A6 THE BULLETIN • WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2021
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WEDNESDAY
BASKETBALL
NBA G League,
G League Ignite vs. Santa Cruz Warriors
Women’s college, Penn St. at Indiana
Men’s college, Connecticut at Providence
Men’s college, Furman at UNC-Greensboro
Men’s college, Pepperdine at San Francisco
Men’s college, Indiana at Northwestern
Women’s college, DePaul at St. John’s
Men’s college, Northern Iowa at Drake
Men’s college, Houston at South Florida
Men’s college, Virginia at Georgia Tech
NBA, Atlanta at Dallas
Men’s college, Georgia at Tennessee
Men’s college, Rutgers at Iowa
Men’s college, Rhode Island at Saint Louis
Men’s college, LSU at Mississippi St.
Men’s college, Missouri at Ole Miss
Men’s college, Marquette at Villanova
NBA, Milwaukee at Phoenix
Men’s college, San Jose St. at San Diego St.
MOTOR SPORTS
NASCAR Cup Series, Daytona 500 practice
NASCAR Cup Series, Daytona 500 qualifying
GOLF
Every Shot Counts Charity Challenge
HOCKEY
NHL, Boston at N.Y. Rangers
TENNIS
Australian Open
Australian Open
Australian Open
Australian Open
BASEBALL
Australian Baseball League,
first semifinal, teams TBD
Time
TV
HOCKEY
8 a.m.
noon
1 p.m.
2 p.m.
2 p.m.
2:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
4 p.m.
4 p.m.
4 p.m.
4:30 p.m.
5 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
6 p.m.
6 p.m.
6 p.m.
6 p.m.
7 p.m.
8 p.m.
ESPN2
Big Ten
FS1
ESPNU
Root
Big Ten
FS2
CBSSN
ESPNU
Root
ESPN
ESPN2
Big Ten
CBSSN
ESPNU
SEC
FS1
ESPN
CBSSN
9 a.m.
4 p.m.
FS1
FS1
3 p.m.
Golf
4 p.m.
NBCSN
4 p.m.
6 p.m.
7 p.m.
midnight
Tennis
ESPNEWS
ESPN2
ESPN2
6 p.m.
Root
THURSDAY
Men’s college, Oregon at Arizona St.
Men’s college, Eastern Kentucky at Belmont
Women’s college, Mississippi St. at Arkansas
Men’s college, UNLV at Boise St.
Men’s college, USC at Washington
NBA, Philadelphia at Portland
Men’s college, UCLA at Washington St.
GOLF
PGA Tour, Pebble Beach Pro-Am
MOTOR SPORTS
NASCAR Truck Series, Daytona practice
NASCAR Cup Series, Duel 1 at Daytona
NASCAR Cup Series, Duel 2 at Daytona
TENNIS
Australian Open
Australian Open
Australian Open
7 a.m.
FS2
9:55 a.m.
FS1
noon
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
2 p.m.
3 p.m.
3 p.m.
4 p.m.
4 p.m.
4 p.m.
4 p.m.
4:30 p.m.
5 p.m.
5 p.m.
6 p.m.
6 p.m.
6 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
8 p.m.
ESPNU
Big Ten
Root
ESPN2
Big Ten
Pac-12
ESPN
ESPN2
ESPNU
SEC
TNT
CBSSN
Pac-12,
Pac-12 (Ore)
ESPN
ESPNU
SEC
CBSSN
Pac-12
TNT
FS1
noon
Golf
2:30 p.m.
4 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
FS1
FS1
FS1
4 p.m.
6 p.m.
midnight
Tennis
ESPN2
ESPN2
Listings are the most accurate available. The Bulletin is not responsible
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They’ve been marginalized,
which is puzzling because
children in our state were told
for years that they were the
greatest commodity we have.
Are they still?
If so, serve their needs.
I’ve talked with high school
athletes, coaches and parents
in the last few weeks and I’m
convinced that if they orga-
nized they might become the
most powerful lobbyist group
Salem has ever seen. The
sheer numbers are stagger-
ing. They’ve created Facebook
groups and held protests in
parks. One frustrated parent
suggested this week that Gov.
Brown couldn’t possibly ig-
nore it if 10,000 parents and
kids showed up on the steps
of the capitol holding baseball
gloves and balls and held a gi-
ant game of catch.
Can you imagine the scene?
I’d rather see state leaders
stop dropping the ball today.
