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TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 2015
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Five Royals lead
All-Star voting
NEW YORK (AP) —
Toronto third baseman
Josh Donaldson and Seattle
designated
hitter
Nelson
Cruz have
moved
ahead
in fan voting for starting
spots in the All-Star Game,
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Royals still in the lead.
Major League Baseball
released the results Monday,
and voting continues through
Thursday night. MLB said
more than 500 million votes
had been cast.
The starters will be
announced Sunday, with
the pitchers, reserves and
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to be presented Monday.
The game is July 14 in
Cincinnati.
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Lorenzo Cain and Alex
Gordon, catcher Salvador
Perez, shortstop Alcides
Escobar and second baseman
Omar Infante hold leads.
Wade elects to
become free agent
MIAMI (AP) — The
relationship between
Dwyane Wade and the
Miami Heat is about to be
tested like never before,
and the most accomplished
player in
FACES franchise
history may
soon have a
new home.
Wade
will become
a free agent
Wednesday,
Wade
electing to
pass on a $16.1 million
option for next season and
see what he’s worth on the
open market. His decision
was announced Monday
afternoon by a spokesperson
in a 61-word press release,
after both Wade and his
agent Henry Thomas did
not respond to requests for
comment.
Wade played for all
three of Miami’s NBA
championship teams. He’s
been an All-Star in 11 of his
12 seasons, and is Miami’s
all-time leader in plenty of
categories including games,
points, assists and steals.
“I don’t think I did
anything. ... I’m
just happy that I
can get married
and it would be
legal.“
— Michael Sam
Montreal Alouettes
DE when asked if he
thought his decision to
become the fi rst openly
gay player to enter the
NFL draft helped spread
awareness for gay rights
in America. Sam was
drafted by the St. Louis
Rams but didn’t make an
NFL roster last season.
Inferno engulfs
historic Civic Stadium
Investigation into cause
meier said. Smoke was visible throughout
the city, which is about 100 miles south of
Portland.
Associated Press
The stadium’s dry, seasoned lumber
caused the blaze to spread quickly,
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Stadium on Monday evening and at about 7 p.m.
prompted the temporary evacuation of a
He said the cause is under investiga-
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The stadium was approved by voters
twice the height of the structure when in 1938 during the Great Depression and
they were called to the stadium at about
5:30 p.m., police spokesman John Hanke-
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Paul Carter/The Register-Guard via AP
Firefi ghters work to put out a fi re at the Civic Stadium
in Eugene, Ore., Monday, June 29, 2015. Eugene-Spring-
fi eld Fire Chief Randy Groves said the stadium’s dry, sea-
soned lumber caused the fi re to spread quickly Monday
evening.
Women’s World Cup
ToS NeeSers meet in semi¿ nals
By ANNE M. PETERSON
Associated Press
MONTREAL — The Women’s
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top-ranked Germany and the
second-ranked United States will
feature two of the best goalkeepers
in the game: Nadine Angerer and
Hope Solo.
The two women will be the last
line of defense Tuesday night for
their teams, with is each seeking a
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when the Germans have met the
Americans in the World Cup, the
winner has gone on to win the title.
Both teams have won it all
twice: The United States in 1991
and ‘99, and the Germans in 2003
and ‘07.
Solo, despite being inundated
at the start of the tournament with
new revelations about her domestic
violence arrest last June, has
been nearly perfect. She has only
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of the group-stage opener against
U.S. keeper Hope Solo covers the ball after making a save against China during the second half of a
Australia.
quarterfi nal match in the FIFA Women’s World Cup soccer tournament, Friday, June 26, 2015, in Otta-
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wa, Ontario, Canada.
NBA
Blazers introduce newcomers
1994 — Diego Maradona
is kicked out of the World Cup
by FIFA for failing a drug test
following Argentina’s June
25 victory over Nigeria in
Foxboro, Massachusetts.
1994 — Tonya Harding is
stripped of her national title
and banned for life from the
U.S. Figure Skating Associa-
tion because of her role in an
attack on Nancy Kerrigan.
1995 — Eddie Murray of
the Cleveland Indians becomes
the second switch-hitter and the
20th player in baseball history
to reach 3,000 hits when he
singles in the sixth inning
against the Minnesota Twins.
