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Newspaper Page TextB2 SPORTS East Oregonian AP Sources: Browns to acquire star receiver Beckham from NY By TOM WITHERS Associated Press CLEVELAND — Odell Beckham Jr. is about to run a deep route out of New Jer- sey — straight to Cleveland. The superstar wide receiver is bound for the Browns to be a target for quarterback Baker May- field as the centerpiece of a blockbuster trade, two peo- ple familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Tuesday night. The Browns are send- ing first- and third-round picks this year along with safety Jabrill Peppers to the Giants for Beckham, one of the NFL’s top players, said the people who spoke to The Associated Press on condi- tion of anonymity because league rules prohibit teams from announcing trades until 4 p.m. Wednesday. The deal is conditional on both players passing physicals. With the Browns, Beck- ham will be reunited with receiver Jarvis Landry, a close friend and teammate at LSU. He’ll also give May- field an elite weapon, and his arrival could vault the Browns, who went 7-8-1 last season after not winning a game in 2017, into legitimate championship contenders. Rumors of a possible deal have swirled for weeks, with several Browns players teas- ing a major move by Cleve- land general manager John Dorsey on social media. Dorsey pulled it off, bring- ing a major talent to acceler- ate his attempt to rebuild the Browns into consistent win- ners. Cleveland hasn’t been to the playoffs since 2002. The trade is the second major one involving a star wide receiver in four days as the Pittsburgh Steelers recently sent Antonio Brown to the Oakland Raiders. While Beckham is immensely talented, there is some baggage as he can be temperamental and difficult. He was suspended for one game for his on-field battles with Carolina cornerback Josh Norman. He also comes off two injury-plagued years. Before last season, he became the league’s high- est-paid receiver with a five- year, $90 million contract extension. He played five seasons in New York, making the Pro Bowl in his first three. LOCAL SLATE THURSDAY, MARCH 14 Baseball Mac-Hi at College Place (WA), 4 p.m. Softball Hermiston at Eisenhower, 5 p.m. Boys Tennis Helix, Weston-McEwen at Umatilla, 3:30 p.m. Girls Tennis Helix, Weston-McEwen at Umatilla, 3:30 p.m. FRIDAY, MARCH 15 Baseball St. Paul vs. Umatilla (at Grant Union Tour- nament), 1 p.m. Heppner/Ione at Irrigon, 1 p.m. Mac-Hi at Grant Union/Prairie City, 2 p.m. Softball Enterprise/Wallowa/Joseph at Heppner/ Ione (DH), noon Pendleton at La Salle Prep (DH), 1:30 p.m. Boys Soccer Richland at Hermiston, 7 p.m. Boys Tennis Four Rivers at Stanfield/Echo, 2 p.m. Girls Tennis Four Rivers at Stanfield/Echo, 2 p.m. SATURDAY, MARCH 16 Baseball Pendleton at Hillsboro (DH), noon Stanfield/Echo at Columbia (White Salmon), 2 p.m. Ferris at Hermiston (at Armand Larive) [DH], 4 p.m. Umatilla at Grant Union Tournament Softball Hermiston at Post Falls (ID), 10:30 a.m. NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic x-Toronto Philadelphia Boston Brooklyn New York Southeast Miami Orlando Charlotte Washington Atlanta Central x-Milwaukee Indiana Detroit Chicago Cleveland W 48 43 41 36 13 W 31 31 30 28 23 W 51 43 34 19 17 L 20 25 27 33 55 L 35 37 37 39 45 L 17 25 32 50 51 Pct .706 .632 .603 .522 .191 Pct .470 .456 .448 .418 .338 Pct .750 .632 .515 .275 .250 GB — 5 7 12½ 35 GB — 1 1½ 3½ 9 GB — 8 16 32½ 34 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Houston San Antonio New Orleans Memphis W 42 39 30 28 L 25 29 40 40 Pct .627 .574 .429 .412 GB — 3½ 13½ 14½ BYU knocks off Gonzaga 82-68 in WCC title game By JOHN MARSHALL Associated Press AP Photo/Jason E. Miczek, File In this Oct. 7, 2018, file photo, New York Giants’ Odell Beck- ham Jr. celebrates a catch against the Carolina Panthers during the first half of an NFL football game in Charlotte, N.C. He was the AP Offensive Rookie of the Year in 2014. It’s the second trade com- pleted in the past week by the Giants and Browns. Cleveland sent guard Kevin Zeitler to New York for edge rusher Olivier Vernon, who will now play on the oppo- site side of Pro Bowler Myles Garrett. The Giants had been reluctant to trade Beckham, with GM Dave Gettleman insisting over the past few months that the club did not sign him to the historic deal in late August to trade him. But the Browns were per- sistent and Dorsey, who has remolded the Browns since coming to Cleveland at the end of 2017, came up with a package the Giants simply couldn’t resist. “John Dorsey is officially