A6 The BulleTin • Wednesday, March 31, 2021
ON THE AIR
SCOREBOARD
WEDNESDAY
SOCCER
UEFA U-21 Euro Championship, Croatia vs. England
Men’s college, Penn St. at Maryland
World Cup 2022 qualifying, England vs. Poland
Men’s college, Ohio St. at Michigan
TENNIS
ATP/WTA, Miami Open
WATER SPORTS
World Surf League,
Championship Tour: Newcastle Cup
BASKETBALL
NBA, Portland at Detroit
NBA, Dallas at Boston
NBA, Milwaukee at L.A. Lakers
GOLF
Women’s ANA Inspiration Charity Match
for the ANNIKA Foundation
HOCKEY
NHL, Philadelphia at Buffalo
NHL, Los Angeles at Vegas
Time
8:50 a.m.
9 a.m.
11:30 a.m.
noon
TV
ESPNU
Big Ten
ESPN2
Big Ten
10 a.m.
Tennis
2 p.m.
4 p.m.
4:30 p.m.
7 p.m.
FS2
NBCSNW
ESPN
ESPN
4 p.m.
4:30 p.m.
7 p.m.
Golf
NBCSN
NBCSN
THURSDAY
BASKETBALL
High school, Milton (GA) vs. IMG Academy (FL)
NBA, Charlotte at Brooklyn
Men’s college, Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships
NBA, Denver at L.A. Clippers
GOLF
Women’s, ANA Inspiration
PGA Tour, Valero Texas Open
Women’s, ANA Inspiration
BASEBALL
MLB, Toronto at N.Y. Yankees
MLB, L.A. Dodgers at Colorado
MLB, N.Y. Mets at Washington
College, Kentucky at Mississippi St.
College, Ole Miss at Florida
College, Washington at UCLA
MLB, Houston at Oakland
HORSE RACING
America’s Day at the Races
TENNIS
ATP/WTA, Miami Open
SOFTBALL
College, Texas A&M at Alabama
College, Oregon at Oregon St.
WATER SPORTS
World Surf League,
Championship Tour: Newcastle Cup
HOCKEY
NHL, Carolina at Chicago
NHL, Minnesota at Vegas
9 a.m.
4:30 p.m.
6 p.m.
7 p.m.
ESPNU
TNT
ESPN2
TNT
9 a.m.
1 p.m.
4 p.m.
10 a.m.
1 p.m.
4 p.m.
4:30 p.m.
5 p.m.
6 p.m.
7 p.m.
Golf
Golf
Golf
ESPN
ESPN
ESPN
ESPNU
SEC
Pac-12
ESPN
10 a.m.
FS2
10 a.m.
Tennis
3 p.m.
4 p.m.
SEC
Pac-12
4:30 p.m.
FS2
5 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
NBCSN
NBCSN
Listings are the most accurate available.
SPORTS BRIEFING
FOOTBALL
Hamilcar Rashed Jr., Jermar Jefferson among 4 Bea-
vers who will perform Thursday at pro day — Oregon
State’s four NFL draft-eligible players will participate in the
school’s pro day at 1 p.m. Thursday. OSU is playing host to
representatives from 32 NFL teams as they watch running
back Jermar Jefferson, outside linebacker Hamilcar Rashed
Jr. and cornerbacks Nahshon Wright and Isaiah Dunn go
through a series of agility, strength and speed drills. Ore-
gon State is one of eight schools holding a pro day Thursday.
Without a traditional NFL Combine this year, NFL teams are
heavily relying on pro days throughout the country. Oregon’s
pro day is on Friday. Oregon State’s pro day is not televised
live, though there will be video of some drills shown at a later
day on NFL Network and Pac-12 Network.
ON DECK
WEDNESDAY
Volleyball: Bend at Mountain View, 6:30 p.m.; sis-
ters at sweet home, 6:30 p.m.; santiam at culver, 4:30
p.m.; rogue Valley adventist at Trinity lutheran, 4 p.m.;
rogue Trinity lutheran at Gilchrist, 7 p.m.