Murray joins Pete Rose, the
career hits leader with 4,256.
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Little League
Henderson eager
to join winner
By NICK DASCHEL
Associated Press
PORTLAND — On the
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Gerald Henderson was asked
Monday about his impressions
of Portland. Before he was able
to answer, Trail Blazers general
manager Neil Olshey mentioned
the city’s recent naked bicycle
race.
Henderson’s eyes widened.
“What time is that?”
Henderson said.
Henderson may not know
about some of Portland’s
quirks, but the recently acquired
shooting guard from Charlotte
appears to have adequate knowl-
edge of the Blazers’ history.
“I’ve been in Charlotte for
six years, and this is a fresh start.
They have a really good thing
going on here. They’re used to
winning,” Henderson said. “I’ve
Contributed photo courtesy of Jerod Broadfoot
Sauren Garton pitches for the
Pendleton
9/10-year-old
Little
League softball all-stars in a 12-1
win over Hermiston at the District
3 tournament on Sunday in Irrigon.
Bruce Ely/The Oregonian via AP
The Portland Trail Blazers general manager Neil Olshey, left,
poses for a photo with Gerald Henderson during a news
conference Monday, June 29, 2015, in Portland, Ore. New
Blazers Noah Vonleh, Mason Plumlee and Henderson were
introduced during the new conference.
only played four games in the
playoffs. You play the game
to win. I’m looking forward to
having an impact in the play-
offs.”
New Blazers Noah Vonleh,
Mason Plumlee and Henderson
were introduced during a
Monday press conference.
Vonleh, a 6-foot-10 power
forward, and Henderson were
acquired through a trade last
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Gatlin & Co. ready to face Bolt
By PAT GRAHAM
Associated Press
EUGENE — Justin Gatlin is
still blazing fast at 33 years old.
Same with Tyson Gay at 32 and
Wallace Spearmon at 30.
Reaching an age when
sprinters contemplate retire-
ment, these 30-somethings are
heading to Beijing for the world
championships with one task in
mind: Upstage Usain Bolt. Not
an easy proposition, even if the
Jamaican world record-holder
appears vulnerable.
Gatlin’s never run better,
coasting to the 200-meter title
at the U.S. championships in a
meet-record and personal-best
19.57 seconds. Gay captured
the 100 crown at nationals as
he rounds into form following
his return last summer from a
one-year doping suspension
and Spearmon has recovered
from sports hernia surgery in
September.
The American sprint coali-
tion looks sharp, while Bolt
appears off his game.
But that’s been said before.
“I want Bolt at his best,”
Gatlin said.
Careful, he’s still the
defending world champion in
both events, even if his times so
far this season have been more
pedestrian than Bolt-like. At
worlds, Gatlin will no doubt be
the favorite.
No, really.
After all, Gatlin hasn’t been
beaten in the 100 in quite a
while and has been honing his
200 form in practice, showing
it off at nationals when he ran
his blistering time on fresh
legs. Gatlin didn’t run the 100
since he had an automatic bye
to worlds courtesy of his 2014
Diamond League title.
“Bolt is not up to par right
now. He’s even said that,” said
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returned to track in 2010 after
serving a four-year doping
suspension. “People want to see
him get up to par and that’s what
everybody is focused on. Then,
we’ll worry about who’s the guy
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District
titles on the
line today
East Oregonian
IRRIGON — The District 3 softball
tournament is well underway after
three days of action in Irrigon for area
Little League all-stars.
Like all of the teams in attendance,
the Pendleton 9/10-year-old squad is
hoping to win a championship and
advance to the state tournament, and
those titles will be decided shortly.
Pendleton won’t be waiting long,
and faces Milton-Freewater in their
bracket’s title game this morning at
10:30 a.m.
Then later today at 6 p.m., the
Juniors bracket will crown a champion.
The 11/12’s will need until Thursday to
whittle their bracket to a top two, and
then all of the championship games
could see a rematch if the lower seed
pulls off an upset in the double-elimi-
nation format.
Pendleton earned its berth in the
9/10 title game with a 12-1 win over
Hermiston in four innings on Sunday.
Sauren Garton threw a no-hitter
with 12 strikeouts and one walk for
Pendleton, and Allison Galloway
batted 2 for 3 with three RBIs. She and
Muriel Hoisington hit doubles.