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Page 2B SPORTS East Oregonian Saturday, August 15, 2015 RODEO: 7DEOHLVVHWIRU¿QDOH6DWXUGD\ Local Contestants –Brad Goodrich (Hermiston), tie down roping, no time –Dalton Massey (Hermiston), steer wrestling, no time –Jake Stanley (Herm- iston), team roping, 14.9 (5th) –Bryan Reay(Adrian)/ Andy Carlson (Hermis- ton), team roping, 5.9 (3rd) –Jerita Belyea (Herm- iston) barrel racing, 18.22 (7th) –Amy Coelho (Echo), barrel racing, 17.51 (third) –Bryan Carter (Pend- leton), bull riding, no score –Cain Smith (Pend- leton), bull riding, no score Continued from 1B each other. Doug Aldridge came out on top with an 85 on Lynx Mountain, right ahead of Jesse Wright (84), Jake Wright (83) and Sam Spreadborough (82). “I was so excited to draw that horse,” Aldridge said. “It’s a great bucking horse that’s been around a long time. If a guy dang sure does his part, you’re gonna get a big score on him. At a great rodeo like this, I was just really happy to make a good ride.” In bareback, Richmond Champion, on Rum Flavoured, and Will Lowe, on Princess Warrior, turned in identical 86s to tie for the hot run of Friday’s go. They both passed Winn Ratliff for tops on the week, and Evan Jayne’s 84 on Soap Bubbles moved him into a tie for third with Ratliff. Rum Flavoured is the son of Grated Coconut, a famous bareback horse which retired only a few years ago. Champion had never ridden Grated, but he’d heard stories and was excited he drew Rum Flavoured. Will Lowe of Canyon, Texas, rides Princess Warrior for 86 points in bareback rid- ing Friday at the Farm-City Pro Rodeo in Hermiston. Staff photo by E.J. Harris “(Grated Coconut) was an incred- ible animal,” Champion said. “It’s fun to get on the babies. They all got a little bit of him — when you look at him, whether it’s how they look or how they feel.” Only one cowboy posted a time in bull riding: Jacob O’Mara’s 73 on Real Mamba. Scottie Knapp and Ty Wallace are still tied atop the leaderboard with 82s. A pair of Pendleton participants, Bryan Carter and Cain Smith, failed to post times, with Smith’s coming in the $500 challenge. 7KH ¿QDO GD\ RI )DUP&LW\ 3UR Rodeo begins at 7:45 p.m. at the Umatilla County Fair Grounds. GOLF NFL Another major, Spieth right in the mix at PGA The only trouble was the lie. He thought LWZRXOGEHLQDÀDWVSRWRIWKHEXQNHUQRW close to the back lip. He thought about SHEBOYGAN, Wis. — The cheers aiming some 10 feet out to the right, but erupted as Jordan Spieth walked down the decided to cut across the ball. “I just struck it absolutely perfectly,” he eighth fairway late in his second round said. “It was sitting nicely Friday at the PGA Cham- on top of the sand to where pionship, but only when it was possible. But no, I the fans saw the portable was not looking to make scoreboard tailing behind that. I would have taken 4 him. and walked off a very, very The applause was more happy guy.” about appreciation than His caddie, Michael surprise. *UHOOHUKHOGXSWZR¿QJHUV It showed Spieth at when the bunker shot went 6-under par, tied for the in for birdie. lead. And while his 5-under They have an annual 67 left him at least one bet on the number of times shot behind going into the Spieth holes shots from weekend, the 22-year-old off the green, and it counts Texan was right in the mix double at the majors. So at yet another major. he’s up to 18. The number Jason Day and Matt this year was 14, and Jones were at 9 under Spieth hit that last week at when the second round AP Photo/Julio Cortez Firestone. The more Spieth was suspended by thunder- storms Friday afternoon. Jordan Spieth reacts af- makes from now until making a birdie on the the end of the season, the It was to be completed ter 18th hole during the second Saturday morning. round of the PGA Champi- higher that bar moves for Spieth wasn’t entirely onship golf tournament Fri- next year. At stake? Greller has VDWLV¿HG day at Whistling Straits in to take him to dinner. That He felt like he was Haven, Wis. doesn’t sound so bad, guiding his drives instead of swinging the club. He didn’t have to wait except that Spieth can invite whoever