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Page 2B SPORTS East Oregonian Friday, November 9, 2018 Trail Blazers beat Clippers By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Staff photo by E.J. Harris Hermiston’s Kendall Dowdy sets the ball in front of the net guarded by Shadle Park’s Chloe Flerchinger (13), Megan Gallagher (10) and Saige Tomeo in the Bull- dogs’ 3-0 win against the Highlanders on Thursday. DAWGS: ‘I’m proud of them for finishing it in three’ Continued from 1B Park’s Megan Gallagher had the Highlanders within 17-10. Hermiston took a 24-17 lead on an ace by McDonough, but a net serve gave the Highlanders the ball. Freshman Chloe Flerchinger strung together five consecutive points for Shadle Park to pull her team within 24-23. On the ensuing play, the High- landers were called for being in the net, giving Hermiston the win. “I’m proud of them for finishing it in three,” Dyck said. “We wanted to take care of business on our side of the net. I’m proud of them for battling back and not giving up.” Reagan added six kills and six digs for Hermis- ton, while Kendall Dowdy added 12 assists and nine digs, Halee Stubbs 19 digs, and Courtnee West 14 assists and four digs. Gallagher led Shadle Park with four kills and six digs, while Kaylee Bris- ter had two blocks and Flerchinger three kills. Mallex Smith dealt to Mariners by Rays for Zunino, Heredia By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE — Mallex Smith was made a prom- ise by Seattle general manager Jerry Dipoto when he was acquired for a second time by the Mariners after an initial tenure that lasted less than two hours. “Dipoto didn’t guar- antee anything, but he said I at least have 78 minutes,” Smith joked. “We’ll see.” Smith is back with the Mariners as part of a five-player deal between Seattle and Tampa Bay on Thursday that landed the Rays catcher Mike Zunino and outfielder Guillermo Heredia. The swap contin- ued a lengthy trade his- tory between the teams and came as a surprise to Zunino, who said he had recent conversa- tions with Seattle man- ager Scott Servais look- ing ahead to 2019. “I was shocked. To see your name in trade talks, let alone this early in the offseason, was beyond my expectations,” Zun- ino said. Smith, 25, stole a career-best 40 bases this year and was caught 12 times. He hit .296, tied for the major league lead with 10 triples and had 40 RBIs. He is not eligible for free agency until after the 2022 season. He signed with San Diego in 2012, was traded to Atlanta in December 2014 and was dealt to the Mariners in January 2017, then sent to the Rays on the same day in a trade that shipped left- hander Drew Smyly to Seattle. His previous Seattle stint lasted all of 77 min- utes before he was sent to the Rays. “Bringing Mallex back home to Seattle is excit- ing for us all,” Dipoto said in a statement. “His combination of speed, base run- ning impact, defense and on-base abilities are unique in today’s game. We believe his break- out 2018 performance reflects the many ways his skills will positively impact the Mariners for years to come.” Smith said he’s going in with the idea of play- ing in center field, which would allow Seattle to move Dee Gordon to his natural position of sec- ond base. But the move for Smith could just be the start of a hectic off- season overhaul for the Mariners. “I feel like it’s a good fit. I feel like the team wants me,” Smith said. “It’s very comfortable when you know the team wants you. Jerry has traded for me twice, so I feel like I’ll fit in well here.” PORTLAND — Damian Lillard had 25 points and the Portland Trail Blaz- ers won their third straight game, 116-105 over the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday night. CJ McCollum added 23 points for Portland, which has won six of seven. Danilo Gallinari and Lou Williams each scored 20 for the Clippers. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had a career-high 19. Portland had struggled all night to separate from the Clippers, but pulled in front 93-83 on Zach Col- lins’ dunk with 9:42 left. Another dunk by Collins put the Blazers up 100-90 with 6:10 to go. The Clippers closed to 107-101 on Gallinari’s jumper, but Jusuf Nurkic answered for Portland with a layup and Los Angeles could not get any closer down the stretch. There were questions before the game about the availability of Clip- pers forward Tobias Harris because of illness. Coach Doc Rivers said Harris was a game-time decision, but he was ultimately in the starting lineup. Harris, the team’s lead- ing scorer and rebounder, finished with 15 points and 11 boards for his fifth dou- ble-double this season. The Clippers were with- out Avery Bradley for the second straight game because of a left ankle sprain, and Luc Mbah a NBA AP Photo/Steve Dykes Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic, right, blocks the shot of Los Angeles Clippers center Boban Mar- janovic, left, during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Portland on Thursday. Moute missed his seventh game with a sore left knee. The Clippers missed Bradley’s perimeter defense against Lillard and McCollum. Portland was without Maurice Harkless, who has missed seven straight games because of a sore left knee. Jake Layman has been starting in his place. The Blazers led 37-28 after the first quarter, paced by McCollum’s 10 points. Portland never could extend the lead to double digits and led just 61-57 at the break. Gilgeous-Alex- ander and Montrezl Har- rell each had 12 first-half points for the Clippers, Blazers Clippers 116 105 while Lillard led all scor- ers with 14. Al-Farouq Aminu hit a 3-pointer that gave Port- land a 78-68 lead, its larg- est to that point, midway through the third quarter. The Clippers narrowed it again, closing to 81-77 on Harris’ driving floater. Nurkic fouled out with 1:57 left, finishing with 16 points and nine rebounds. Tip-ins Clippers: The team put out a statement of sym- pathy for victims of the mass shooting in Thou- sand Oaks, California, on Wednesday night. Thou- sand Oaks is located north- west of Los Angeles. ... The Clippers were coming off a 120-109 win at home over Minnesota. Trail Blazers: The club held a moment of silence for victims of the shooting in California. ... Portland was coming off a 118-103 win at home over Milwau- kee on Tuesday. ... The Blazers have won the last four meetings between the teams. ... Lillard did not shoot a free throw. Up next The Clippers host the Bucks on Saturday. The Trail Blazers host the Celtics on Sunday night. Roethlisberger throws for 5 TDs, Steelers rip Panthers NFL By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers aren’t playing like a team missing Le’Veon Bell. Ben Roethlisberger threw for 328 yards and five touchdowns, James Con- ner ran for 65 yards and a score before leaving late with a possible concussion and the Steelers pounded the Carolina Panthers 52-21 on Thursday night for their fifth straight victory. Antonio Brown added eight receptions for 96 yards — including a 53-yard touchdown in the second quarter — to cap an eventful day that began with the star wide receiver being cited for reckless driving after police clocked Brown’s Porsche driving over 100 mph down a busy highway in the north- ern city suburbs. While Bell — a three- time Pro Bowl running back who still hasn’t signed his one-year franchise tender — tweeted his thoughts as he watched on television, the Steelers (6-2-1) rolled on without him. Bell has until next Tuesday to sign a con- tract if he wants to play this season. His teammates have long since tired of talking Steelers Panthers 52 21 about Bell’s status and at this point, the AFC North leaders appear to be doing just fine on their own. Carolina not so much. The Panthers (6-3) saw their three-game