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A6 The BulleTin • Thursday, January 13, 2022 ON THE AIR SCOREBOARD THURSDAY SOCCER spanish super Cup semifinal, atletico Madrid vs. athletic Club Bilbao BASKETBALL Men’s college, seton hall at dePaul Men’s college, stanford at Washington st. Women’s college, auburn at Florida Women’s college, nebraska at indiana Men’s college, southern Miss. at louisiana Tech Men’s college, Ohio st. at Wisconsin Men’s college, unC-asheville at Winthrop Women’s college, Texas a&M at south Carolina Men’s college, Butler at Georgetown nBa, Golden state at Milwaukee Women’s college, Michigan at Penn st. Men’s college, rice at Western Kentucky Men’s college, Georgia st. at south alabama Men’s college, s. illinois-edwardsville at e. illinois Women’s college, Tennessee at Vanderbilt Men’s college, indiana at iowa Men’s college, Oregon at uCla Women’s college, arizona at Oregon st. nBa, Portland at denver Men’s college, Byu at Gonzaga Men’s college, loyola Marymount at san Francisco Men’s college, saint Mary’s (Ca) at Pepperdine Men’s college, Colorado at arizona Men’s college, Oregon st. at southern Cal BASEBALL roberto Clemente Professional league semifinal, Caguas vs. santurce GOLF PGa Tour, sony Open in hawaii asian Tour, singapore international Championship HOCKEY nhl, Philadelphia at Boston nhl, seattle at st. louis Time TV esPn2 Prep sports 2 p.m. Fs1 2 p.m. esPnu 2 p.m. seC 3 p.m. Big Ten 4 p.m. CBssn 4 p.m. esPn2 4 p.m. esPnu 4 p.m. seC 4 p.m. Fs1 4:30 p.m. TnT 5 p.m. Big Ten 6 p.m. CBssn 6 p.m. esPn2 6 p.m. esPnu 6 p.m. seC 6 p.m. Fs1 6:30 p.m. esPn 7 p.m. Pac-12 (Ore) 7 p.m. TnT 8 p.m. esPn2 8 p.m. CBssn 8 p.m. root/root+ 8 p.m. Fs1 8 p.m. esPnu 3 p.m. Fs2 4 p.m. 10 p.m. Golf Golf 4 p.m. 5 p.m. esPn root/root+ noon usa 3 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 4 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 5 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 7 p.m. 8 p.m. CBssn Fs1 Fs2 esPnu esPn esPn2 CBssn esPnu Pac-12 Fs1 esPn Fs1 4 p.m. 11:30 p.m. 4 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m. 7 p.m. Golf Golf seC esPn2 Big Ten Big Ten Pac-12 (Ore) 6:30 p.m. root/root+ 7 p.m. CBssn Listings are the most accurate available. SPORTS BRIEFING BASKETBALL Oregon State women’s game vs. Arizona State post- poned — Because of COVID-19 issues within Arizona State’s program, the Sun Devils’ women’s basketball game at Ore- gon State on Saturday is postponed. Five of the Beavers’ first six Pac-12 games have been postponed due to COVID issues. Oregon State (7-3) is scheduled to play No. 7 Arizona at 7 p.m. Thursday in Corvallis. None of OSU’s five postponements have yet to be rescheduled. Ducks men’s game against Colorado rescheduled — Oregon’s home game against Colorado has been rescheduled, again. The Ducks will host the Buffaloes in Eugene on Jan. 25 at 7 p.m. and the game will be televised on Pac-12 Network. The game was originally scheduled for Dec. 30, and had been rescheduled once for Jan. 3, but COVID-19 protocols for each program forced the postponement of both dates. SOCCER 2 Timbers players earn national team call-ups — Yimmi Chara’s offseason will include some friendly compe- tition. The Portland Timbers’ midfielder has been called up by the Colombian National Team for a friendly match against Honduras, the Colombian Football Federation announced this week. A native of Cali, Colombia, Chara has been a part of the Colombian National Team off and on for parts of the last eight years. Chara will rejoin the national team in Barran- quilla, Colombia, for training