SPORTS
WEEKEND, AUGUST 1-2, 2015
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Judge orders
Goodell, Brady to
appear in court
NEW YORK (AP) —
The federal judge handling
Tom Brady’s attempt to
overturn his
four-game
suspension
ordered the
New England
quarterback
and NFL
Commissioner Roger
Goodell to appear in court
twice in mid-August.
U.S. District Judge
Richard M. Berman also
requested the parties
“engage in comprehensive,
good-faith settlement
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conference on August 12.”
Earlier in the day, the NFL
and the players’ union asked
the Manhattan judge in a joint
letter to resolve their dispute
over Brady’s suspension by
Sept. 4 — six days before
the Patriots’ opener against
Pittsburgh. The judge did not
address that request when he
scheduled hearings. Brady is
allowed to participate in all
preseason and training camp
activities.
Looking to extend
streak, Busch wins
pole at Pocono
LONG POND, Pa.
(AP) — Kyle Busch will
start his drive for his fourth
straight NASCAR Sprint
Cup victory from a familiar
spot, out front
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Busch
turned a lap
of 178.416
mph Friday
at Pocono
Raceway to
win the pole for
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during his sensational streak.
He also made it three
straight Cup poles for Joe
Gibbs Racing following
back-to-back wins from Carl
Edwards.
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races of the season with a
broken right leg and left foot.
He returned in late May and
has won three consecutive
Sprint Cup Series races and
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“Hopefully, it’s got 16
weeks left in it,” he said.
“It’s just amazing what
we’re on.”
He’s trying to become the
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Johnson in 2007 to win four
straight races.
“I’m looking
around and there
isn’t anybody in
the sport from my
days. … All these
guys are quitting
in their 40s now.
Hell, I’m just
done. You know
what I mean? I’m
just done.“
— Kenny Wallace
NASCAR driver as he
prepares to make his
547th and fi nal start
in the Xfi nity series on
Saturday at Iowa Speed-
way. Wallace, 51, is the
brother of track designer
Rusty Wallace.
THIS DATE IN SPORTS
1936 — Adolf Hitler
presides over opening cere-
mony at the Berlin Olympics.
1972 — Nate Colbert of
the San Diego Padres drives
in 13 runs in a doubleheader
sweep of the Atlanta Braves
9-0 and 11-7.
1987 — Mike Tyson
wins the undisputed heavy-
weight championship with
a 12-round unanimous
decision over IBF champion
Tony Tucker in Las Vegas.
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PENDLETON
North Medford rallies past D-Jaxx
Pendleton club facing
elimination at state
big innings to put away the Pepsi
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sending the Pendleton club into the
loser’s bracket where it will try to
win its way back into the champion-
East Oregonian
ship round over the weekend.
North Medford belted out 18 hits
The top two offenses at the
American Legion state baseball (14 singles), and chased D-Jaxx starter
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North Medford scored nine runs
night, but only one was able to
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pull away from its determined foe.
The D-Jaxx had pulled within
four runs at 12-8 before North
Medford’s fourth.
Morris, Jack Peterson and Kai
Quinn each drove in two runs for
the D-Jaxx. Quinn and Austin
Zaugg were each 2 for 3, but the
D-Jaxx could do nothing against
North Medford relief pitcher Berry
Hunt when he entered in the bottom
of the third.
Hunt pitched 2 1-3 innings and
gave up just one hit while striking
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The DiamondJaxx will face
Wilson today in an elimination
game at 3:30 p.m.
North Medford will play Sheldon
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will advance to the championship
on Sunday, and North Medford is
the only team left without a loss in
the double elimination bracket.
NFL
Seahawks, Wilson agree on worth
Contract
extension adds
four years, pays
elite money
By TIM BOOTH
Associated Press
RENTON, Wash. —
Drawn out to nearly the last
moment before a deadline
that was not just for show,
Russell Wilson and the
Seattle Seahawks discovered
a compromise in contract
talks.
Those worries about
Wilson hitting free agency
or Seattle having to use a
franchise tag are now tabled
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Wilson is locked up in
Seattle for the prime of his
career after signing an $87.6
million, four-year extension
on Friday that includes a $31
million signing bonus.
It’s one of the richest
contracts in football history,
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AP Photo/Stephen Brashear
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson, right, and tight end Jimmy Graham sign autographs for fans
following an NFL football training camp on Friday, July 31, 2015, in Renton, Wash.
“For me I just want to be paid based on what I’m worth, what I’ve produced, whatever that means.”