It’s time to clear high school
sports to be played using pro-
tocols that science and data
support. If they haven’t al-
ready, the OHA and gover-
nor’s office needs to spent a
few minutes examining what
other states who long ago
played high school football
learned from their seasons.
Put in the work. Then: Let.
Them. Play.
Still, here we are — We-
ber and the OSAA delicately
walked the line this week,
aware that there’s no point in
infuriating those who hold the
keys to competition. Parents
and athletes have been left to
wonder if it’s worthwhile to
relocate like others have for a
few months and try to get in a
sports season. And this sports
columnist is left wishing that
someone in our state capitol
simply grasped the collateral
damage.
“This is a tough, tough time
for kids,” Lake Oswego High
football coach Steve Coury
told me. “I see it in their faces.
I have four senior kids who
have decided not to play. They
look confused. They’re out of
sync... it’s hard to keep them
going, but we’re doing our
best.”
Nobody should stand in the
way of that.
MEGA MILLIONS
The numbers drawn Tuesday night are:
7 18 21 31 40 9
Oregon
Lottery
results
East
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Boston
11 8 1 2 18 36 24
Philadelphia 13 8 3 2 18 46 41
Washington 12 6 3 3 15 44 45
N.Y. Islanders 11 5 4 2 12 25 27
Pittsburgh
11 5 5 1 11 33 41
New Jersey
9 4 3 2 10 23 26
Buffalo
10 4 4 2 10 30 32
N.Y. Rangers 11 4 5 2 10 29 30
Central
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Tampa Bay
11 9 1 1 19 42 20
Florida
10 7 1 2 16 32 28
Chicago
14 6 4 4 16 39 41
Columbus
14 6 5 3 15 39 45
Carolina
10 7 3 0 14 34 27
Dallas
10 5 2 3 13 34 25
Nashville
13 5 8 0 10 31 46
Detroit
14 3 9 2
8 27 46
West
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
St. Louis
13 7 4 2 16 43 43
Vegas
9 7 1 1 15 32 22
Colorado
11 7 3 1 15 38 24
Arizona
12 6 5 1 13 34 33
Anaheim
13 5 5 3 13 25 34
Minnesota
11 6 5 0 12 30 30
San Jose
10 4 5 1
9 28 37
Los Angeles 11 3 6 2
8 31 38
North
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Toronto
13 10 2 1 21 48 34
Montreal
12 8 2 2 18 48 31
Edmonton
15 8 7 0 16 52 52
Winnipeg
11 7 3 1 15 39 32
Vancouver
16 6 10 0 12 50 63
Calgary
11 5 5 1 11 33 31
Ottawa
14 2 11 1
5 31 58
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime
loss. The top four teams in each division will qualify for
playoffs under this season’s temporary realignment.
Tuesday’s Games
Florida 2, Detroit 1
Edmonton 3, Ottawa 2
Chicago 2, Dallas 1, OT
Tampa Bay 6, Nashville 1
Philadelphia at Washington, ppd.
St. Louis at Minnesota, ppd.
Arizona at Colorado, ppd.
Anaheim at Vegas, late
San Jose at Los Angeles, late
Winnipeg at Calgary, late
Wednesday’s Games
Boston at N.Y. Rangers, 4 p.m.
Toronto at Montreal, 4:30 p.m.
BASKETBALL
SOCCER
FIFA Club World Cup, 3rd place match,
Al-Ahly vs. Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras
FIFA Club World Cup final,
Bayern Munich vs. Tigres UANL
BASKETBALL
NBA G League,
Greensboro Swarm vs. Westchester Knicks
Women’s college, Rutgers at Northwestern
Women’s college, Clemson at NC State
Men’s college, Purdue at Minnesota
Women’s college, Michigan at Purdue
Men’s college, Utah at California
Men’s college, Iowa St. at Kansas
Men’s college, Cincinnati at Memphis
Men’s college, Colorado at Stanford
Women’s college, Missouri at South Carolina
NBA, Miami at Houston
Men’s college, New Mexico at Colorado St.
Men’s college, Oregon St. at Arizona
Brown
NHL
x
4
The estimated jackpot is now $68 million.