he KROHV IRU KLV ¿UVW ELUGLH UROOLQJ RQH LQ wants. And Spieth has a lot of friends. The from 18 feet on his second hole. And he dinner party for last year’s bet was in the holed a bunker shot for birdie on the 18th neighborhood of 20 people. The birdie, however, sent Spieth on his hole that gave him momentum for the back way. nine. On a scorching day, Spieth got hot. He “With a couple of chip-ins for the week and really smart course management, and rolled in a birdie from 10 feet on No. 1, and good speed control, we’ve been able to then nearly hit the wrong club on the par-3 hold ourselves in there,” Spieth said. “But third. At the last minute, he switched up to in order to keep shooting rounds like today, a 9-iron and watched it release to 5 feet for I’m going to need to drive the ball a little another birdie. And he joined the lead, albeit bit better and make a few more putts, which EULHÀ\ZLWKDQXSDQGGRZQIURPVKRUWRI are really the two keys for me this weekend. the green at the par-4 sixth. It just never seems to stop. Because it’s just going to get more chal- The Masters. The U.S. Open. Two other OHQJLQJZLWKSLQORFDWLRQVDQG¿UPQHVVRI PGA Tour titles. The close call at the British greens.” Spieth at one point was seven shots Open to end the Grand Slam. Asked if he behind early in his round as he and Rory was fatigued, Spieth only smiled. “I feel good,” he said. “I’ve got a chance McIlroy struggled to get going. The turning point came at the 18th hole, and it showed to win a major championship. Just thinking some of his golf savvy. During the practice about that gives you enough adrenaline so rounds at Whistling Straits, Spieth learned that there won’t be any issues. ... But as far that the bunker just right of the 18th green as mentally in this position, the way the had more sand than the others, so he knew year’s gone, I approach each event as if it’s if his hybrid went right it wouldn’t be the the only event of the year when I stand on WKH¿UVWWHH7KDWJHWVPHWKURXJKWKDW´ worst spot. By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer AP Photo/David Goldman Tennessee Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota (8) lies on the field after being sacked by Atlanta Falcons defensive tackle Tyson Jackson during the first half of an NFL football preseason game Friday in Atlanta. Mariota struggles early as Falcons top Titans By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA — Tennessee rookie quarterback Marcus Mariota quickly learned NFL games are different from practice. 0DULRWD¶V ¿UVW WZR VHULHV ended with an interception and a fumble before he recov- ered to lead a touchdown drive in the Titans’ 31-24 loss to the Atlanta Falcons in a preseason opener Friday night. One play after he was VDFNHGHDUO\LQKLV¿UVWGULYH Mariota’s short pass was intercepted by linebacker Justin Durant, whose 20-yard UHWXUQVHWXSD¿HOGJRDO2Q Tennessee’s next drive, the ball slipped out of Mariota’s hand as he was preparing to pass. Linebacker Paul Worrilow scooped up the loose ball and raced 14 yards for a touchdown. “I just kind of shrugged it RII´0DULRWDVDLG³,¿JXUHG we needed a good drive, and ZH¿QLVKHGZLWKDJRRGRQH´ Mariota regrouped on his third possession. He had two 17-yard completions to former Falcons receiver Harry Douglas and a 26-yard pass to running back Antonio Andrews to set up Dexter McCluster’s 6-yard scoring run. “We obviously had a tough start,” said Titans coach Ken Whisenhunt. “We can’t turn the ball over. ... It was disappointing, but I like the way they responded.” Mariota, the No. 2 overall draft pick, went 7 of 8 for 94 yards. He entered the preseason opener with an impressive streak of 186 passes without an intercep- tion in seven-on-seven and team drills at training camp. The Falcons led 17-0 behind new coach Dan Quinn before the Titans pulled even at 24. Michael Ford’s 1-yard touchdown run midway through the fourth quarter snapped the tie. Atlanta’s Matt Ryan completed all six passes for 86 yards on his only possession, including a 13-yard touch- down to Julio Jones. Jones had four catches for 61 yards — all in the opening drive. “He’s a beast and I’m lucky