B4 The BulleTin • Friday, March 26, 2021
ON THE AIR
SCOREBOARD
FRIDAY
GOLF
PGA Tour,
Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship
PGA Tour, WGC - Dell Technologies Match Play
MOTOR SPORTS
Formula 1, Bahrain Grand Prix practice
NASCAR Truck Series, Bristol (Tenn.) practice
NASCAR Cup Series, Bristol (Tenn.) practice
NASCAR Truck Series, Bristol (Tenn.) practice
NASCAR Cup Series, Bristol (Tenn.) practice
Formula 1, Bahrain Grand Prix practice
TENNIS
ATP/WTA, Miami Open
LACROSSE
Women’s college, Penn St. at Ohio St.
BASEBALL
MLB preseason, Boston at Tampa Bay
MLB preseason, San Francisco at Chicago Cubs
College, Georgia at Texas A&M
College, UCLA at USC
College, Oregon at Arizona
HOCKEY
Men’s NCAA, Wisconsin vs. Bemidji St.
Men’s NCAA, Minnesota-Duluth vs. Michigan
NWHL, Isobel Cup, Toronto vs. Boston
Men’s NCAA, Massachusetts vs. Lake Superior St.
NWHL, Isobel Cup, Minnesota vs. Connecticut
FIGURE SKATING
ISU World Championships, Ladies’ Free Skate
SOCCER
Women’s college, Arizona at USC
BASKETBALL
NBA, Boston at Milwaukee
Women’s Division II final, Drury vs. Lubbock Chr.
NBA, Portland at Orlando
NBA, Atlanta at Golden State
Time
TV
Golf
Golf
7:55 a.m.
ESPNU
noon
FS1
1 p.m.
FS1
2:30 p.m.
FS1
3:30 p.m.
FS1
4:55 a.m. (Sat) ESPN2
8 a.m.
Tennis
9 a.m.
Big Ten
10 a.m.
1 p.m.
4 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
10 a.m.
1 p.m.
2 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
5 p.m.
MLB
MLB
SEC
Pac-12
Pac-12 (Ore)
ESPN2
ESPNU
NBCSN
ESPNU
NBCSN
11:30 a.m.
NBCSN
12:30 p.m.
Pac-12
4:30 p.m.
5 p.m.
5 p.m.
7 p.m.
ESPN
CBSSN
NBCSNW
ESPN
SATURDAY
FIGURE SKATING
ISU World Championships, Men’s Free Skating
HORSE RACING
Dubai World Cup Undercard
Dubai World Cup
Florida Derby
GOLF
PGA Tour, WGC - Dell Technologies Match Play
PGA Tour, WGC - Dell Technologies Match Play
PGA Tour,
Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship
LPGA Tour, Kia Classic
MOTOR SPORTS
Formula 1, Bahrain Grand Prix qualifying
NASCAR Truck Series, Bristol (Tenn.) qualifying
NASCAR Cup Series, Bristol (Tenn.) qualifying
NASCAR Truck Series, Bristol (Tenn.)
TENNIS
ATP/WTA, Miami Open
BASKETBALL
Men’s Division II Championship,
TBD vs. W. Texas A&M
Men’s NIT semifinal, teams TBD
Women’s NCAA, Iowa vs. Connecticut
Men’s NCAA, Oregon State vs. Loyola-Chicago
Women’s NCAA, Michigan vs. Baylor
Men’s NIT semifinal, teams TBD
Men’s NCAA, Villanova vs. Baylor
Women’s NCAA, Indiana vs. NC State
Men’s NCAA, Oral Roberts vs. Arkansas
Women’s NCAA, Arizona vs. Texas A&M
Men’s NCAA, Syracuse vs. Houston
LACROSSE
College, Virginia at Notre Dame
SOFTBALL
College, Auburn at Missouri
College, Georgia at Ole Miss
SOCCER
World Cup 2022 qualifying, Norway vs. Turkey
Men’s college, Providence at Georgetown
FA Women’s Super League,
Manchester City vs. Reading
Men’s college, Indiana at Michigan
World Cup 2022 qualifying,
Czech Republic vs. Belgium
Men’s college, Maryland at Northwestern
BASEBALL
MLB preseason, Toronto at N.Y. Yankees
College, Ole Miss at Alabama
MLB preseason, Chicago White Sox at Colorado
College, Oregon at Arizona
College, Kentucky at Auburn
College, UCLA at USC
MLB preseason, San Francisco at Seattle
HOCKEY
Men’s NCAA, St. Cloud State vs. Boston University
Men’s NCAA, Bridgeport Regional final
NWHL, Isobel Cup final, teams TBD
Men’s NCAA, Fargo Regional final
Men’s NCAA, Minnesota vs. Nebraska-Omaha
Thursday’s Box Score
ON DECK
7 a.m.
