ESPN 100 shooting guard Ethan Thompson committed to Oregon State on Monday night.The Beavers already had a strong connection to Thompson, whose father, Stephen, is an assistant coach under Wayne Tinkle, and whose older brother, Stephen Jr., is a sophomore guard for the Beavers.It would have been tough to turn down family, Ethan Thompson told ESPN.com.Thompson said he also considered Syracuse, his fathers alma mater, and Stanford before choosing the Beavers.On my official visit, it was really a family connection all around, on and off the court, Thompson said. All the people they had me meet, from the president all the way down to the academic advisor and compliance people, they all want to see the players succeed.Thompson, a 6-foot-4 shooting guard from Bishop Montgomery (California) High School, is ranked No. 51 in the ESPN 100. He averaged 10.8 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.0 assists on the Nike EYBL circuit last spring and summer with the California Supreme program.Tinkle guided Oregon State to the NCAA tournament last season in just his second season as coach; it was the schools first tournament appearance since 1990. Stephen Thompson Jr. played a key role in that run, averaging 10.6 points as a freshman.Ethan Thompson will be the third coachs son to play under Tinkle at Oregon State, joining Stephen Jr. and Tres Tinkle (13.1 points per game, 5.4 rebounds).Coach Tinkle is a great coach, and he will make everybody compete for every single spot and every single minute played, Ethan Thompson said. If I go in there and compete like my brother did, I can make an impact as a freshman.I feel like there should be no limits with us. We should be able to make deep runs into the tournament, and we shouldnt just settle for making the tournament.Thompson is Oregon States first commitment in the 2017 class. Adidas NMD Ale . After Mondays hard-fought loss, the wait seemed longer than usual. Getting set to go their separate ways for a short Christmas break, the Raptors coach credited his team for their effort on a seemingly impossible three-game road trip, urging them to build on that success when they get back to work at the end of the week. Adidas Prophere Kengät . Howard Ganz, an MLB lawyer, said in a letter to U.S. District Judge Edgardo Ramos that Rodriguezs claims do not come "remotely close" to what is needed to overturn an arbitration decision in federal court. http://www.nmdhalvalla.com/adidas-kengat-halvalla.html . As the crowd erupted, Davis knocked the ball off the glass and back into his hands. With 1:14 to go in overtime, Davis sixth block also became his 17th rebound. That, along with his 32 points -- which tied a career high -- proved too much for Denver to overcome, and the Pelicans held on for their third straight victory, 111-107 on Sunday night. Adidas NMD Cs1 Suomi . -- PGA TOUR Canada member Steve Saunders took a three-stroke lead Saturday in the Web. Adidas NMD R1 Suomi . Rousey will put her perfect 8-0 record and hardware on the line against another undefeated fighter, 7-0 Sara McMann in the main event of UFC 170, which will be held at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas Nevada on February 22nd. CEDAR CITY, Utah -- Jadrian Clark threw a 60-yard pass to Darryl Denby with 31 seconds to play to preserve Weber States unbeaten conference record with a 37-36 win over Southern Utah Saturday night.Clarks game-winning throw capped a fourth-quarter rally that brought the Wildcats (5-2, 4-0 Big Sky) back from a 23-point deficit.Earlier, Stefan Cantwell ran for a 10-yard touchdown and Clark threw an 11-yard score to Andrew Vollert to close the Southern Utah lead to 36-30 with 2:21 remaining.Clark had 436 yards and four touchhdowns on 31-of-52 passing.dddddddddddd. Haini Moimoi had 126 yards receiving and Denby 90 yards and a score. Jacob DeMaios 91-yard punt in the first quarter set a new school record.Southern Utahs Patrick Tyler threw for two touchdowns in the first half and ran for another to help the Thunderbirds (3-4, 2-3) to a 23-6 halftime lead.Tyler had 239 yards and two scores passing and two rushing TDs. ' ' '