a genius...” tweeted Browns defensive back Damarious Randall. And now new Browns coach Freddie Kitchens has another playmaker for May- field, the No. 1 overall pick last year who had a dazzling debut season in which he set the NFL record for touch- down passes by a rookie. Kitchens will have to try to keep Beckham in check, something Giants coach Pat Shurmur struggled to do. Early last season, with the Giants off to another bad start, Beckham seemed upset with his role in Shur- mur’s new offense and said quarterback Eli Manning was not capable of throwing deep passes. Mayfield and Beckham are already tight; they spent part of last summer work- ing out in California with Landry, who has been cam- paigning since he arrived in Cleveland for his former college teammate to join him. When news of the agree- ment broke, Mayfield posted a photo on Twitter of him shaking hands with Beck- ham. “Movement” was the caption. In the aftermath of Beck- ham’s shocking exit from New York, Browns wide receiver Breshad Perriman asked Cleveland to void his agreement on a one-year, $4 million contract. The Browns obliged and the sides mutually decided to cancel the deal struck ear- lier in the day. Perriman, who revived his career with Cleveland last season, then agreed to sign a one-year package with Tampa Bay, a person with knowledge of the deal told AP. Dorsey has had a busy offseason, signing troubled running back Kareem Hunt to a one-year contract, trad- ing for Vernon and agreeing to a three-year, $39 million deal with defensive tackle Sheldon Richardson. Landing Beckham is his signature move, a signal that he believes the Browns are on the verge of a Super Bowl run. Many were expecting the Giants to take a step for- ward after going 5-11 in Shurmur’s first season. They were looking to improve their offensive line, get some pass rushers and shore up the defense, which struggled in coordinator James Bettch- er’s switch to a 3-4 front. In the past week, the next step has turned into a rebuild. Vernon was dealt, and the team did not put a fran- chise tag on safety Landon Collins. Instead, the catalyst of the defense and leading tackler each of the last four seasons is about to sign with NFC East rival Washington. Dallas 27 40 .403 15 Northwest W L Pct GB Denver 43 22 .662 — Oklahoma City 41 26 .612 3 Portland 41 26 .612 3 Utah 37 29 .561 6½ Minnesota 32 35 .478 12 Pacific W L Pct GB Golden State 45 21 .682 — L.A. Clippers 39 30 .565 7½ Sacramento 33 33 .500 12 L.A. Lakers 31 36 .463 14½ Phoenix 16 52 .235 30 x-clinched playoff spot ——— Monday’s Games Cleveland 126, Toronto 101 Washington 121, Sacramento 115 Brooklyn 103, Detroit 75 Houston 118, Charlotte 106 Oklahoma City 98, Utah 89 L.A. Clippers 140, Boston 115 Tuesday’s Games Indiana 103, New York 98 Philadelphia 106, Cleveland 99 L.A. Lakers 123, Chicago 107 Milwaukee 130, New Orleans 113 San Antonio 112, Dallas 105 Minnesota at Denver, 7:30 p.m. Portland 125, L.A. Clippers 104 Wednesday’s Games Brooklyn at Oklahoma City, 4 p.m. Orlando at Washington, 4 p.m. Detroit at Miami, 4:30 p.m. Memphis at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m. Golden State at Houston, 6:30 p.m. Utah at Phoenix, 7 p.m. Thursday’s Games Cleveland at Orlando, 4 p.m. Oklahoma City at Indiana, 4 p.m. Sacramento at Boston, 4:30 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Toronto, 5 p.m. Minnesota at Utah, 6 p.m. Dallas at Denver, 7:30 p.m. Friday’s Games Charlotte at Washington, 4 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Detroit, 4 p.m. Sacramento at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Milwaukee at Miami, 5 p.m. Phoenix at Houston, 5 p.m. Portland at New Orleans, 5 p.m. New York at San Antonio, 5:30 p.m. Chicago at L.A. Clippers, 7:30 p.m. NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic GP W L OT Pts GF GA x-Tampa Bay 70 53 13 4 110 272 183 Boston 70 42 19 9 93 211 180 Toronto 69 42 22 5 89 246 199 Montreal 70 37 26 7 81 211 208 Florida 69 30 27 12 72 224 234 Buffalo 69 30 30 9 69 194 221 Detroit 70 24 36 10 58 189 241 Ottawa 70 23 41 6 52 205 261 Metropolitan GP W L OT Pts GF GA Washington 70 41 22 7 89 240 217 N.Y. Islanders 69 40 22 7 87 200 168 Pittsburgh 70 38 23 9 85 242 213 LAS VEGAS — Brenna Chase scored 25 points, Shaylee Gonzales added 20 and Brigham Young beat No. 12 Gonzaga 82-68 on Tuesday to win its third West Coast Conference tournament title. The second-seeded Cou- gars (25-6) handed Gon- zaga its two WCC losses in two close regular-season meetings and tried turning the third game into a rout with a dominating