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Page 2B SPORTS East Oregonian Wimbledon SeUeQa ÀLUWV ZLWK GeIeaW Saturday, July 4, 2015 Explosion off to fast start By HOWARD FENDRICH Associated Press LONDON — Twice, Serena Williams stood merely two points from a loss at Wimbledon against a British opponent buoyed by a roaring, Àag-waving Centre Court crowd. Twice, Williams was oh-so-close to the end of her bid for a fourth consecutive major title — and for the third leg of a calendar-year Grand Slam. And twice, pushed to the precipice, Williams regrouped, resisted and wound up winning, as she so often does. Stomping her foot after misses, alternately screaming in delight or despair, even wagging her ¿nger at fans who booed her, the No. 1-seeded Williams over- came a surprisingly staunch challenge from 59th-ranked Heather Watson and emerged with a 6-2, 4-6, 7-5 victory in the third round Friday. “I honestly didn’t think I was going to win,” said Williams, who trailed 3-0 AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth Serena Williams of the United States returns a ball to Heather Watson of Britain during their singles match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wim- bledon, London, Friday July 3, 2015. and 5-4 in the ¿nal set. “How I pulled through, I really don’t know.” Her 24th victory in a row at Grand Slam tournaments sets up a showdown Monday against another ¿ve-time Wimbledon champion, her older sister Venus. “We’ve been facing each other a long time,” said the 16th-seeded Venus, who eliminated 82nd-ranked Aleksandra Krunic of Serbia 6-3, 6-2. This will be the 26th all-Williams matchup, and ¿rst at a major since Serena beat Venus in the 2009 Wimbledon ¿nal. “It’s unfortunate that it’s so soon,” Serena said. Contributed photo courtesy of Woody Wright Softball team 5-1 at major tournament Lauren Richards of Pendleton races the ball to first base while playing for the USA Explosion DFM-Pratt ASA softball team at the Colorado Sparkler Tourna- ment on Friday in Westminster, Colo. The team is competing in the 16 Open divi- sion and improved to 5-1 on the week with two wins on Friday. The USA Explo- sion won its first three games of the tournament, beating Colorado Bulldogs 7-3, RR Gold (Calif.) 8-7 on Wednesday, and American Freedom (Co.) 3-2 on Thursday. Their only loss was to Driven Academy Locos (Neb.) 8-3 on Thursday. On Friday they beat Mac N Seitz Elite (Mo.) 9-1 and Colorado Stampede Elite 11-7. USA Ex- plosion will face Delta Heat 98 (Can.) on Saturday. PGA NBA Vegas, Langley share lead at Greenbrier -RUGaQ FKRRVeV MaYV By JOHN RABY Associated Press WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — Jhonattan Vegas hasn’t had much success since winning his second PGA Tour event as a rookie in 2011. The Greenbrier Classic could give him that needed boost. Vegas shot a 5-under-par 65 to tie Scott Langley for the lead after the second round Friday. They were at 9-under 131 on the Old White TPC course in West Virginia. Twenty-three golfers were within three shots of the lead, including seven at 8 under. Vegas doesn’t have a top 10 ¿nish this season, but he’s looking to change that. He made ¿ve birdies during AP Photo/Chris Tilley Scott Langley tees off form on the 12th hole during the second round of the Greenbrier Classic golf tournament at the Friday in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. a bogey-free round Friday, including two of his ¿nal three holes. “I feel like I’m playing great, I just haven’t been able to put it all together,” the Venezuelan said. “But I’m staying patient and working really hard to make it happen, and it’s coming together.” Langley didn’t have the same birdie explosion as he enjoyed in the ¿rst round, when he shot 62 to take the lead. Starting his round on the back nine, Langley made back-to-back birdies on Nos. 6 and 7 and shot 69. “Following up a round of 62 is never super easy,” Langley said. “I left a lot of putts within 6 inches of the hole, just right in the heart. I need to be a little more assertive (Saturday) on the greens.” Langley and Vegas had a chance to make noise last week at the Travelers Championship. Langley was four strokes behind eventual winner Bubba Watson entering weekend play, while Vegas was six shots back. Both faded in the ¿nal two rounds. The top four ¿nishers at The Greenbrier not previously eligible for the British Open will earn spots next week at St. Andrews, provided they are among the top 12 and ties. “That’s one of the goals for the week,” Vegas said. “So we’re going to try to go get it.” Tiger Woods made little progress after a solid ¿rst round but avoided missing consecutive cuts for the ¿rst time as a pro. Woods shot 69 Friday and was at 5 under, four shots back. PBR: Pair of locals qualify for short round Continued from 1B “I felt pretty ridiculous after that,” he said. The least agreeable portion of the pen came from Wentz Bucking Bulls, which shut out the second section of riders. A pair of locals were able to cover a bull on Friday, and Stan¿eld’s Cody Ford and Weston’s Jacob Ramirez each made it into the short-go. Ford had the only score in the ¿rst section of riders with a 72.5 on Mann Creek Buck N Bulls’ Straight Jacket. Ramirez scored a 70 on Western Rodeo’s Captain Dan and declined a re-ride option to earn his ¿nals spot. Baker City’s Clint Johnson went for 75 on Western Rodeo’s Russell’s Rustler, which is the third highest score heading into Saturday’s performance. Staff photo by E.J. Harris Riders may return to attempt to beat Bradley Brittain of Odessa, Texas, rides Jonely Bonely for no score Friday during the PGG Independence Day PBR Touring Pro at Happy Canyon in their scores from Friday, and Nance said he will. Pendleton. Lopez picks Knicks Associated Press DALLAS — DeAndre Jordan has chosen the Maver- icks over the Los Angeles Clippers in what turned into a tense boom-or-bust wait for Dallas in pursuit of the free- agent center. Two people familiar with the deal tell The Associated Press that the NBA rebound leader agreed to terms Friday. One said the deal was worth $80 million over four years. The people spoke on condi- tion of anonymity because no deals can be completed and signed until Thursday. This is the biggest free-agent pickup in Mark Cuban’s 15 years as Dallas owner, after three straight summers of losing out on the big names. The deal comes two days after the Mavericks lost their backup plan when last season’s starter, Tyson Chandler, bolted for Phoenix. The last of Jordan’s four meetings was with the Clippers. But coach Doc Rivers couldn’t persuade the Texas native to stick with Chris Paul, Blake Grif¿n and the franchise that drafted him seven years ago. Jordan, who turns 27 this month, led the NBA in rebounding the past two seasons and is coming off career-best averages of 11.5 points and 15.0 rebounds. SACRAMENTO — After missing targets at the start of free agency, the Sacramento Kings ¿nally ¿lled out their backcourt Friday. Whether the team can ¿nd a way to blend its talent together remains a topic for debate. The Kings reached agree- ments with point guard Rajon Rondo and shooting guard Marco Belinelli, securing the two positions the team coveted most this summer. Rondo’s deal is for one year and $10 million, a person with direct knowledge of the agreement said. Belinelli’s contract is for $19 million and three years, a second person familiar with that deal said. NEW YORK — Robin Lopez is joining the Knicks, turning New York’s NBA rivalry into a family affair. Lopez agreed to sign with the Knicks on Friday, a person with knowledge of the details said, and will play just across town from twin brother and Brooklyn Nets center, Brook. Robin Lopez will leave the Portland Trail Blazers to ¿ll the open spot in the middle for the Knicks, the person told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because contracts can’t yet be signed. Yahoo Sports reported Lopez would receive a four-year deal worth $54 million. SCOREBOARD Baseball MLB American League East Division W L Pct GB Baltimore 42 37 .532 — New York 42 37 .532 — Tampa Bay 42 