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Timbers acquire
forward Seaton
from DC United
PORTLAND (AP) —
The Portland Timbers have
acquired forward Michael
Seaton from D.C. United for
targeted allocation money
and an international roster
spot.
The
19-year-old
native of
Jamaica
also has
U.S.
citizenship. He originally
signed with D.C. United
in 2013. He spent much
of his time there on loan
to the USL’s Richmond
Kickers and a Swedish team.
He played in ¿ ve MLS
regular-season games.
Seaton has made 13
appearances with the
Jamaican national team and
was on the roster during this
year’s CONCACAF Gold
Cup tournament.
McIlroy close to
returning for PGA
Championship
AKRON, Ohio (AP) —
Rory McIlroy posted two
videos on Instagram that
suggest he might be able to
return for the PGA Champi-
onship.
The world’s
FACES No. 1 player
is in the ¿ eld
for the year’s
¿ nal major next
week at Whis-
tling
Straits,
and he will be
McIlroy
listed in the tee
times released
Friday. That’s common prac-
tice for the majors — players
are automatically entered —
and McIlroy does not have to
decide whether he plays until
his tee time at the start of the
championship.
McIlroy has not played
since he ¿ nished fourth in the
U.S. Open. He ruptured liga-
ments in his left ankle while
playing soccer with friends
in Northern Ireland the ¿ rst
weekend in July, forcing him
to miss title defenses at the
British Open and this week at
the Bridgestone Invitational.
His chief spokesman said
in a text Thursday that rehab
was “progressing well.”
“I just feel like, at
this point in time,
with the discipline
he put forth, he
stepped outside the
rules and made his
own rules.”
—Antonio
Cromartie
Current New York Jets
defensive back speaking out
against NFL commissioner
Roger Goodell and the league’s
handling of Tom Brady and
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THIS DATE IN SPORTS
1936 — Jesse Owens
becomes the ¿ rst American
to win four Olympic gold
medals as the United States
sets a world record in the
4x100 relay at the Berlin
Games.
1992 — The Summer
Olympics in Barcelona,
Spain, ends with the Uni¿ ed
Team holding a 112-108 lead
in medals over the United
States, the closest race since
America won 90-86 in 1964
at Tokyo.
2007 — David Beckham
makes his long-awaited
Major League Soccer debut,
entering in the 72nd minute
of the Los Angeles Galaxy’s
1-0 loss to D.C. United..
2010 –– No American
player appears in the top 10
for the ¿ rst time since the
men’s tennis computer rank-
ings began in 1973. Andy
Roddick drops from No. 9
to No. 11 in the latest ATP
rankings.
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NFL
SeahawN returns to practice after cancer ¿ ght
By TIM BOOTH
Associated Press
RENTON, Wash. —
Less than three months after
a cancerous kidney was
removed, Seattle Seahawks
defensive tackle Jesse
Williams was back on the
practice ¿ eld Thursday as
more than a spectator.
Back in pads. Back being
a football player.
“Feels good, running
around, moving around
with the team,” Williams
said. “Today was the day I
was pretty much kept in my
mind the whole time that
I had been in the hospital,
the ¿ rst day back, so it was
driving me. It was a big deal
to get out there today.”
Williams was activated
from the non-football injury
list and took part in his
¿ rst practice of the season
after being diagnosed with
papillary type 2 cancer
in May and undergoing
surgery. His time on the
AP Photo/Elaine Thompson
Seattle Seahawks’ Jesse Williams, right, works through a drill at training camp
Thursday in Renton, Wash.
¿ eld Thursday was mostly
limited to individual drills,
but it was a signi¿ cant step
after Williams’ football
career was in jeopardy when
the diagnosis was made.
“I try not to deviate my
mind from the goals and
the plans that I set already,”
Williams said. “The team
believed in me and gave
me a chance. I had a pretty
rough start already. Hope-
fully getting rid of the bad
kidney got rid of a bit of
the bad luck I had as well.
I’m looking forward to
progressing and staying out
there the best that I can.”
Williams
has
been
riddled with injuries since
being a ¿ fth-round draft
pick out of Alabama in 2013.
Williams spent his ¿ rst two
seasons on injured reserve
with major knee injuries,
but those seemed minor
compared to receiving a
cancer diagnosis.
According to statistics
from the American Cancer
Society, the average age
of people diagnosed with
kidney cancer is 64, and
kidney cancer for those
under age 45 is rare.
Williams is 24. Williams
said the trigger for getting
checked out by doctors was
having blood in his urine.
That led to additional tests
and eventually the diag-
nosis.
“I was actually out with
my family when I got the
call, and it’s not a nice call
to get when you’re just
hanging out,” Williams said.
