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open of free agency
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day of NHL free agency, a
blockbuster
trade stole
the spotlight.
The
Pittsburgh
Penguins
acquired
high-scoring winger Phil
Kessel from Toronto on
Wednesday in the biggest
move of the day, while
a handful of prominent
defenseman found new
homes in free agency.
Mike Green signed a
multiyear deal with Detroit,
Andrej Sekera signed a $33
million, six-year contract
with Edmonton, Paul Martin
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four-year deal with San Jose
and Francois Beauchemin
got a three-year deal with
Colorado.
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IRRIGON
Pendleton scraps, survives again
Pendleton’s
Josie Wilson
slides under-
neath the tag
from Hermis-
ton’s Brecella
Nash on
Wednesday in
Irrigon.
Staff photo by
E.J. Harris
Carrasco loses
no-hitter with one
strike left in 9th
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.
(AP) — Carlos Carrasco
was one strike away from
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no-hitter in 34 years and
already considering ways to
celebrate.
A bit prematurely it
turned out.
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right-hander
gave up an RBI
single to Joey
Butler over
leaping second
baseman Jason
Kipnis’ glove
Carrasco
in an 8-1
victory over the Tampa Bay
Rays.
“It’s part of the game.
I was excited. ... I started
thinking about what I needed
to do, throw my glove in the
air or something,” Carrasco
said. “It was great. I almost
made it.”
For the third straight
night, the Indians took a
perfect game into the sixth
inning against the Rays.
This time, Carrasco retired
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walking Butler with one out
in the seventh.
“Sargent
Slaughter once
went nuts on me
and beat me
unconscious with
a turnbuckle. My
jaw was broken.
I lost teeth. I
blacked out.“
— Robert Windham
Former professional
wrestler, who performed
as “Blackjack Mulligan”
explaining why he is one
of several former wres-
tlers preparing to sue
World Wrestling Enter-
tainment Inc. for long
term health problems
related to concussions
suffered in the ring.
Windham, 73, said he
has been diagnosed
with dementia and blood
clots in the brain.
THIS DATE IN SPORTS
1921 — The Jack
Dempsey-Georges Carpentier
heavyweight match at Rick-
ard’s Orchard in Jersey City,
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dollar gate in boxing history.
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with $50 ringside seats. In
front of 80,183, Dempsey
knocks out Carpentier at 1:16
of the fourth round.
1994 — Colombian
defender Andres Escobar,
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Colombia in retaliation for
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States in the World Cup.
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By MATT ENTRUP
East Oregonian
Pendleton’s self-made luck held
out for another day at the District 3
Little League softball tournament,
and the girls survived another elim-
ination scenario to force a winner-
take-all showdown with Hermiston
in the championship.
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stars were looking to wrap up the
title for themselves, but a bad break
in the top of the sixth inning erased
a bases loaded situation and opened
the door for Pendleton’s 6-5 win.
Pendleton scored the game-win-
ning run in the bottom of the frame
when Natalie Neveau lifted a single
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bases loaded. It was her third hit of
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Pendleton
was
essentially
playing a doubleheader after
beating Milton-Freewater 8-0 in the
morning game, and manager Ron
Murphy said his team’s resilience
has impressed him this week.
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when we lost, and we’ve been
A groundout left three stranded
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at the plate gave Hermiston its third
out in the third.
Hermiston scored four in the
fourth to take its largest lead, but
Pendleton responded with four
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bottom of the inning, including a
double by Alexia Laib, who was 3
for 3 in the game.
Pendleton reliever Kylie Parsons
got Hermiston down in order in the
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when Neveau crossed the plate in
their at-bat.
Hermiston had bases loaded with
two outs in the sixth, but a would-be
single by Nash was negated by
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runner interference when the hot
Pendleton’s Celia Farrow prepares to slide into second base as
Hermiston’s Sam Atilano waits for the throw on Wednesday in Ir- line drive clipped the foot of an
evading base runner on its way to
rigon.
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Delaney Duchek was also 3 for 3
battling ever since,” he said. “We grind it out and win it.”
had to play a four-hour game that
Hermiston pitcher Brecella at the plate for Pendleton and scored
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MLB
Walker dominant as Mariners pile on
By BERNIE WILSON
Associated Press
SAN DIEGO — The Seattle
Mariners were leading the San
Diego Padres by a run through
six innings when manager Lloyd
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Taijuan Walker had gone far
enough, even with a shutout intact.
Walker did more than enough,
holding the punchless Padres to
one hit. The Mariners then piled
on against James Shields and
the Padres’ bullpen, winning 7-0
Wednesday in their second straight
shutout against the Padres.
Struggling Robinson Cano and
Nelson Cruz each homered. Cano
had four hits and drove in three
runs while Cruz connected for his
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Walker (7-6) struck out seven
and walked none. He combined
with four relievers on a three-hitter.
“This is a young pitcher that’s
going deep into a lot of ballgames.
At some point you have to protect
him,” McClendon said. “He may
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when he’s still pitching, he’ll thank
me. He’ll say, ‘The old man knew
what he was doing.”’
Walker said he was a bit
surprised he came out, “but we had
the opportunity to score, with this
being against the National League,
so we’ll take all the runs we can get
and we ended up scoring there.”
“It’s part of the National League.
I thought it was a great team win
and the offense did really great and
the bullpen came in and shut the
door,” he said.
Rookie Mike Montgomery
threw a one-hitter against the
Seattle
Mariners’
Robinson
Cano cel-
ebrates
with Kyle
Seager
after
his solo
homer
against
the San
Diego
Padres
in sixth
inning of
a base-
ball game
Wednes-
day, July
1, 2015,
in San
Diego.
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Ignelzi
Padres on Tuesday night. They
have been blanked 13 times this
year.
James Shields (7-3) failed for
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victory. He’s lost three straight
starts.
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homer to left leading off the sixth.
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been 0 for 10 with four strikeouts
in his last three games.
“Hopefully it’s about the team
and not about me getting hot or
swinging the bat good, it’s about
winning,” Cano said. “We’ve got
to get going.”
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(.411) lifetime against Shields,
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37 hits are the most by an active
player against an active pitcher.
“He’s a guy that goes after
hitters, so he’s a guy you’ve got to
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of the best in the game,” Cano said.
Cano came in to the game
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Track & Field
Wilson
wins gold at
TrackTown
Macias sixth at
USATF meet
East Oregonian
EUGENE — Thirty
local athletes were able to
compete on the same stage
as the nation’s top track and
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at University of Oregon’s
Hayward Field.
Hermiston’s Jose Macias
ran at the USATF Junior
Outdoor
Championships,
which were held in conjunc-
tion with the USATF Outdoor
Championships.
Following the conclusion
of those meets on Saturday,
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Youth League Champion-
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(16 girls, 13 boys) ages 8-14
from Hermiston, Pendleton,
Umatilla,
Irrigon
and
Milton-Freewater competing
in running, jumping and
throwing events.
Macias, who runs track
and cross country at Portland
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10,000 meters with a time
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fourth time running the
distance in competition, and
although he didn’t improve
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