winning streak come to an abrupt halt in a city where they’ve never won. Carolina fell to 0-4 all-time in Pittsburgh and was never really in it after the Steelers scored 21 points in the game’s first 11 minutes. Cam Newton completed 23 of 29 for 193 yards and a pair of flips to Christian McCaffrey that the sec- ond-year running back turned into scores but New- ton’s showdown with Roeth- lisberger never materialized. The Steelers sacked Newton five times and rarely let him get comfortable. Newton didn’t help mat- ters when he threw off his back foot out of the Caro- lina end zone while trying to avoid getting sacked in the first quarter. Pittsburgh linebacker Vince Williams raced under the floater and returned it 17 yards for a touchdown to give the Steel- ers a 14-7 lead they never came close to relinquishing. McCaffrey finished with 138 yards total offense (77 yards rushing, 61 yards receiving) and accounted for all three Panther scores but it wasn’t nearly enough. Pittsburgh’s 52 points matched the most ever sur- rendered by the Panthers in franchise history. Caro- lina allowed the same total in a 52-9 loss to Oakland on Dec. 24, 2000. The Steelers held the 36-year-old Roethlisberger out of practice during the short week in an effort to keep him fresh. Roethlis- berger responded with one of the finest performances of his career, completing 22 of 25 passes while spread- ing the ball to nine differ- ent players on his way to a perfect quarterback rating of 158.3. Roethlisberger’s first pass turned into a 75-yard touchdown pass to JuJu Smith-Schuster on Pitts- burgh’s first offensive snap and his last came on a 6-yard toss to rookie Jaylen Samuels on the first play of the fourth quarter. In between he did a lit- tle bit of everything. Roeth- lisberger even showed off his legs, scrambling for 18 yards in the third quarter on a play that ended with Car- olina safety Eric Reid get- ting ejected for targeting after Reid appeared to dive at Roethlisberger’s head as the quarterback attempted to slide. Reed, signed by Carolina in September six months after filing a grievance alleg- ing collusion by the NFL to prevent teams from sign- ing him because of his par- ticipation in racial injustice protests during the national anthem alongside former San Francisco 49ers team- mate Colin Kaepernick, went out to shake Roeth- lisberger’s hand as a peace offering before making his way to the Carolina locker room. Up next Panthers: Travel to Detroit on Nov. 18 to take on the Lions. Carolina is 6-2 all-time against Detroit. Steelers: Visit Jackson- ville on Nov. 18. The Jag- uars beat Pittsburgh twice on the road last season, including a 45-42 upset in the divisional round of the playoffs. SCOREBOARD Local slate Friday, November 9 Football Scappoose at Pendleton, 7 p.m. Volleyball Columbia Basin at Blue Mountain, 6 p.m. Saturday, November 10 Volleyball Hermiston vs. Kamiakin (at Southridge HS), noon Football NCAA Football Top 25 No. 1 Alabama (9-0) beat No. 4 LSU 29-0. Next: vs. No. 21 Mississippi State, Saturday. No. 2 Clemson (9-0) beat Louisville 77-16. Next: at No. 24 Boston College, Saturday. No. 3 Notre Dame (9-0) beat Northwest- ern 31-21. Next: vs. Florida State, Saturday. No. 4 LSU (7-2) lost to No. 1 Alabama 29-0. Next: at Arkansas, Saturday. No. 5 Michigan (8-1) beat No. 14 Penn State 42-7. Next: at Rutgers, Saturday. No. 6 Georgia (8-1) beat No. 11 Kentucky 34-17. Next: vs. Auburn, Saturday. No. 7 Oklahoma (8-1) beat Texas Tech 51- 46. Next: vs. Oklahoma State, Saturday. No. 8 Ohio State (8-1) beat Nebraska 36- 31. Next: at Michigan State, Saturday. No. 9 UCF (8-0) beat Temple 52-40, Thurs- day. Next: vs. Navy, Saturday. No. 10 Washington State (8-1) beat Cali- fornia 19-13. Next: at Colorado, Saturday. No. 11 Kentucky (7-2) lost to No. 6 Geor- gia 34-17. Next: at Tennessee, Saturday. No. 12 West Virginia (7-1) beat No. 15 Texas 42-41. Next: vs. TCU, Saturday. No. 13 Florida (6-3) lost to Missouri 38-17. Next: vs. South Carolina, Saturday. No. 14 Penn State (6-3) lost to No. 5 Mich- igan 42-7. Next: vs. Wisconsin, Saturday. No. 15 Texas (6-3) lost to No. 12 West Virginia 42-41. Next: at Texas Tech, Saturday. No. 16 Utah (6-3) lost to Arizona State 38-20. Next: vs. Oregon, Saturday. No. 17 Houston (7-2) lost to SMU 45-31. Next: vs. Temple, Saturday. No. 18 Utah State (8-1) beat Hawaii 56-17. Next: vs. San Jose State, Saturday. No. 19 Iowa (6-3) lost to Purdue 38-36. Next: vs. Northwestern, Saturday. No. 20 Fresno State (8-1) beat UNLV 48-3. Next: at Boise State, Friday, Nov. 9. No. 21 Mississippi State (6-3) beat Lou- isiana Tech 45-3. Next: at No. 1 Alabama, Saturday. No. 22 Syracuse (7-2) beat Wake Forest 41-24. Next: vs. Louisville, Friday, Nov. 9. No. 23 Virginia (6-3) lost to Pittsburgh 23- 13, Friday. Next: vs. Liberty, Saturday. No. 24 Boston College (7-2) beat Virginia Tech 31-21. Next: vs. No. 2 Clemson, Saturday. No. 25 Texas A&M (5-4) lost to Auburn 28- 24. Next: vs. Mississippi, Saturday. Saturday, November 10 UCLA at Arizona State, 11 a.m. Washington State at Colorado, 12:30 p.m. (ESPN) Oregon at Utah, 2:30 p.m. Oregon State at Stanford, 6 p.m. California at USC, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) National Football League AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA New England 7 2 0 .778 270 202 Miami 5 4 0 .556 187 225 N.Y. Jets 3 6 0 .333 198 213 Buffalo 2 7 0 .222 96 241 South W L T Pct PF PA Houston 6 3 0 .667 216 184 Tennessee 4 4 0 .500 134 141 Jacksonville 3 5 0 .375 134 170 Indianapolis 3 5 0 .375 231 213 North W L T Pct PF PA Pittsburgh 5 2 1 .688 227 188 Cincinnati 5 3 0 .625 221 237 Baltimore 4 5 0 .444 213 160 Cleveland 2 6 1 .278 190 247 West W L T Pct PF PA Kansas City 8 1 0 .889 327 226 L.A. Chargers 6 2 0 .750 220 180 Denver 3 6 0 .333 205 213 Oakland 1 7 0 .125 141 252 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Washington 5 3 0 .625 160 172 Philadelphia 4 4 0 .500 178 156 Dallas 3 5 0 .375 154 151 N.Y. Giants 1 7 0 .125 150 205 South New Orleans Carolina Atlanta Tampa Bay North Chicago Minnesota Green Bay Detroit West L.A. Rams Seattle Arizona San Francisco W 7 6 4 3 W 5 5 3 3 W 8 4 2 2 L 1 2 4 5 L 3 3 4 5 L 1 4 6 7 T Pct PF PA 0 .875 279 218 0 .750 220 180 0 .500 228 226 0 .375 229 275 T Pct PF PA 0 .625 235 153 1 .611 221 204 1 .438 192 204 0 .375 180 210 T Pct PF PA 0 .889 299 200 0 .500 188 156 0 .250 110 199 0 .222 207 239 Thursday’s Games Pittsburgh 52, Carolina 21 Sunday, Nov. 11 Arizona at Kansas City, 10 a.m. Buffalo at N.Y. Jets, 10 a.m. Detroit at Chicago, 10 a.m. Jacksonville at Indianapolis, 10 a.m. Washington at Tampa Bay, 10 a.m. New Orleans at Cincinnati, 10 a.m. New England at Tennessee, 10 a.m. Atlanta at Cleveland, 10 a.m. L.A. Chargers at Oakland, 1:05 p.m. Miami at Green Bay, 1:25 p.m. Seattle at L.A. Rams, 1:25 p.m. Dallas at Philadelphia, 5:20 p.m. Open: Minnesota, Denver, Baltimore, Houston Monday, Nov. 12 N.Y. Giants at San Francisco, 5:15 p.m. Basketball National Basketball League EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct Toronto 11 1 .917 Milwaukee 8 2 .800 Boston 6 4 .600 Indiana 7 5 .583 Philadelphia 7 5 .583 Charlotte 6 5 .545 Detroit 5 5 .500 Miami 5 5 .500 Brooklyn 5 6 .455 Orlando 4 7 .364 New York 4 8 .333 Atlanta 3 8 .273 Chicago 3 9 .250 GB L10 — 2 4 4 4 4½ 5 5 5½ 6½ 7 7½ 8 Washington 2 8 .200 Cleveland 1 10 .091 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct Golden State 10 1 .909 Denver 9 2 .818 Portland 8 3 .727 San Antonio 6 4 .600 L.A. Clippers 6 4 .600 Memphis 6 4 .600 Oklahoma City 6 4 .600 Sacramento 6 5 .545 L.A. Lakers 5 6 .455 Utah 5 6 .455 New Orleans 5 6 .455 Houston 4 5 .444 Minnesota 4 8 .333 Dallas 3 8 .273 Phoenix 2 8 .200 8 9½ GB — 1 2 3½ 3½ 3½ 3½ 4 5 5 5 5 6½ 7 7½ Thursday’s Games Oklahoma City 98, Houstin 80 Boston 116, Phoenix 