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CHARLOTTE, N.C.
(AP) — Tampa Bay
Buccaneers
cornerback
C.J. Wilson
and New
York Giants
defensive
end Jason
Pierre-Paul both
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accidents on July 4.
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Pierre-Paul had his right
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on Wednesday, based on
medical records obtained
by the network. Pierre-Paul,
26, is not under contract
with the Giants since he
has not signed the one-year
franchise tender offered by
the team. He has until July
15 to do so, and the team
could rescind it at any time
until he does.
Pierre-Paul was coming
off one of his best seasons a
professional in which he had
77 tackles and 12.5 sacks.
Wilson’s father told a
Charlotte television station
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when an explosive he was
near exploded inside its
canister. Wilson was an
undrafted free agent who has
appeared in four games over
two seasons.
Clippers keep
Jordan with last-
second effort
DALLAS (AP) — A
person with knowledge of
the situation says Mavericks
owner Mark Cuban has
given up hope that free-agent
center DeAndre Jordan will
come to Dallas.
After a Los Angeles
Clippers
FACES contingent
traveled to
Houston to try
to convince
Jordan to
stay with his
original team,
the person said
Jordan
Cuban had
begun telling members of his
organization that Jordan was
reneging on a deal with the
Mavericks.
The person spoke
Wednesday night on
condition of anonymity
because of the NBA’s ban
on public comments before
players can sign contracts,
starting at 12:01 a.m. Eastern
time Thursday.
Jordan agreed to a
four-year, $80 million deal
with Dallas last Friday. Los
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“ Nobody wants
to get in because
someone else
got injured. It’s a
horrible way to
get in, I guess, but
I’m very happy
I’m in the fi eld.“
— Russell Knox
Professional golfer who
will replace defending
champion Rory McIlroy
in the British Open. McIl-
roy announced Wednes-
day that he would
withdraw to continue
rehabilitation efforts on
his injured ankle, which
he hurt playing soccer.
McIlroy said he’s ahead
of schedule, but wants
to make sure he’s 100
percent before playing
in a tournament.
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Washington loses
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Team won’t have
to change name
that has stretched over 20 years,
a federal judge on Wednesday
ordered the cancellation of the
Washington football team’s
trademark registration, ruling
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that the team name may be
disparaging to Native Ameri-
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PENDLETON
Landingham wins Cody
Pendleton
bareback
rider R.C.
Landing-
ham goes
for 87
points on
C5 Rodeo’s
Make Up
Face to win
the Cody
Stampede
held July
1-4 in Cody,
Wyoming.
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La Grande takes
9/10 district
baseball title
over Pendleton
East Oregonian
Andy Watson
photo courtesy of
PRCA
Bareback rider moves up to 10th in PRCA
ended up being a pretty good ride.”
Landingham
recorded
his
CODY, Wyo. — The 2015 winning ride July 2 and collected a
winter run for bareback rider R.C. $10,667 check for his effort. Newly
crowned National Intercollegiate
Landingham was forgettable.
The Pendleton cowboy suffered Rodeo Association Champion Tim
a severe rib injury at the South- O’Connell was second with an
western Stock Show Exposition in 86-point ride on Frontier Rodeo’s
Fort Worth, Texas, Feb. 2 and was champion bucking horse Full
Baggage.
out of action until April 8.
“I knew I was going to be a lot
Landingham, however, has made
up for lost time with strong perfor- of points, up there near the top,”
mances, like the one he delivered at Landingham said. “I’ve never even
won a check at Cody. Coming into
the Cody Stampede, July 1-4.
Landingham had an 87-point the month of April, I only had six
ride on C5 Rodeo’s Make Up Face rodeos and I’ve been going to as
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to everybody. This win at Cody will
Cody Stampede.
“I’ve seen that horse a few help me move up in the standings
times,” said Landingham, 24. “I’ve and give me a lot more hope to
seen guys be a lot of points on make the NFR.”
