B2 The BulleTin • SaTurday, March 27, 2021
ON THE AIR
SCOREBOARD
SATURDAY
FIGURE SKATING
ISU World Championships, Men’s Free Skating
HORSE RACING
Dubai World Cup Undercard
Dubai World Cup
America’s Day at the Races
America’s Day at the Races
America’s Day at the Races
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,
Northwest Missouri St. vs. W. Texas A&M
Men’s NIT semifinal, Memphis vs. Colorado St.
Women’s NCAA, Iowa vs. Connecticut
Men’s NCAA, Oregon St. vs. Loyola-Chicago
Women’s NCAA, Michigan vs. Baylor
Men’s NIT semifinal, Mississippi St. vs. Louisiana Tech
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, Bemidji St. vs. Massachusetts
NWHL, Isobel Cup final, Boston vs. TBD
Men’s NCAA, Minnesota-Duluth vs. North Dakota
Men’s NCAA, Minnesota vs. Nebraska-Omaha
Time
5 a.m.
TV
NBCSN
5 a.m.
9 a.m.
11:30 a.m.
noon
1:30 p.m.
3 p.m.
FS1
FS1
FS2
FS1
FS2
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
ON DECK
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 Late Game
colton 20, culver 14
Friday’s Games
Summit vs. Mountain View, late
redmond vs. Pendleton, late
ridgeview vs. hood river Valley, late
Madras vs. crook county, late
Sisters vs. Siuslaw, late
Volleyball
Thursday’s Late Games
Sisters 3, Philomath 0 (25-15, 25-3, 25-11)
Friday’s Games
ridgeview 3, The dalles 0 (25-14, 25-10, 25-15)
Boys soccer
Thursday’s Late Games
ridgeview 6, The dalles 1
Friday’s Games
Bend 5, Mountain View 1
Girls soccer
Thursday’s Late Games
The dalles 1, ridgeview 0
GOLF
PGA Tour
Dell Match Play Results
Friday in Austin, Texas
Yardage: 7,108; Par: 71
Justin Thomas (2), united States, def. louis Oosthuizen
(22), South africa, 3 and 2. Shane lowry (38), ireland, def.
Sebastian Munoz, colombia, 3 and 2. Tony Finau (12),
united States, def. Jason Kokrak (29), united States, 2 up.
Will Zalatoris (40), united States, def. dylan Frittelli (64),
South africa, 2 up. Tommy Fleetwood (21), england, def.
Bryson dechambeau (5), united States, 1 up.
antoine rozner (58), France, def. Si Woo Kim (45),
South Korea, 3 and 1. Viktor hovland (13), norway, def.
abraham ancer (27), Mexico, 1 up. Kevin Streelman (53),
united States, def. Bernd Wiesberger (43), austria, 1 up.
Billy horschel (32), united States, def. collin Morikawa (4),
united States, 3 and 2. Max homa (35), united States, def.
J.T. Poston (63), united States, 3 and 2.
Webb Simpson (9), united States, halved with Paul
casey (17), england. Mackenzie hughes (48), canada,
halved with Talor Gooch (59), united States. lee West-
wood (18), england, def. Tyrrell hatton (8), england, 4
and 3. Matt Wallace (51), england, def. Sergio Garcia (39),
Spain, 3 and 2. Victor Perez (31), France, def. Sungjae im
(16), South Korea, 2 and 1.
Marc leishman (36), halved with russell henley (50),
united States. Kevin na (28), united States, def. dustin
Johnson (1), united States, 1 up. Bob Macintyre (41), Scot-
land, halved with adam long (61), united States. rory
Mcilroy (11), halved with cameron Smith (25), australia.
ian Poulter (60), england, def. lanto Griffin (46), united
States, 2 and 1.
Xander Schauffele (6), united States, halved with Scot-
tie Scheffler (30), united States. Jason day (44), australia,
def. andy Sullivan (57), england, 2 and 1. daniel Berger (14),
united States, def. harris english (19), united States, 4 and
2. erik van rooyen (62), South africa, def. Brendon Todd
(47), united States, 2 and 1. Jon rahm (3), Spain, halved
with ryan Palmer (24), united States.
hideki Matsuyama (23), Japan, def. Patrick cantlay (10),
united States, 4 and 2. Brian harman (54), united States,
def. carlos Ortiz (42), Mexico, Joaquin niemann (26), chile,
def. Patrick reed (7), united States, 5 and 4. Bubba Watson
(55), united States, def. christiaan Bezuidenout (33), South
africa, 5 and 3. Matt Fitzpatrick (15), england, def. Matthew
Wolff (20), united States, 3 and 2.