11 a.m.
5 a.m.
NBCSN
5 a.m.
9 a.m.
3 p.m.
FS1
FS1
NBCSN
7 a.m.
11 a.m.
Golf
NBC
11 a.m.
3 p.m.
Golf
Golf
7:55 a.m.
1:30 p.m.
3 p.m.
5 p.m.
ESPN2
FS1
FS1
FS1
8 a.m.
Tennis
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
10 a.m.
11:40 a.m.
noon
noon
2:15 p.m.
3 p.m.
4:25 p.m.
5 p.m.
6:55 p.m.
CBS
ESPN
ABC
CBS
ABC
ESPN
CBS
ESPN2
TBS
ESPN2
TBS
9 a.m.
ESPNU
9 a.m.
2 p.m.
SEC
SEC
9:50 a.m.
10 a.m.
ESPN2
FS1
10:30 a.m.
11 a.m.
NBCSN
Big Ten
12:30 p.m.
1 p.m.
ESPN2
Big Ten
10 a.m.
11 a.m.
1 p.m.
3 p.m.
4 p.m.
6 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
MLB
SEC
MLB
Pac-12
SEC
Pac-12
MLB
10 a.m.
2 p.m.
4 p.m.
4:30 p.m.
7 p.m.
ESPNEWS
ESPNU
NBCSN
ESPNU
ESPNU
Listings are the most accurate available.
SPORTS BRIEFING
GOLF
Wie West struggles in LPGA return, and other golf
notes — Michelle Wie West struggled through a round of
9-over 81 in her first tournament in nearly two years, while In-
bee Park shot a 6-under 66 to take the first-round lead Thurs-
day in the Kia Classic at Aviara. Park had a solid, bogey-free
round in rainy, breezy conditions in the afternoon. Fellow
South Korean Hyo Joo Kim was a stroke behind. The focus
was on the 31-year-old Wie West in her first event since giv-
ing birth to daughter Makenna nine months ago. This is her
first tournament since the Women’s PGA Championship in
June 2019. On the PGA Tour, Bob MacIntyre of Scotland gave
the world’s No. 1 player all he could handle in the Dell Tech-
nologies Match Play. In fact, Dustin Johnson had to rally just
to escape with a tie. If both win their matches on Friday, they
would face each other again in a sudden-death playoff. Mean-
while, Rory McIlroy kept his hopes alive by beating Lanto
Griffin. McIlroy will still need some help to advance. Also on
the PGA Tour, Stephan Jaeger rode an ace on the par-3 second
hole in the opening round of the Corales Puntacana Resort &
Club Championship in the Dominican Republic to a 6-under
66 and a one-shot lead over Joel Dahmen and Andrew Yun.
— Bulletin wire report
FRIDAY
Football: Summit at Mountain View, 7 p.m.; Pend-
leton at redmond, 7 p.m.; ridgeview at hood river
Valley, 7 p.m.; Madras at crook county, 7 p.m.; Sisters
at Siuslaw, 7 p.m.
Volleyball: The dalles at ridgeview, 3:30 p.m.
Boys soccer: Mountain View at Bend, 4 p.m.
SATURDAY
Football: Vale at la Pine, 1 p.m.
Volleyball: crook county at Summit, TBd; ridgeview
at Pendleton, 11 a.m.; crook county at redmond,
2 p.m.
Boys soccer: central linn at la Pine, 4 p.m.
Girls soccer: Mountain View at Summit, 1 p.m.