As listed at www.oregonlottery.org and individual lottery websites
Men’s college
PAC-12 CONFERENCE
Conference
All Games
W L Pct W L Pct
Southern Cal
9 2 .818 15 3 .833
UCLA
9 2 .818 13 4 .765
Colorado
9 4 .692 15 5 .750
Oregon
5 3 .625 10 4 .714
Stanford
8 5 .615 12 7 .632
Arizona
7 6 .538 13 6 .684
Oregon St.
6 6 .500 10 8 .556
Utah
5 6 .455 8 7 .533
Arizona St.
3 5 .375 6 8 .429
Washington St. 4 8 .333 11 8 .579
Washington
2 10 .167 3 14 .176
California
2 12 .143 7 14 .333
Thursday’s Games
Utah at California, 3 p.m.
Colorado at Stanford, 4 p.m.
Oregon St. at Arizona, 5 p.m.
Oregon at Arizona St., 6 p.m.
No. 20 Southern Cal at Washington, 7 p.m.
UCLA at Washington St., 8 p.m.
TOP 25 SCORES
Tuesday’s Games
No. 5 Villanova vs. DePaul, ppd.
No. 14 West Virginia 82, No. 7 Texas Tech 71
No. 11 Alabama 81, South Carolina 78
No. 13 Texas 80, Kansas St. 77
No. 17 Florida St. at No. 18 Virginia Tech, ppd.
No. 19 Creighton 63, Georgetown 48
Women’s college
COACHES POLL
Record
Pts
Pvs
1. Connecticut (17)
14-1
778
5
2. Louisville (11)
18-1
769
3
3. South Carolina (2)
15-2
735
1
4. Stanford
17-2
681
6
5. Texas A&M
18-1
672
7
6. North Carolina St.
12-2
659
2
7. UCLA
11-3
571
4
8. Arizona
12-2
569
9
9. Baylor
14-2
566
8
10. Maryland
13-2
522
10
11. Ohio St.
12-2
457
13
12. Michigan
10-1
427
12
13. Oregon
12-4
377
11
14. Indiana
11-4
320
17
15. South Florida
10-1
306
16
16. Gonzaga
16-2
302
18
17. Arkansas
14-7
287
15
18. Kentucky
13-5
286
14
19. Tennessee
12-3
237
19
20. Northwestern
11-3
200
20
21. West Virginia
15-2
155
24
22. DePaul
10-4
153
21
23. Missouri St.
11-2
98
23
24. Mississippi St.
8-5
86
22
25. Georgia
14-4
66
25
Dropped out: None.
Others receiving votes: South Dakota St. (15-2)
44; Florida Gulf Coast (15-2) 22; Michigan St. (10-5) 13;
Texas (13-5) 10; Oklahoma St. (14-5) 7; Dayton (10-1) 7;
Syracuse (11-4) 5; Southern California (9-7) 5; Georgia
Tech (11-4) 5; Rice (10-1) 2; Iowa (10-6) 1.
PAC-12 CONFERENCE
Conference
All Games
W L Pct W L Pct
Stanford
14 2 .875 17 2 .895
Arizona
10 2 .833 12 2 .857
UCLA
9 3 .750 11 3 .786
Oregon
9 4 .692 12 4 .750
Southern Cal
7 6 .538 9 7 .562
Washington St. 7 7 .500 9 7 .562
Oregon St.
4 5 .444 6 5 .545
Arizona St.
4 6 .400 9 6 .600
Colorado
5 8 .385 7 9 .438
Utah
4 11 .267 5 11 .312
Washington
1 10 .091 4 10 .286
California
0 10 .000 0 13 .000
Friday’s Games
No. 8 UCLA at Utah, 10 a.m.
California at No. 11 Oregon, 4 p.m.
Washington at Arizona St., 4 p.m.
Southern Cal at Colorado, 5 p.m.
Washington St. at No. 10 Arizona, 6 p.m.
No. 5 Stanford at Oregon St., 8 p.m.
NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W
L
Pct
Phila.