Boys soccer: Mountain View at summit, 6 p.m.; Ma-
dras at Gladstone, 6:30 p.m.
Girls soccer: ridgeview at crook county, 4:30 p.m.;
Gladstone at Madras, 4 p.m.
Cross-country: crook county at hood river Valley;
redmond at The dalles.
THURSDAY
Football: culver at regis, 5 p.m.
Volleyball: crook county at ridgeview, 6:30 p.m.;
Madras at Gladstone, 6 p.m.
Boys soccer: ridgeview at Pendleton, 4:30 p.m.;
newport at sisters, 6 p.m.
Girls soccer: summit at Bend, 4 p.m.; Pendleton
at ridgeview, 4:30 p.m.; crook county at redmond, 4
p.m.; sisters at newport, 4 p.m.
PREPS
Volleyball
Monday’s Late Games
sisters 3, stayton 0 (25-11, 25-13, 25-12)
salem academy 3, culver 0 (25-21, 25-16, 25-11)
Tuesday’s Games
ridgeview 3, hood river Valley 0 (26-24, 25-15, 25-8)
crook county vs. Pendleton, late
redmond vs. The dalles, late
Madras vs. Gladstone, late
la Pine vs. Pleasant hill, late
hosanna-Triad 3, Gilchrist 0 (25-15, 25-5, 25-7)
Boys soccer
Tuesday’s Game
ridgeview vs. crook county, late
The dalles 6, redmond 4
sisters 1, cascade 1
central christian/Trinity lutheran 1, Willamette Val-
ley christian 1
Wednesday’s Games
Miami at indiana, 4 p.m.
Portland at detroit, 4 p.m.
dallas at Boston, 4:30 p.m.
houston at Brooklyn, 4:30 p.m.
new york at Minnesota, 5 p.m.
Toronto at Oklahoma city, 5 p.m.
utah at Memphis, 5 p.m.
sacramento at san antonio, 5:30 p.m.
chicago at Phoenix, 7 p.m.
Milwaukee at l.a. lakers, 7 p.m.
Men’s college
NCAA TOURNAMENT
ELITE 8
All Games in Indianapolis
Monday’s Late Game
SOUTH REGION
Baylor 81, arkansas 72
Tuesday’s Games
WEST REGION
Gonzaga 85, southern cal 66
EAST REGION
ucla vs. Michigan, late
FINAL FOUR
Saturday’s Games
houston vs. Baylor, Time TBd (cBs)
TBd vs. Gonzaga, Time TBd (cBs)
Women’s college
NCAA TOURNAMENT
ELITE 8
All Games in San Antonio, Tex.
Tuesday’s Games
HEMISFAIR REGION
south carolina 62, Texas 34
ALAMO REGION
stanford 78, louisville 63
FINAL FOUR
Friday’s Games
south carolina vs. stanford, 3 p.m. (esPn)
arizona vs. connecticut, 6:30 p.m. (esPn)
HOCKEY
Girls soccer
NHL
Monday’s Late Game
Gladstone 8, Madras 0
Tuesday’s Games
Bend 5, Mountain View 0
redmond vs. The dalles, late
sisters vs. cascade, late
BASKETBALL
NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W
L
Pct
Phila.
