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Page 2B SPORTS East Oregonian ROOKIES: Ohtani first player from Japan since Ichiro to win award Continued from 1B kees third baseman Miguel Andujar was second with five firsts and 89 points, and Yankees second base- man Gleyber Torres was next with 25 points. Ohtani was 4-2 with a 3.31 ERA and 63 strike- outs over 51 2/3 innings in 10 starts. As a designated hitter, he batted .285 with 22 homers and 61 RBIs and a .925 OPS in 367 plate appearances. “Of course, getting hurt is never a good thing,” he said. “I was able to fight through it.” He is the first Japa- nese player to win a rookie honor since Seattle’s Ichiro Suzuki in 2001 and the fourth overall, joining the Dodgers’ Hideo Nomo in 1995 and Seattle’s Kazuhiro Sasaki in 2000. Ohtani became the first player with 15 homers as a batter and 50 strikeouts as a pitcher in the same season. Acuna received 27 first- place votes and three sec- onds for 144 points. Soto got two firsts and 89 points, and Los Angeles Dodg- ers pitcher Walker Buehler was next with one first and 28 points. Acuna, in Japan with a major league All-Star team, declined to partici- pate in a morning confer- ence call about the vote, BBWAA secretary-trea- surer Jack O’Connell said. Acuna started the sea- son at Triple-A and made his debut on April 25, the youngest player in the majors then at 20 years, 128 days. The Venezuelan hit .293 with 26 homers, 64 RBIs and 16 steals with a .917 OPS. He set a Braves record with eight leadoff homers this season and tied a franchise mark by hom- ering in five straight games from Aug. 11-14. Blazers win fourth straight over Boston By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND — Damian Lillard had 19 points and 12 assists and the Portland Trail Blazers won their fourth straight game, beating the Boston Celtics 100-94 on Sun- day night. Jusuf Nurkic added 18 points and 17 rebounds for NBA Portland. The Trail Blazers have won seven of their last eight games. Jayson Tatum matched his regular-season career high with 27 points and Portland Boston Kyrie Irving added 21 for the Celtics. They finished 100 94 1-4 on their trip. The Blazers led by as many as 21 points in the game, but the Celtics went on a 13-2 run to start the fourth quarter and pulled to 85-83. Marcus Morris’ 3-pointer tied it at 86 with 7:27 left, but Lillard answered with a basket to keep Port- land out front. The Blazers held on to the lead but Irving’s 3-pointer with 2:55 left closed the Celtics to 92-91. Al-Farouq Aminu answered with a 3-pointer for the Blazers. Aminu made another key 3 that put Portland up 100-94 with a minute left. Kyrie Irving returned to the Celtics after missing Friday’s loss at Utah because he was at his grandfather’s funeral. Celtics forward Daniel Theis, who suffered a plantar fas- cia tear on Oct. 27, was upgraded to “probable” before the game but coach Brad Stevens said he would only be avail- able on a minute restriction. He played for five minutes and had two rebounds. Lillard’s layup put the Blazers up 23-12 in the opening quarter and Portland led by as many as 12 points before Boston closed the gap to 28-26 on Terry Rozier’s floater. It didn’t last long and Meyers Leonard’s 3-pointer gave Port- land a 40-31 lead midway through the second quarter. Portland went into the break ahead 54-37, led by Nurkic with 14 points and 10 rebounds. The Celtics got to 61-52 in the third quarter after Tatum’s 3-pointer, but CJ McCollum answered with a 3 for the Blaz- ers. Kyrie Irving’s 3 closed the Celtics to 71-66, one of seven 3-pointers Boston hit in the third. The Blazers went into the final quarter up 83-70. The Celtics were coming off a 123-115 loss to the Jazz, which marked Gordon Hayward’s first trip back to Salt Lake City after going to Boston as a free agent in the summer of 2017. Hayward fractured his tibia in the Celtics’ opener and missed all of last season. Tuesday, November 13, 2018 Rams hold off Seahawks By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Rams were still reeling from the mass shoot- ing less than 5 miles from their training complex when wildfires consumed the nearby hills, forcing a can- celed practice and the evac- uation of many players and coaches from their homes. At the close of a horrific week in Thousand Oaks, a comeback victory over the Seattle Seahawks some- how seemed both more