second quarter. BYU scored the first 16 points of the second to build 12-point lead and went up by 16 early in the third quarter. The two-time defend- ing tournament cham- pion Bulldogs (28-4) ral- lied late in the third to pull within seven, but missed their first 12 shots of the fourth to end any chance of a three-peat. Zykera Rice led top- seeded Gonzaga with 25 points. Paisley Johnson added 19 points, Sara Hamson blocked four shots and BYU went 13 for 25 from the 3-point arc to reach the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2016. BYU won the two reg- ular-season meetings, both by two points. The Cougars rallied from a 12-point defi- cit to win 70-68 at home and Hamson blocked two shots in the final minutes in a 66-64 home win. BYU beat Pepperdine 68-63 in the WCC Tourna- ment semifinals and Gon- zaga needed two overtimes to beat Saint Mary’s, win- AP Photo/John Locher Gonzaga’s Chandler Smith (right) blocks a shot by BYU’s Paisley Johnson during the final game of the West Coast Conference tournament on Tuesday in Las Vegas. ning 78-77 on Rice’s buzz- er-beating shot. Rice dominated early in round 3, scoring 10 points in the first quarter to help the Zags build a 23-19 lead. BYU took control by dominating defensively in the second quarter. Gonzaga missed its first nine shots and went 1 for 11 in the period as the Cou- gars took a 42-30 lead into halftime. BYU stretched the lead 55-39, but Gonzaga made a late run, pulling within 63-57 after BYU coach Jeff Judkins was called for a technical foul and Chan- dler Smith hit two free throws. But the Cougars stretched the lead back to 12 early in the fourth and Gonzaga shot 2 for 15 in the quarter. Big picture BYU used a domi- nating second quarter to sweep the season series and leave no doubt about its NCAA Tournament chances. The Zags will make the NCAA Tournament, but will have a lower seed than if they had won the WCC Tournament. Up next Both teams should be headed to the NCAA Tournament. STATE CHAMPS! Pick up your commemorative copy of the Tuesday, March 5th East Oregonian celebrating the Heppner Girls’ 2A and the Nixyaawii Boys’ 1A State Basketball Championships. These SCOREBOARD *Schedules subject to change due to weather. Wednesday, March 13, 2019 Carolina Columbus Philadelphia N.Y. Rangers New Jersey 69 38 24 70 39 28 69 34 27 69 28 28 70 25 36 7 3 8 13 9 83 208 191 81 216 208 76 212 228 69 198 227 59 195 241 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central GP W L OT Pts GF GA Winnipeg 69 40 25 4 84 237 207 Nashville 70 39 26 5 83 210 189 St. Louis 69 36 26 7 79 199 191 Dallas 69 36 28 5 77 174 172 Minnesota 70 33 29 8 74 191 205 Colorado 70 30 28 12 72 223 218 Chicago 69 30 30 9 69 234 256 Pacific GP W L OT Pts GF GA San Jose 70 43 19 8 94 254 214 Calgary 70 43 20 7 93 250 203 Vegas 70 38 27 5 81 212 196 Arizona 70 35 30 5 75 187 196 Edmonton 69 31 31 7 69 195 223 Vancouver 69 28 32 9 65 187 217 Anaheim 70 27 34 9 63 161 214 Los Angeles 69 25 36 8 58 164 220 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Top three teams in each division and two wild cards per confer- ence advance to playoffs. x-clinched playoff spot Monday’s Games Philadelphia 3, Ottawa 2 Tampa Bay 6, Toronto 2 N.Y. Islanders 2, Columbus 0 San Jose 3, Minnesota 0 Chicago 7, Arizona 1 Edmonton 3, N.Y. Rangers 2, OT Carolina 3, Colorado 0 Tuesday’s Games Dallas 2, Buffalo 0 Columbus 7, Boston 4 Pittsburgh 5, Washington 3 Montreal 3, Detroit 1 San Jose 5, Winnipeg 4 Arizona 3, St. Louis 1 Calgary 9, New Jersey 4 Nashville at Anaheim, 7 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Chicago at Toronto, 4 p.m. New Jersey at Edmonton, 6:30 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Vancouver, 7 p.m. Thursday’s Games Pittsburgh at Buffalo, 4 p.m. Montreal vs. N.Y. Islanders at Nassau Vet- erans Memorial Coliseum, 4 p.m. Washington at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. St. Louis at Ottawa, 4:30 p.m. Tampa Bay at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. Boston at Winnipeg, 5 p.m. Dallas at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Anaheim at Arizona, 7 p.m. Nashville at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m. Florida at San Jose, 7:30 p.m. Friday’s Games Carolina at Columbus, 4 p.m. Philadelphia at Toronto, 4 p.m. Vegas at Dallas, 5 p.m. Anaheim at Colorado, 6 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Calgary, 6 p.m. New Jersey at Vancouver, 7 p.m. COLLECTIBLE ORIGINAL EDITIONS are just 1 $ 50 each at the EO offi ce, 211 SE Byers Ave. in Pendleton, while supplies last.