32
15
.681
Brooklyn
32
15
.681
Milwaukee
29
17
.630
charlotte
24
22
.522
new york
24
23
.511
atlanta
23
23
.500
Boston
23
24
.489
Miami
23
24
.489
indiana
21
24
.467
chicago
19
26
.422
Toronto
18
29
.383
Washington
17
29
.370
cleveland
17
30
.362
Orlando
15
31
.326
detroit
13
33
.283
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W
L
Pct
utah
35
11
.761
Phoenix
31
14
.689
l.a. clippers
32
16
.667
l.a. lakers
30
17
.638
denver
29
18
.617
Portland
28
18
.609
dallas
24
21
.533
san antonio
23
21
.523
Memphis
22
22
.500
Golden state
23
24
.489
sacramento
22
25
.468
new Orleans
21
25
.457
Oklahoma city
19
27
.413
houston
13
33
.283
Minnesota
11
36
.234
Monday’s Late Games
utah 114, cleveland 75
l.a. clippers 129, Milwaukee 105
Golden state 116, chicago 102
Tuesday’s Games
charlotte 114, Washington 104
denver 104, Phila. 95
atlanta at Phoenix, late
Orlando at l.a. clippers, late
GB
—
—
2½
7½
8
8½
9
9
10
12
14
14½
15
16½
18½
GB
—
3½
4
5½
6½
7
10½
11
12
12½
13½
14
16
22
24½
East
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Washington 35 23 8 4 50 121 104
n.y. islanders 36 22 10 4 48 106 84
Pittsburgh
36 23 11 2 48 117 94
Boston
32 18 9 5 41 88 77
Philadelphia 34 17 13 4 38 106 123
n.y. rangers 35 16 15 4 36 112 94
new Jersey
34 13 16 5 31 83 106
Buffalo
34 6 23 5 17 71 122
Central
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Tampa Bay
35 24 9 2 50 124 85
Florida
36 23 9 4 50 119 99
carolina
34 23 8 3 49 113 86
nashville
37 19 17 1 39 95 109
chicago
37 17 15 5 39 106 115
columbus
37 14 15 8 36 94 118
dallas
33 11 12 10 32 91 91
detroit
37 12 21 4 28 80 119
West
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Vegas
33 24 8 1 49 108 75
colorado
34 22 8 4 48 118 77
Minnesota
33 21 10 2 44 97 82
st. louis
35 16 13 6 38 100 113
arizona
35 16 14 5 37 92 103
los angeles 33 13 14 6 32 92 94
san Jose
34 14 16 4 32 95 118
anaheim
37 11 20 6 28 83 123
North
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Toronto
35 22 10 3 47 116 91
Winnipeg
36 22 12 2 46 119 99
edmonton
37 22 14 1 45 122 107
Montreal
32 15 8 9 39 104 87
calgary
37 16 18 3 35 96 112
Vancouver
37 16 18 3 35 100 120
Ottawa
36 12 20 4 28 94 135
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Monday’s Late Games
Vegas 4, los angeles 1
Winnipeg 5, calgary 1
san Jose 4, Minnesota 3, sO
colorado 5, anaheim 2
Tuesday’s Games
Florida 4, detroit 1
n.y. rangers 5, Washington 2
Montreal 4, edmonton 0
columbus 3, Tampa Bay 1
Boston 5, new Jersey 4, sO
chicago 2, carolina 1
nashville 3, dallas 2, OT
Wednesday’s Games
Philadelphia at Buffalo, 4:30 p.m.
Toronto at Winnipeg, 4:30 p.m.
arizona at colorado, 6:30 p.m.
los angeles at Vegas, 7 p.m.
calgary at Vancouver, 7:30 p.m.
Minnesota at san Jose, 7:30 p.m.
Continued from A5
San Francisco 49ers have signed wide receiver Mohamed
Sanu for a second stint with the team. The Niners said Tues-
day they reached a one-year deal with Sanu. Sanu played three
games for San Francisco last season with one catch for nine
yards. Sanu was originally drafted by Cincinnati in the third
round of the 2012 draft. He spent four seasons with Cincin-
nati and then three-plus seasons with Atlanta before being
traded to New England during the 2019 season. He played
with San Francisco and Detroit in 2020. Sanu has experience
in coach Kyle Shanahan’s system after having played for him
on the Falcons in 2016.
“Knowing what it feels like to lose in a
final and have that sort of gutted feeling,
it’s terrible,” Rapinoe said during a phone
interview Friday. “So, I always want to win
championships and win trophies. That’s
the reason I play and the ultimate goal in
playing sport. … I’m looking forward to
trying that again this year.”
Rapinoe, who helped the Reign win the
2014 and 2015 NWSL Shield for best regu-
lar-season record, last played for the Reign
in a semifinal defeat against eventual
NWSL champion North Carolina Courage
in October 2019.