PREPS
Football
Thursday’s Game
culver vs. colton, late
PORTLAND (125)
covington 3-5 1-2 10, Jones Jr. 2-8 1-1 6, Kanter 8-11
2-2 18, lillard 6-19 8-8 22, Mccollum 14-25 1-2 35,
anthony 6-14 4-4 20, little 2-4 0-0 5, Simons 3-6 0-0 9.
Totals 44-92 17-19 125.
MIAMI (122)
ariza 3-7 2-2 9, robinson 4-6 0-0 12, adebayo 13-16 3-3
29, nunn 9-13 1-2 22, Vincent 3-10 0-0 8, achiuwa 1-4
0-0 2, Strus 4-8 0-0 8, iguodala 1-1 0-0 3, herro 9-19 6-6
29. Totals 47-84 12-13 122.
Portland
31 28 32 34 — 125
Miami
24 34 33 31 — 122
3-Point Goals—Portland 20-46 (Mccollum 6-14,
anthony 4-7, covington 3-5, Simons 3-6, lillard 2-8,
little 1-2, Jones Jr. 1-4), Miami 16-34 (herro 5-9, rob-
inson 4-6, nunn 3-5, Vincent 2-6, ariza 1-3, Strus 0-4).
Fouled Out—Portland none, Miami 1 (robinson). Re-
bounds—Portland 40 (Kanter 16), Miami 39 (adebayo
9). Assists—Portland 24 (lillard 9), Miami 34 (Vincent
9). Total Fouls—Portland 14, Miami 18.
Men’s college
Volleyball
NCAA TOURNAMENT SWEET 16 SCHEDULE
All Games in Indianapolis
Saturday’s Games
MIDWEST REGIONAL
Oregon St. vs. loyola chicago, 11:40 a.m. (cBS)
Syracuse vs. houston, 6:55 p.m. (TBS)
SOUTH REGIONAL
Villanova vs. Baylor, 2:15 p.m. (cBS)
Oral roberts vs. arkansas, 4:25 p.m. (TBS)
Sunday’s Games
WEST REGIONAL
creighton vs. Gonzaga, 11:10 a.m. (cBS)
Oregon vs. Southern cal, 6:45 p.m. (TBS)
EAST REGIONAL
Florida St. vs. Michigan, 2 p.m. (cBS)
ucla vs. alabama, 4:15 p.m. (TBS)
Thursday’s Games
corbett 3, Madras 0 (25-15, 25-3, 25-8)
Sisters vs. Philomath, late
Boys soccer
Thursday’s games
ridgeview vs. The dalles, late
redmond vs. hood river Valley, late
Sisters vs. Sweet home, late
Girls soccer
Thursday’s games
ridgeview vs. The dalles, late
redmond 1, hood river Valley 1
Sisters vs. Sweet home, late
Women’s college
BASKETBALL
NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W
L
Pct
Phila.
31
13
.705
Milwaukee
29
14
.674
Brooklyn
30
15
.667
charlotte
22
21
.512
new york
23
22
.511
atlanta
22
22
.500
Miami
22
23
.489
Boston
21
23
.477
indiana
20
23
.465
chicago
19
24
.442
Toronto
18
26
.409
cleveland
17
27
.386
Washington
15
28
.349
Orlando
15
29
.341
detroit
12
31
.279
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W
L
Pct
utah
32
11
.744
Phoenix
29
14
.674
l.a. clippers
30
16
.652
l.a. lakers
28
16
.636
denver
26
18
.591
Portland
26
18
.591
dallas
23
19
.548
San antonio
22
20
.524
Memphis
21
20
.512
Golden State
22
22
.500
new Orleans
19
24
.442
Sacramento
19
25
.432
Oklahoma city
19
25
.432
houston
12
31
.279
Minnesota
10
34
.227
Wednesday’s Late Games
l.a. clippers 134, San antonio 101
utah 118, Brooklyn 88
Sacramento 110, atlanta 108
Thursday’s Games
Portland 125, Miami 122
new york 106, Washington 102
l.a. clippers 98, San antonio 85
Golden State at Sacramento, late
Phila. at l.a. lakers, late
Friday’s Games
Brooklyn at detroit, 4 p.m.
Boston at Milwaukee, 4:30 p.m.