triv- ial and even sweeter to these resilient Rams. Brandin Cooks rushed for a 9-yard touchdown with 5:49 to play on the first snap after Dante Fowler forced and recovered a fumble by Russell Wilson, and the Rams bounced back from their first loss of the season with a 36-31 victory Sunday. Jared Goff was forced from his home during the week, but he passed for 318 yards and two touchdowns as the Rams (9-1) swept the season series with their divi- sion rivals. “It’s just been a tough week for the whole city, the whole area up there,” Goff said of the Rams’ weekday hometown, one hour northwest of down- town Los Angeles. “Hoping today provided a little bit of joy and regularity for those people.” Todd Gurley rushed for 120 yards and a score as Los Angeles moved into com- manding position for its sec- ond consecutive NFC West title, but only after plenty of late drama in a rivalry that’s never lacking in excitement. Gerald Everett and Tyler Higbee caught TD passes for the Rams, who survived a topsy-turvy game with just enough big plays. Although the perfect season ended last week in New Orleans, Los Angeles still has never lost back-to-back games under coach Sean McVay. “It means a lot, (because) there’s a lot of tragedy that’s been going on,” said Aaron Donald, who had 2½ sacks of Wilson after evacuating his family during the week. “We’ve all been affected by it. We had to move our- AP Photo/Alex Gallardo Los Angeles Rams defensive end Dante Fowler forces a fumble by Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson during the second half in an NFL football game Sunday in Los Angeles. NFL Los Angeles Seattle 36 31 selves, so to win a game like this, a divisional game, we’re trying to give people something to smile about.” Fowler, the pass-rush specialist acquired from Jacksonville late last month, made up for his costly unsportsmanlike conduct penalty in the third quarter by stripping Wilson of the ball and then recovering the fumble, setting up Cooks’ run for a 12-point lead. Wilson threw three touch- down passes, rushed for 92 yards and nearly rallied the Seahawks (4-5) all the way back after his fumble. Wilson hit Mike Davis for a short TD catch to cap a 90-yard drive with 1:56 to play. After the Seat- tle defense held, he got the Seahawks to the Los Ange- les 35 before throwing four straight incompletions in the final minute. “I think the whole sta- dium was nervous on that last drive, (but) it didn’t work out,” Wilson said. Wilson also threw TD passes to Nick Vannett and Tyler Lockett, but the Sea- hawks have lost two straight after winning four of five. Seattle took the lead with Lockett’s TD catch in the third quarter, but only because their drive was kept alive by an unsportsman- like conduct penalty against Fowler after a third-down stop. “I knew I had to go out there and redeem myself,” Fowler said. Runaway loss Rashaad Penny rushed for 108 yards and a touch- down in the injury absence of Chris Carson for the Sea- hawks, who had 273 yards rushing at the Coliseum after racking up 190 yards on the ground in their 33-31 loss to the Rams last month in Seat- tle. “On this day, we went nose to nose,” Seattle coach Pete Carroll said. “That’s a statement to guys run- ning the football. That’s the whole thing fitting together.” Gurley’s gains Gurley scored his NFL-leading 17th touch- down in the second quar- ter on a 17-yard run. He also scored a TD in his fran- chise-record 13th consec- utive game, extending his franchise record. He is the fourth player in league his- tory to score a TD in each of his team’s first 10 games. Sack machine Donald has a career-high 12½ sacks already this sea- son. He teamed up with Ndamukong Suh for a huge third-down sack at the Los Angeles 15 in the fourth quarter, forcing Seattle to kick a field goal. Big gift Rams left tackle Andrew Whitworth is donating his game check to the Ventura County Community Foun- dation’s Conejo Valley Vic- tims Fund, which was set up to help the families of the 12 people killed on Wednesday night by a gunman in Thou- sand Oaks, the home of the Rams’ training complex. The Rams held a moment of silence before the game. Injuries Seahawks: Carson sat out with a hip injury, while start- ing right guard D.J. Fluker missed the game with a calf injury. Rams: Receiver Coo- per Kupp went down in the fourth quarter holding his left knee, which side- lined him earlier