“Took 24 hours to ¿ gure it
out, did what I needed to do
and got to work the next day
and hit the ground running.”
/ocal martial artist quali¿ es for -unior Pan Ams
Von Eggers divides
time between training
and internship at Intel
By KATHY ANEY
East Oregonian
Karate started as a way for Seth
von Eggers’ mom to get a couple
hours of peace.
His father, Brian von Eggers,
took 12-year-old Seth, his sister
and two brothers to Chuck’s
School of Karate at the Roundup
Athletic Club to give Jennie some
quiet time and to do something
with his children. With several
years, Brian, Seth and older
brother all earned their black belts.
In 2013, Seth started traveling
once a month to a dojo in McMin-
nville to train with international
Karate champion Tony Mendonca.
The teen ramped up his time at
Mendonca’s dojo after moving
west to attend George Fox Univer-
sity. Seth, now 19, will head to
Santa Cruz, Bolivia later this
month to compete in the Junior
Pan American Games as a member
of the U.S. National Junior Karate
Team.
Von Eggers’ event (kumite)
involves short explosive bursts
of punching and kicking between
two barefooted opponents. When
one contacts the other’s body or
head, the referee calls, “Yame”,
the Japanese word for stop.
Opponents return to their ready
positions. At the command, they
continue their À urry of movement
until the next point is scored.
Karate sparring is all about
Contributed photo
Seth von Eggers scores a head kick last month at the National Karate Federation Championships and
U.S. Team Trials. With his silver medal, Von Eggers qualifi ed to compete at the Junior Pan American
Games on the United States.
precision, according to von
Eggers.
“You have to have clean tech-
nique and good controlled hits,”
von Eggers said. “You can’t be
sloppy.”
His mentor, Mendonca, said
physicality isn’t enough to prevail
in the sparring event.
“It’s not just about being strong
and tough, but also which person
is the best tactician,” he said. “It’s
like the contact form of chess.”
Mendonca, who said he
honestly didn’t expect his young
protégé to reach this elite level for
another couple years, attributed
the quick rise to von Eggers’ drive.
“His greatest quality is the fact
that he has motivation,” he said.
“The biggest thing I’m doing as a
coach is channeling his motivation
into technique and strategy.”
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Swimming
Ledecky, Lochte continue domination at world championship
By BETH HARRIS
Associated Press
KAZAN, Russia — Katie
Ledecky just keeps winning at the
world swimming championships.
Ryan Lochte is back on top, too,
and together he and Ledecky carried
the United States to its ¿ rst two-gold
medal night of the eight-day meet
Thursday.
Ledecky anchored a 3.04-second
comeback victory in the 4x200-
meter freestyle relay for her fourth
gold. Lochte won a record fourth
consecutive title in the 200 indi-
vidual medley.
“We had a great night,” Ledecky
said. “We’re really getting some
momentum and showing what we
can do.”
Missy Franklin led off the relay
for the Americans, and Leah Smith
and Katie McLaughlin kept them
within striking distance of Sweden,
which was under world-record pace
for much of the 16-lap race.
Ledecky dived in and quickly
pulled even with Swedish anchor
Ida Marko-Varga. The American
teenager opened a slight lead at 700
meters and extended it to a body
length before powering home in 7
minutes, 45.37 seconds.
“I knew I could bring it home and
get this thing done,” said Ledecky,
who climbed out of the pool and
into an embrace with her teammates.
“We had a blast out there. We were
AP Photo/Sergei Grits
China’s gold medal winner Fu Yuanhui touches the sideline as she competes in the women’s 50m back-
stroke fi nal at the Swimming World Championships in Kazan, Russia on Thursday.
so relaxed.”
It was the third straight victory in
the 4x200 relay for the U.S. at the
worlds.
Ledecky won the 200 free on
Wednesday, to go with victories in
the 400 and 1,500 freestyles. She
set two world records in the longest
distance race for women.
“She’s phenomenal. She’s a
beast,” Lochte said of his 18-year-old
teammate. “Between my win and
her world records, hopefully it got
Team USA on a roll.”
After a fourth-place ¿ nish in the
200 free, Lochte made history in the
200 IM. He trailed through the ¿ rst
three legs but came home strong on
the freestyle lap and won in 1:55.81.
“That’s the coolest thing,” Lochte
said.
He joined Grant Hackett of
Australia as four-time champions of
their respective events. Hackett once
dominated the 1,500 free.
“I’m de¿ nitely really humbled,”
Lochte said.
It was Lochte’s 24th world cham-
pionships medal — second only to
Michael Phelps’ career total of 33
— and his 16th gold.
The U.S. has won the event seven
consecutive times, starting with
Phelps’ three titles in 2003, 2005,
and 2007. Lochte won in 2009,
2011, and 2013.