Landingham moved from 16th
him, and I’ve seen a lot of guys get
bucked off of him. I wasn’t really to 10th in the July 6 Windham
sure what to expect, but he left there Weaponry High Performance
kind of hard and electric and had PRCA World Standings. Land-
a lot of kick. He was kind of fast, ingham also had several other solid
but really good in the air, and I just outings over Cowboy Christmas.
The last two seasons Land-
pretty much had to keep setting my
feet. About six seconds in he gave ingham has just missed qualifying
me a little bit of whiplash, but it still for the Wrangler National Finals
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in 2013 and 2014.
“Basically, the only reason I
haven’t made it (the WNFR) is
because of injuries (the last two
years),” said Landingham, who is
chasing his inaugural WNFR bid.
“I hurt my back (in 2013) and last
year in September I hurt my neck.
I’m just trying to stay healthy, and
it would be awesome if I could get
(to the WNFR) this year, especially
with all the money they have added.
I know I feel like I’m riding better
than I ever have.”
Other winners at the $348,402
rodeo were all-around cowboy
Trevor Brazile ($11,369 in
tie-down roping and team roping),
steer wrestler Clayton Moore
(3.9 seconds), team ropers Aaron
Tsinigine and Ryan Motes (4.2
seconds), saddle bronc rider Chuck
Schmidt (87 points on Frontier
Rodeo’s Tip Off), tie-down roper
Cimarron Boardman (8.1 seconds),
barrel racer Jill Welsh (16.91
seconds) and bull rider Brett Stall
(87 points on Frontier Rodeo’s
Flash Boy).
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with three hits
Associated Press
SEATTLE — Jefry Marte has
played more than 700 baseball
games in his
professional
career, but the one
game he played
Detroit
Wednesday was
all that mattered.
Marte,
in
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league start after
bouncing around
Seattle
eight years in the
minor leagues, got
an RBI double for
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majors and added a solo home run
that sent the Detroit Tigers over the
Seattle Mariners 5-4.
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homer in big leagues. Man,” the
24-year-old Dominican said. “I give
the ball to my wife, my parents.”
Marte made his big league debut
last Sunday and had struck out in his
only at-bat. The 24-year-old played
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on the mound and a perfect
defense to back it up lifted
the La Grande 9/10-year-old
all-stars past Pendleton 13-2
in the Little League District
3 baseball championship on
Wednesday at Pioneer Park.
La Grande’s starting
pitcher went the entire four
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strikeouts and no walks, and
the defense had no errors to
limit Pendleton’s chances.
Pendleton was able to
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get on the scoreboard until
La Grande led 5-0 in the
third inning. La Grande
added eight runs in the fourth
inning to bring the 10-run
rule into effect.
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loss of the tournament.
Andrew Demianew led
Pendleton at the plate by
going 2 for 2, and Jack
Lieuallen had the team’s only
RBI. Demianew and Luke
Bensching (1 for 1) each
scored runs. Levi Herman
also was 1 for 1.
Pendleton used three
pitchers in the game, and
they combined to issue eight
walks and nine earned runs
off seven hits.
PENDLETON
D-Jaxx
frustrated
by loss
Roe’s big day
not enough for
Pendleton club
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Seattle Mariners’ Brad Miller steals third base during the sixth
inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers, Wednesday,
July 8, 2015, in Seattle.
injured Miguel Cabrera.
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doubled during a three-run second
and scored later in the inning.
Marte homered in the fourth
against J.A. Happ (4-6) to make it
4-2.
“No doubt, it’s a great feeling
for him,” Tigers teammate Victor
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by the Mets but never advanced
past Double-A. The Tigers signed
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CENTRALIA, Wash. —
A controversial balk gave
the FCA Titans 16U baseball
squad an 8-7 victory over
the Pepsi DiamondJaxx on
Wednesday at the college
xxposure tournament in
Centralia.
Coach Travis Zander
said the team did a great job
keeping its composure during
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came into question often.
“It was extremely hard
to deal with,” he said. “I’ve
never seen anything like it.
I’m not one to complain, but
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The DiamondJaxx led
7-4 headed into the seventh
inning and were paced by the
3-for-4 afternoon of Devon
Roe, who drove in a team-
high four RBIs.
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