this sea- son. McVay said the injury “doesn’t look good right now.” Up next Seahawks: A short week to host the Green Bay Pack- ers on Thursday. Rams: One of the biggest games of the regular sea- son against the Kansas City Chiefs in Mexico City on Monday, Nov. 19. Minshew leads Washington St. past Colorado By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Sports Writer BOULDER, Colo. — Gardner Minshew II over- came a slow start and three fourth-down failures to lead No. 10 Washington State past nose-diving Colorado 31-7 on Saturday. The Cougars (9-1, 6-1 Pac-12, No. 8 CFP) won their sixth straight, but it wasn’t as easy as expected against the Buffaloes (5-5, PAC-12 FOOTBALL Wash. St Colorado 31 7 2-5), who lost their fifth straight despite the return of star receiver Laviska Shenault Jr. Shenault, who had 11 touchdowns during the Buffs’ 5-0 start, was rusty in his return from a right turf toe injury. He caught 10 passes for 102 yards, but cost his team dearly with back-to- back drops and a lost fumble in the second half. Washington State led 10-7 at halftime, but line- backer Jahad Woods forced and recovered Travon McMillian’s fumble at the Colorado 32 on the second play of the second half and Minshew threw a 1-yard dart to Renard Bell, spark- ing a 21-0 run that buried the Buffs. Minshew, who was hardly pressured all afternoon, fin- ished 35-of-58 passing for 335 yards and two TDs. He made it 24-7 on a 10-yard scramble in the fourth quar- ter. That drive was kept alive when Buffs safety Aaron Maddox was flagged for taunting Easop Winston on a key third down. SCOREBOARD Local slate Thursday, November 15 Volleyball Blue Mountain vs. Chemeketa (at Taco- ma), 4:30 p.m. Saturday, November 17 Football Pendleton vs. Thurston (at Hillsboro Stadium), 5:30 p.m. 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 Arizona State 31, UCLA 28 Washington State 31, Colorado 7 Utah 32, Oregon 25 Stanford 48, Oregon State 17 California 15, USC 14 National Football League AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA New England 7 3 0 .700 280 236 Miami 5 5 0 .500 199 256 Buffalo 3 7 0 .300 137 251 N.Y. Jets 3 7 0 .300 208 254 South W L T Pct PF PA Houston 6 3 0 .667 216 184 Tennessee 4 4 0 .556 134 141 Indianapolis 3 5 0 .444 260 239 Jacksonville 3 5 0 .333 160 199 North W L T Pct PF PA Pittsburgh 6 2 1 .722 279 209 Cincinnati 5 4 0 .556 235 288 Baltimore 4 5 0 .444 213 160 Cleveland 3 6 1 .350 218 263 West W L T Pct PF PA Kansas City 9 1 0 .900 353 240 L.A. Chargers 7 2 0 .778 240 186 Denver 3 6 0 .333 205 213 Oakland 1 8 0 .111 147 272 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Washington 5 3 0 .667 176 175 Dallas 3 5 0 .444 181 171 Philadelphia 4 4 0 .444 198 183 N.Y. Giants 2 7 0 .222 177 228 South W L T Pct PF PA New Orleans 8 1 0 .889 330 232 Carolina 6 3 0 .667 241 232 Atlanta 4 5 0 .444 244 254 Tampa Bay 3 6 0 .333 232 291 North W L T Pct PF PA Chicago 6 3 0 .667 269 175 Minnesota 5 3 1 .611 221 204 Green Bay 4 4 1 .500 223 216 Detroit 3 6 0 .333 202 244 West W L T Pct PF PA L.A. Rams 9 1 0 .900 335 231 Seattle 4 5 0 .444 219 192 Arizona 2 7 0 .222 124 225 San Francisco 2 8 0 .200 230 266 Sunday, Nov. 11 Kansas City 21, Arizona 14 Buffalo 41, N.Y. Jets 10 Chicago 34, Detroit 22 Indianapolis 29, Jacksonville 26 Washington 16, Tampa Bay 3 New Orleans 51, Cincinnati 14 Tennessee 34, New England 10 Cleveland 28, Atlanta 16 L.A. Chargers 20, Oakland 6 Green Bay 31, Miami 12 L.A. Rams 36, Seattle 31 Dallas 27, Philadelphia 20 Open: Minnesota, Denver, Baltimore, Houston Monday, Nov. 12 N.Y. Giants 27, San Francisco 23 Oregon Prep Scores Playoffs, Quarterfinals - Saturday, Nov. 10 OSAA Class 3A Vale 36, Burns 14 Amity 58, Nyssa 13 OSAA Class 2A Monroe 48, Lakeview 7 Lost River 21, Neah-Kah-Nie 0 OSAA Class 1A Dufur 64, Camas Valley 20 Hosanna Christian 46, Adrian/Jordan Valley 36 Wallowa 62, Lowell 14 Basketball National Basketball League EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct Toronto 12 1 .923 Boston 7 5 .583 Philadelphia 8 6 .571 Brooklyn 6 7 .462 New York 4 9 .308 Southeast Division W L Pct Charlotte 6 6 .500 Orlando 5 7 .417 Miami 5 7 .417 Atlanta 3 9 .250 Washington 3 9 .250 Central Division W L Pct Milwaukee 9 3 .750 Indiana 8 5 .615 Detroit 6 5 .545 Chicago 4 9 .308 Cleveland 1 11 .083 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct San Antonio 7 4 .636 Memphis 7 4 .636 New Orleans 