to call him a team- mate,” said Ryan of Jones. QB COMPARISON Titans: Zach Mettenberger also threw an interception ODWHLQWKH¿UVWKDOIEXWRQO\ after a 30-yard touchdown pass to Rico Richardson. He was 8 for 11 for 129 yards with one touchdown and one interception. Charlie Whitehurst and Alex Tanney combined to complete all eight of their passes. Falcons: T.J Yates went 9 of 15 for 105 yards and an interception. Sean Renfree, who led the decisive touch- down drive, was 6 of 7 for 68 yards. Quinn said the compe- tition to be Ryan’s backup is still close. Montgomery tagged for 9 runs as Red Sox blast M’s innings they batted. Brock Holt and Pablo Sandoval each had three RBIs with two doubles. Holt’s BOSTON — Travis Shaw hit two ¿UVW GURYH LQ WZR UXQV WR FDS D VL[UXQ home runs and Rusney Castillo hit one third inning. Joe Kelly (5-6) limited the Mariners to carry Boston to a 15-1 win over the to one run and four in six Seattle Mariners on Friday MLB innings. He struck out six night, just hours after Red and walked two. Sox manager John Farrell Nelson Cruz went hitless announced he’s taking in three at-bats, halting his a medical leave to treat Boston Seattle 21-game hitting streak. It lymphoma. had tied Troy Tulowitzki Fighting back tears, the for the major’s longest this 53-year-old Farrell said that season. he had a “highly curable” Kyle Seager homered for Seattle, form of cancer and has taken leave for the which had won eight of 12. rest of the season. Mike Montgomery (4-5) gave up nine Farrell said the cancer of the lymphatic system was discovered when he had runs on 10 hits in just 2 1/3 innings. Leading 3-1, Boston broke it open with hernia surgery in Detroit earlier this week. He’s planning on being back for spring its six-run third. Sandoval had a two-run double, Shaw followed with his two-run training. Shaw had a two-run and solo shot, homer into the Red Sox bullpen, and Holt and Castillo’s was a two-run homer in had a two-run double over the head of Boston’s highest run total of the season. OHDSLQJFHQWHU¿HOGHU$XVWLQ-DFNVRQ Holt’s second RBI double came in 7KH5HG6R[¿QLVKHGZLWKDVHDVRQKLJK 21 hits and scored in six of the eight WKH ¿IWK 6DQGRYDO¶V VHFRQG UXQVFRULQJ By KEN POWTAK Associated Press 15 1 double came an inning later and Shaw homered in the eighth. 7UDLOLQJ LQ WKH ¿UVW 'DYLG 2UWL] had an RBI double and Castillo followed with his homer. 6HDJHU KRPHUHG LQ WKH ¿UVW WR SXW Seattle up 1-0. TRAINER’S ROOM Mariners: Cruz was the DH after missing the last game on Wednesday with QHFNVSDVPV³+LVQHFNLV¿QH-XVWJRLQJ to balance it as much as I possibly can,” manager Lloyd McClendon said. Red Sox: RHP Steven Wright was put on the seven-day concussion DL. He was hit in the neck by a batted ball during BP on Wednesday in Miami. ... OF Castillo left with a bruised left foot after fouling a ball off it. UP NEXT Mariners: RHP Felix Hernandez (14-6) is scheduled to start the middle game of the three-game set. He has an 8-3 career record against the Red Sox. Red Sox: LHP Wade Miley (8-9) is slated to start on Saturday. He’s 0-1 in his ODVW¿YHVWDUWV BRIEFLY Driver killed in crash at speedway MECHANICSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Sprint car driver James Campbell Jr. was killed Friday night in a crash at Williams Grove Speedway. 7KH&XPEHUODQG&RXQW\&RURQHU¶V2I¿FHVDLG Campbell, from Feasterville, died after striking the wall on the half-mile banked clay oval. The accident happened during warm-up laps. The speedway canceled the rest of the program after the accident. On Thursday night in Iowa, sprint car driver Kevin Swindell was airlifted to a hospital after his FDUÀLSSHGDWWKHVWDUWRIDKHDWUDFHDWWKH.QR[YLOOH 1DWLRQDOV6ZLQGHOO¶VFDUÀLSSHGKLWWKHRXWVLGHZDOO and landed on its wheels at the World of Outlaws event. .HPS¿UVW3DGUHWRKLWIRUF\FOH DENVER (AP) — Matt Kemp has become the ¿UVW6DQ'LHJR3DGUHVSOD\HUWRKLWIRUWKHF\FOH ¿QLVKLQJRIIWKHIHDW)ULGD\QLJKWZLWKDWULSOHLQWKH ninth inning at Colorado. .HPSKDGDWZRUXQKRPHULQWKH¿UVWDVLQJOH in the third and a double in the seventh. His triple in the ninth went off the fence in center and he easily VFDPSHUHGLQWRWKLUGIRUWKH¿UVWF\FOHRIKLVFDUHHU