B4 THE BULLETIN • FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 2021
ON THE AIR
SCOREBOARD
FRIDAY
GOLF
Time
LPGA Tour,
Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions
9 a.m.
PGA Tour, The American Express
noon
PGA Tour Champions,
Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai
4 p.m.
European Tour, Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship midnight
HORSE RACING
America’s Day at the Races
10 a.m.
SOCCER
CONCACAF League, Deportivo Saprissa vs. Arcahaie 2 p.m.
Women’s International Friendly, U.S. vs. Colombia 4 p.m.
GYMNASTICS
Women’s college, Minnesota at Michigan
2:30 p.m.
Women’s college, Kentucky at Missouri
4 p.m.
Women’s college, Auburn at Alabama
5:30 p.m.
BASKETBALL
Women’s college, Utah at Arizona
3 p.m.
Men’s college, Ball St. at Ohio
4 p.m.
Men’s college, St. Peter’s at Siena
4 p.m.
Men’s college, Michigan at Purdue
4 p.m.
NBA, Boston at Philadelphia
4:30 p.m.
Women’s college, Washington St. at Oregon
5 p.m.
Men’s college, Fresno St. at Boise St.
6 p.m.
Men’s college,
Wisconsin-Milwaukee at Cleveland St.
6 p.m.
NBA, Denver at Phoenix
7 p.m.
Women’s college, UCLA at Stanford
7 p.m.
Men’s college, San Diego St. at Air Force
8 p.m.
HOCKEY
College, Michigan St. at Notre Dame
3:30 p.m.
WRESTLING
College, Iowa at Minnesota
6 p.m.
SAILING
America’s Cup Prada Challenger Series 2021
6 p.m.
TV
Golf
Golf
Golf
Golf
NFL playoffs
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Sunday’s Games
NFC
Tampa Bay at Green Bay, 12:05 p.m.
AFC
Buffalo at Kansas City, 3:40 p.m.
FS2
FS2
ESPN2
ESPNU
SEC
SEC
Pac-12
CBSSN
ESPNU
FS1
ESPN
Pac-12
CBSSN
ESPN2
ESPN
Pac-12
FS1
NBCSN
Big Ten
NBCSN
America’s Line
(Home team in CAPS)
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NFL Conference Championships
Favorite
Open Current O/U
Underdog
Sunday
PACKERS
4
3
51
Bucs
CHIEFS
3
3
53½
Bills
BASKETBALL
Men’s college
PAC-12 CONFERENCE
Conference
All Games
W L
Pct W L Pct
UCLA
8 0 1.000 12 2 .857
Oregon
4 1 .800 9 2 .818
Southern Cal
5 2 .714 11 3 .786
Arizona
5 3 .625 11 3 .786
Colorado
5 3 .625 11 4 .733
Stanford
4 3 .571 8 5 .615
Oregon St.
3 3 .500 7 5 .583
Washington St. 2 4 .333 9 4 .692
Utah
2 5 .286 5 6 .455
California
2 7 .222 7 9 .438
Arizona St.
1 4 .200 4 7 .364
Washington
1 7 .125 2 11 .154
Thursday’s Games
Southern Cal at Stanford, ppd.
Arizona 84, Arizona St. 82
No. 24 UCLA 61, California 57
Utah at Washington St., late
Saturday’s Games
No. 24 UCLA at Stanford, 2 p.m.
Colorado at Washington St., 5 p.m.
Southern Cal at California, 5 p.m.
Oregon St. at No. 21 Oregon, 7:30 p.m.
TOP 25 SCORES
Thursday’s Game
Indiana 81, No. 4 Iowa 69
SATURDAY
BASKETBALL
Men’s college, Houston at Temple
Men’s college, Connecticut at Creighton
Men’s college, Kansas at Oklahoma
Men’s college, Auburn at South Carolina
Men’s college, Virginia Tech at Syracuse
Men’s college, George Mason at Saint Joseph’s
Men’s college, Arkansas at Vanderbilt
Men’s college, Baylor at Oklahoma St.