Jordan Spieth (49), united States, def. corey conners
(37), canada, 3 and 2. Matt Kuchar (52), united States, def.
.Kevin Kisner (34), united States, 2 and 1.
Corales Puntacana Resort Championship Scores
Friday in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
Yardage: 7,670; Par: 72
Second Round
rafael campos
68-69—137
Fabrizio Zanotti
69-68—137
Justin Suh
68-69—137
Tyler duncan
69-69—138
Joel dahmen
67-71—138
Graeme Mcdowell
70-69—139
Michael Gligic
73-66—139
andrew yun
67-72—139
roberto castro
70-69—139
Thomas Pieters
69-70—139
Stephan Jaeger
66-73—139
Sam ryder, 68-72—140. Thomas detry, 70-70—140.
Mark anderson, 68-72—140. Tim Wilkinson, 71-69—140.
chesson hadley, 70-70—140. Sepp Straka, 72-68—140.
danny Willett, 70-70—140. Peter uihlein, 70-70—140.
aaron Baddeley, 70-70—140.
Ben Martin, 71-70—141. alex cejka, 70-71—141. Troy
Merritt, 72-69—141. charles howell iii, 70-71—141. roger
Sloan, 71-70—141. charley hoffman, 69-72—141. Martin
Trainer, 71-70—141. adam Schenk, 68-73—141. hudson
Swafford, 70-71—141. Tyler Mccumber, 72-69—141. rich-
ard S. Johnson, 72-69—141.
Bronson Burgoon, 70-72—142. Patrick rodgers, 71-
71—142. Brice Garnett, 70-72—142. Greyson Sigg, 72-
70—142. Sebastian cappelen, 69-73—142. alex Smalley,
73-69—142. eric cole, 72-70—142. Pat Perez, 72-70—142.
Joseph Bramlett, 69-73—142.
BASKETBALL
NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W
L
Pct
Phila.
32
13
.711
Brooklyn
31
15
.674
Milwaukee
29
15
.659
charlotte
23
21
.523
new york
23
22
.511
atlanta
22
22
.500
Boston
22
23
.489
Miami
22
24
.478
indiana
21
23
.477
chicago
19
24
.442
Toronto
18
27
.400
cleveland
17
27
.386
Washington
15
28
.349
Orlando
15
30
.333
detroit
12
32
.273
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W
L
Pct
utah
32
11
.744
Phoenix
30
14
.682
l.a. clippers
30
16
.652
l.a. lakers
28
17
.622
denver
27
18
.600
Portland
27
18
.600
dallas
23
20
.535
San antonio
22
20
.524
Memphis
21
20
.512
Golden State
22
23
.489
Sacramento
20
25
.444
new Orleans
19
25
.432
Oklahoma city
19
25
.432
houston
12
32
.273
Minnesota
11
34
.244
Thursday’s Late Games
Sacramento 141, Golden State 119
Phila. 109, l.a. lakers 101
Friday’s Games
Phoenix 104, Toronto 100
Brooklyn 113, detroit 111
Boston 122, Milwaukee 114
denver 113, new Orleans 108
Portland 112, Orlando 105
Minnesota 107, houston 101
charlotte 110, Miami 105
indiana 109, dallas 94
Memphis at utah, late
atlanta at Golden State, late
cleveland at l.a. lakers, late
Saturday’s Games
detroit at Washington, 5 p.m.
houston at Minnesota, 5 p.m.
new york at Milwaukee, 5 p.m.
chicago at San antonio, 5:30 p.m.
Boston at Oklahoma city, 6 p.m.
dallas at new Orleans, 6 p.m.
Memphis at utah, 6 p.m.
cleveland at Sacramento, 7 p.m.
Phila. at l.a. clippers, 7 p.m.
GB
—
1½
2½
8½
9
9½
10
10½
10½
12
14
14½
16
17
19½
GB
—
2½
3½
5
6
6
9
9½
10
11
13
13½
13½
20½
22
Friday’s Box Score
Trail Blazers 112, Magic 105
PORTLAND (112)
covington 4-6 4-4 15, Jones Jr. 2-4 1-2 7, nurkic 3-6 1-4
8, Mccollum 8-26 4-4 22, Powell 7-13 3-5 22, ca.antho-
ny 4-9 0-0 8, little 0-4 0-0 0, Kanter 7-10 1-1 15, Simons
5-7 0-1 15. Totals 40-85 14-21 112.