camp, before the team travels to Miami to face Honduras. The match, which is part of Co- lombia’s preparation for World Cup qualifiers, is scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday. Chara has played in Portland since 2020, when he joined brother Diego after a decade-long pursuit by the Timbers. He has recorded 10 goals and 15 assists in 51 matches with the Timbers. Timbers midfielder Andy Polo also earned a national team call up this week, joining the Pe- ruvian National Team for friendly matches against Panama (Jan. 16) and Jamaica (Jan. 20). — Bulletin wire reports POWERBALL The numbers drawn Wednesday night are: 12 21 22 30 33 24 Oregon Lottery results as listed at oregonlottery.org and individual lottery websites THURSDAY Boys basketball: Summit at Mountain View, 6:30 p.m.; Redmond at The Dalles, 6:30 p.m. Girls basketball: Mountain View at Summit, 6:30 p.m.; The Dalles at Redmond, 6:30 p.m.; Madras at Riv- erdale, 6 p.m. Wrestling: Summit at Bend, 7 p.m.; Mike Shinkle Memorial Tournament at Crook County, 5 p.m.; The Dalles at Redmond, TBD. FRIDAY Boys basketball: Bend at McKay, 6:30 p.m.; Rid- geview at Pendleton, 6:30 p.m.; Crook County at Hood River Valley, 6:30 p.m.; Sweet Home at Sisters, 7 p.m.; Colton at Culver, 4:30 p.m.; Prospect at Trinity Luther- an, 5 p.m. Girls basketball: McKay at Bend, 6:30 p.m.; Ridgeview at Pendleton, 5 p.m.; Sweet Home at Sisters, 5:30 p.m.; Colton at Culver, 6 p.m. Wrestling: Oregon Classic at Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center, Redmond, TBD. Swimming: Juniper Invite at Juniper Swim & Fit- ness Center, Bend, TBD. PREPS Boys basketball Tuesday’s late results Mountain View 85, South Salem 83 OT Santiam 47, Culver 32 Chiloquin 57, Gilchrist 38 Wednesday’s results La Pine at Lakeview, late Salem Academy at Culver, canceled Trinity Lutheran at Central Christian, canceled Girls basketball Tuesday’s late results Mountain View 46, South Salem 42 Bend 40, Sprague 18 Stayton 45, Sisters 24 Santiam 35, Culver 32 Chiloquin 60, Gilchrist 7 Wednesday’s results Salem Academy at Culver, late Trinity Lutheran at Central Christian, canceled FOOTBALL NFL playoffs FRIDAY SOCCER Premier league, Brighton vs. Crystal Palace BASKETBALL Men’s college, Buffalo at Ball st. Men’s college, nebraska at Purdue Women’s college, Villanova at dePaul Men’s college, Manhattan at iona nBa, Golden state at Chicago Men’s college, VCu at st. Bonaventure Men’s college, akron at Kent st. Men’s college, davidson at richmond Women’s college, stanford at Colorado Men’s college, Michigan at illinois nBa, dallas at Memphis Men’s college, Fresno st. at unlV GOLF PGa Tour, sony Open in hawaii asian Tour, singapore international Championship GYMNASTICS Women’s college, Georgia at Kentucky Women’s college, Oklahoma at utah WRESTLING College, Michigan at Ohio st. College, nebraska at Minnesota College, arkansas-little rock at Oregon st. HOCKEY Men’s college, Western Michigan at Colorado Coll. Men’s college, st. Cloud st. at denver The estimated jackpot was not available at press time. MEGABUCKS The numbers drawn Wednesday night are: 7 America’s Line ON DECK 10:55 a.m. 20 32 33 41 46 The estimated jackpot is now $8.3 million. WILD-CARD ROUND Saturday’s Games Las Vegas at Cincinnati, 1:30 p.m. (NBC) New England at Buffalo, 5:15 p.m.