Men’s college, Maryland at Minnesota
Men’s college, NC State at North Carolina
Men’s college, Florida at Georgia
Men’s college, SMU at UCF
Men’s college, Providence at Villanova
Men’s college, Army at Navy
Men’s college, La Salle at Richmond
Men’s college, Clemson at Florida St.
Men’s college, Texas A&M at Ole Miss
Men’s college, Ohio St. at Wisconsin
Men’s college, Duke at Louisville
Men’s college, West Virginia at Kansas St.
Men’s college, Utah Valley at St. John’s
Men’s college, Dayton at VCU
Men’s college, UCLA vs. Stanford
Men’s college, San Diego at Portland
Men’s college, LSU at Kentucky
Women’s college, Texas at Iowa St.
Men’s college, Mississippi St. at Alabama
Men’s college, DePaul at Marquette
Men’s college, Northwestern at Penn St.
Men’s college, Saint Mary’s (Calif.) at San Francisco
Men’s college, Santa Clara at Loyola Marymount
Men’s college, Colorado at Washington St.
Men’s college, USC at California
Men’s college, Missouri at Tennessee
Men’s college, Pepperdine at BYU
Men’s college, Pacific at Gonzaga
Men’s college, Oregon St. at Oregon
HORSE RACING
America’s Day at the Races
America’s Day at the Races
Pegasus World Cup Invitational
GOLF
LPGA Tour,
Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions
LPGA Tour,
Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions
PGA Tour, The American Express
PGA Tour Champions,
Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai
European Tour, Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship
GYMNASTICS
Women’s college, Arizona at Utah
Women’s college, Arizona St. at UCLA
HOCKEY
College, Ohio St. at Michigan St.
BOXING
Angelo Leo vs. Stephen Fulton
SOCCER
Italian Serie A, Juventus vs. Bologna
FA Women’s Super League,
Arsenal vs. West Ham United
FOOTBALL
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CBS
FOX
ESPN
ESPN2
Root
NBCSN
SEC
CBS
Big Ten
ESPN
ESPN2
ESPNU
FOX
CBSSN
NBCSN
ABC
SEC
CBS
ESPN
ESPN2
FS1
CBSSN
FOX
NBCSNW
ESPN
ESPN2
SEC
FS1
Big Ten
CBSSN
Root
ESPN2
Pac-12
SEC
ESPN2
Root
Pac-12
10:30 a.m.
1 p.m.
1:30 p.m.
FS1
FS2
NBC
10:30 a.m.
Golf
11:30 a.m.
noon
NBC
Golf
4 p.m.
11 p.m.
Golf
Golf
noon
2 p.m.
Pac-12
Pac-12
1 p.m.
Big Ten
6 p.m.
Sho
3:25 a.m. (Sun) ESPN2
4 a.m. (Sun)
NBCSN
Listings are the most accurate available. The Bulletin is not responsible
for late changes made by TV stations.
SPORTS BRIEFING
FOOTBALL
Ducks WR Redd returning for 5th season — Oregon
Ducks wide receiver Jaylon Redd will return for a fifth season,
according to a source. Redd, a senior in 2020, is taking advan-
tage of the NCAA not counting last season against players’ el-
igibility because of the impact the COVID-19 pandemic had
on the college football season. Redd, signed as part of the 2017
recruiting class, has started three out of his four seasons with
the Ducks. In 37 games, the slot receiver has caught 118 passes
for 1,238 yards and 14 touchdowns. He’s also carried the ball
21 times for 148 yards and five touchdowns. Redd has scored
a touchdown every 5.3 times he has touched the football on
offense. Redd’s best season came in 2019 when he caught 50
passes for 465 yards and seven touchdowns, including the
game-winning score at Washington from five yards out that
gave the Ducks a 35-31 lead with 5:10 remaining. Last season
in seven games, Redd caught 25 passes for 281 yards and one
touchdown while rushing for 53 yards and a score.
