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Page 2B SPORTS East Oregonian BRIEFLY hursday, June 23, 2016 Hockey NHL to expand to Las Vegas in 2017 Free youth baseball clinics Michaud Athletics is offering free youth baseball clinics for the next month in Milton-Freewater. The clinics start on June 27 and will take place each Monday evening through the remainder of July from 6-8 p.m. at the Yantis Park athletic ields. It is available to anyone ages 8-12 that is interested in learning, prac- ticing, and playing the game of baseball. Campers are asked to bring a baseball glove, cleats, hat, baseball pants, cup and supporter, and a t-shirt, and will spend the irst hour of the camp learning the fundamentals of the game. The second hour will be spent playing several games against each other. The camps will be led by Mark Michaud, the varsity baseball coach at Mac-Hi who has an extensive back- ground in coaching at the collegiate and high school levels, as well as recently coaching the Walla Walla Sweets. More information on the clinics can be found at MichaudAthletics.com. By GREG BEACHAM AP Hockey Writer LAS VEGAS — The NHL is making a big bet on Las Vegas. The league will expand to Las Vegas for the 2017-18 season after awarding its 31st franchise to billionaire businessman Bill Foley on Wednesday. Commissioner Gary Bettman announced the decision after the league’s board of governors met on a 109-degree day and unanimously voted to put an ice hockey team in the Mojave Desert’s gambling mecca. “We think this is a tremendously exciting opportunity, not just for Las Vegas, but for the league as well,” Bettman said, calling Las Vegas “a vibrant, growing, global destination city.” Foley will pay $500 million to the NHL’s other owners as an expansion fee. The new team will play in T-Mobile Arena, the $375 million building that opened just off the Las Vegas Strip in April. Foley’s bid had the enormous advantage of an NHL-ready arena built with private funding and eager for a lagship tenant. Foley has already accepted more than 14,000 season ticket deposits and sold out all 44 suites in the 17,500- seat rink built by MGM Resorts International and Anschutz Entertainment Group, which owns the Los Angeles Kings. The new franchise will be stocked by an expansion draft that will be more favor- able than previous drafts, AP Photo/John Locher NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, right, and Bill Fo- theoretically allowing the ley pose for photographers during a news conference Vegas franchise to become Wednesday, June 22, 2016, in Las Vegas. Foley is the competitive more quickly. majority owner of the team. They’ll play in the Paciic Division, the home of the The NHL is expanding decade, and the NHL is league’s three California for the irst time since betting that its slowed teams and the Arizona 2000, when Minnesota and growth hasn’t curbed the Coyotes. Columbus each paid $80 city’s appetite for sports and Sports leagues once spectacles. million to join the league. rejected the city outright due “We want everyone to be to concerns about corrup- With nearly 2.2 million people in the last census, a fan,” Foley said. “We’re tion from Vegas’ massive Las Vegas is the largest dedicated to it. We’ll leave sports betting economy, but population center in the no stone unturned in our the NHL and the NFL no U.S. without a team in the dedication, in our pursuit of longer share those worries, major professional sports. hockey for Las Vegas, not with Bettman calling his Vegas was an economic only for our team, but for sport “less susceptible” to boomtown in the previous the community.” gambling interests due to the small volume of bets placed on hockey. Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis is interested in partnering with Vegas interests to build an enormous domed foot- ball stadium for his team. Bettman also announced that an expansion bid from Quebec City was “deferred.” While Bettman strongly praised the bid’s prepara- tions and the city’s devotion to hockey, concerns about the small market, the Cana- dian dollar’s luctuation and the league’s resulting geographical imbalance prompted the governors to go with Las Vegas alone. Foley hasn’t decided on a nickname or logo for his team, but an announcement could be made in the next few weeks. The choice could be the Black Knights, a name that has special