Phoenix at Toronto, 4:30 p.m.
denver at new Orleans, 5 p.m.
houston at Minnesota, 5 p.m.
Miami at charlotte, 5 p.m.
Portland at Orlando, 5 p.m.
indiana at dallas, 5:30 p.m.
Memphis at utah, 6 p.m.
atlanta at Golden State, 7 p.m.
cleveland at l.a. lakers, 7:30 p.m.
Trail Blazers 125, Heat 122
GB
—
1½
1½
8½
8½
9
9½
10
10½
11½
13
14
15½
16
18½
GB
—
3
3½
4½
6½
6½
8½
9½
10
10½
13
13½
13½
20
22½
NCAA TOURNAMENT SWEET 16 SCHEDULE
All Games in San Antonio, Tex.
Saturday’s Games
RIVER WALK REGIONAL
iowa vs. uconn, 10 a.m. (aBc)
Michigan vs. Baylor, noon (aBc)
MERCADO REGIONAL
indiana vs. nc State, 3 p.m. (eSPn2)
arizona vs. Texas a&M, 5 p.m. (eSPn2)
Sunday’s Games
HEMISFAIR REGIONAL
Georgia Tech vs. South carolina, 10 a.m. (aBc)
Texas vs. Maryland, 6 p.m. (eSPn)
ALAMO REGIONAL
Missouri St. vs. Stanford, noon (aBc)
Oregon vs. louisville, 4 p.m. (eSPn)
HOCKEY
NHL
East
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
n.y. islanders 34 22 8 4 48 102 76
Washington 32 21 7 4 46 110 95
Pittsburgh
34 21 11 2 44 109 90
Boston
29 16 8 5 37 80 70
n.y. rangers 32 15 13 4 34 102 85
Philadelphia 32 15 13 4 34 100 119
new Jersey
31 12 15 4 28 78 97
Buffalo
32 6 22 4 16 66 115
Central
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Tampa Bay
33 24 7 2 50 120 78
carolina
32 22 7 3 47 108 81
Florida
33 20 9 4 44 107 94
chicago
34 16 13 5 37 101 108
columbus
34 13 13 8 34 89 110
nashville
34 16 17 1 33 86 104
dallas
30 11 11 8 30 85 80
detroit
34 10 20 4 24 72 113
West
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Vegas
31 22 8 1 45 101 72
colorado
32 21 8 3 45 111 72
Minnesota
32 21 10 1 43 94 78
St. louis
33 16 12 5 37 97 106
arizona
33 14 14 5 33 83 101
los angeles 32 13 13 6 32 91 90
San Jose
31 13 14 4 30 89 106
anaheim
34 9 19 6 24 74 115
North
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Toronto
33 21 10 2 44 110 85
Winnipeg
33 20 11 2 42 109 92
edmonton
34 21 13 0 42 116 97
Montreal
31 14 8 9 37 100 87
Vancouver
37 16 18 3 35 100 120
calgary
34 15 16 3 33 89 102
Ottawa
36 12 20 4 28 94 135
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.
Wednesday’s Late Games
Winnipeg 5, Vancouver 1
San Jose 4, los angeles 2
Thursday’s Games
Pittsburgh 4, Buffalo 0
Washington 4, new Jersey 3
carolina 4, columbus 3, OT
n.y. rangers 8, Philadelphia 3
n.y. islanders 4, Boston 3, OT
Toronto 3, Ottawa 2, OT
chicago 3, Florida 0
Minnesota 2, St. louis 0
nashville 7, detroit 1
dallas 4, Tampa Bay 3
colorado 5, Vegas 1
Friday’s Games
edmonton at Montreal, ppd
new Jersey at Washington, 4 p.m.
anaheim at St. louis, 5 p.m.
San Jose at arizona, 7 p.m.
Winnipeg at calgary, 7 p.m.
GOLF
PGA Tour
Dell Match Play Results
Thursday in Austin, Texas
Yardage: 7,108; Par: 71
Patrick cantlay (10), united States, def. carlos Ortiz (42),
Mexico, 1 up. Brian harman (54, united States, def. hideki
Matsuyama (23), Japan, 1 up. Patrick reed (7), united
States, def. christiaan Bezuidenhout (33), South africa,
2 and 1. Joaquin niemann (26), chile, halved with Bubba
Watson (55), united States. Matt Fitzpatrick 15), england,
def. corey conners (37), canada, 5 and 4.