(CBS) Sunday’s Games Phila. at Tampa Bay, 10 a.m. (FOX) San Francisco at Dallas, 1:30 p.m. (CBS) Pittsburgh at Kansas City, 5:15 p.m. (NBC) Monday’s Game Arizona at L.A. Rams, 5:15 p.m. (ESPN/ABC) (Odds released Jan. 12; home team in CAPS) NFL WILD CARD ROUND FAVORITE OPEN CURRENT O/U UNDERDOG Saturday BENGALS 61/2 51/2 49 Raiders BILLS 41/2 4 44 Patriots Sunday BUCS 81/2 81/2 461/2 Eagles COWBOYS 3 3 501/2 49ers CHIEFS 13 121/2 461/2 Steelers Monday RAMS 41/2 4 491/2 Cards BASKETBALL NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct Chicago 27 11 .711 Brooklyn 25 14 .641 Miami 26 15 .634 Milwaukee 26 17 .605 Phila. 23 17 .575 Cleveland 24 18 .571 Charlotte 23 19 .548 Toronto 20 18 .526 Washington 22 20 .524 Boston 21 21 .500 New York 21 21 .500 Atlanta 17 23 .425 Indiana 15 27 .357 Detroit 9 31 .225 Orlando 7 35 .167 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct Phoenix 31 9 .775 Golden State 30 10 .750 Memphis 29 14 .674 Utah 28 14 .667 Dallas 22 19 .537 Denver 20 19 .513 L.A. Lakers 21 20 .512 L.A. Clippers 21 21 .500 Minnesota 20 21 .488 Portland 16 24 .400 Sacramento 16 27 .372 San Antonio 15 26 .366 New Orleans 15 26 .366 Oklahoma City 13 27 .325 Houston 12 31 .279 Tuesday’s Late Games New Orleans 128, Minnesota 125 L.A. Clippers 87, Denver 85 Wednesday’s Games Washington 112, Orlando 106 Boston 119, Indiana 100 Charlotte 109, Phila. 98 Miami 115, Atlanta 91 New York 108, Dallas 85 Houston 128, San Antonio 124 Cleveland 111, Utah 91 Brooklyn at Chicago, late L.A. Lakers at Sacramento, late GB — 21/2 21/2 31/2 5 5 6 7 7 8 8 11 14 19 22 GB — 1 31/2 4 91/2 101/2 101/2 11 111/2 15 161/2 161/2 161/2 18 201/2 Thursday’s Games Golden State at Milwaukee, 4:30 p.m. L.A. Clippers at New Orleans, 5 p.m. Minnesota at Memphis, 5 p.m. Oklahoma City at Brooklyn, 5:30 p.m. Portland at Denver, 7 p.m. Men’s college PAC-12 CONFERENCE Conference All Games W L Pct W L Pct Arizona 2 0 1.000 12 1 .923 UCLA 2 0 1.000 10 1 .909 Southern Cal 3 1 .750 13 1 .929 Colorado 3 1 .750 11 3 .786 Stanford 2 1 .667 9 4 .692 Oregon 2 2 .500 9 6 .600 Washington St. 2 2 .500 9 6 .600 California 2 3 .400 9 7 .563 Washington 1 2 .333 6 7 .462 Arizona St. 1 2 .333 5 8 .385 Oregon St. 1 3 .250 3 11 .214 Utah 1 5 .167 8 8 .500 Wednesday’s Game California at Washington, late Thursday’s Games Stanford at Washington St., 2 p.m. Oregon at No. 3 UCLA, 6:30 p.m. Colorado at No. 6 Arizona, 8 p.m. Oregon St. at No. 5 Southern Cal, 8 p.m. Utah at Arizona St., ppd. TOP 25 SCORES Wednesday’s Games No. 8 Duke 76, Wake Forest 64 No. 10 Michigan St. 71, Minnesota 69 No. 12 LSU 64, Florida 58 No. 14 Villanova 64, No. 17 Xavier 60 Women’s college PAC-12 CONFERENCE Conference All Games W L Pct W L Pct Colorado 2 0 1.000 13 0 1.000 Stanford 2 0 1.000 11 3 .786 Arizona 1 1 .500 11 1 .917 Southern Cal 1 1 .500 8 4 .667 Oregon 1 1 .500 8 5 .615 Washington St. 1 2 .333 9 5 .643 Utah 0 0 .000 8 3 .727 Oregon St. 0 0 .000 7 3 .700 Washington 0 0 .000 5 3 .625 Arizona St. 0 0 .000 8 5 .615 UCLA 0 1 .000 5 4 .556 California 0 2 .000 9 4 .692 Thursday’s Games California at Utah, 6 p.m. No. 7 Arizona at Oregon St., 7 p.m. Arizona St. at Oregon, ppd. TOP 25 SCORES Wednesday’s Games No. 10 UConn 92, Butler 47 Kansas 70, No. 13 Texas 66, OT No. 23 Oklahoma 83, No. 14 Baylor 77 No. 24 South Florida 75, Tulane 62 HOCKEY NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic GP W L OT Pts GF GA Florida 36 24 7 5 53 142 108 Tampa Bay 38 24 9 5 53 128 110 Toronto 34 23 8 3 49 116 86 Boston 33 20 11 2 42 104 85 Detroit 37 16 16 5 37 101 125 Buffalo 35 10 19 6 26 92 125 Ottawa 29 9 18 2 20 79 107 Montreal 35 7 24 4 18 74 128 Metropolitan GP W L OT Pts GF GA Carolina 33 24 7 2 50 115 73 N.Y. Rangers 37 23 10 4 50 107 94 Washington 37 20 8 9 49 125 104 Pittsburgh 35 21 9 5 47 116 90 Columbus 34 16 17 1 33 108 122 Philadelphia 35 13 15 7 33 90 119 New Jersey 36 14 17 5 33 105 