Soccer became secondary in March
2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic mo-
mentarily shut down all sports. Rapinoe
was with her USWNT, wearing her jersey
inside-out in protest of USSF as the team
won the SheBelieves Cup final against Ja-
pan at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas.
“We were thinking out loud that we
can’t believe we have fans in the stadium,”
Rapinoe said of the 19,096 in attendance.
She had a goal and assist in the match,
stating Washington was at the forefront of
her mind since it was the epicenter of the
virus at that time.
“We pretty much knew after leaving that
tournament that we were not going to be
in normal life,” Rapinoe said. “I even said
to people ‘Go wherever you want to go
and be for a long time. If that’s not to your
NWSL market and you want to go home
or wherever it is, you should go there in-
stead of back to where you’re supposed to
go.’”
Rapinoe headed to Connecticut with
fiancé Sue Bird, a four-time WNBA cham-
pion and gold medalist. The couple strictly
followed CDC and local government
health guidelines to guard against the dis-
ease, while Rapinoe opted out of all soccer
competitions and trainings.
“(Opting out was) difficult in terms of
not being able to be there with my team
and not being able to participate,” said
Rapinoe, who’s still judicious in her activ-
ity amid the pandemic. “I didn’t feel com-
fortable at all. ... I took that time to work
on other things physically and be able
to come back for 2021 where I feel like I
know a lot more about how to keep my-
self safe. We learned a lot about bubbling
Raised fists, kneeling during anthem OK at U.S. Olym-
pic trials — The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee
will not sanction athletes for raising their fists or kneeling
during the national anthem at Olympic trials, previewing a
contentious policy it expects to stick to when many of those
same athletes head to Tokyo this summer. The USOPC re-
leased a nine-page document Tuesday to offer guidance about
the sort of “racial and social demonstrations” that will and
won’t be allowed by the hundreds who will compete in com-
ing months for spots on the U.S. team. The document comes
three months after the federation, heeding calls from its ath-
letes, determined it would not enforce longstanding rules that
ban protests at the Olympics.
SPORTS BUSINESS
Dapper Labs, creators of NBA Top Shot, get $305M in
funding — Canadian blockchain technology company Dap-
per Labs has secured $305 million in private funding — some
of it from current and former NBA players, including Michael
Jordan — to scale up its virtual NBA trading card site, the
company said Tuesday. Vancouver, British Columbia-based
Dapper says NBA Top Shot has rung up $500 million in sales
and registered more than 800,000 accounts since its public beta
testing phase began in October. The virtual cards come in the
form of a floating digital cube that includes a video highlight of
an NBA player and come with a non-fungible token, backed by
blockchain technology, certifying its authenticity and scarcity.
— Bulletin wire reports
MEGA MILLIONS
The numbers drawn Tuesday night are:
11 37 47 53 56 15 x 3
Oregon
Lottery
results
The estimated jackpot is now $152 million.
As listed at www.oregonlottery.org and individual lottery websites
MLB
2021 Seattle Mariners Schedule
april 1 vs. san Francisco
7:10 p.m.
april 2 vs. san Francisco
7:10 p.m.
april 3 vs. san Francisco
6:10 p.m.
april 5 vs. chicago White sox
7:10 p.m.
april 6 vs. chicago White sox
7:10 p.m.
april 7 vs. chicago White sox
1:10 p.m.
april 8 at Minneapolis
1:10 p.m.
april 10 at Minneapolis
11:10 a.m.
april 11 at Minneapolis
11:10 a.m.
april 12 at Baltimore
3:35 p.m.
april 13 at Baltimore
3:35 p.m.
april 14 at Baltimore
3:35 p.m.
april 15 at Baltimore
10:05 a.m.
april 16 vs. houston
7:10 p.m.
april 17 vs. houston
6:10 p.m.
april 18 vs. houston
1:10 p.m.
april 19 vs. l.a. dodgers
7:10 p.m.
april 20 vs. l.a. dodgers
1:10 p.m.
april 22 at Boston
4:10 p.m.
april 23 at Boston
4:10 p.m.
april 24 at Boston
10:10 a.m.
april 25 at Boston
10:10 a.m.
april 26 at houston
5:10 p.m.
april 27 at houston
5:10 p.m.
april 28 at houston
5:10 p.m.
april 29 at houston
11:10 a.m.
april 30 vs. l.a. angels
7:10 p.m.