17
7
.708
Milwaukee
16
8
.667
Boston
12
10
.545
Brooklyn
14
12
.538
Indiana
12
12
.500
Charlotte
12
13
.480
Atlanta
11
12
.478
Toronto
11
13
.458
New York
11
15
.423
Miami
10
14
.417
Cleveland
10
15
.400
Chicago
9
14
.391
Orlando
9
15
.375
Washington
6
15
.286
Detroit
6
18
.250
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W
L
Pct
Utah
19
5
.792
L.A. Lakers
19
6
.760
L.A. Clippers
17
8
.680
Phoenix
14
9
.609
San Antonio
14
11
.560
Portland
12
10
.545
Sacramento
12
11
.522
Denver
12
11
.522
Golden State
13
12
.520
New Orleans
11
12
.478
Memphis
9
10
.474
Houston
11
13
.458
Dallas
11
14
.440
Oklahoma City
10
13
.435
Minnesota
6
18
.250
GB
—
1
4
4
5
5½
5½
6
7
7
7½
7½
8
9½
11
GB
—
½
2½
4½
5½
6
6½
6½
6½
7½
7½
8
8½
8½
13
Monday’s Late Games
Phoenix 119, Cleveland 113
Milwaukee 125, Denver 112
L.A. Lakers 119, Oklahoma City 112, OT
Tuesday’s Games
Detroit 122, Brooklyn 111
New Orleans 130, Houston 101
Miami 98, New York 96
Golden State 114, San Antonio 91
Boston at Utah, 7 p.m.
Orlando at Portland, 7 p.m.
Phila. at Sacramento, 7 p.m.
Wednesday’s Games
Toronto at Washington, 4 p.m.
Atlanta at Dallas, 4:30 p.m.
Charlotte at Memphis, 5 p.m.
Indiana at Brooklyn, 5 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Minnesota, 5 p.m.
Cleveland at Denver, 6 p.m.
New Orleans at Chicago, 6 p.m.
Milwaukee at Phoenix, 7 p.m.
Oklahoma City at L.A. Lakers, 7 p.m.
TENNIS
Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
TUESDAY
(Seedings in parentheses)
MEN
First Round — Thiago Monteiro, Brazil, def. Andrej
Martin, Slovakia, 7-6 (6), 6-1, 6-2. Carlos Alcaraz Garfia,
Spain, def. Botic van de Zandschulp, Netherlands, 6-1,
6-4, 6-4. Christopher O’Connell, Australia, def. Jan-Len-
nard Struff, Germany, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (5), 6-1. Mackenzie Mc-
Donald, United States, def. Marco Cecchinato, Italy, 3-6,
6-3, 6-2, 6-2. Borna Coric (22), Croatia, def. Guido Pella,
Argentina, 6-3, 7-6 (5), 7-5.
Lloyd Harris, South Africa, def. Mikael Torpegaard,
Denmark, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2. Andrey Rublev (7), Russia,
def. Yannick Hanfmann, Germany, 6-3, 6-3, 6-4. Mikael
Ymer, Sweden, def. Hubert Hurkacz (26), Poland, 3-6, 6-3,
3-6, 7-5, 6-3. Pablo Cuevas, Uruguay, def. Andreas Seppi,
Italy, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2. Filip Krajinovic (28), Serbia, def.
Robin Haase, Netherlands, 7-6 (4), 6-3, 4-6, 6-2.
Pablo Andujar, Spain, def. Quentin Halys, France, 6-4,
7-5, 7-5. Daniil Medvedev (4), Russia, def. Vasek Pospisil,
Canada, 6-2, 6-2, 6-4. Karen Khachanov (19), Russia, def.
Aleksandar Vukic, Australia, 6-3, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (2), 6-4. Ri-
cardas Berankis, Lithuania, def. Sumit Nagal, India, 6-2,
7-5, 6-3. Alexei Popyrin, Australia, def. David Goffin (13),
Belgium, 3-6, 6-4, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (6), 6-3.
Lorenzo Sonego (31), Italy, def. Sam Querrey, United
States, 7-5, 6-4, 6-4. Radu Albot, Moldova, def. Roberto
Bautista Agut (12), Spain, 6-7 (1), 6-0, 6-4, 7-6 (5). Rafael
Nadal (2), Spain, def. Laslo Djere, Serbia, 6-3, 6-4, 6-1. Sal-
vatore Caruso, Italy, def. Henri Laaksonen, Switzerland,
6-2, 6-4, 6-3. Tommy Paul, United States, def. Nikoloz
Basilashvili, Georgia, 6-4, 7-6 (0), 6-4.
Feliciano Lopez, Spain, def. Li Tu, Australia, 6-7 (1),
6-4, 7-6 (4), 6-4. Alex de Minaur (21), Australia, def.
