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BERN, Switzerland
(AP) — Reeling from an
American
federal
investi-
gation of
bribery
in soccer,
FIFA was
put under more pressure
Wednesday as the scale of a
separate Swiss investigation
of suspected money laun-
dering was revealed.
Banks in Switzerland have
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money-laundering that could
be linked to FIFA’s 2018 and
2022 World Cup bidding
contests, the country’s
attorney-general said.
Future World Cup hosts
Russia and Qatar were not
implicated by Swiss federal
prosecutor Michael Lauber.
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State honors Heisman winners
Oregon
Sen. Bill
Hansell,
R-Athena,
poses
with
Marcus
Mariota’s
Heisman
Trophy.
Hansell
sponsors senate
resolution for
Mariota, Baker
Contributed
photo courtesy
of Bill Hansell
By ERIK SKOPIL
East Oregonian
SALEM — The Heisman
Trophy made a trip to the
state capitol Tuesday.
The
bronze
statue
belonging to former Univer-
sity of Oregon quarterback
Marcus Mariota landed
in Salem as the Oregon
Senate honored the current
Tennessee Titan with a senate
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by state Sen. Bill Hansell,
R-Athena.
In December, Mariota
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player to win the Heisman
Trophy, given to the NCAA’s
most outstanding football
player. Mariota and the
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College Football Playoff title
game, but lost to Ohio State
in the championship game.
Even before the champi-
onship game run, honoring
the Duck signal caller
seemed like a no-brainer for
Hansell, who is a University
of Oregon graduate.
“During the season I
thought if he is fortunate
enough to win the (Heisman),
then I’d better get the ball
rolling,” he said.
The honor is the highest
available for citizens during
the course of the senate’s
legislative session, Hansell
said.
As to not leave anyone
out, Hansell also sponsored a
resolution for the state’s other
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College National Finals Rodeo
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Manziel no longer
‘Johnny Football’
BEREA, Ohio (AP) —
Johnny Football became
more than Johnny Manziel
could handle.
“It just overtook who
I was as a person,” the
Browns quar-
FACES terback said
Wednesday.
Speaking to
the media for
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since spending
10 weeks in a
rehab facility,
Manziel
the polarizing
Manziel said he’s hoping
to move past a regrettable
chapter in his life. While he
didn’t divulge the reasons
for his stay in a Pennsylvania
substance-abuse facility,
Manziel acknowledged he
got caught up trying to live
up to a persona he helped
create.
“I think at times Johnny
Football probably took over
me a little bit and I bought
into that,” Manziel said
following the team’s second
mandatory mini-camp
practice. “I didn’t do my best
to hush things down, push
down the hype. At times I
welcomed it with immaturity
and just accepted that a little
bit — and that’s my fault.”
“With what we
have done so
far, I am 100
percent confi dent
that this does
not touch upper
management.“
— Jim Martin
Attorney for the Doyd
Bennet law fi rm, which
had been hired by the
St. Louis Cardinals in
February for an inter-
nal review of allega-
tions the team hacked
the player database
for the Houston Astros.
It was reported this
week that the FBI is also
investigating the Cardi-
nals, but the FBI would
not confi rm the report.
THIS DATE IN SPORTS
1960 — Armin Hary of
West Germany becomes the
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in 10.0 seconds at a meet in
Zurich, Switzerland.
1964 — Jim Bunning
of the Philadelphia Phillies
pitches a perfect game against
the New York Mets. The
no-hitter gives Bunning one
in each league and the Phil-
lies’ Gus Triandos becomes
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no-hitters in both leagues.
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sports@eastoregonian.com
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Bullfi ghter Dusty Tuckness takes a look back at Kathmadu in the bull riding event at the College National Finals Rodeo at the Casper
Events Center in Casper, Wyo., Tuesday, June 16, 2015.
BMCC was without an entry during Wednesday’s CNFR performance
East Oregonian
CASPER, Wyo. — Wednesday
provided zero upward movement
for the Blue Mountain rodeo team at
the College National Finals Rodeo.
That’s for good reason, the
Timberwolves were without a
single entry.
Fortunately for BMCC, there
was little movement on the leader-
board and several T-Wolves remain
in strong position to advance to
Saturday’s short-go.
Callahan Crossley of Hermiston
remains tops in the barrel racing
for Blue Mountain as none of the
evening’s rides surpassed her 42.28
second three-round aggregate time.
Teammates Danyelle Williams
and Jessica Lewis will challenge
Crossley’s positioning with their
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ging runs have the sophomore in
strong to standing to advance. He’ll
get a chance to cement the possi-
bility tonight. Clayton Hanson will
need a miracle to advance, sitting in
10th place with 18 rides left.
Parke is also a strong contender
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tain dropped from fourth to 14th in
the men’s competition, the women
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The status quo remained in
Wednesday’s bullriding competi-
tion. No athlete was able to stay
atop for the designated time. That
was good news for Pendleton natvie
and Oregon State bullrider Bryan
Carter. Carter is one of nine athletes
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and one of just 11 fair gos in total.
Carter will look to seal up a spot
this evening. Leader Gray Essary
of Ranger College will also be in
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teammate
Devin
Robinson of Heppner will try to
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with one legal ride.
There is a new leader in the
tie-down roping after Tarleton
State’s Landon Williams roped and
tied his calf in 9.4 seconds , giving
him 29.1 on three.
U.S. Open
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USGA executive
will set the stage at
Chambers Bay
By DOUG FERGUSON
Associated Press
UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash.
— Tiger Woods speaks of him in
reverential tones.
No one has received more
attention in the months leading up
to the U.S. Open at Chambers Bay,
mainly because of his reputation in
this major over the last decade.
His name is Mike Davis, and
he’s not even playing.
Davis is the executive director
of the USGA, the man largely
responsible for U.S. Open coming
to a golf course unlike any other in
its 120-year history.
He has been setting up courses at
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Foot, which was so tough that Geoff
Ogilvy won without ever breaking
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Hunter Mahan hits from the fairway on the 18th hole during a prac-
tice round for the U.S. Open golf tournament at Chambers Bay on
Wednesday, June 17, 2015 in University Place, Wash.
par. Davis also was in charge of
the U.S. Opens that produced the
two lowest scores in champion-
ship history — Rory McIlroy at
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And now, Davis gets his hands
on a course that allows for more
options than ever.
“What we don’t know — none
of the people in this room know and
all the players — don’t know what
Mike is going to do and when he’s
going to do it,” Woods said. “What
tees he’s going to move up, what
tees he’s going to leave back. And
to what pin locations? We have a
general idea. But it’s unlike any
other major championship I’ve ever
had to prepare for, having to hit so
many different tee shots.”
The golf course is always
important, especially at majors that
rotate around the country. What
makes this U.S. Open so different is
that Chambers Bay has been getting
far more attention than the guys
who will be playing it.
And that goes to Davis, a name
being talked about as much as
McIlroy and Jordan Spieth, Woods
and Phil Mickelson this week at
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