— Bulletin wire report
Women’s college
PAC-12 CONFERENCE
Conference
All Games
W L
Pct W L Pct
Stanford
8 1 .889 11 1 .917
Arizona
8 2 .800 10 2 .833
UCLA
6 2 .750 8 2 .800
Oregon
7 3 .700 9 3 .750
Washington St. 5 3 .625 7 3 .700
Arizona St.
3 3 .500 7 3 .700
Colorado
4 5 .444 6 6 .500
Southern Cal
4 5 .444 6 6 .500
Utah
2 8 .200 3 8 .273
Oregon St.
1 4 .200 3 4 .429
Washington
1 5 .167 4 5 .444
California
0 8 .000 0 11 .000
Friday’s Games
Colorado at Arizona St., 2 p.m.
Utah at No. 10 Arizona, 3 p.m.
Southern Cal at California, ppd.
Washington St. at No. 13 Oregon, 5 p.m.
No. 6 UCLA vs. No. 5 Stanford, late
Washington at Oregon St., ppd.
TOP 25 SCORES
Thursday’s Games
No. 1 Louisville 67, No. 23 Syracuse 54
No. 3 UConn 67, No. 25 Tennessee 61
No. 4 South Carolina 62, No. 22 Georgia 50
No. 7 Maryland vs. Iowa, ppd.
No. 17 Ohio St. 81, No. 11 Michigan 77
No. 12 Kentucky 76, Auburn 71
No. 16 Indiana at Michigan St., ppd.
No. 18 DePaul 80, Butler 66
No. 20 Gonzaga vs. San Diego, ppd.
No. 21 Northwestern 73, Illinois 54
Ducks
Continued from B3
This weekend offers the Cou-
gars a shot at redemption and
further validation in their quest
to reach the NCAA Tourna-
ment for just the second time in
program history.
“I didn’t think we were go-
ing to be the 12th place team in
the league, even though there’s
some awesome teams and it’s
hard to beat anybody in this
league, but I knew on the out-
side world looking in I knew it
was a good pick for us because
no one understood,” Washing-
ton State coach Kamie Ethridge
said. “We lost four players and
probably 90% of everything, so
why wouldn’t you be picked last
in this league? I knew what we
had. I knew we had a transfer
player that was really at the level
in Krystal Leger-Walker, a fifth-
year player that was in the gym
all year and I knew her sister
Charlisse was the real deal. I’m
shocked she was under the ra-
dar as much as she was.”
The Leger-Walker sisters are
the reason why WSU is a threat
this season. Charlisse, a fresh-
man, leads the Cougars with
19.7 points and Krystal, a se-
nior, is averaging 12.2 and they
both bring down 5.5 rebounds
and dish out over four assists
per game.
Oregon coach Kelly Graves
referred to them as superstars.
“The two sisters are excel-
lent,” Graves said. “Their in-
side game is coming as well.
They have a bunch of kids that
know how to play. They don’t
NFL
Continued from B3
I’ve spoken many times to
Lapchick, a trailblazer in race
issues in sports, about the NFL’s
hiring practices. I’ve listened as
he’s become increasingly exas-
perated that the Rooney Rule
instituted more than a decade
ago continues to fail in its main
purpose — which is actually
getting Black coaches hired.
“It’s not like there are no
NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W
L
Pct
Phila.
