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BAKER CITY HERALD — 5A WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2019 Baker volleyball sweeps Ontario ONTARIO — Baker ran its Greater Oregon League volley- ball record to 3-1 Tuesday with a 25-13, 25-18, 25-13 sweep of Ontario at Ontario. Baker has two GOL matches remaining in the regular sea- son, both in the Baker gym. The Bulldogs host La Grande Oct. 17 at 6:30 p.m., then host Mac-Hi Oct. 22 at 6 p.m. Blazers start 50th season orange leisure suit for the occasion, and fans were entertained by organ music. PORTLAND — The Trail Blazers But the Nuggets spoiled the party with kicked off their 50th anniversary sea- a 105-94 victory, led by Paul Millsap’s 14 son with a preseason game where it all points. Mario Hezonja paced the Blazers started, Portland’s Memorial Coliseum. with 12 points. The Blazers played at the Memorial There were several former Portland Coliseum for 25 seasons from 1970-95 players and executives on hand, including before moving to the Rose Garden, now Geoff Petrie, who was named Rookie of the Moda Center. On Tuesday night the the Year with the Blazers that fi rst season Blazers opened the preseason against and later became the team’s general the Denver Nuggets, the fi rst of several manager. He said he remembers when the special events to be held surrounding the Blazers were drawing just 3,500 a game. anniversary. “We had a lot of fun there for that brief Blazers coach Terry Stotts wore a burnt- moment in time,” Petrie said. By Anne M. Peterson AP Sports Writer MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYOFFS Rays chase Verlander early, top Astros to force deciding Game 5 an impressive feat,” he added. “All year, we’ve been getting talked down. And ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tam- now, with the last two games, the way pa Bay Rays never doubted themselves, we played, the whole world has seen even with Justin Verlander looking to how good of a team we are and how well- end their season. rounded we are.” Willy Adames homered and made a The series shifts back to Houston for sensational relay throw from shortstop, a deciding Game 5 on Thursday night. and the Rays chased the Houston ace Astros star Gerrit Cole is scheduled to early in beating the Astros 4-1 Tuesday pitch for the heavily favored AL West night to even their AL Division Series at champs, who led the majors with 107 two games apiece. wins this season and have one more With their second victory in two days chance to close out the feisty Rays. Tyler over one of baseball’s best pitchers, the Glasnow is expected to start for Tampa Rays believe the rest of the country is Bay. fi nally getting a taste of what they’re The winner plays the New York Yan- capable of accomplishing. kees in the AL Championship Series. “Hey, I hate to say it: About time, Pham homered for the second time because we have a really good team over this postseason and Ryan Yarbrough here,” Tommy Pham said. combined with fi ve other pitchers on “To win 96 games in this division (the a six-hitter for Tampa Bay. Cy Young AL East) with New York and Boston is Award winner Blake Snell came out By Fred Goodall AP Sports Writer TELEVISION All Times PDT Wednesday, Oct. 9 New Jersey at Philadelphia, 4:30 p.m. (NBCSN) New Orleans at Chicago, 5 p.m. (ESPN) Appalachian State at Louisiana, 5 p.m. (ESPN2) Los Angeles at Vancouver, 7 p.m. (NBCSN NLDS A, tba (TBS) NLDS B, tba (TBS) Thursday, Oct. 10 WNBA fi nals, 5 p.m. (ESPN2) Syracuse at North Carolina State, 5 p.m. (ESPN) NY Giants at New England, 5:20 p.m. (FOX) Friday, Oct. 11 NLCS, tba (TBS) Virginia at Miami, 5 p.m. (ESPN) Colorado at Oregon, 7 p.m. (FS1) Saturday, Oct. 12 NLCS, tba (TBS) ALCS, tba (FS1 or FOX) USC at Notre Dame, 4:30 p.m. (NBC) Sunday, Oct. 13 ALCS, tba (FS1 or FOX) NLDS B, tba (TBS) Seattle at Cleveland, Washington at Miami, or Philadelphia at Minnesota,10 a.m. (FOX) Houston at Kansas City, New Orleans at Jack- sonville, or Cincinnati at Baltimore, 10 a.m. (CBS) San Francisco at LA Rams or Atlanta at Arizona, 1:05 p.m. (FOX) Dallas at NY Jets or Tennessee at Denver, 1:25 p.m. ICBS) Pittsburgh at LA Chargers, 5:20 p.m. (NBC) NFL AMERICAN CONFERENCE East Division W L T New England 5 0 0 Buffalo 4 1 0 N.Y. Jets 0 4 0 Miami 0 4 0 South W L T Houston 3 2 0 Indianapolis 3 2 0 Jacksonville 2 3 0 Tennessee 2 3 0 Pct 1.000 .800 .000 .000 Pct .600 .600 .400 .400 W 3 2 1 0 North L 2 3 4 5 T 0 0 0 0 Pct .600 .400 .200 .000 W Kansas City 4 Oakland 3 L.A. Chargers 2 Denver 1 West L 1 2 3 4 T 0 0 0 0 Pct .800 .600 .400 .200 Baltimore Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati By Michael Wagaman Associated Press SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Richard Sherman has a strong message for anyone still doubting the unbeaten San Francisco 49ers. “Don’t fl ip-fl op,” Sherman said after the 49ers thumped the Cleveland Browns 31-3 on Monday night. “If you said we