Matthew Wolff (20), united States, halved with Jordan
Spieth (49), united States. Kevin Kisner (34), united States,
def. Justin Thomas (2), united States, 2 and 1. Matt Kuchar
(52), united States, def. louis Oosthuizen (22), South africa,
1 up. Tony Finau (12), united States, halved with Will Zala-
toris (40), united States. dylan Frittelli (64), South africa,
def. Jason Kokrak (29), united States, 3 and 2.
Bryson dechambeau (5), united States, def. Si Woo
Kim (45), South Korea, 2 and 1. Tommy Fleetwood (21),
england, def. antoine rozner (58), France, 4 and 3. Bernd
Wiesberger (43), austria, def. Viktor hovland (13), norway,
4 and 2. abraham ancer (27), Mexico, def. Kevin Streelman
(53), united States, 2 and 1. Max homa (35), united States,
def. collin Morikawa (4), united States, 2 and 1.
J.T. Poston (63), united States, def. Billy horschel (32),
united States, 4 and 2. Mackenzie hughes (48), canada,
def. Webb Simpson (9), united States, 4 and 3. Paul casey
(17), england, def. Talor Gooch (59), united States, 3 and
2. Sergio Garcia (39), Spain, def. Tyrrell hatton (8), england,
3 and 2. lee Westwood (18), england, def. Matt Wallace
(51), england, 5 and 3.
Marc leishman (36), australia, def. Sungjae im (16),
South Korea, 2 and 1. russell henley (50), united States,
def. Victor Perez (31), France, 4 and 3. dustin Johnson (1),
united States, halved with Bob Macintyre (41), Scotland.
adam long (61), united States, def. Kevin na (28), united
States, 2 and 1. rory Mcilroy (11), northern ireland, def.
lanto Griffin (46), united States, 4 and 3.
ian Poulter (60), england, def. cameron Smith (25), aus-
tralia, vs. ian Poulter (60), england, 1 up. Xander Schauffele
(6), united States, def. Jason day (44), australia, 2 and 1.
Scottie Scheffler (30), united States, halved with andy Sul-
livan (57), england. Brendon Todd (47), united States, def.
daniel Berger (14), united States, 2 and 1. erik van rooyen
(62), South africa, def. harris english (19), united States, 2
and 1. Jon rahm (3), Spain, def. Shane lowry (38), ireland, 2
up. ryan Palmer (24), united States, def. Sebastian Munoz
(56), colombia, 2 and 1.
Corales Puntacana Resort Championship Scores
Thursday at Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
Yardage: 7,670; Par: 72
First Round
Stephan Jaeger
31-35—66
Joel dahmen
34-33—67
andrew yun
32-35—67
nate lashley
31-37—68
adam Schenk
33-35—68
Justin Suh
33-35—68
Sam ryder
33-35—68
rafael campos
35-33—68
Mark anderson
35-33—68
charley hoffman
35-34—69
Tyler duncan
33-36—69
Padraig harrington
32-37—69
Fabian Gomez
31-38—69
Thomas Pieters
32-37—69
Fabrizio Zanotti
35-34—69
Joseph Bramlett
35-34—69
Jonathan Byrd
33-36—69
Sebastian cappelen
34-35—69
J.J. Spaun, 34-36—70. roberto castro, 32-38—70. ches-
son hadley, 34-36—70. Tom lewis, 35-35—70. danny
Willett, 36-34—70. hudson Swafford, 33-37—70. aaron
Baddeley, 34-36—70. Sangmoon Bae, 36-34—70. Peter
uihlein, 34-36—70. rhein Gibson, 36-34—70.
Wes roach, 35-35—70. Bronson Burgoon, 35-35—70.
alex cejka, 35-35—70. d.J. Trahan, 34-36—70. Graeme
Mcdowell, 35-35—70. charles howell iii, 35-35—70. Brice
Garnett, 34-36—70. emiliano Grillo, 34-36—70. Thomas
detry, 36-34—70.
LPGA Tour
Kia Classic Scores
Thursday at Carlsbad, Calif.