Tennys Sandgren, United States, 7-5, 6-1, 6-1. Roberto
Carballes Baena, Spain, def. Attila Balazs, Hungary, 7-5,
3-6, 6-2, 6-3. Tomas Machac, Czech Republic, def. Mario
Vilella Martinez, Spain, 6-7 (5), 7-5, 6-0, 3-0, ret. Michael
Mmoh, United States, def. Viktor Troicki, Serbia, 7-6 (3),
6-7 (3), 3-6, 7-6 (3), 7-5.
Casper Ruud (24), Norway, def. Jordan Thompson,
Australia, 6-3, 6-3, 2-1, ret. Fabio Fognini (16), Italy, def.
Pierre-Hugues Herbert, France, 6-4, 6-2, 6-3. Thanasi
Kokkinakis, Australia, def. Kwon Soon Woo, South Korea,
6-4, 6-1, 6-1. Cameron Norrie, Britain, def. Daniel Evans
(30), Britain, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 7-5. Roman Safiullin, Russia, vs.
Ilya Ivashka, Belarus, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4.
WOMEN
First Round — Ann Li, United States, def. Zhang
Shuai (31), China, 6-2, 6-0. Garbine Muguruza (14), Spain,
def. Margarita Gasparyan, Russia, 6-4, 6-0. Elise Mertens
(18), Belgium, def. Leylah Annie Fernandez, Canada, 6-1,
6-3. Sofia Kenin (4), United States, def. Maddison Inglis,
Australia, 7-5, 6-4. Nadia Podoroska, Argentina, def.
Christina McHale, United States, 6-4, 6-4.
Nao Hibino, Japan, def. Astra Sharma, Australia, 2-6,
6-3, 7-5. Kaia Kanepi, Estonia, def. Anastasija Sevastova,
Latvia, 6-3, 6-1. Belinda Bencic (11), Switzerland, def.
Lauren Davis, United States, 6-3, 4-6, 6-1. Liudmila Sam-
sonova, Russia, def. Paula Badosa, Spain, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (4),
7-5. Zhu Lin, China, def. Whitney Osuigwe, United States,
6-1, 6-1.
Jennifer Brady (22), United States, def. Aliona Bolsova
Zadoinov, Spain, 6-1, 6-3. Jessica Pegula, United States,
def. Victoria Azarenka (12), Belarus, 7-5, 6-4. Madison
Brengle, United States, def. Arina Rodionova, Australia,
6-1, 6-2. Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russia, def. Barbora Stry-
cova, Czech Republic, 6-2, 6-2. Elina Svitolina (5), Ukraine,
def. Marie Bouzkova, Czech Republic, 6-3, 7-6 (5).
Heather Watson, Britain, def. Kristyna Pliskova, Czech
Republic, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (3). Ekaterina Alexandrova (29),
Russia, def. Martina Trevisan, Italy, 6-3, 6-4. Coco Gauff,
United States, def. Jil Teichmann, Switzerland, 6-3, 6-2.
Kristina Mladenovic, France, def. Maria Sakkari (20),
Greece, 6-2, 0-6, 6-3. Donna Vekic (28), Croatia, def. Wang
Yafan, China, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Mayar Sherif, Egypt, def. Chloe Paquet, France, 7-5,
7-5. Karolina Pliskova (6), Czech Republic, def. Jasmine
Paolini, Italy, 6-0, 6-2. Anett Kontaveit (21), Estonia,
def. Aliaksandra Sasnovich, Belarus, 7-5, 6-2. Karolina
Muchova (25), Czech Republic, def. Jelena Ostapenko,
Latvia, 7-5, 6-2. Danielle Collins, United States, def. Ana
Bogdan, Romania, 6-3, 6-1.
Barbora Krejcikova, Czech Republic, def. Zheng
Saisai, China, 6-3, 2-6, 6-2. Mona Barthel, Germany, def.
Elisabetta Cocciaretto, Italy, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4. Ashleigh Barty
(1), Australia, def. Danka Kovinic, Montenegro, 6-0, 6-0.
Sam Stosur, Australia, def. Destanee Aiava, Australia,
6-4, 6-4. Yulia Putintseva (26), Kazakhstan, def. Sloane
Stephens, United States, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3.
Alison van Uytvanck, Belgium, def. Clara Burel,
France, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4. Shelby Rogers, United States, def.
Francesca Jones, Britain, 6-4, 6-1. Kaja Juvan, Slovenia,
def. Johanna Konta (13), Britain, 4-6, 2-0, ret. Olga Dani-
lovic, Serbia, vs. Petra Martic (16), Croatia, 7-5, 3-6, 6-4.
