NBA PRESEASON RDP
TRAIL BLAZERS 88, JAZZ 84
SALT LAKE CITY — Damian Lillard scored 27 points in 27 minutes for Portland.
Evan Turner finished with 15 points for the Trail Blazers. George Hill scored 16 points and Rudy Gobert added 15 for Utah.
TRAIL BLAZERS: Lillard made eight of his final nine shots. … C.J. McCollum scored 11 points.
JAZZ: Trey Lyles scored 11 for Utah, which once trailed by as many as 15. … Utah’s starters had only three turnovers.
UP NEXT: Portland (4-2) visits Golden State on Friday in the preseason finale. Utah finished the preseason 3-3, and opens the regular season at Portland on Tuesday.
SEAHAWKS-INJURIES
Seattle still unsure of Kam Chancellor’s status for Arizona
RENTON, Wash. (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks remain uncertain whether strong safety Kam Chancellor will be able to play Sunday against Arizona.
Coach Pete Carroll said Wednesday that Chancellor remained day-to-day, but the Seahawks’ big safety did not practice later in the day. Chancellor suffered a groin injury last week during practice and missed last Sunday’s win over Atlanta.
If Chancellor can’t go, Kelcie McCray would likely get his second straight start.
Carroll said the team hopes tight end Luke Willson will only miss a couple of weeks after undergoing arthroscopic surgery to repair a cartilage injury in his right knee. Willson underwent surgery Tuesday and while Carroll did not have a definitive timetable, he expected it to only be a few weeks.
“He’s as upbeat as you can imagine, very minimal stuff they had to do to him, everybody is pleased about that,” Carroll said. “We’re really kind of expecting him to break records coming back. We’ll see what that means, but he’s going to respond very well.”
Seattle also placed defensive tackle Garrison Smith on injured reserve after discovering late Monday that he had cartilage damage in his knee that required surgery, Carroll said. The Seahawks signed Sealver Siliga to take Smith’s roster spot.
SEAHAWKS-SHERMAN
Seahawks’ Richard Sherman: no regrets for sideline outburst
RENTON, Washington (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman said Wednesday that he has no regrets about his angry sideline tirade during the Atlanta game that has become as much a part of the conversation as the Seahawks sitting at 4-1 or their game this Sunday at division rival Arizona.
“Nope, nothing at all,” Sherman said.
Sherman’s eruption in the win over the Falcons was a rare public display of strife among players and coaches. It took teammates Bobby Wagner, Kam Chancellor and Michael Bennett to finally calm Sherman.
But what became clear since the tirade are the events that led to Sherman’s outburst. There was a miscommunication between Sherman and backup safety Kelcie McCray that led to two different coverages being played and leaving Julio Jones uncovered down the sideline for a 36-yard touchdown.
Sherman was livid, although initially it was difficult to see what set him off other than the Seahawks blowing coverage and giving up an easy touchdown. Footage released Tuesday and broadcast on “Inside the NFL” showed defensive coordinator Kris Richard and Sherman shouting at each other as the defense came off the field. Sherman’s anger ramped up after that, leading to sideline confrontations with coaches and teammates that took nearly the entire third quarter to simmer down.
T25-BYU-BOISE STATE
No. 14 Boise State, halfway to perfection, hosting BYU
At the halfway point of the season, No. 14 Boise State is preparing for what may be the biggest challenge remaining on the schedule.
The Broncos (6-0) host a BYU team on Thursday night that has three wins against Power 5 teams and whose three losses on the season were by a combined seven points. A Boise State win sets the stage for a possible undefeated season with five Mountain West games remaining — and an argument for inclusion in the College Football Playoff.
The Broncos are one of 11 remaining unbeaten teams and this is their first 6-0 start since 2011. Boise State finished 12-1 that season.
Copyright 2016 The Associated Press.