126 N.Y. Islanders 28 10 12 6 26 64 80 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central GP W L OT Pts GF GA Nashville 37 24 11 2 50 117 99 Colorado 33 22 8 3 47 143 109 St. Louis 36 21 10 5 47 126 98 Minnesota 33 21 10 2 44 122 102 Dallas 33 18 13 2 38 97 96 Winnipeg 33 16 12 5 37 99 99 Chicago 36 13 18 5 31 87 121 Arizona 33 7 23 3 17 72 128 Pacific GP W L OT Pts GF GA Vegas 39 23 14 2 48 138 117 Anaheim 39 19 13 7 45 117 110 Los Angeles 36 18 13 5 41 100 94 San Jose 37 20 16 1 41 105 114 Calgary 33 17 10 6 40 104 83 Edmonton 34 18 14 2 38 113 111 Vancouver 35 16 16 3 35 91 100 Seattle 35 10 21 4 24 97 131 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Top three teams in each division and two wild cards per conference advance to playoffs. Tuesday’s Late Games Pittsburgh 4, Anaheim 1 Toronto 4, Vegas 3, SO San Jose 3, Detroit 2, OT Wednesday’s Games Boston 5, Montreal 1 Dallas 5, Seattle 2 Minnesota at Edmonton, ppd. Toronto at Arizona, late Thursday’s Games Columbus at Carolina, 4 p.m. Philadelphia at Boston, 4 p.m. Vancouver at Tampa Bay, 4 p.m. New Jersey at N.Y. Islanders, 4:30 p.m. Winnipeg at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. Buffalo at Nashville, 5 p.m. Seattle at St. Louis, 5 p.m. Montreal at Chicago, 5:30 p.m. Ottawa at Calgary, 6 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at San Jose, 7:30 p.m. Pittsburgh at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m. MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL Yankees’ Rachel Balkovec living the ‘American dream’ with manager role “The players that I’ve worked with, whether they like me, they don’t like me, they like what I’m saying, they don’t like what I’m saying, I do feel like they respect me.” BY JAKE SEINER aP Baseball Writer NEW YORK — Rachel Balkovec is aware of the nega- tivity in her social media feeds and tries to leave it there. Her sisters see it, too, and can’t help but pass along certain disparaging reactions to her barrier-breaking journey. “It’s hilarious to me,” Balk- ovec said. “Because it’s the American dream.” In the clubhouse? She hasn’t seen any of that toxicity there. Balkovec was introduced Wednesday as manager of the New York Yankees’ Low A affiliate in the Florida State League. In taking over the Tampa Tarpons, Balkovec will become the first female man- ager in the history of affiliated baseball, an appointment 10 years in the making for the for- mer college softball player. “If you know my story and you have a pulse, I think it’s pretty hard not to get behind what’s going on here,” she said. Nearly a decade after chang- ing her name on resumes to disguise her gender and break into baseball, the 34-year-old has smashed several barriers en route to this title. She was the first woman to serve as a full-time minor league strength and conditioning coach, then the first to be a full-time hitting coach in the minors. This promotion — a year af- ter former Yankees employee Kim Ng became the majors’ first female general manager with the Miami Marlins — is different. Balkovec will run the club- house in Tampa, charged with overseeing the development of future big leaguers for one of the most famous sports fran- chises in the world. “The players that I’ve worked with, whether they like me, they don’t like me, they like what I’m saying, they don’t like what I’m saying, I do feel like they respect me,” she said. It’s a trust she’s earned via an unusual route — one that didn’t exist 20 years ago, but not just because of her gender. A former softball catcher at Creighton and New Mexico, Balkovec has a master’s