39 .519 1 Toronto 42 39 .519 1 Boston 37 44 .457 6 Central Division W L Pct GB Kansas City 44 32 .579 — Minnesota 42 37 .532 3½ Detroit 39 39 .500 6 Cleveland 37 41 .474 8 Chicago 34 42 .447 10 West Division W L Pct GB Houston 47 34 .580 — Los Angeles 41 38 .519 5 Texas 41 39 .513 5½ Seattle 36 43 .456 10 Oakland 37 45 .451 10½ ——— Friday’s Games Cleveland 5, Pittsburgh 2 N.Y. Yankees 7, Tampa Bay 5, 12 innings Detroit 8, Toronto 6 Houston 12, Boston 8, 10 innings L.A. Angels 8, Texas 2 Chicago White Sox 1, Baltimore 0 Kansas City 3, Minnesota 2, 10 innings Seattle 9, Oakland 5 Saturday’s Games Tampa Bay (Karns 4-4) at N.Y. Yankees (Pineda 8-5), 10:05 a.m. Toronto (Dickey 3-8) at Detroit (Price 7-2), 10:08 a.m. Houston (McHugh 9-3) at Boston (Buch- holz 6-6), 10:35 a.m. Baltimore (Tillman 6-7) at Chicago White Sox (Samardzija 5-4), 11:10 a.m. Cleveland (Co.Anderson 1-0) at Pitts- burgh (Locke 4-4), 1:05 p.m. Seattle (F.Hernandez 10-4) at Oakland (Graveman 5-4), 1:05 p.m. Minnesota (Pelfrey 5-5) at Kansas City (Blanton 2-1), 4:15 p.m. L.A. Angels (Santiago 4-4) at Texas (W.Rodriguez 5-3), 6:05 p.m. Sunday’s Games Tampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees, 10:05 a.m. Toronto at Detroit, 10:08 a.m. Cleveland at Pittsburgh, 10:35 a.m. Houston at Boston, 10:35 a.m. Baltimore at Chicago White Sox, 11:10 a.m. Minnesota at Kansas City, 11:10 a.m. Seattle at Oakland, 1:05 p.m. L.A. Angels at Texas, 4:05 p.m. National League East Division Washington New York Atlanta Miami Philadelphia Central Division St. Louis Pittsburgh Chicago Cincinnati Milwaukee West Division W 44 40 38 35 27 L 36 40 41 46 54 Pct .550 .500 .481 .432 .333 GB — 4 5½ 9½ 17½ W 51 45 42 36 33 L 27 33 36 41 48 Pct GB .654 — .577 6 .538 9 .468 14½ .407 19½ W 45 42 38 38 34 L 35 39 41 43 45 Pct .563 .519 .481 .469 .430 GB — 3½ 6½ 7½ 10½ Los Angeles San Francisco Arizona San Diego Colorado ——— Friday’s Games Miami 2, Chicago Cubs 1 Washington 2, San Francisco 1 Cleveland 5, Pittsburgh 2 Milwaukee 12, Cincinnati 1 Atlanta 2, Philadelphia 1 San Diego 2, St. Louis 1 Arizona 4, Colorado 3, 10 innings N.Y. Mets 2, L.A. Dodgers 1 Saturday’s Games San Francisco (Bumgarner 8-4) at Wash- ington (Strasburg 5-5), 8:05 a.m. San Diego (Despaigne 3-6) at St. Louis (C.Martinez 9-3), 11:15 a.m. Cleveland (Co.Anderson 1-0) at Pitts- burgh (Locke 4-4), 1:05 p.m. Miami (Cosart 1-3) at Chicago Cubs (Richard 0-0), 4:15 p.m. Milwaukee (Nelson 5-8) at Cincinnati (Jos.Smith 0-1), 4:15 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Harvey 7-5) at L.A. Dodgers (Greinke 6-2), 4:15 p.m. Philadelphia (Correia 0-2) at Atlanta (A.Wood 5-5), 4:15 p.m. Colorado (Hale 2-3) at Arizona (Collment- er 3-6), 7:10 p.m. Sunday’s Games Milwaukee at Cincinnati, 10:10 a.m. Cleveland at Pittsburgh, 10:35 a.m. Philadelphia at Atlanta, 10:35 a.m. San Diego at St. Louis, 11:15 a.m. Miami at Chicago Cubs, 11:20 a.m. Colorado at Arizona, 1:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets at L.A. Dodgers, 1:10 p.m. San Francisco at Washington, 5:08 p.m. Tennis Wimbledon Seeds fared Friday At The All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club London Third Round Men Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, def. Bernard Tomic (27), Australia, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3. Stan Wawrinka (4), Switzerland, def. Fernando Verdasco, Spain, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4. Milos Raonic (7), Canada, lost to Nick Kyrgios (26), Australia, 5-7, 7-5, 7-6 (3), 6-3. Grigor Dimitrov (11), Bulgaria, lost to Richard Gasquet (21), France, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4. Kevin Anderson (14), South Africa, def. Leonardo Mayer (24), Argentina, 6-4, 7-6 (6), 6-3. David Goffin (16), Belgium, def. Marcos Baghdatis, Cyprus, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2. Richard Gasquet (21), France, def. Grigor Dimitrov (11), Bulgaria, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4. Leonardo Mayer (24), Argentina, lost to Kevin Anderson (14), South Africa, 6-4, 7-6 (6), 