Yardage: 6,558; Par: 72
First Round
inbee Park
34-32—66
hyo Joo Kim
33-34—67
Sophia Popov
34-34—68
in Gee chun
34-34—68
Stephanie Meadow
33-35—68
Mel reid
35-33—68
amy yang
33-36—69
Mina harigae
36-33—69
Kristen Gillman
34-36—70
Jasmine Suwannapura
33-37—70
danielle Kang
34-36—70
azahara Munoz
34-36—70
christina Kim
36-34—70
nicole Broch larsen
36-34—70
celine Boutier
35-35—70
ashleigh Buhai
32-38—70
eun-hee Ji, 35-36—71. Brittany lincicome, 33-38—71.
anna nordqvist, 35-36—71. Bronte law, 34-37—71. Jenny
Shin, 36-35—71. elizabeth Szokol, 35-36—71. Patty Tav-
atanakit, 39-32—71. Wei-ling hsu, 35-36—71. Mi Jung
hur, 36-35—71. Jin young Ko, 35-36—71. Pernilla lindberg,
33-38—71. Gerina Piller, 36-35—71.
Jenny coleman, 38-34—72. yealimi noh, 38-34—72.
Sarah Kemp, 36-36—72. annie Park, 37-35—72. Jane Park,
37-35—72. Minjee lee, 35-37—72. Sei young Kim, 35-
37—72. Sarah Schmelzel, 35-37—72. liz nagel, 37-35—72.
yujeong Son, 35-37—72.
ayako uehara, 35-37—72. Mi hyang lee, 32-40—72.
Giulia Molinaro, 35-37—72. ally ewing, 35-37—72. chey-
enne Knight, 35-37—72. lexi Thompson, 36-36—72. Mad-
elene Sagstrom, 36-36—72. Jennifer chang, 34-38—72.
Mariah Stackhouse, 35-37—72. Jiwon Jeon, 36-36—72.
leona Maguire, 34-38—72.
DEALS
Transactions
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
American League
BalTiMOre OriOleS — Selected the contract of rhP
Matt harvey from norfolk (Triple-a east) and agreed to
terms on a one-year contract. released lhP Wade leBlanc
from a minor league contract.
hOuSTOn aSTrOS — announced rhP Steve cishek
has requested and been granted his release from the as-
tros and is now a free agent.Optioned inF Taylor Jones to
Sugar land (Triple-a east).
National League
lOS anGeleS — Selected the contract of rhP Jimmy
nelson from Oklahoma city (Triple-a West). Transferred
rhP Tommy Kahnle to the 60-day il. Optioned inF Sheldon
neuse to minor league camp.
San FranciScO GianTS — Optioned lhP Sam Sel-
man and inF Jason Vosler to Sacramento (Triple-a West).
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
chicaGO BullS — acquired c nikola Vucevic and F
al-Farouq aminu from Orlando in exchange for c Wendell
carter Jr., F Otto Porter Jr, and two first-round picks with
certain lottery position protections.
indiana PacerS — Waived G Jalen lecque.
POrTland Trail BlaZerS — acquired G norman
Powell from Toronto in exchange for Gs Gary Trent Jr.
and rodney hood.
San anTOniO SPurS — Waived c laMarcus aldridge.
WaShinGTOn WiZardS — acquired c daniel Gafford
and F/G chandler hutchison from the chicago in a three-
way trade that sends F Troy Brown Jr. to chicago and c
Moe Wagner to Boston.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
ariZOna cardinalS — agreed to terms with cB
Malcolm Butler to a one-year contract. Traded Ol Mason
cole to Minnesota in exchange for a sixth-round pick
in the 2021 nFl draft. Signed Ol Matt Gono restricted
free agent tender. agreed to terms with Te darrell dan-
iels and S charles Washington to one-year contracts.
aTlanTa FalcOnS — Signed rB Mike davis to a two-
year contract and lB Barkevious Mingo and dB Fabian
Moreau to one-year contracts.
BuFFalO BillS — Signed rB Matt Breida to a one-
yeare contract.
chicaGO BearS — re-signed dB deandre hous-
ton-carson to a one-year contract.
dallaS cOWBOyS — Signed S Jayron Kearse.
deTrOiT liOnS — Signed Wr Kalif raymond.