10
5
.667
Boston
8
5
.615
Milwaukee
9
6
.600
Indiana
8
6
.571
Brooklyn
9
7
.563
Cleveland
7
7
.500
Atlanta
7
7
.500
New York
7
8
.467
Orlando
7
8
.467
Miami
6
7
.462
Charlotte
6
8
.429
Chicago
6
8
.429
Toronto
5
9
.357
Washington
3
8
.273
Detroit
3
11
.214
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W
L
Pct
L.A. Lakers
12
4
.750
L.A. Clippers
11
4
.733
Utah
10
4
.714
Phoenix
8
5
.615
Golden State
8
6
.571
Portland
8
6
.571
Memphis
7
6
.538
San Antonio
8
7
.533
Dallas
7
7
.500
Denver
7
7
.500
Oklahoma City
6
7
.462
New Orleans
5
8
.385
Sacramento
5
10
.333
Houston
4
9
.308
Minnesota
3
10
.231
Wednesday’s Late Games
Phoenix 109, Houston 103
L.A. Clippers 115, Sacramento 96
Golden State 121, San Antonio 99
Thursday’s Games
L.A. Lakers 113, Milwaukee 106
New Orleans at Utah, late
New York at Golden State, late
Friday’s Games
Chicago at Charlotte, 4 p.m.
Houston at Detroit, 4 p.m.
Orlando at Indiana, 4 p.m.
Boston at Phila., 4:30 p.m.
Brooklyn at Cleveland, 4:30 p.m.
Miami at Toronto, 4:30 p.m.
Atlanta at Minnesota, 5 p.m.
Washington at Milwaukee, ppd
Dallas at San Antonio, 5:30 p.m.
Denver at Phoenix, 7 p.m.
Memphis at Portland, ppd
New York at Sacramento, 7 p.m.
Oklahoma City at L.A. Clippers, 7 p.m.
GB
—
1
1
1½
1½
2½
2½
3
3
3
3½
3½
4½
5
6½
GB
—
½
1
2½
3
3
3½
3½
4
4
4½
5½
6½
6½
7½
GOLF
PGA Tour
American Express Scores
Thursday at La Quinta, Calif.
Stadium Course: 7,147 yards; par 72
Nicklaus Tournament Course: 7,181 yards; par: 72
First Round
Brandon Hagy
31-33—64
Byeong Hun An
33-32—65
Si Woo Kim
33-33—66
Martin Laird
33-33—66
Max Homa
34-32—66
Charl Schwartzel
34-33—67
Sam Ryder
34-33—67
Michael Thompson
33-34—67
Tyler Duncan
33-34—67
Doug Ghim
34-33—67
Maverick McNealy
32-35—67
Alex Noren
33-34—67
Andrew Putnam
34-33—67
Ben Martin
35-32—67
Brian Harman, 35-33—68. Aaron Baddeley, 31-37—68.
James Hahn, 34-34—68. Josh Teater, 36-32—68. Jamie
Lovemark, 32-36—68. Adam Long, 34-34—68. Austin
Cook, 35-33—68. Anirban Lahiri, 34-34—68. Kevin Streel-
man, 34-34—68. Adam Schenk, 32-36—68. Kyoung-Hoon
Lee, 34-34—68. Kristoffer Ventura, 36-32—68. Chris Kirk,
35-33—68. Rory Sabbatini, 35-33—68. David Hearn, 34-
34—68. John Huh, 35-33—68. Cameron Davis, 35-33—
68. Mark Hubbard, 32-36—68. Patrick Reed, 35-33—68.
Sungjae Im, 34-34—68. Nick Taylor, 36-32—68. Brendan
Steele, 38-30—68. Tony Finau, 34-34—68. Cameron Trin-
gale, 34-34—68.
Abraham Ancer, 34-35—69. Camilo Villegas, 36-33—
69. Emiliano Grillo, 35-34—69. Luke List, 34-35—69. Jimmy
Walker, 36-33—69. Francesco Molinari, 36-33—69. Troy
Merritt, 34-35—69. Satoshi Kodaira, 35-34—69. Patton
Kizzire, 36-33—69. Richy Werenski, 35-34—69.
Patrick Cantlay, 35-34—69. Tyler McCumber, 34-35—
69. Rob Oppenheim, 33-36—69. Vincent Whaley, 34-
35—69. Patrick Rodgers, 35-34—69. Grayson Murray, 35-
34—69. Russell Knox, 36-33—69. Lanto Griffin, 34-35—69.