6-3. Nick Kyrgios (26), Australia, def. Milos Raonic (7), Canada, 5-7, 7-5, 7-6 (3), 6-3. Bernard Tomic (27), Australia, lost to Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3. Women Serena Williams (1), United States, def. Heather Watson, Britain, 6-2, 4-6, 7-5. Maria Sharapova (4), Russia, def. Irina-Camelia Begu (29), Romania, 6-4, 6-3. Lucie Safarova (6), Czech Republic, def. Sloane Stephens, United States, 3-6, 6-3, 6-1. Andrea Petkovic (14), Germany, lost to Zarina Diyas, Kazakhstan, 7-5, 6-4. Venus Williams (16), United States, def. Aleksandra Krunic, Serbia, 6-3, 6-2. Sam Stosur (22), Australia, lost to CoCo Vandeweghe, United States, 6-2, 6-0. Victoria Azarenka (23), Belarus, def. Kristina Mladenovic, France, 6-4, 6-4. Irina-Camelia Begu (29), Romania, lost to Maria Sharapova (4), Russia, 6-4, 6-3. Belinda Bencic (30), Switzerland, def. Bethanie Mattek-Sands, United States, 7-5, 7-5. Golf PGA Greenbrier Classic Friday’s leaders At The Old White TPC White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. Purse: $6.7 million Yardage: 7,287; Par 70 (34-36) Second Round Jhonattan Vegas 66-65—131 -9 Scott Langley Chad Collins Bryce Molder Danny Lee Kevin Chappell Greg Owen David Hearn Jonathan Byrd James Hahn Scott Piercy Robert Garrigus S.J. Park Patrick Rodgers Sean O’Hair Justin Thomas Tom Hoge Andres Romero Brian Davis J.J. Henry Andres Gonzales Justin Leonard Brendon Todd Seung-Yul Noh Cameron Percy Pat Perez Chris Stroud 62-69—131 65-67—132 68-64—132 63-69—132 65-67—132 65-67—132 68-64—132 63-69—132 66-67—133 67-66—133 66-67—133 68-65—133 68-65—133 66-67—133 67-67—134 68-66—134 67-67—134 64-70—134 68-66—134 68-66—134 66-68—134 65-69—134 69-65—134 68-66—134 67-68—135 66-69—135 Soccer Women’s World Cup THIRD PLACE Saturday Germany vs. England, 1 p.m. (FOX) CHAMPIONSHIP Sunday United States vs. Japan, 4 p.m. (FOX) MLS Friday’s Games Houston 1, Chicago 1, tie Seattle 1, D.C. United 0 Saturday’s Games New York at Columbus, 4:30 p.m. New York City FC at Montreal, 5 p.m. New England at FC Dallas, 6 p.m. Vancouver at Colorado, 6 p.m. Orlando City at Real Salt Lake, 7 p.m. Toronto FC at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m. Sunday’s Games San Jose at Portland, 8 p.m. Basketball WNBA Friday’s Games Minnesota 82, Seattle 57 Los Angeles 98, Tulsa 95 Saturday’s Games No games scheduled Sunday’s Games Seattle at Atlanta, Noon Phoenix at Los Angeles, 2 p.m. -9 -8 -8 -8 -8 -8 -8 -8 -7 -7 -7 -7 -7 -7 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -5 -5 Photo courtesy of Oregon Golf Association Haley Greb of Pendleton competes in the 85th Bob Norquist Oregon Junior Amateur Championships held June 22-26 at Eagle Crest Resort - Ridge Course in Red- mond. MATCH PLAY: Grebs get tough opening draws Continued from 1B Albany’s Richie Mikesell, 4 and 3. Hegarty went one up with a par on the second hole and led from there. He ended the match with a birdie on hole 15. He then knocked off Beaverton’s Max Murai 3 and 2 after back-to-back pars on the 15th and 16th. Consec- utive bogeys on the par-4 10th and 11th holes opened the door for Murai to square the match, but Hegarty shot par on each of the next four holes and Murai bogeyed the 12th, 15th and 16th. His luck ran out in the quarter¿nals, though, and he fell 2 and 1 to Camas’ Brian Humphrey. Full details of that match were not available. Humphreys’ tournament came to an end in the semi¿nals when he lost 1 up to eventual champion Bryce Wortman of Mazama (Klamath Falls). Haley Greb ran into even- tual champion Ellie Slama of Salem in the ¿rst round. Slama won four of the ¿rst six holes and won the match 6 and 4 after the 14th hole. Shelby Greb was edged by Tigard’s Victoria Gailey 1 up in the ¿rst round. Greb went two up when Gailey shot a double bogey on hole 15, but Gailey took the next three holes and ¿nished with an eagle on the par-5 18th. Both Shelby and Haley also lost their ¿rst matches in the consolation bracket. West Linn’s Chloe Barnes defeated Shelby 4 and 3, and Camden Decker of Keizer needed 21 holes to edge Haley.