ORLANDO (105)
ennis iii 6-10 2-2 18, Okeke 9-15 0-0 22, Birch 6-15 2-2
14, Bacon 7-19 2-4 17, randle 4-8 0-0 10, Bamba 5-12
0-2 11, carter-Williams 4-13 3-7 11, Mane 1-3 0-0 2. To-
tals 42-95 9-17 105.
Portland
35 30 15 32 — 112
Orlando
32 23 22 28 — 105
3-Point Goals—Portland 18-40 (Powell 5-7, Simons
5-7, covington 3-5, Jones Jr. 2-3, Mccollum 2-11, nurkic
1-2, little 0-2, ca.anthony 0-3), Orlando 12-27 (ennis
iii 4-6, Okeke 4-6, randle 2-4, Bacon 1-3, Bamba 1-6).
Fouled Out—none. Rebounds—Portland 46 (Kanter
15), Orlando 40 (Birch 15). Assists—Portland 21 (Mc-
collum 7), Orlando 29 (Bacon, carter-Williams 6). Total
Fouls—Portland 18, Orlando 18. A—3,827 (18,846)
Men’s college
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)
Women’s college
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
Washington 33 22 7 4 48 114 95
n.y. islanders 34 22 8 4 48 102 76
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
32 12 16 4 28 78 101
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
34 16 13 5 37 98 110
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
35 10 19 6 26 78 116
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.
Friday’s Games
Washington 4, new Jersey 0
anaheim 4, St. louis 1
edmonton at Montreal, ppd.
San Jose at arizona, late
Winnipeg at calgary, late
Saturday’s Games
Buffalo at Boston, 10 a.m.
n.y. rangers at Philadelphia, 10 a.m.
columbus at detroit, noon
Vegas at colorado, noon
edmonton at Toronto, 4 p.m.
n.y. islanders at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m.
Tampa Bay at carolina, 4 p.m.
Florida at dallas, 5 p.m.
nashville at chicago, 5 p.m.
San Jose at arizona, 7 p.m.
Winnipeg at calgary, 7 p.m.
DEALS
Transactions
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
American League
lOS anGeleS anGelS — released OF Jon Jay and rhP
Jesse chavez from minor league contracts.
SeaTTle MarinerS — Optioned rhP ljay newsome,
lhP aaron Fletcher and OF Braden Bishop to alternate
training site. reassigned rhPs Brady lail, Paul Sewald, OFs
Jarred Kelenic and Julio rodriguez to minor league camp.
TaMPa Bay rayS — Placed rhP nick anderson on the
60-day injured list. Selected the contract of rhP andrew
Kittredge from durham (Triple-a east).
National League
San FranciScO GianTS — reassigned rhPs yunior
Marte and Jimmie Sherfy to minor league training camp.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
cleVeland caValierS — Waived c andre drum-
mond.
MeMPhiS GriZZlieS — Waived c Gorjui dieng.
SacraMenTO KinGS — Waived Fs Mifondu Kabengele
and Jabari Parker.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
ariZOna cardinalS — Signed Te darrell daniels.
BuFFalO BillS — Signed Wr Brandon Powell to a
one-year contract. Signed dB levi Wallace.
chicaGO BearS — Signed rB damien Williams and
dB artie Burns to one-year contracts.
cincinnaTi BenGalS — Signed Wr Mike Thomas.
cleVeland BrOWnS — Placed de Trevon young
on waivers.
deTrOiT liOnS — Signed Wr Kalif raymond.
Green Bay PacKerS — re-signed rB aaron Jones
and cB Kevin King.
JacKSOnVille JaGuarS — Signed OT derwin Gray.
KanSaS ciTy chieFS — Signed Wr demarcus rob-
inson.
laS VeGaS raiderS — Signed Wr Willie Snead.
lOS anGeleS charGerS — Signed lB Kyler Fackrell.
lOS anGeleS raMS — Signed Wr deSean Jackson
and lB Travin howard.
neW enGland PaTriOTS — Signed rB James White.
neW OrleanS SainTS — Signed QB Jameis Winston.
neW yOrK JeTS — Signed rB Tevin coleman.
PhiladelPhia eaGleS — Traded the no. 6 overall pick
along with no. 156 overall to the Miami for no. 12, no. 123
and a 2022 first-round pick.