May 1 vs. l.a. angels
6:10 p.m.
May 2 vs. l.a. angels
1:10 p.m.
May 3 vs. Baltimore
7:10 p.m.
May 4 vs. Baltimore
7:10 p.m.
May 5 vs. Baltimore
12:40 p.m.
May 7 at Texas
5:05 p.m.
May 8 at Texas
4:05 p.m.
May 9 at Texas
11:35 p.m.
May 11 at l.a. dodgers
7:10 p.m.
May 12 at l.a. dodgers
7:10 p.m.
May 13 vs. cleveland
7:10 p.m.
May 14 vs. cleveland
7:10 p.m.
May 15 vs. cleveland
6:10 p.m.
May 16 vs. cleveland
1:10 p.m.
May 17 vs. detroit
7:10 p.m.
May 18 vs. detroit
7:10 p.m.
May 19 vs. detroit
7:10 p.m.
May 21 at san diego
7:10 p.m.
May 22 at san diego
5:40 p.m.
May 23 at san diego
1:10 p.m.
May 24 at Oakland
6:40 p.m.
May 25 at Oakland
6:40 p.m.
May 26 at Oakland
12:37 p.m.
May 27 vs. Texas
7:10 p.m.
May 28 vs. Texas
7:10 p.m.
May 29 vs. Texas
7:10 p.m.
May 30 vs. Texas
1:10 p.m.
May 31 vs. Oakland
1:10 p.m.
June 1 vs. Oakland
7:10 p.m.
June 2 vs. Oakland
7:10 p.m.
June 3 at l.a. angels
6:38 p.m.
June 4 at l.a. angels
6:38 p.m.
June 5 at l.a. angels
7:07 p.m.
June 6 at l.a. angels
1:07 p.m.
June 8 at detroit
4:10 p.m.
June 9 at detroit
4:10 p.m.
June 10 at detroit
10:10 a.m.
June 11 at cleveland
4:10 p.m.
June 12 at cleveland
1:10 p.m.
June 13 at cleveland
10:10 a.m.
June 14 vs. Minneapolis
7:10 p.m.
June 15 vs. Minneapolis
7:10 p.m.
June 16 vs. Minneapolis
7:10 p.m.
June 17 vs. Tampa Bay
7:10 p.m.
June 18 vs. Tampa Bay
7:10 p.m.
June 19 vs. Tampa Bay
7:10 p.m.
June 20 vs. Tampa Bay
1:10 p.m.
June 22 vs. colorado
7:10 p.m.
June 23 vs. colorado
1:10 p.m.
June 25 at chicago White sox
5:10 p.m.
June 26 at chicago White sox
11:10 a.m.
June 27 at chicago White sox
11:10 a.m.
June 29 at Toronto
4:07 p.m.
June 30 at Toronto
4:07 p.m.
July 1 at Toronto
10:07 a.m.
July 2 vs. Texas
7:10 p.m.
July 3 vs. Texas
7:10 p.m.
July 4 vs. Texas
1:10 p.m.
July 6 vs. n.y. yankees
7:10 p.m.
July 7 vs. n.y. yankees
7:10 p.m.
July 8 vs. n.y. yankees
1:10 p.m.
July 9 vs. l.a. angels
7:10 p.m.
July 10 vs. l.a. angels
7:10 p.m.
July 11 vs. l.a. angels
1:10 p.m.
July 16 at l.a. angels
6:38 p.m.
July 17 at l.a. angels
6:07 p.m.
July 18 at l.a. angels
1:07 p.m.