109, OT Portland 116, L.A. Clippers 105 Milwaukee 134, Golden State 111 Friday’s Games Charlotte at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Washington at Orlando, 7 p.m. Detroit at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. Indiana at Miami, 8 p.m. Brooklyn at Denver, 9 p.m. Boston at Utah, 9:30 p.m. Minnesota at Sacramento, 10 p.m. Saturday’s Games New York at Toronto, 3 p.m. Milwaukee at L.A. Clippers, 3:30 p.m. Phoenix at New Orleans, 7 p.m. Cleveland at Chicago, 8 p.m. Philadelphia at Memphis, 8 p.m. Washington at Miami, 8 p.m. Brooklyn at Golden State, 8:30 p.m. Houston at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m. Oklahoma City at Dallas, 9 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Sacramento, 10 p.m. Sunday’s Games Charlotte at Detroit, 3:30 p.m. Indiana at Houston, 7 p.m. Orlando at New York, 7:30 p.m. Milwaukee at Denver, 8 p.m. Boston at Portland, 9 p.m. Atlanta at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m. Hockey EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Tampa Bay 15 11 3 1 23 55 40 Toronto 15 10 5 0 20 51 40 Boston 14 8 4 2 18 39 31 Montreal 15 8 5 2 18 48 45 Buffalo 15 7 6 2 16 43 44 Ottawa 15 6 6 3 15 52 62 Detroit 15 5 8 2 12 40 55 Florida 11 3 5 3 9 34 41 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA N.Y. Islanders 14 8 4 2 18 45 34 Washington 14 7 4 3 17 52 50 Columbus 15 8 6 1 17 50 52 Pittsburgh 14 6 5 3 15 47 47 Philadelphia 15 7 7 1 15 48 56 N.Y. Rangers 15 7 7 1 15 43 47 Carolina 15 6 7 2 14 40 45 New Jersey 13 6 6 1 13 42 43 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Nashville 15 12 3 0 24 51 31 Minnesota 14 8 4 2 18 43 40 Winnipeg 14 8 5 1 17 41 38 Dallas 15 8 6 1 17 42 40 Colorado 15 7 5 3 17 53 44 Chicago 15 6 6 3 15 46 56 St. Louis 13 5 5 3 13 46 48 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA San Jose 15 8 4 3 19 50 46 Calgary 16 9 6 1 19 54 53 Vancouver 16 9 6 1 19 49 53 Edmonton 15 8 6 1 17 44 46 Anaheim 17 7 7 3 17 41 48 Arizona 13 7 6 0 14 37 29 Vegas 15 6 8 1 13 34 42 Los Angeles 14 5 8 1 11 32 46 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Top three teams in each division and two wild cards per conference advance to playoffs. Thursday’s Games Vancouver 8, Boston 5 Florida 4, Edmonton 1 Philadelphia 5, Arizona 4, OT Buffalo 6, Montreal 5, OT Vegas 5, Ottawa 3 Tampa Bay 4, N.Y. Islanders 2 Carolina 4, Chicago 3 Dallas 4, San Jose 3 Minnesota 3, Los Angeles 1 Friday’s Games New Jersey at Toronto, 4 p.m. Columbus at Washington, 4 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. San Jose at St. Louis, 5 p.m. Colorado at Winnipeg, 5 p.m. Minnesota at Anaheim, 7 p.m. Saturday’s Games Chicago at Philadelphia, 10 a.m. Vancouver at Buffalo, 10 a.m. Nashville at Dallas, 11 a.m. Toronto at Boston, 4 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Florida, 4 p.m. Arizona at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m. Vegas at Montreal, 4 p.m. Detroit at Carolina, 4 p.m. Ottawa at Tampa Bay, 4 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Columbus, 4 p.m. Calgary at Los Angeles, 7 p.m. Sunday’s Games Minnesota at St. Louis, 12 p.m. Ottawa at Florida, 2 p.m. Arizona at Washington, 2 p.m. New Jersey at Winnipeg, 4 p.m. Vegas at Boston, 4 p.m. Calgary at San Jose, 6 p.m. Colorado at Edmonton, 6:30 p.m. Soccer Major League Soccer Conference Semifinals First leg Eastern Conference Sunday, Nov. 4: Columbus 1, New York 0 Sunday, Nov. 4: Atlanta 1, New York City FC 0 Western Conference Sunday, Nov. 4: Portland 2, Seattle 1 Sunday, Nov. 4: Sporting Kansas City 1, Real Salt Lake 1 Second leg Eastern Conference Sunday, Nov. 11: New York City FC at Atlanta, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 11: Columbus at New York, 4:30 p.m. Western Conference Thursday, Nov. 8: Seattle 3, Portland 2 (Portland wins shootout) Sunday, Nov. 11: Real Salt Lake at Sport- ing Kansas City, noon
