arizona
69 56 .552 —
Colorado
68 56 .548
½
Los Angeles
67 58 .536
2
San Francisco
62 64 .492 7½
San Diego
49 78 .386 21
———
Monday’s Games
Atlanta 1, Pittsburgh 0
San Francisco 2, N.Y. Mets 1, 13 innings
Milwaukee 5, Cincinnati 2
St. Louis at L.A. Dodgers, late finish
Tuesday’s Games
Atlanta (Gausman 7-9) at Pittsburgh (Nova
7-7), 4:05 p.m.
Philadelphia (Velasquez 8-9) at Washing-
ton (Roark 8-12), 4:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 9-9) at Detroit
(Zimmermann 5-5), 4:10 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Tanaka 9-4) at Miami (Lopez
2-3), 4:10 p.m.
San Francisco (Stratton 8-7) at N.Y. Mets
(Matz 5-10), 4:10 p.m.
Cincinnati (Romano 7-10) at Milwaukee
(Guerra 6-8), 5:10 p.m.
San Diego (Erlin 2-3) at Colorado (Ander-
son 6-5), 5:40 p.m.
L.A. Angels (Pena 1-3) at Arizona (Corbin
10-4), 6:40 p.m.
St. Louis (Poncedeleon 0-0) at L.A. Dodg-
ers (Ryu 3-0), 7:10 p.m.
NL WILD CARD
Milwaukee
Philadelphia
Colorado
St. Louis
Los Angeles
Pittsburgh
Washington
W
70
68
68
68
67
63
62
L
57
56
56
57
58
63
63
Pct GB
.551 +½
.548
—
.548
—
.544
½
.536 1½
.500
6
.496 6½
MiLB
NORTHWEST LEAGUE
North Division
W L Pct.
Vancouver (Blue Jays) 15 10 .600
Spokane (Rangers) 13 12 .520
Tri-City (Padres)
11 13 .458
x-Everett (Mariners) 11 13 .458
South Division
W L Pct.
x-Hillsboro (D-Backs) 17 8 .680
Eugene (Cubs)
12 13 .480
Salem-Keizer (Giants) 11 14 .440
Boise (Rockies)
9 16 .360
x-first-half champions
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Monday’s Games
Boise 8, Salem-Keizer 4
Hillsboro 2, Eugene 1
Everett 11, Spokane 6
Tri-City 10, Vancouver 2
Tuesday’s Games
Boise at Salem-Keizer, 6:35 p.m.
Eugene at Hillsboro, 7:05 p.m.
Spokane at Everett, 7:05 p.m.
Vancouver at Tri-City, 7:15 p.m.
Guayama (Puerto Rico) 3, Arraijan (Pana-
ma) 1, Arraijan eliminated
Grosse Pointe Woods (Mich.) 5, Des
Moines (Iowa) 4, Des Moines eliminated
Surrey (British Columbia) 6, Matamoros
(Mexico) 4, Matamoros eliminated
Game 20: Peachtree City (Ga.) 7, Houston
(TX) 6, 9 innings, Houston eliminated
Tuesday, Aug. 21
Game B: Barcelona (Spain) vs. Coeur
d’Alene (Idaho), 8 a.m.
Game 21: Guayama (Puerto Rico) vs.
Surrey (British Columbia), Noon
Game 22: Grosse Pointe Woods (Mich.)
vs. Peachtree City (Ga.), 4:30 p.m.
Basketball
WNBA
FINAL STANDINGS
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W
L Pct GB
x-Atlanta
23 11 .676 —
x-Washington
22 12 .647
1
x-Connecticut
21 13 .618
2
Chicago
13 21 .382 10
New York
7 27 .206 16
Indiana
6 28 .176 17
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W
L Pct GB
x-Seattle
26
8 .765 —
x-Phoenix
20 14 .588
6
x-Los Angeles
19 15 .559
7
x-Minnesota
18 16 .529
8
x-Dallas
15 19 .441 11
Las Vegas
14 20 .412 12
x-clinched playoff spot
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PLAYOFF GLANCE
First Round
Tuesday, Aug. 21
Dallas at Phoenix, 5:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m.
Football
GB
—
2
4½
4½
GB
—
5
6
8
LITTLE LEAGUE
Little League World Series
At South Williamsport, Pa.
Saturday, Aug. 18
Guayama (Puerto Rico) 6, Gold Coast
(Australia) 0
Des Moines (Iowa) 9, Coventry (R.I.) 5
Surrey (British Columbia) 2, Barcelona
(Spain) 1, 10 innings
Peachtree City (Ga.) 3, Coeur d’Alene
(Idaho) 0
Sunday, Aug. 19
Seoul (South Korea) 5, Matamoros
(Mexico) 1
Staten Island (N.Y.) 2, Houston 1
Kawaguchi (Japan) 4, Arraijan (Panama) 2
Honolulu 8, Grosse Pointe Woods (Mich.)