WEDNESDAY
MEN
Second Round — Aslan Karatsev, Russia, def. Egor
Gerasimov, Belarus, 6-0, 6-1, 6-0. Diego Schwartzman
(8), Argentina, def. Alexandre Muller, France, 6-2, 6-0,
6-3. Felix Auger-Aliassime (20), Canada, def. James
Duckworth, Australia, 6-4, 6-1, 6-2.
WOMEN
Second Round — Anastasia Potapova, Russia, def.
Timea Babos, Hungary, 6-2, 6-4. Marketa Vondrousova
(19), Czech Republic, def. Rebecca Marino, Canada, 6-1,
7-5. Hsieh Su-wei, Taiwan, def. Bianca Andreescu (8),
Canada, 6-3, 6-2. Aryna Sabalenka (7), Belarus, def. Daria
Kasatkina, Russia, 7-6 (5), 6-3. Ann Li, United States, def.
Alize Cornet, France, 6-2, 7-6 (6). Serena Williams (10),
United States, def. Nina Stojanovic, Serbia, 6-3, 6-0.
DEALS
Transactions
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
American League
HOUSTON ASTROS — Agreed to terms with RHP
Steve Cishek on a minor league contract.
LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Agreed to terms with OF
Juan Lagares and INF/OF Phil Gosselin on minor league
contracts.
SEATTLE MARINERS — Agreed to terms with RHP JT
Chargois on a minor league contract.
TAMPA BAY RAYS — Agreed to terms with RHP Chris
Archer on a one-year contract.
National League
MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Agreed to terms with RHP
Jordan Zimmermann on a minor league contract.
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Agreed to terms with C Yad-
ier Molina on a one-year contract.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Named Joe Hastings assis-
tant special teams coach; Kevin Mawae assistant offen-
sive line coach, Scott Milanovich quarterbacks coach;
Scottie Montgomery running backs coach; James Rowe
cornerbacks coach; Press Taylor senior offensive as-
sistant; Klayton Adams tight ends coach; Parks Frazier
assistant quarterbacks coach; Doug McKenney sports
science/conditioning; and David Overstreet II assistant
defensive backs coach.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Named Klint Kubiak offen-
sive coordinator; Andrew Janocko quarterbacks coach;
Keenan McCardell wide receivers coach; and Sam
Siefkes defensive quality control coach.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
ATLANTA UNITED — Loaned D Franco Escobar to
Newell’s Old Boys (Argentine Primera).
AUSTIN FC — Signed D Freddy Kleemann.
FC CINCINNATI — Acquired F Brenner Souza da Silva
from Sao Paulo FC.
FC DALLAS — Loaned M Brandon Servania to St.
Polten.
NEW YORK RED BULLS — Signed M Bento Estrela to a
homegrown contract.
VANCOUVER WHITECAPS — Singed D Jake Nerwins-
ki to a one-year contract with a club option for 2023.
SPORTS BRIEFING
ALPINE SKIING
BASKETBALL
Start of worlds delayed to Thursday — The start of the ski-
ing world championships has been pushed back to Thursday. Or-
ganizers say the women’s super-G will open the competition. It
will be followed by the men’s super-G the same day. Heavy snow,
fog and a bad forecast wiped out the races that were scheduled for
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. More snow is in the forecast
for Wednesday.
Wolves’ Beasley gets 120-day sentence for gun threat
FOOTBALL
— Minnesota Timberwolves guard Malik Beasley was sentenced
Tuesday to 120 days in jail after pleading guilty to a felony charge
of threats of violence for pointing a rifle at a family outside his
home last fall. The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office an-
nounced that Beasley can serve his stay in the workhouse after
the conclusion of his NBA season, setting a tentative report date
for May 26.
BASEBALL
Super Bowl reaches game’s smallest TV audience since
2006 — The pandemic-era Super Bowl between the Tampa Bay
MLB players to wear electronic tracers, face discipline
Buccaneers and Kansas City Chiefs reached the big game’s small-
est television audience since 2006. An estimated 92 million peo-
ple tuned in across the country to watch the Bucs’ 31-9 victory,
the Nielsen company said Tuesday. Add in a record number of
people who streamed the game online and CBS said the total au-
dience was 96.4 million. The New England-Seattle Super Bowl in
2015 was the most-watched game with 114.4 million viewers.
