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No. 16 Washington
topples No. 7 Wazzu
By TIM BOOTH
AP Sports Writer
PULLMAN, Wash. — Myles
Gaskin broke free for an 80-yard
touchdown run early in the fourth
quarter, and No. 16 Washington
won its second Pac-12 North Divi-
sion title in three years, beating
No. 7 Washington State 28-15 on a
snowy Friday night.
On a blustery cold night with
snow falling and blanketing the
turf at Martin Stadium, Gaskin
found enough traction to carry the
Huskies into the Pac-12 title game
and ruin yet again the title hopes
of Washington State. It was Wash-
APPLE CUP
AP Photo/Ted S. Warren
Washington quarterback Jake Browning (3) passes as running back Myles Gaskin (9) runs past him during the second half of an NCAA
college football game on Friday in Pullman, Wash.
Huskies
Cougars
28
15
ington’s sixth straight win over
the Cougars and the third straight
year the Huskies denied Washing-
ton State the North crown. Gas-
kin rushed for 170 yards and three
touchdowns, a year after run-
ning for 192 yards and four scores
against the Cougars.
He was the best player on the
field on a night Washington needed
its senior ball carrier to be just that.
The Huskies (9-3, 7-2 Pac-12) will
face Utah in the conference title
game next Friday in Santa Clara,
California. The winner will earn a
spot in the Rose Bowl.
Washington State (10-2, 7-2)
carried the Pac-12’s last remaining
hope of finding a way into the Col-
lege Football Playoff, but the Air
Raid was mostly grounded by a
combo of blowing snow and Wash-
ington’s sticky secondary. Gardner
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Verdell has 5 TDs in Oregon’s win over Oregon State
By ANNE M. PETERSON
AP Sports Writer
CORVALLIS — CJ Verdell ran
for 187 yards and four touchdowns,
and also caught a scoring pass as
Oregon defeated Oregon State
55-15 Friday in a Civil War victory
that was marred by quarterback
Justin Herbert’s first-half injury.
Herbert threw for 102 yards and
a touchdown before he appeared
to injure his shoulder or upper arm
on a sack and left the field on a
cart. The Ducks (8-4, 5-4 Pac-12)
now await bowl selection having
already been eliminated from con-
tention for a berth in the conference
championship game.
Verdell’s five touchdowns were
the most for a Duck since 2012.
Travis Dye ran for 199 yards and
two additional touchdowns for
Oregon.
The loss ended the season for the
Beavers (2-10, 1-8) in coach Jona-
than Smith’s first year as coach.
It may have been the final Civil
War for Herbert, who could forgo
his senior year to declare for the
NFL draft. He is widely considered
CIVIL WAR
AP Photo/Timothy J. Gonzalez
Oregon running back C.J. Verdell (34) breaks through the Oregon
State defensive line for a touchdown during the second half of an
NCAA college football game in Corvallis on Friday.
one of the top prospects at the posi-
tion, but could opt to stay at Ore-
gon for the chance to play with his
younger brother Patrick, a four-star
tight end who has committed to the
Ducks.
Herbert was replaced by backup
Braxton Burmeister for the second
half.
Ducks running back Tony
Brooks-James was also injured on
the opening kickoff of the second
half and returned to the sidelines on
crutches with what looked to be a
Ducks
Beavers
55
15
left knee injury.
It also might have been the final
game for Beavers quarterback Jake
Luton, who threw for 282 yards
and two scores. Luton has been
beset by injuries during his Ore-
gon State career, including a tho-
racic spine fracture last season and
a high ankle sprain this season.
There’s a possibility that Oregon
State could petition for a sixth year
of eligibility for Luton because of
medical hardship.
Oregon State true freshman run-
ning back Jermar Jefferson ran
for 64 yards in the loss. Jefferson
ranked seventh nationally with
119.6 yards rushing per game going
into the Civil War. Isaiah Hodgins
had eight catches for 133 yards for
the Beavers.
The Ducks went up 21-0 in the
first quarter on a trio of touchdowns
from Verdell, the first on a 21-yard
pass from Herbert, and then two
1-yard runs.
The Beavers got as close as the
Oregon 3 but Jack Colletto’s jump
pass was intercepted by Oregon’s
Nick Pickett in the end zone. Jor-
dan Choukair’s 45-yard field goal
with 33 seconds left narrowed it to
21-3 for Oregon State at halftime.
After Dye’s 15-yard scoring run
for Oregon, the Beavers closed the
gap with Luton’s 22-yard scoring
pass in the midst of a downpour to
Timmy Hernandez. Hernandez was
initially ruled out of bounds on the
pass, but video review overturned
the call. Choukair missed the extra
point to make it 28-9.
Verdell added a 14-yard scor-
ing run in the third quarter. Thomas
Graham had a 36-yard intercep-
tion return for a touchdown to give
the Ducks a 41-9 lead in the fourth
before Dye’s 39-yard scoring run
and Verdell’s last 1-yard TD.
Luton found Hernandez with a
31-yard touchdown pass with 16
seconds left for the final margin.
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Steph Curry not injured after multicar wreck
California Highway Patrol Oakland via AP
Stephen Curry’s black
Porsche, after the accident.
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The
Golden State Warriors said star Stephen
Curry wasn’t injured after two drivers
hit his car on a rain-slicked freeway on
Friday.
Curry was driving a black Porsche on
State Route 24 in Oakland when the driver
of a Lexus lost control and struck his car,
the California Highway Patrol said.
Curry stopped in the center median,
and as he waited for officers to arrive,
another sedan lost control and rear-
ended his Porsche, CHP Officer Herman
Baza said.
Baza said no one was injured or arrested,
and that rain was a factor in the crash.
“Don’t need any reminders but All the
Time God is Great and God is Great all the
time,” Curry later tweeted.
The two-time MVP is out with a
strained left groin that’s set to be reeval-
uated Saturday. Curry was scheduled to
miss his eighth and ninth straight games
when the Warriors play at home over the
weekend.
He was hurt Nov. 8 against the Bucks.
1949 — The Syracuse Nation-
als edge the Anderson Packers
125-123 in five overtimes.
1960 — Wilt Chamberlain of
the Philadelphia Warriors sets an
NBA record with 55 rebounds in
a 132-129 loss to the Boston Celt-
ics. Boston’s Bill Russell held the
record with 51 rebounds against
Syracuse on Feb. 5, 1960.
2015 — The defending cham-
pion Golden State Warriors set the
record for best start in NBA history
at 16-0 with a 111-77 rout of L.A.
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