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SPORTS THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 2016 Sports shorts Blazers fi re TV, radio broadcasters PORTLAND (AP) — Longtime Trail Blazers television broadcasters Mike Barrett and Mike Rice will not return to the team next season. Team President and Chief Executive Offi cer Chris McGowan announced the changes on Wednesday. The Blazers also let go of radio analyst Antonio Harvey. Barrett, a native Oregonian, had been with the Blazers for 17 seasons, 13 as the lead play-by-play announcer. Rice spent 11 years of his 26 years with the team as a color commen- tator. Fans referred to the duo as “Mike and Mike.” Harvey was the radio analyst for 11 seasons. His play-by-play partner, Brian Wheeler, will return for his 19th season. No replacements were named. It is expected that Wheeler will work without an analyst. Braves’ Freeman hits for the cycle ATLANTA (AP) — Freddie Freeman hit for the cycle, Chase d’Arnaud had a bases-loaded single in the 13th inning to cap a three-run rally and the Atlanta FACES Braves beat the Cincinnati Reds 9-8 on Wednesday night. The Reds took an 8-6 lead in the 13th on Freeman Jose Peraza’s bases-loaded walk with two outs and Joey Votto’s run-scoring single off Alexi Ogando (2-1), the Braves’ ninth pitcher. Alfredo Simon (2-7) gave up fi ve hits and a walk in the 13th. Adonis Garcia and Nick Markakis opened the inning with singles, Jace Peterson hit a run-scoring double and Tyler Flowers added a tying single. An intentional walk to Erick Aybar loaded the bases before d’Arnaud’s fl y ball fell in center fi eld. Freeman became the fi rst Brave to hit for the cycle since Mark Kotsay against the Cubs on Aug. 14, 2008. He is also the fi rst to do it in the majors this season. “Two of the best words ever. Game 7.“ — LeBron James Cleveland Cavaliers forward to reporters on Wednesday. The Cavs must win Game 6 of the NBA Finals tonight to keep Golden State from clinching the title in Cleveland for the second straight season. THIS DATE IN SPORTS 1946 — Lloyd Mangrum edges Byron Nelson and Vic Ghezzi to win the U.S. Open by one stroke in a 36-hole playoff. 1968 — Lee Trevino becomes the fi rst golfer to play all four rounds of the U.S. Open under par as he beats Jack Nicklaus by four strokes. 1993 — Michael Jordan scores 55 points to lead the Chicago Bulls to a 111-105 victory and a 3-1 lead over the Phoenix Suns in the NBA Finals. Jordan is the fi fth player to score 50 in the fi nals and the fi rst since Jerry West in 1969. Contact us at 541-966-0838 or sports@eastoregonian.com 1B FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @EOSPORTS Ichiro hits No. 4,257 College National Finals Rodeo MORE INSIDE Parke rallies in steer wrestling BMCC cowboy posts second fastest time in performance East Oregonian AP Photo/Gregory Bull An image of Miami Marlins Ichiro Suzuki is displayed on a giant screen after hitting a double in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres Wednes- day, June 15, 2016, in San Diego. With the hit, Suzuki’s combined career hits in Japan and the major leagues surpassed Pete Rose’s major league record of 4,256 career hits. PENDLETON — It was a slow day for the Blue Mountain Community College rodeo team as just six competitors performed at the College National Finals Rodeo on Wednesday evening at the Casper (Wyo.) Events Center. Jared Parke turned in an up-and-down day with a disap- pointing no score in tie-down roping before storming back with a 4.3 second time in steer wrestling which was good enough for second place in the Parke See CNFR/2B PENDLETON Straily fi nds stride in Cincinnati AP Photo/John Minchillo Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Dan Straily throws in the fi rst inning of baseball game against the Oakland Athletics, Saturday, June 11, 2016, in Cincinnati. Former Buckaroo reaping the benefi ts of offseason work By ERIC SINGER East Oregonian The year 2016 has been the defi nition of a roller coaster for Pendleton native Dan Straily. The 27-year-old started out the year in spring training with his third club, the Houston Astros, looking to get his career heading back in the right direction. But after two months of solid showings at spring training, Straily was traded away to San Diego on Mar. 28 and then was subsequently designated for assignment and placed on waivers just four days later. Then on June 1, Straily was on the move again as he was claimed on waivers by the Cincinnati Reds, a team at the start of a rebuild that was looking for some experienced pitchers to contribute out of the bullpen. It was a different role for Straily, who had 45 major league starts under his belt before the season, but one he was willing to accept. Just a few weeks into the season, however, the injury bug attacked the NBA Finals Love still seeking his rhythm Lake Oswego product coming off 2-point game MILTON-FREEWATER Quest for World Series set to begin District tournaments open Little League all-star season By TIM REYNOLDS Associated Press CLEVELAND — Numbers may not necessarily lie, though they can deceive. On one hand, Cleveland’s “Big Three” of LeBron James, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love combined for 84 points in Game 5 of the NBA Finals — the triumvirate’s highest such total this postseason. Of course, Love scored two of them. Irving and James, they each had 41. If Cleveland is to complete an NBA Finals comeback unlike any other — the Cavaliers pushed the series to Game 6 with a win at See LOVE/2B Reds starting rotation and opened up a spot for Straily. He made his fi rst start of the season on Apr. 18 against the Colorado Rockies and had a solid showing, pitching fi ve innings with two hits and one run allowed with four strikeouts. And as the starts kept coming, the results got better and better. See STRAILY/2B East Oregonian AP Photo/Tony Dejak Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue, left, talks with Kevin Love during practice for Game 6 of the NBA basketball Finals, Wednesday, June 15, 2016, in Cleve- land. The Cavaliers will play the Golden State Warriors Thursday night in Cleveland. All around the globe, young baseball and softball players begin the path to the Little League World Series this month. Locally, the District 3 Softball Tour- nament will kick off the all-star season on Saturday with games in four age brackets. The District 3 Baseball Tournament will begin the following week on Friday, June 24 in Burns. Teams from Hermiston, Pendleton, Milton-Freewater, Pilot Rock, Columbia and Triangle will be representing Umatilla and Morrow County communities in the softball brackets. See LITTLE LEAGUE/2B