Joel Dahmen, 36-33—69. Hank Lebioda, 34-35—69. Roger
Sloan, 36-33—69. Joohyung Kim, 36-33—69.
LPGA Tour
Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions Scores
Thursday at Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
Yardage: 6,645; par: 71
First Round
Danielle Kang
31-33—64
Gaby Lopez
31-34—65
Jessica Korda
35-30—65
Nelly Korda
32-33—65
Brittany Lincicome
33-33—66
Stacy Lewis
32-34—66
Lexi Thompson
33-34—67
Brooke M. Henderson
32-35—67
Angela Stanford
32-35—67
Sophia Popov
31-37—68
In Gee Chun
34-34—68
Celine Boutier, 33-36—69. Austin Ernst, 35-34—69.
Annie Park, 34-35—69. Cheyenne Knight, 33-36—69. Ally
Ewing, 33-37—70. Pernilla Lindberg, 35-35—70. Mel Reid,
35-35—70. Georgia Hall, 34-36—70. Mi Jung Hur, 35-36—
71. Hee Young Park, 32-39—71. Jasmine Suwannapura,
35-37—72. Bronte Law, 32-41—73. Madelene Sagstrom,
33-40—73. Cydney Clanton, 35-40—75
HOCKEY
NHL
East
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Philadelphia
5 3 1
1
7 19 16
N.Y. Islanders
4 3 1
0
6
9
6
Washington
4 2 0
2
6 15 14
New Jersey
4 2 1
1
5
9 11
Boston
4 2 1
1
5
9
9
Pittsburgh
4 2 2
0
4 14 18
N.Y. Rangers
3 1 2
0
2
8
8
Buffalo
4 1 3
0
2 11 12
Central
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Tampa Bay
3 3 0
0
6 13
5
Florida
2 2 0
0
4 10
6
Nashville
3 2 1
0
4 10
7
Carolina
3 2 1
0
4
9
6
Detroit
4 2 2
0
4
9 10
Columbus
5 1 2
2
4 10 16
Chicago
4 0 3
1
1
9 20
Dallas
0 0 0
0
0
0
0
West
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Vegas
4 4 0
0
8 16
7
Minnesota
4 3 1
0
6 11
9
St. Louis
4 2 1
1
5 10 15
Colorado
3 2 1
0
4 12
6
San Jose
4 2 2
0
4 13 14
Anaheim
4 1 2
1
3
6 10
Arizona
4 1 2
1
3 12 16
Los Angeles
3 0 1
2
2
8 11
North
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Montreal
4 2 0
2
6 17 13
Winnipeg
4 3 1
0
6 13 10
Toronto
5 3 2
0
6 15 15
Calgary
3 2 0
1
5 11
6
Edmonton
5 2 3
0
4 13 16
Vancouver
5 2 3
0
4 15 21
Ottawa
4 1 2
1
3 11 14
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Wednesday’s Late Games
San Jose 2, St. Louis 1, SO
Vancouver 6, Montreal 5, SO
Minnesota 3, Anaheim 2
Vegas 5, Arizona 2
Thursday’s Games
Boston 5, Philadelphia 4, SO
N.Y. Islanders 4, New Jersey 1
Winnipeg 4, Ottawa 1
Tampa Bay 3, Columbus 2, OT
Florida at Carolina, ppd.
Montreal at Vancouver, late
Colorado at Los Angeles, late
Friday’s Games
Buffalo at Washington, 4 p.m.
Edmonton at Toronto, 4 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m.
Detroit at Chicago, 5 p.m.
San Jose at Minnesota, 5 p.m.
Nashville at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.
Vegas at Arizona, 6 p.m.
Colorado at Anaheim, 7 p.m.
DEALS
Transactions
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
American League
TAMPA BAY RAYS — Announced Dan Moeller to add
operations manager at Charlotte Sports Park to his exist-
ing responsibilities.
TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Agreed to terms with RHPs
Kirby Yates and Tyler Chatwood on a one-year contracts.
