Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota was named to the Manning Award watch list along with fellow Pac-12 QBs Sean Mannion, Taylor Kelly and Brett Hundley. Mariota and last year’s Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel highlight the list of 30 finalists. The award was created by the Allstate Sugar Bowl in honor of the college football accomplishments of Archie, Peyton and Eli Manning, according to allstatesugarbowl.org. Finalists were selected based on ESPN’s new QBR rating system, and the winner will be voted on by a media panel which includes each of the Mannings. You can learn more about the Manning Award here.

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The Eugene Emeralds defeated the Tri-City Dust Devils 4-3 Thursday night, narrowly escaping a late inning comeback. Ems closer Adam Cimber entered the game in the eighth inning with a 4-0 lead and gave up three runs on one swing of the bat — a bases clearing double by Michael Benjamin. But Cimber eventually closed the game out in the ninth, picking up the save and securing the win for the Emeralds. The two teams will face-off again tonight at 7:15 p.m. in Tri-Cities, Washington.

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Former NFL head coach Bill Parcells heads a class of seven Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees to be inducted on Saturday in Canton, Ohio. Parcells coached the Giants, Patriots, Jets and Cowboys, winning Super Bowls XXI and XXV with the Giants. Parcells boasts 183 career victories and turned around each of the four franchises he coached. He will be joined by former players Cris Carter, Larry Allen, Curley Culp, Jonathan Ogden, Dave Robinson and Warren Sapp.