San FranciScO 49erS — acquired the no. 3 overall
draft pick in 2021 from Miami in exchange for 2021 first-
round, along with the 2022 and 2023 first-round picks and
a 2022 compensatory third-round draft pick. re-signed
cB K’Waun Williams to a one-year contract. Signed dB
K’Waun Williams.
SeaTTle SeahaWKS — Signed de Benson Mayowa,
OG Jordan Simmons and OT cedric Ogbuehi.
WaShinGTOn FOOTBall TeaM — Signed cB darryl
roberts and adam humphries.
SUNDAY
SOCCER
FA Women’s Super League, Chelsea vs. Aston Villa 6:30 a.m.
NBCSN
International friendly, U.S. at Northern Ireland
9 a.m.
FOX
Women’s college, Rutgers at Wisconsin
9:30 a.m.
Big Ten
Women’s college, Villanova at Georgetown
10 a.m.
FS1
Women’s college, Indiana at Michigan
noon
Big Ten
Women’s college, Illinois at Michigan St.
2 p.m.
Big Ten
Men’s college, Stanford at UCLA
2 p.m.
Pac-12
CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship semifinal,
teams TBD
3 p.m.
FS1
CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship semifinal,
teams TBD
6 p.m.
FS1
GOLF
PGA Tour, WGC - Dell Technologies Match Play
7 a.m.
Golf
PGA Tour,
Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship 11:30 a.m.
Golf
PGA Tour, WGC - Dell Technologies Match Play
noon
NBC
LPGA Tour, Kia Classic
3 p.m.
Golf
MOTOR SPORTS
Formula 1, Bahrain Grand Prix
7:55 a.m.
ESPN2
NASCAR Cup Series, Bristol (Tenn.)
12:30 p.m.
FOX
TENNIS
ATP/WTA, Miami Open
8 a.m.
Tennis
BASEBALL
College, Florida at South Carolina
9 a.m.
SEC
MLB preseason, Minnesota at Boston
10 a.m.
MLB
College, Oregon at Arizona
noon
Pac-12 (Ore)
College, Arkansas at Mississippi St.
noon
SEC
MLB preseason, Arizona at Chicago White Sox
1 p.m.
MLB
College, UCLA at USC
4 p.m.
Pac-12
MLB preseason, L.A. Dodgers at L.A. Angels
6 p.m.
MLB
BASKETBALL
Men’s NIT final, teams TBD
9 a.m.
ESPN
Women’s NCAA, Georgia Tech vs. South Carolina 10 a.m.
ABC
Men’s NCAA, Creighton vs. Gonzaga
11:10 a.m.
CBS
Women’s NCAA, Missouri St. vs. Stanford
noon
ABC
Men’s NIT, 3rd-place game, teams TBD
noon
ESPN
Men’s NCAA, Florida St. vs. Michigan
2 p.m.
CBS
Women’s NCAA, Oregon vs. Louisville
4 p.m.
ESPN
NBA, Portland at Toronto
4 p.m.
NBCSNW
Men’s NCAA, UCLA vs. Alabama
4:15 p.m.
TBS
Women’s NCAA, Texas vs. Maryland
6 p.m.
ESPN
Men’s NCAA, Oregon vs. USC
6:45 p.m.
TBS
HOCKEY
NHL, N.Y. Rangers at Washington
9 a.m.
NBC
NHL, Columbus at Detroit
noon
NBCSN
College, TBD vs. Boston College
2:30 p.m.
ESPN2
NHL, New Jersey at Boston
2:30 p.m.
NBCSN
College, West Regional Final, teams TBD
5 p.m.
ESPN2
NHL, Nashville at Chicago
5 p.m.
NBCSN
Listings are the most accurate available. The Bulletin is not responsible
for late changes made by TV stations.
MEGA MILLIONS
The numbers drawn Friday night are:
4 25 37 46 67 15 x 3
Oregon
Lottery
results
The estimated jackpot is now $137 million.
As listed at www.oregonlottery.org and individual lottery websites
Sisters
Continued from B1
The Outlaws’ lone blemish on the sea-
son is a loss to 6A Bend High in the second
game of the season.
“That is an advantage we have in Central
Oregon,” said Rush.
“Even though we are the small school, we
aren’t seen as a small school here. Some of
the bigger schools (around the state) don’t
want to play smaller schools, but not here.”
This year’s high school sports season is
unlike years past due to COVID-19. League
play is less prioritized (Newport High, a
OWC team for example, is not playing a
conference schedule this season), there is
no state-wide postseason that spans all six
classifications, and regional scheduling be-
came an emphasis.