weren’t going to make it, you said we were some way early on, stick with that position. Hold it. Don’t try to give us credit now. At least stick by your word because I want you to sound like an idiot at the end. We know what we have in the building.” What the 49ers have is their best start since Joe Mon- tana was throwing touchdowns to Jerry Rice. But it wasn’t the passing game that carried San Fran- cisco past Cleveland. A steady, pounding running game and a dominant defensive effort did the trick this time. Matt Breida ran 83 yards for a touchdown on San Francisco’s fi rst play from scrimmage, Baker Mayfi eld was harassed into his worst game as a pro, and the 49ers stayed unbeaten for their best start in nearly 30 years. Even then, there were some questioning San Fran- cisco’s legitimacy. “I feel like they’re going to say that all year about us,” said Breida, who had 114 yards on 11 carries. “I don’t think anyone expected us to be 4-0 this year, to be honest. Probably expected us to be 0-4. They can say whatever they want. All that matters is who’s in this locker room.” Tevin Coleman added a 19-yard score as part of a dominant ground game on a day when quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo passed for 181 yards and kicker Rob- bie Gould missed a pair of fi eld goal attempts and had a third try blocked. San Francisco (4-0) joined the 5-0 New England Patriots as the only remaining undefeated teams in the NFL. It’s the fi rst time the 49ers have won their fi rst four games since 1990. “It’s a good start is really all it is,” Garoppolo said. “We have a good mindset in that locker room.” The Browns (2-3) are headed the opposite direction after losing two of three. WNBA Finals come down to 1 game S COREBOARD NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Philadelphia 3 2 0 Dallas 3 2 0 N.Y. Giants 2 3 0 Washington 0 5 0 South W L T New Orleans 4 1 0 Carolina 3 2 0 Tampa Bay 2 3 0 Atlanta 1 4 0 North W L T Green Bay 4 1 0 Detroit 2 1 1 Chicago 3 2 0 Minnesota 3 2 0 West W L T San Francisco 4 0 0 Seattle 4 1 0 L.A. Rams 3 2 0 Arizona 1 3 1 of the bullpen for his fi rst career relief appearance, holding off Houston in the ninth inning to earn the save. Verlander, starting on short rest after dominating the wild-card Rays in Game 1, looked uncomfortable on the mound at Tropicana Field and was pulled in the fourth after giving up four runs. Verlander, whose eight career ALDS victories are a major league record, yielded three runs in the fi rst. Adames homered leading off the fourth to make it 4-0, and the eight-time All-Star didn’t make it through the inning. “A good approach for those guys in the fi rst, and then honestly, I need those infi eld singles to be caught. When you don’t have it, you need the balls that are put in play to go your way, and they didn’t,” said Verlander, who only started on short rest three other times during his career, including the 2011 ALDS, 49ers pound Browns, 31-3, remain unbeaten “It was just about being together out there, being on the same page, UNCASVILLE, Conn. — With the knowing the game plan and protect- season on the line, Alyssa Thomas ing home court,” Thomas said. “When and the Connecticut Sun turned up we’re all locked in and on the same their defense to stop the Washington page, we just move in unison.” Mystics and force a decisive Game 5 The title will be decided Thursday of the WNBA Finals. night in Washington with a fi rst-time Thomas had 17 points, 11 assists champion crowned. Thomas fell just and eight rebounds and the Sun held short of the fi rst triple-double in the Mystics without a point over the Finals history. fi nal 2:10 to beat Washington 90-86 on “We’re having the time of our life Tuesday night. right now,” Sun coach Curt Miller By Doug Feinberg Pct .600 .600 .400 .000 Pct .800 .600 .400 .200 Pct .800 .625 .600 .600 Pct 1.000 .800 .600 .300 AP Basketball Writer said. “You dream as a little kid being in a deciding fi nal game, a Game 7 or 5 to win a world championship. If you grew up a basketball fan, these are the moments you dreamed of.” Jonquel Jones had 18 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Sun, who had fi ve players score in double fi gures. Connecticut blew a 16-point half- time lead as Washington used a huge third quarter to tie the game at 68. The Mystics kept it going to start the fourth, opening up a fi ve-point lead. Monday’s Game San Francisco 31, Cleveland 3 Thursday’s Game All Times PDT N.Y. Giants at New England, 5:20 p.m. Sunday’s Games Carolina vs Tampa Bay at London, UK, 6:30 a.m. Philadelphia at Minnesota, 10 a.m. New Orleans at Jacksonville, 10 a.m. Houston at Kansas City, 10 a.m. Washington at Miami, 10 a.m. Cincinnati at Baltimore, 10 a.m. Seattle at Cleveland, 10 a.m. San Francisco at L.A. Rams, 1:05 p.m. Atlanta at Arizona, 1:05 p.m. Tennessee at Denver, 1:25 p.m. Dallas at N.Y. Jets, 1:25 p.m. Pittsburgh at L.A. 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