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BY JAMES YODICE JOURNAL STAFF WRITER boys and La girls had narrow team victories Saturday at the Richard A. Harper Memorial track and field meet at Albu- querque Academy. The Storm edged Rio Ran- cho 80-79 for first place, while the Bears defeated Sandia, as the two-day Harper meet concluded. GIRLS: It was no surprise that electrifying sophomore sprinter, Adriana Tatum, was a part of two meet records Saturday. Tatum nearly broke the meet record in the 100, although she did become the first girl in the metro area this season to crack the 12-second barrier (11.98).

Tatum did break the existing Harper mark in the 200, fin- ishing in 24.34 seconds, which was 0.32 seconds better than the record that was set five years ago. Probably the most impres- sive record smashed by any- one this weekend was the 4x200-meter relay team from Sandia. Tallison Baca, Zandria Ortiz, Kaelyn Fenstermacher and Tatum blistered around the track in 1 minute, 41.99 seconds. That broke the meet SPORTS THE SUNDAY JOURNAL APRIL 28, 2019 SECTION BRACE FOR A WILD RIDE TODAY AT TALLADEGA Austin Dillon wins the pole for race at the famous Superspeedway, where the cars no longer have restrictor plates. PAGE D8 Inside More NFL coverage on D6; Team-by-team selections, D6-7 DARRON PRESS Michigan tight end and Eldorado alumnus Zach Gen- try, shown during the NFL scouting combine, went to the Pittsburgh Steelers in fifth round.

2019 NFL DRAFT From Eldorado QB to tight end for the Steelers Pittsburgh takes Gentry in 5th round; Dolphins sign ex-Aggie BY STEVE VIRGEN ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR On the final day of the NFL Draft, former Eldorado standout Zach Gentry proved to be unassuming. He sat at home in Albuquerque watching the draft coverage on TV with his dad, Tom, mom, Kris, and brother, Sam. kept it low Gentry said on Saturday. not a big party just some of what the Pittsburgh Steelers will be getting after they made Gentry, a 6-foot-8, 265-pound tight end, their fifth- round pick, No. 141 overall.

The other part of what the Steelers will be getting is what most know: a raw and athletic tight end who had converted from quarterback early on at Michigan. a good football Pittsburgh tight ends coach James Daniel said to the media. frame. a guy that excited about getting in here and getting to work Gentry said he is excited, too. He also said he felt good about leaving Michigan a year early.

ROBERTO E. New Coltin Gerhart, right, passes against San Diego State in a largely empty Dreamstyle Stadium in 2018. UNM and its fellow Mountain West schools must decide to what degree TV can dictate future start times. Mountain West deliberates its TV future Next deal can perfect for all schools BY MARK ZEIGLER THE SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE Here is not going to happen when the Mountain West Conference opens negotia- tions for a new television contract this week: A major network swoops in and offers $30 mil- lion per school per year that would put the 12-school league on equal footing with Divi- sion power conferences. For the home to most of the University of New athletic programs, here is what could happen: Pretty much anything else.

There is no greater source of revenue or relevance for a conference than its TV con- tract for football and basketball, and the Mountain West has done nothing to warrant an elevation beyond its current status that commands $1.1 million per school per year: plodding along in mid-major anonymity with the brief, occasional splash on the national stage. It is what it is. Most people outside the Pacif- ic and Mountain time zones, and even some in them, tell you everyone in it. The dollars reflect that. But how and where you view its games, at what time, on what days, for what price, for how long, could be radically altered from the mix of CBS Sports Network, ESPN2 or ESPNU, regional networks plus web streams of varying quality, obscurity and accessibility that expires in June 2020.

have to make some Moun- tain West Commissioner Craig Thompson says. important is linear? We have to balance 8:30 or 9 p.m. kickoffs or tip-offs with a few extra bucks versus a digital paywall. Everybody has their opinion. What I think will happen is there is going to be some compromising, and going to have to be some hard decisions to get to a collective agreement.

not going to be perfect for all 12 (schools). It never can UNM athletic director Eddie believes that one of the problems with Lobo lagging attendance is undesirably late start times, particularly late in the season and in cold weather. He told the Journal that he believes the league will help get more desir- See MWC D4 See STEELERS D6 Cleveland, La Cueva win at Harper JIM Tyler Lyon of Albuquerque Academy unleashes a throw of 150 feet, 5 inches to win the boys discus event on Saturday. Team totals are tight in meet that is competitive than See LA CUEVA D5 BY IAN HARRISON ASSOCIATED PRESS TORONTO Kawhi Leonard scored a career playoff-high 45 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, former New Mexico State Aggie Pascal Siakam added 29 points and the Toronto Raptors beat the Phil- adelphia 76ers 108-95 in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifi- nal series on Saturday night. Leonard matched his career- best scoring total for any game, set Jan.

1 against Utah. He made 16 of 22 shots, going 3 of 6 from 3-point range, and went 10 for 11 at the free throw line. Leonard received a standing ovation when he checked out with 3:14 to play and the Raptors up 107-88. Kyle Lowry had nine points and eight assists as the Raptors led by as many as 20 en route to their fifth straight postseason victory, extending a franchise record. Toronto won its 14th consecutive home meeting with Philadelphia and improved to 22-3 against the 76ers since the start of the 2013- 14 season.

No other opponent has beaten Philadelphia more often over the past five seasons. previous postseason high was 43, with San Antonio against Memphis on April 22, 2017. He matched that by making a pair of free throws with 4:45 remaining, then topped it by draining a jump shot on next possession. Leonard, ex-Aggie Siakam dominate in Toronto rout See TORONTO D2 Inside Previewing the Boston-Milwaukee and Golden State-Houston series, which begin today D2 Get a quote. 15 MINUTES COULD SAVE YOU OR MORE ON MOTORCYCLE INSURANCE.

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