July 20 at colorado
5:40 p.m.
July 21 at colorado
12:10 p.m.
July 22 vs. Oakland
7:10 p.m.
July 23 vs. Oakland
7:10 p.m.
July 24 vs. Oakland
7:10 p.m.
July 25 vs. Oakland
1:10 p.m.
July 26 vs. houston
7:10 p.m.
July 27 vs. houston
7:10 p.m.
July 28 vs. houston
July 30 at Texas
July 31 at Texas
aug. 1 at Texas
aug. 2 at Tampa Bay
aug. 3 at Tampa Bay
aug. 4 at Tampa Bay
aug. 5 at n.y. yankees
aug. 6 at n.y. yankees
aug. 7 at n.y. yankees
aug. 8 at n.y. yankees
aug. 10 vs. Texas
aug. 11 vs. Texas
aug. 12 vs. Texas
aug. 13 vs. Toronto
aug. 14 vs. Toronto
aug. 15 vs. Toronto
aug. 17 at Texas
aug. 18 at Texas
aug. 19 at Texas
aug. 20 at houston
aug. 21 at houston
aug. 22 at houston
aug. 23 at Oakland
aug. 24 at Oakland
aug. 26 vs. Kansas city
aug. 27 vs. Kansas city
aug. 28 vs. Kansas city
aug. 29 vs. Kansas city
aug. 30 vs. houston
aug. 31 vs. houston
sept. 1 vs. houston
sept. 3 at arizona
sept. 4 at arizona
sept. 5 at arizona
sept. 6 at houston
sept. 7 at houston
sept. 8 at houston
sept. 10 vs. arizona
sept. 11 vs. arizona
sept. 12 vs. arizona
sept. 13 vs. Boston
sept. 14 vs. Boston
sept. 15 vs. Boston
sept. 17 at Kansas city
sept. 18 at Kansas city
sept. 19 at Kansas city
sept. 20 at Oakland
sept. 21 at Oakland
sept. 22 at Oakland
sept. 23 at Oakland
sept. 24 at l.a. angels
sept. 25 at l.a. angels
sept. 26 at l.a. angels
sept. 27 vs. Oakland
sept. 28 vs. Oakland
sept. 29 vs. Oakland
Oct. 1 vs. l.a. angels
Oct. 2 vs. l.a. angels
Oct. 3 vs. l.a. angels
12:40 p.m.
5:05 p.m.
4:05 p.m.
11:35 a.m.
4:10 p.m.
4:10 p.m.
10:10 a.m.
4:05 p.m.
4:05 p.m.
TBd
TBd
7:10 p.m.
7:10 p.m.
1:10 p.m.
7:10 p.m.
7:10 p.m.
1:10 p.m.
5:05 p.m.
5:05 p.m.
11:05 a.m.
5:10 p.m.
4:10 p.m.
11:10 a.m.
6:40 p.m.
12:37 p.m.
7:10 p.m.
7:10 p.m.
7:10 p.m.
1:10 p.m.
7:10 p.m.
7:10 p.m.
1:10 p.m.
6:40 p.m.
5:10 p.m.
1:10 p.m.
4:10 p.m.
5:10 p.m.
11:10 a.m.
7:10 p.m.
6:10 p.m.
1:10 p.m.
7:10 p.m.
7:10 p.m.
1:10 p.m.
5:10 p.m.
4:10 p.m.
11:10 a.m.
6:40 p.m.
6:40 p.m.
6:40 p.m.
12:37 p.m.
6:38 p.m.
6:07 p.m.
1:07 p.m.
7:10 p.m.
7:10 p.m.
7:10 p.m.
7:10 p.m.
6:10 p.m.
12:10 p.m.
DEALS
Transactions
BASEBALL
MLB — National League
san FranciscO GianTs — reassigned rhPs Trevor
Gott, dominic leone, Zack littell and nick Tropeano to
the minor league camp.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
ariZOna cardinals — signed cB Malcolm Butler.
signed QB colt Mccoy to a one-year contract.