degree in kinesiology from LSU and another in human movement sciences from Vrije Univer- sity in the Netherlands. She’s worked in strength and con- ditioning with the St. Louis — Rachel Balkovec, new manager of the New York Yankees’ Low A affiliate dustin Bradford/Getty images/Tns file Rachel Balkovec tips her hat as she is announced as a coach before the All-Star Futures game in July at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado. On Wednesday Balkovec was announced as the new manager of the New York Yankees’ Low A affiliate in Tampa, Florida. Cardinals and Houston As- tros since first breaking into pro ball in 2012, and also spent time at Driveline Base- ball, a data-driven center that has trained numerous major leaguers. She’s an expert in per- formance science, precisely the expert teams are coveting. When the Yankees hired her as a minor league hitting coach in 2019, she was at the fore- front among women break- ing into uniformed jobs, but she was hardly the only coach without a traditional playing background. Hitting 95 mph isn’t the same skill as teaching some- one else to, and as teams have shifted their focus in the hir- ing process to reflect that, it’s created a pathway for women like Balkovec or Alyssa Nak- ken, part of the San Francisco Giants’ major league coaching staff since 2020. “There wasn’t a ton of de- bate as to whether baseball was ready or the world was ready,” said vice president of baseball operations Kevin Reese, who made the decision to promote Balkovec. “We’re trying to find the best people and put them in the best position to have an impact here.” Reese, introduced Wednes- day under a new title after be- ing promoted from senior di- rector of player development, helped hire Balkovec in 2019 and has been overwhelmingly impressed with her expertise and ability to lead. General manager Brian Cashman has had a woman as an assistant general manager since hiring Ng in 1998. When she left in 2001, Jean Afterman was appointed to the role and has been there since. Balkovec has expressed interest in one day working in the front office and potentially becoming a GM herself. “The sky’s the limit,” Cash- man said. “She’s determined. She’s strong. She’s got persever- ance.” She’s needed it. After serv- ing her temporary role with St. Louis in 2012, she began apply- ing for baseball jobs with what she knew was a rock-solid re- sume. And yet, only one team responded. Her point of contact with that club said his bosses wouldn’t let him hire a woman in a strength and conditioning role. Even worse, that person called around to other teams with vacancies, and they all told him the same. One of her sisters suggested changing her name to “Rae Balkovec” on her resume, and the tactic worked to at least get hiring managers on the phone. The Cardinals brought her back as a full-time strength and conditioning coordinator in 2014. She’s seldom had issues with players related to her gender — “so little it’s hardly worth men- tioning,” she said. The job ahead of her, though, is the same as any other skipper — get the most out of the players in her club- house. “My goal is really to know the names of the girlfriends, the dogs, the families of all the players,” she said. “My goal is to develop them as young men and young people who have an immense amount of pressure on them. My goal is to sup- port the coaches that are on the staff. “We’re going to be talking more nuts and bolts of pitch- ing and hitting with them, and defense. It’s really just to be a supporter, and to facilitate an environment where they can be successful.”