Designated RHP Anthony Castro for assignment.
National League
MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Named Theresa Lau as-
sistant athletic trainer/physical therapist. Agreed to
terms with INF Daniel Robertson on a one-year contract.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
ATLANTA FALCONS — Named Dave Ragone as offen-
sive coordinator, Dean Pees as defensive coordinator and
Marquice Williams as special teams coordinator. Retained
Dave Brock as wide receivers coach.
GREEN BAY PACKERS — Signed CB Tramon Williams to
the practice squad. Released P Ryan Winslow.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Promoted interim Trent
Baalke to general manager.
LOS ANGELES RAMS — Agreed to terms with Raheem
Morris as defensive coordinator, Joe DeCamillis special
teams coordinator and John Bonamego senior coach-
ing assistant.
NEW YORK GIANTS — Signed DE Breeland Speaks
to a reserve/futures contract. Announced Gary Kubiak,
offensive coordinator/assistant head coach, will retire.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Re-signed CB Ken Webster
to a one-year contract.
TENNESSEE TITANS — Signed WR Mason Kinsey to a
reserve/futures contract.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
BOSTON BRUINS — Recalled Cs Jack Studnicka and
Trent Frederic from the minor league taxi squad.
BUFFALO SABRES — Reassigned G Dustin Tokarski
from Rochester (AHL) to the taxi squad. Loaned F Rasmus
Asplund to the taxi squad.
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS — Waived LW Brandon Pirri.
DALLAS STARS — Loaned G Colton Point to Texas Stars
(AHL). Designated C Rhett Gardner and D Julius Honka for
assignment to taxi squad.
NASHVILLE PREDATORS — Designated D Ben Harpur,
Cs Philip Tomasino and Michael McCarron for assignment
to taxi squad. Assigned LW Cole Smith to Chicago (AHL).
NEW YORK RANGERS — Designated C Morgan Barron
and D Matthew Robertson for assignment taxi squad at
Hartford (AHL).
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING — Designated G Spencer Mar-
tin for assignment to taxi squad.
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS — Designated D Mikko Le-
htonen for assignment to taxi squad. Recalled C Adam
Brooks from the minor league taxi squad and RW Joey
Anderson from Toronto (AHL).
WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Designated C Connor Mc-
Michael for assignment to taxi squad. Recalled G Craig
Anderson from the minor league taxi squad.
WINNIPEG JETS — Recalled D Ville Heinola and LW
Kristian Vesalainen from the minor league taxi squad.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
ATLANTA UNITED — Traded the No. 5 and No. 32 over-
all picks in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft to D.C. United in
exchange for General Allocation Money (GAM) and the
31st overall pick.
AUSTIN FC — Acquired GAM from Colorado Rapids.
D.C. UNITED — Traded the No. 31 overall pick in the
2021 MLS SuperDraft to Atlanta United in exchange for
the No. 5 and No. 32 overall picks, in addition to GAM for
the 2021 and 2022 season.
LOS ANGELES FC — Traded GAM to Philadelphia Union
in exchange for homegrown rights to G Tomas Romero.
NASHVILLE FC — Traded MF Derrick Jones to Houston
in exchange for GAM.
ORLANDO CITY SC — Acquired the No. 8 selection from
Portland Timbers in exchange for GAM in 2021 and 2022.
PHILADELPHIA UNION — Acquired GAM from Los
Angeles FC.
SEATTLE SOUNDERS — Exercised their option of trans-
fer for MF Joao Paulo from Brazilian club Botafogo. Traded
2022 second round pick for Miami’s 37th overall selection
(Round 1) of the 2021 MLS SuperDraft.
VANCOUVER WHITECAPS — Announced the club has
acquired a 2021 international roster slot, the 46th overall
selection (Round 2) of the 2021 MLS SuperDraft and GAM
from Nashville SC in exchange for GAM and the 36th over-
all selection (Round 2) of the 2021 MLS SuperDraft; addi-
tional GAM will be based on performance benchmarks of
the player selected by Nashville SC.