BuFFalO Bills — signed OT Bobby hart to a one-
year contract.
cincinnaTi BenGals — signed G Quinton spain to
a one-year contract. re-signed dl Mike daniels to a one-
year contract.
dallas cOWBOys — signed s Jayron Kearse.
Green Bay PacKers — re-signed Te Marcedes lewis
and dl Tyler lancaster.
hOusTOn TeXans — signed rB Phillip lindsay, dB
desmond King, P cameron Johnston and Wr alex er-
ickson.
Kansas ciTy chieFs — signed c austin Blythe to a
one-year contract.
las VeGas raiders — signed lT Kolton Miller to a
three-year contract extension.
MinnesOTa ViKinGs — re-signed G dakota dozier
an Fs Xavier Woods. Placed Te hale hentges on the re-
serve/retired list.
neW enGland PaTriOTs — re-signed dl lawrence
Guy.
neW Orleans sainTs — signed Te nick Vannett and
lB Tanoh Kpassagnon.
PhiladelPhia eaGles — signed Wr Greg Ward to
a one-year contract.
PiTTsBurGh sTeelers — signed Ol rashaad coward
and rB Kalen Ballage to one-year contracts.
san FranciscO 49ers — signed Wr Mohamed sanu
to a one-year contract.
seaTTle seahaWKs — signed de carlos dunlap.
TaMPa Bay Buccaneers — re-signed T Josh Wells.
Tennessee TiTans — agreed to terms with s Matthias
Farley on a one-year contract.
Rapinoe
49ers sign WR Mohamed Sanu to 1-year deal — The
OLYMPIC SPORTS
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Megan Rapinoe during a SheBelieves Cup match against Spain, in Harrison, New Jersey, last year.
our secure environments and how to keep
people safe in those environments.”
But, while she was away from the pitch
in 2020, Rapinoe didn’t disappear. She
used the time away from sports to pro-
mote social justice, encourage voter turn-
out, fight for gender equality and civil
rights for the LGBTQIA+ community.
And there was no better year for Rapi-
noe to use her megawatt platform than
2020. She was a host for the ESPYs with
Bird and Seahawks quarterback Russell
Wilson in June and also was part of the
#ShareTheMicNow campaign in June,
where white women with star power such
as Rapinoe turned their social media ac-
counts over to Black women to amplify
their voices. Rapinoe also filmed an HBO
special that was released in August where
she and a panel that included Rep. Alexan-
dria Ocasio-Cortez dug into social injus-
tices and the presidential election.
In October, Rapinoe witnessed Bird win
her fourth title, and the couple got engaged
later that month. November was marked
by more campaigning for people to vote
and the release of her memoir, “One Life.”
In January, Rapinoe was among the activ-
ists helping to push Georgia blue in the
Senate runoff. And earlier this month,
Rapinoe joined Bird to volunteer at a vac-
cination site at Lumen Field followed by
the trip to the White House.
While the Reign will begin its season
April 16 at Cheney Stadium against the
defending champion Houston Dash, Rapi-
noe isn’t expected to make her return to
NWSL action until April 21 for the Casca-
dia derby against the Portland Thorns at
Providence Park.
But while she has returned to sports, the
pandemic still weighs on Rapinoe.
“It’s almost like the degree of how terri-
ble it is, is not really fully hitting us,” Rapi-
noe said of the approximately 549,000
COVID-19 deaths in America. “It’s be-
come a way of life to have all of these peo-
ple getting COVID, to have all of these
people dying. To have the devastation that
we have has almost become normal.”
It’s another issue she hopes to fight —
this time from the soccer field.
“Last year, I was completely unessential
in pretty much every way,” Rapinoe said.
“It was like how can I be a contributing
member in this society? I’m going to stay
home and then I’m going to try to provide
some fun, light entertainment for some
people whether it’s ‘A Touch More’ (Insta-
gram Live with Bird) or it’s talk to politi-
cians about things that I was struggling to
understand and I know other people were.
“I like to do whatever I can to help (and
now) playing will be extremely impactful.”