6 6 .500 Houston 4 7 .364 Dallas 4 8 .333 Northwest Division W L Pct GB — 4½ 4½ 6 8 GB — 1 1 3 3 GB — 1½ 2½ 5½ 8 GB — — 1½ 3 3½ GB Portland Denver Oklahoma City Utah Minnesota Pacific Division 9 9 7 6 4 3 3 5 6 9 .750 — .750 — .583 2 .500 3 .308 5½ W L Pct GB Golden State 11 2 .846 — L.A. Clippers 7 5 .583 3½ Sacramento 7 6 .538 4 L.A. Lakers 6 6 .500 4½ Phoenix 2 10 .167 8½ Saturday’s Games Toronto 128, New York 112 L.A. Clippers 128, Milwaukee 126, OT New Orleans 119, Phoenix 99 Chicago 99, Cleveland 98 Memphis 112, Philadelphia 106, OT Washington 116, Miami 110 Golden State 116, Brooklyn 100 San Antonio 96, Houston 89 Dallas 111, Oklahoma City 96 L.A. Lakers 101, Sacramento 86 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. Monday’s Games Orlando at Washington, 7 p.m. New Orleans at Toronto, 7:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Miami, 7:30 p.m. Brooklyn at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Dallas at Chicago, 8 p.m. Phoenix at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. Utah at Memphis, 8 p.m. San Antonio at Sacramento, 10 p.m. Golden State at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m. Tuesday’s Games Charlotte at Cleveland, 7 p.m. Houston at Denver, 9 p.m. Atlanta at Golden State, 10:30 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Cleveland at Washington, 7 p.m. Philadelphia at Orlando, 7 p.m. Chicago at Boston, 7:30 p.m. Detroit at Toronto, 7:30 p.m. Miami at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m. Memphis at Milwaukee, 8 p.m. New Orleans at Minnesota, 8 p.m. New York at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. Utah at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. San Antonio at Phoenix, 9 p.m. Portland at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m. Hockey EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Tampa Bay 17 12 4 1 25 63 48 Toronto 17 11 6 0 22 58 46 Montreal 17 9 5 3 21 58 55 Boston 16 9 5 2 20 49 40 Buffalo 17 9 6 2 20 53 52 Ottawa 17 7 7 3 17 61 71 Detroit 17 7 8 2 16 47 60 Florida 13 5 5 3 13 42 44 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Columbus 17 9 6 2 20 56 58 Philadelphia 17 9 7 1 19 57 60 N.Y. Islanders 16 8 6 2 18 49 42 N.Y. Rangers 17 8 7 2 18 50 54 Pittsburgh 15 7 5 3 17 51 47 Washington 15 7 5 3 17 53 52 Carolina 17 7 7 3 17 47 52 New Jersey 14 6 7 1 13 43 49 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Nashville 16 13 3 0 26 56 35 Minnesota 16 10 4 2 22 51 42 Dallas 17 9 6 2 20 50 48 Winnipeg 15 9 5 1 19 46 40 Colorado 16 7 6 3 17 55 49 St. Louis 14 6 5 3 15 50 48 Chicago 17 6 8 3 15 49 64 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Vancouver 18 10 6 2 22 60 62 Calgary 17 10 6 1 21 55 53 San Jose 17 8 6 3 19 53 54 Edmonton 16 8 7 1 17 45 50 Anaheim 18 7 8 3 17 42 53 Arizona 15 7 7 1 15 41 38 Vegas 17 7 9 1 15 43 50 Los Angeles 16 5 10 1 11 33 50 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. Saturday’s Games Philadelphia 4, Chicago 0 Buffalo 4, Vancouver 3, SO Nashville 5, Dallas 4, OT Boston 5, Toronto 1 Florida 4, N.Y. Islanders 2 Pittsburgh 4, Arizona 0 Montreal 5, Vegas 4 Detroit 4, Carolina 3, SO Ottawa 6, Tampa Bay 4 N.Y. Rangers 5, Columbus 4, SO Calgary 1, Los Angeles 0 Sunday’s Games Minnesota at St. Louis, 3 p.m. Ottawa at Florida, 5 p.m. Arizona at Washington, 5 p.m. New Jersey at Winnipeg, 7 p.m. Vegas at Boston, 7 p.m. Calgary at San Jose, 9 p.m. Colorado at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m. Monday’s Games Chicago at Carolina, 7 p.m. Vancouver at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m. Columbus at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Nashville at Anaheim, 10 p.m. Tuesday’s Games Pittsburgh at New Jersey, 7 p.m. Vancouver at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m. Florida at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Tampa Bay at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m. Arizona at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Washington at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Montreal at Edmonton, 9 p.m. Toronto at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m. Nashville at San Jose, 10:30 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Washington at Winnipeg, 8 p.m. St. Louis at Chicago, 8 p.m. Boston at Colorado, 10 p.m. Anaheim at Vegas, 10:30 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