— Russell Wilson,
Seahawks QB after signing a four-year, $87.6 million contract extension that included a $31 million signing bonus
Pac-12 Football
Helfrich keeping quiet about new QB
By DAN GREENSPAN
Associated Press
BURBANK, Calif. — If former
Eastern Washington star Vernon
Adams is the next starting quarter-
back at Oregon, Ducks head coach
Mark Helfrich isn’t saying.
Helfrich wouldn’t address
Adams’ status with the program,
his prospects to replace Heisman
Trophy winner Marcus Mariota —
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All-American by name at Pac-12
media days on Friday.
“I know everybody will want to
address the quarterback position,
and the only thing we’re going to
talk about are the people that are
here and involved in the program,”
Helfrich said.
Adams threw for 10,438 yards
and 110 touchdowns in three
seasons at Eastern Washington,
producing particularly memorable
performances against Pac-12 oppo-
nents. Adams passed for 411 yards
and four touchdowns and rushed for
107 yards and two TDs in a 2013
win at Oregon State, and he threw
for 475 yards and seven touchdowns
in a 59-52 loss at Washington last
season against a Huskies defense
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picks.
Adams announced in February
he would transfer to Oregon, where
he would be immediately eligible
for his senior season as a graduate
transfer. However, Adams has not
completed course work to obtain his
degree from Eastern Washington,
and might miss the start of the
Ducks’ fall camp.
“We’re just worried about the
guys we have,” linebacker Rodney
Hardrick said. “Our coaching staff
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situation we’re put in, we’re going
to make the best out of it. We’re
going to go to war with who we
have each and every day.”
Jeff Lockie, Mariota’s backup
for the last two seasons, took the
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Farm-City
Open to
kick off
rodeo week
Golf tournament
benefits rodeo
scholarships
By SAM BARBEE
East Oregonian
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Oregon head coach Mark Helfrich speaks to reporters during
NCAA college Pac-12 Football Media Days, Friday, July 31, 2015,
in Burbank, Calif.
spring practice and received strong
marks from teammates and Helfrich.
“He improved a lot,” Hardrick
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excited to see what he can do. At
times I felt like he was thinking too
much. Once he relaxed and now is
more comfortable in his position I
think he’s going to do a lot of good
things.”
What Lockie lacks in game
experience, having attempted just
41 career passes, he makes up
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up-tempo spread offense that has
lifted Oregon to national promi-
nence.
Lockie has a point guard
mentality and is willing to distribute
the ball to the Ducks’ strong collec-
tion of skill players, Helfrich said,
That approach is exactly what the
second-year coach is looking for to
replace Mariota.
“We don’t need somebody to
come in and try to be Superman
when they’re not,” Helfrich said.
“We need them to play their role
well, utilize the strengths we have
on our team and go.”
That will mean handing the ball
to Pac-12 offensive freshman of
the year Royce Freeman at running
back and getting it out in space to a
group of wide receivers that includes
Byron Marshall — who transitioned
from 1,000-yard rusher as a sopho-
more to 1,000-yard receiver last
season — two-way threat Charles
Nelson and even Bralon Addison,
who missed last season with a knee
injury.
The passing game could get
even stronger if Devon Allen and
tight end Pharaoh Brown are able
to return from knee injuries, though
Helfrich could not update their
status.
The availability of Darren
Carrington, who caught seven
passes for 165 yards and two
touchdowns in the Rose Bowl, is
also a question mark after being
suspended for the College Football
Playoff title game.
“We have so many weapons,”
said Freeman, who rushed for
1,365 yards and 18 touchdowns
last season. “The quarterback is just
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dence whoever it is who is going to
step up.”
In Hermiston, Farm-City
Pro Rodeo is a landmark on
the calendar. Piggy-backing
on the success of and interest
in the rodeo, a golf tourna-
ment sprung up.
The Farm-City Open,
which is to be played
Saturday, Aug. 8, at Big
River Golf Course in
Umatilla, raises money for
college-bound students who
are interested in rodeo. The
tournament begins with a
shotgun start at 8 a.m., after a
registration period beginning
an hour earlier, with appe-
tizers at 11 a.m. and a pork
loin lunch at the conclusion.
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for breast cancer awareness,”
organizer Kevin Fisher said.
“This, the fourth year, we’ve
been giving scholarships.”
Last year, the Farm-City
Open committee award 10
scholarships amounting to
more than $25,000.
“All proceeds are going
to a good cause, but it’s a
tournament for the golfer,”
Fisher said.
That’s because of the
prizes that will be waiting
at each hole. Broken up into
foursomes based on their
handicaps, participants will
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