— Major League Baseball players, on-field staff and non-playing
personnel who require access to them at ballparks must wear elec-
tronic tracing wristbands from the start of spring training and
face discipline for violations. Players will be encouraged to get vac-
cines but are not required to get them. That was part of upgraded
health protocols agreed to by Major League Baseball and the play-
ers’ association to deal with the novel coronavirus pandemic.
— Bulletin wire reports
Kobe
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Flying under visual flight
rules, Zobayan was required to
be able to see where he was go-
ing. Flying into the cloud was a
violation of that standard and
probably led to his disorienta-
tion, NTSB said.
“What part of cloud, when
you’re on a visual flight rules
program, do pilots not under-
stand?” NTSB Vice Chairman
Bruce Landsberg said.
NTSB member Michael
Graham said Zobayan ignored
his training and added that
that as long as helicopter pi-
lots continue flying into clouds
without relying on instru-
ments, which requires a high
level of training, “a certain per-
centage aren’t going to come
out alive.”
There were 184 aircraft
crashes between 2010-2019 in-
volving spatial disorientation,
including 20 fatal helicopter
crashes, the NTSB said.
The Sikorsky S-76B helicop-
ter was flying at about 184 mph
and descending at a rate of
more than 4,000 feet per min-
ute when it slammed into the
hillside and ignited, scattering
debris over an area the size of a
football field. The victims died
immediately.
Bryant, his 13-year-old
daughter Gianna and six oth-
ers were headed to his Mamba
Sports Academy in Ventura
County. There was no sign of
mechanical failure and the pi-
lot was not under the influence
of drugs or alcohol, investiga-
tors said.
The helicopter did not have
so-called “black box” record-
ing devices, which were not re-
quired, that would have given
investigators a better under-
standing of what happened.
The NTSB report reiterated
a previous recommendation re-
quiring flight data and cockpit
voice recorders on choppers.
The NTSB is an independent
federal agency that investigates
transportation-related crashes
but has no enforcement powers.
It submits suggestions to
agencies like the Federal Avi-
ation Administration or the
Coast Guard, which have re-
peatedly rejected some board
safety recommendations after
other transportation disasters.
Over the past year, experts
speculated that the crash could
lead to a recommendation for
requiring helicopters to have
Terrain Awareness and Warn-
ing Systems, which signal
when aircraft are in danger of
crashing.
But NTSB investiga-
tor-in-charge Bill English said
the system, which was not on
the helicopter, would probably
not have prevented the crash.
The hilly terrain, combined
with the disorientation, would
have made the warning system
“a confusing factor,” English
said.
“The pilot doesn’t know
which way is up,” English said.
The crash generated lawsuits
and countersuits, with Bry-
ant’s widow suing Island Ex-
press and the pilot for wrong-
ful death on the day a massive
public memorial was held al-
most a year ago at Staples Cen-
ter, where the Lakers all-star
played most his career.
Vanessa Bryant said Island
Express Helicopters Inc., which
operated the aircraft, and its
owner, Island Express Holding
Corp., did not properly train or
supervise Zobayan. She said the
pilot was careless and negligent
to fly in fog and should have
aborted the flight.
Zobayan’s brother, Berge Zo-
bayan, has said Kobe Bryant
knew the risks of flying in a
helicopter and that his survi-
vors aren’t entitled to damages
from the pilot’s estate. Island
Express Helicopters Inc. de-
nied responsibility and said the
crash was “an act of God” that
it could not control.
A lawyer for Berge Zobayan,
Arthur Willner, said they had
no comment on the NTSB find-
ings. Laywers for Island Express
did not immediately return
messages seeking comment.
Families of other victims
sued the helicopter companies
but not the pilot.
The others killed in the crash
were Orange Coast College
baseball coach John Altobelli,
his wife, Keri, and their daugh-
ter Alyssa; Christina Mauser,
who helped Bryant coach his
daughter’s basketball team; and
Sarah Chester and her daughter
Payton. Alyssa and Payton were
Gianna’s teammates.
The company has counter-
sued two FAA air traffic con-
trollers, saying the crash was
caused by their “series of erro-
neous acts and/or omissions.”
While air traffic controllers
failed to report the loss of radar
contact and radar communica-
tion with the flight, which was
inconsistent their procedures, it
did not contribute to the crash,
the NTSB said.