3
Monday, Aug. 20
Coventry (R.I.) 15, Gold Coast (Australia)
0, 4 innings
NFL PRESEASON
Week 2
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L
T Pct PF
New England 2 0
0 1.000 63
Buffalo
1 1
0 .500 42
N.Y. Jets
1 1
0 .500 30
Miami
0 2
0 .000 44
South
W L
T Pct PF
Houston
2 0
0 1.000 33
Indianapolis 1 1
0 .500 38
Jacksonville 1 1
0 .500 34
Tennessee
0 2
0 .000 31
North
W L
T Pct PF
Baltimore
3 0
0 1.000 70
Cincinnati
2 0
0 1.000 51
Cleveland
1 1
0 .500 37
Pittsburgh
1 1
0 .500 65
West
W L
T Pct PF
L.A. Chargers 1 1
0 .500 41
Oakland
1 1
0 .500 31
Kansas City 1 1
0 .500 38
Denver
0 2
0 .000 51
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L
T Pct
N.Y. Giants 1 1
0 .500
Washington 1 1
0 .500
Dallas
0 2
0 .000
Philadelphia 0 2
0 .000
South
W L
T Pct
Carolina
2 0
0 1.000
Tampa Bay 2 0
0 1.000
New Orleans 1 1
0 .500
Atlanta
0 2
0 .000
North
W L
T Pct
Green Bay
2 0
0 1.000
Minnesota
1 1
0 .500
Chicago
1 2
0 .333
Detroit
0 2
0 .000
West
W L
T Pct
Arizona
2 0
0 1.000
San Francisco 1 1
0 .500
L.A. Rams
1 1
0 .500
Seattle
0 2
0 .000
———
Saturday’s Games
Jacksonville 14, Minnesota 10
L.A. Rams 19, Oakland 15
Cincinnati 21, Dallas 13
Tampa Bay 30, Tennessee 14
Houston 16, San Francisco 13
Chicago 24, Denver 23
L.A. Chargers 24, Seattle 14
PF
40
32
34
34
PF
55
56
39
14
PF
82
52
67
27
PF
44
37
26
31
PA
37
45
15
53
PA
23
37
34
61
PA
42
40
29
65
PA
38
29
31
66
PA
37
39
45
68
PA
43
38
40
45
PA
51
42
70
46
PA
32
37
48
43
Monday’s Games
Baltimore 20, Indianapolis 19
Auto Racing
NASCAR CUP SERIES
Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race
Results
Saturday
At Bristol Motor Speedway
Bristol, Tenn.
Lap length: 0.533 miles
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (9) Kurt Busch, Ford, 500 laps.
2. (1) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 500.
3. (2) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 500.
4. (19) Joey Logano, Ford, 500.
5. (14) Erik Jones, Toyota, 500.
6. (16) Clint Bowyer, Ford, 500.
7. (10) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 500.
8. (22) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 500.
9. (13) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 500.
10. (6) Kevin Harvick, Ford, 500.
11. (23) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 500.
12. (24) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 500.
13. (18) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 500.
14. (7) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 500.
15. (26) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 500.
16. (11) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 499.
17. (15) David Ragan, Ford, 499.
18. (21) Daniel Suarez, Toyota, 499.
19. (28) Chris Buescher, Chevrolet, 499.
20. (3) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 497.
21. (32) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 496.
22. (29) Matt DiBenedetto, Ford, 496.
23. (5) William Byron, Chevrolet, 496.
24. (12) Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Ford, 495.
25. (39) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 493.
26. (35) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 492.
27. (40) Blake Jones, Toyota, 485.
28. (37) Timmy Hill, Ford, 481.
29. (20) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 435.
30. (17) Martin Truex Jr, Toyota, accident, 431.
31. (8) Aric Almirola, Ford, 428.
32. (34) JJ Yeley, Toyota, accident, 423.
33. (36) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet,
accident, 338.
34. (30) Corey Lajoie, Chevrolet, electri-
cal, 234.
35. (33) Jesse Little, Toyota, accident, 59.
36. (4) Paul Menard, Ford, accident, 28.
37. (31) Michael McDowell, Ford, acci-
dent, 10.
38. (27) Bubba Wallace, Chevrolet,
accident, 3.
39. (25) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet,
accident, 1.
40. (38) Gray Gaulding, Chevrolet,
accident, 1.
———
Race Statistics
Time of Race: 2 hours, 58 minutes.
Margin of Victory: 0.367 seconds.
Caution Flags: 9 for 70 laps.
Lead Changes: 19 among 9 drivers.
Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led,
Laps Led): R.Blaney, 3 times for 118 laps;
C.Bowyer, 2 times for 118 laps; C.Elliott,
2 times for 110 laps; J.Logano, 2 times
for 93 laps; Ku.Busch, 1 time for 23 laps;
K.Larson, 5 times for 12 laps; K.Harvick, 2
times for 6 laps; A.Almirola, 2 times for 0
laps; R.Newman, 1 time for 0 laps.
Golf
PGA TOUR
WYNDHAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Sunday
At Sedgwfield Country Club
Greensboro, N.C.
Purse: $6 million
Yardage: 7,127; Par 70
Final Leaderboard
Brandt Snedeker 59-67-68-65—259
C.T. Pan
65-64-67-66—262
Webb Simpson 66-68-66-62—262
Jim Furyk
65-68-67-63—263
D.A. Points
64-64-68-67—263
Brian Gay
70-63-62-69—264
Ryan Moore
63-70-64-67—264
Ryan Armour
65-68-67-65—265
David Hearn
64-67-64-70—265
Nick Taylor
65-67-70-63—265
Notable
Henrik Stenson 68-65-70-64—267
Sergio Garcia
66-65-67-70—268
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