JacKSOnVille JaGuarS — re-signed dl adam Gotsis.
MinneSOTa ViKinGS — Traded a sixth-round pick to
the cardinals for c Mason cole.
neW enGland PaTriOTS — re-signed rB James White
as unrestricted free agent. Signed FB Jakob Johnson.
neW OrleanS SainTS — Signed Te nick Vannett.
neW yOrK GianTS — Signed G Zach Fulton.
PhiladelPhia eaGleS — re-signed lB alex Singleton.
San dieGO charGerS — Signed lB Kyle Fackrell.
SeaTTle SeahaWKS — re-signed OT cedric Ogbuehi.
TaMPa Bay BuccaneerS — Signed T donovan Smith
to a contract extension. re-signed K ryan Succop and
OT Josh Wells.
Pac-12
Continued from B3
The selection committee not
only dissed the Pac-12 in seed-
ings but built in an insurance
policy against its supremacy,
making USC and Oregon meet
in a regional semifinal on Sun-
day at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
Scott isn’t mad about that
either, even though it will pre-
vent the conference from ful-
filling both his and Walton’s
dream of an all-Pac-12 Final
Four.
“I think if you asked any of
my peers across the country,
how would you feel about hav-
ing two teams playing in the
Sweet 16, it’s good news,” Scott
said. “You have two teams and
you have at least one advanc-
ing, but certainly also some
disappointment because I
think both USC and Oregon
have the potential to be not
just Elite Eight teams but Fi-
nal Four and beyond the way
they’re playing right now and
one of them’s not going to have
the chance to go on.”
The Pac-12 also has one of
the biggest tournament dar-
lings remaining in No. 12 seed
Oregon State.
Picked to finish last in the
conference, the Beavers won
the Pac-12 tournament to give
the conference a fifth bid and
have continued rolling with
upsets of Tennessee and Okla-
homa State.
Oregon State’s success sig-
naled the depth of the confer-
ence, Scott said, and was par-
ticularly gratifying given the
challenges the Pac-12 faced
while being the last major con-
ference to get its players back
onto campuses during the pan-
demic because of stringent lo-
cal health restrictions.
Pac-12 teams eventually
played 116 out of 120 sched-
uled conference games, but
the imbalance in games played
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Oregon State guard Ethan Thompson (5) and head coach Wayne Tinkle celebrate beating Oklahoma State
80-70 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on Sunday night.
among conference contenders
prompted USC’s Isaiah Mobley
to say that Oregon “stole” the
regular-season championship
from the Trojans. The Ducks
(14-4 in Pac-12 play) won the
conference over USC (15-5)
because of a better winning
percentage.
Scott dismissed the notion
of any controversy, saying the
contingency plans put into ac-
tion were universally agreed
upon.
“Our coaches and our ath-
letic directors worked closely
with us to set the rules and the
tiebreaking mechanisms were
followed,” Scott said. “Everyone
was part of those decisions ... “
An uptick in television rat-
ings and a potential record
financial windfall as part of
the Pac-12’s revenue-sharing
agreement are only part of
the allure of the conference’s
march through March. Preju-
dices that worked against the
Pac-12 in 2021 might work for
them in 2022.
“I know it’s not supposed to
work that way, and everyone’s
supposed to start with a blank
slate,” Scott said, “but there’s an
element of human nature and
perception and subtle biases
like across the time zone and
other things. I do think there
will be an NCAA Tournament
bump in perception that car-
ries over and helps the Pac-12
with next year’s selection com-
mittee.”
Scott, whose final day as
commissioner will be June 30,
said he had not decided on any
future plans beyond “a good,
healthy break.” Rest will be
in short supply this weekend,
Scott attending Oregon State’s
game against fellow Cinder-
ella team Loyola Chicago on
Saturday before shuttling be-
tween the USC-Oregon and
UCLA-Alabama games that
are at arenas about 15 minutes
apart on Sunday.
Four teams. Three games.
Two days.
Nearly a quarter of a cen-
tury after Arizona won the
Pac-12’s last national title, in
1997, maybe the “Conference
of Champions” will be on the
verge of living up to its name
once more.