Not that the mid-major program minds
punching above its weight class in Central
Oregon.
“Being a 4A school we are the under-
dogs,” said senior setter Ellie Rush, who
added the team takes a what-do-we-have-
to-lose mindset into each match against
bigger schools.
“That then helps us when we play our
4A schools, because we have the experi-
ence and the toughness, which I think has
helped us with our league.”
Despite not being a tall team by volley-
ball standards, Rush said, this year’s squad
Transgender
Continued from B1
Reeves said Mississippi had to act after
President Biden signed an executive order
on the day he took office banning discrim-
ination based on gender identity in school
sports and elsewhere.
Reeves claimed that Biden’s order “en-
courages transgenderism amongst our
young people” — as though it’s nothing
more than a lifestyle choice.
Of course, none of the debate has in-
cluded any actual examples of transgender
athletes gaining a dishonest edge in wom-
en’s sports.
Last year, Idaho became the first state to
pass one of these discriminatory statutes,
which has since been challenged in court.
That hasn’t stopped a slew of other states
Reporter: 541-383-0307, brathbone@bendbulletin.com
Sour seeds
Four of the 16 remaining teams in this
most unpredictable of NCAA tournaments
are double-digit seeds, but Syracuse may be
the best example of a program that throws
that number next to its name out the win-
dow regularly this time of year.
The No. 11 seed Orange, who already
knocked off San Diego State and West Vir-
ginia, were also 11-seeds when they reached
the Sweet 16 in 2018. Two years before that,
coach Jim Boeheim’s club reached the Final
Four as a 10 seed.
“We’d like to be good in the regular season
and the tournament,” he said, “but if you’re
not as good as you’d like to be in the regu-
lar season, then let’s play well in the tourna-
ment. That’s what these guys have done.”
from taking up a crusade that was clearly
snatched out of thin air.
Which brings us to Tennessee, the latest
state to join the shameful list when Gov.
Bill Lee signed yet another of these hurtful,
unnecessary bills into law Friday.
Lee had already signaled where he stood
with his ludicrous claim that allowing
transgender girls to play on middle and
high school sports teams would “destroy
women’s sports.”
OK, back to reality. Did you know the
NCAA has had policies in place for a full
decade that allow for transgender partici-
pation in sports?
As far as we can tell, that hasn’t led to
the demise of women’s athletics, which
has plenty of far more serious issues on its
plate. (Again, we’ll refer you to the glaring
inequities between the NCCAA men’s and
women’s basketball tournaments.)
We applaud a group of more than 500
college athletes who fired off a letter to the
NCAA asking that it not hold any cham-
pionship events in states that pass laws
discriminating against transgender girls
and women — a tactic the governing body
turned to before to address the Confeder-
ate flag and those bathroom laws.
Knowing that money talks louder than
a group of college athletes, we call on For-
tune 500 companies and other major busi-
nesses to get on board by withdrawing
their financial might from states that head
down this hateful path.
Meanwhile, we grieve for the real vic-
tims.
You see, transgender athletes are not the
problem. It’s those who want to keep them
off the playing fields.
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First time’s the charm
With so many bluebloods out of the
running there’s a good chance a first-time
champion will be crowned from the field
of 16 in the next two weeks.
Nine of the remaining schools, who
have a combined 13 trips to the Final Four,
have never won a title: Alabama, Bay-
lor, Creighton, Florida State, Gonzaga,
Houston, Oral Roberts, Oregon State and
Southern California.
Then there are the three that have never
made the final weekend. Creighton has
the fifth-most NCAA appearances (22)
without a Final Four to its credit, while
Alabama (21) is right behind.
Oral Roberts also has never made a Fi-
nal Four.
“It’s a big milestone in our program, the
first Sweet 16 since 2004,” said the Crim-
son Tide’s Jaden Shackelford. “We like to
soak up our accomplishments.”
Oregon State
Oregon State coach Wayne Tinkle.
is “the complete package with no weak
links.”
Sisters is an experienced team with an
athletic rotation of four seniors and two
juniors. Since taking over the program in
2016, Rush has led the Outlaws to the state
tournament each year and has claimed two
state titles, but have yet to reclaim the title
since 2017.
Now, they have a chance they did not
think they were going to get.
“I won my freshman year, that was a goal
to leave with a bang, win state my senior
year,” said Ellie Rush. “We are ready to work
knowing that this is how we leave our mark
on the program.”