COLLEGE
SYRACUSE — Named Terrence Samuel as wide re-
ceivers coach.
“We’re not excited with
where we’ve been. We’ve
taken a hit; I’m not going to
lie to you — it happens. …
You take a hit and it kind of
rocks you for a second and
you’ve got to regroup and
fight your way through it. ”
— Kelly Graves, Ducks women’s
basketball coach
make a ton of mistakes, they get
good shots each and every time
down, they have the ball in the
right peoples’ hands. They’re a
good team, they really are. They
defend well, they scout well.
You can tell their kids stick to
the scout.”
No. 13 Oregon (9-3, 7-3
Pac-12) is trying to right itself
after losses in three of its last
four games, all to ranked op-
ponents. Graves is tightening
the team’s personnel rotations
as the Ducks continue to find
their way.
“We’re not excited with where
we’ve been,” he said. “We’ve
taken a hit; I’m not going to lie
to you — it happens. Stanford is
going to discover that; I’m sure
they’ve already discovered it this
week. You take a hit and it kind
of rocks you for a second and
you’ve got to regroup and fight
your way through it. It’s just hu-
man nature.
“This is something that’s new
to everybody involved in our
program right now outside of
the coaching staff who our first
qualified candidates,’’ Lapchick
said last year. “These people are
out there and ready.’’
Of that there is no argument.
Example No. 1 around the
league is Bieniemy, the offen-
sive coordinator of the Chiefs
who has interviewed with al-
most every team that had a va-
cancy this year. With just the
Texans job open, none has yet
to take the counsel of Kansas
City coach Andy Reid.
“I mean everybody knows
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Oregon coach Kelly Graves reacts during a game against Portland in
November. The Ducks host Washington State on Friday in Eugene. The
Ducks have dominated the Cougars historically, but WSU has had a
strong season and lost to UO by just four points in December.
couple of years we had some
ups and downs. We’ll see on Fri-
day. We’ll see. Win, lose or draw
hopefully we look better, play
harder, play with some more
passion.”
Turnovers have been a
greater issue for Oregon this
season and whether it’s the
team’s youth and inexperience,
the volume of players rotating
into the lineup or a combina-
tion , it’s proving costly.
The Ducks committed 16
turnovers against the Cougars
and narrowly escaped with a
win, but gave it away 23 times in
last week’s loss at Arizona.
Ethridge isn’t sure her squad
is built to speed up Oregon in
the same way Arizona did, but
UO’s issues with defensive pres-
sure are known .
“None of us are built perfect
yet,” Ethridge said. “I think Or-
what I think of Eric and what
kind of head coach I think he’d
be,’’ Reid said. “Whoever gets
him I think is a very lucky orga-
nization, one of the few people
that I’ve come across with the
leadership skills that he has, the
ability to lead men in this crazy
game that we’re in and for those
guys through his leadership to
play at a Pro Bowl level. ‘’
Here’s hoping Bieniemy gets
the last available job, which
would mean Black coaches
egon is pretty close to perfect,
just young and inexperienced
and maybe getting a little bit
exposed to not having as many
ball-handlers on the court and
therefore pressure has hurt
them.
“Oregon is still such a threat
in every phase of the game,
inside out, but their 3-point
shooting — if they’re on the
3-point shooting range I don’t
think you have a chance. You’ve
got to disrupt what they want to
do a little bit and chase them off
the 3-point line and hope you
can match some baskets.”
Next up
Washington St. at
No. 13 Oregon
When: 5 p.m.
Friday
TV: Pac-12
won’t get totally shut out this
year. His credentials speak for
themselves and, besides, the
Texans can use the help.
The bigger issue, though, is
that NFL efforts to diversify the
head coaching ranks simply ha-
ven’t worked.
Once hailed as trailblazing,
the Rooney Rule now seems al-
most irrelevant.
Interviews are great, for what
they’re worth. Some actual
hires would be even better.