meaning to Foley, a West Point graduate. “I love Black Knights,” Foley said. “I’m an Army guy, but maybe that’s not the right name for the team at this time. We’re going to work through the league.” LITTLE LEAGUE: Championship game set for 4:30 p.m. on Friday Continued from 1B Jenness all scored three times for Pendleton. Jaden Samp was 3 for 4 with four RBI, and Kylie Parsons was 2 for 2. Also with two hits were Lilienthal, Duchek and Jenness also had two hits. Hayden Robinson was 2 for 2 for La Grande, and Orton and Meuser were 2 for 3. La Grande will play Milton-Freewater in the consolation inals, and the winner will have to beat Pendleton twice in a row to claim the championship in the double-elimination format. The championship game is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. on Friday at Yantis Park. ——— R H E LAG 121 00 — 4 9 7 PEN 103 55 — 14 13 1 W — M. Burke. L — C. Glenn. 2B — K. Nowak, S. Meuser (LAG); J. Samp, D. Duchek (PEN). 1 1 / 1 2 ’ s : MILTON-FREEWATER 9, HERMISTON 1 — At Yantis Park, Milton-Free- water came out swinging and quickly jumped ahead in their elimination game on Wednesday. Milton-Freewater scored seven runs in the irst two innings and pitcher Hannah Prock kept Hermiston off balance the entire way to get the win. Prock inished with seven strikeouts. Four players scored twice for Milton-Freewater — Ally Marly, Lexi Mont- gomery, Tallulah Sickels and Kadence Brown. Kara Jackson scored their other run. Breanna Simpson scored for Hermiston in the third inning. Milton-Freewater plays La Grande today at 4:30 p.m. The winner will play Pendleton in the champion- ship on Friday. 9/10’s: PENDLETON 18, WALLOWA 5 — At Yantis Park, Pendleton beat Wallowa for the second time and eliminated it from the consolation bracket on Wednesday. Pendleton was the bene- factor of 19 walks and three hit batters, and did all of its scoring in the irst and third innings. Pendleton scored six in the irst, then 12 in the third, and inished the game with just three hits. Those hits went to Kate Pace, Kendall Murphy and Lanie Burke. Murphy and Burke combined in the circle on a two-hit outing that saw each pitcher strike out four. Pendleton will play Grant County today at 2 p.m. The winner will face La Grande in the championship on Friday. Staff photo by Matt Entrup Milton-Freewater’s Kara Jackson slides safely into home plate as Hermiston pitcher Breanna Simpson awaits the toss from catcher Cayleen Cummings in their 11/12 year-old District 3 softball game on Wednes- day in Milton-Freewater. RODEO: 2015 Round-Up saddle bronc champion Wright also gone Continued from 1B formation by releasing new bylaws aimed at cutting the cord with competitors that have ties to competing associations, denying them memberships, permits, or renewals with the organiza- tion. “When we look at the membership-the rodeo committees, contestants, stock contractors and contract personnel-we decided to put in place a couple of items that will better serve the quality and popularity of our sport,” said PRCA Board Chairman Mark Keith in a press release. “What the board did is look at our history and what has made the PRCA the most successful and popular rodeo-sanctioning body in the world. Accordingly, we have taken steps to ensure the future generations of fans and members will continue to enjoy the highest quality rodeo events for years to come.” Aside from Brazile, Round-Up fans will miss out on seeing many other big-name cowboys and cowgirls this year such as bareback riders Richmond Champion and Kaycee Field, saddle bronc riders Spencer Wright and Jesse Wright, steer wrestlers Luke Branquinho and Hunter Cure, tie-down roper Tuf Cooper and barrel racers Fallon Taylor and Lisa Lockhart. MARINERS: Team goes without a home run for irst time in 15 games Continued from 1B He retired all ive hitters he faced, striking out three. Hisashi Iwakuma (6-6) allowed ive runs and 11 hits in 4 2/3 innings. The Mari- ners have lost ive straight. “You want to play well, which we did for an extended time,” Seattle manager Scott Servais said. “Unfortunately, it’s lipped on us for a number of different reasons.” The 24-year-old Moya hit a solo shot to right in the fourth and another to left the following inning. It remains to be seen whether the young outielder can be consistently productive in the big leagues, but with J.D. Martinez recovering from an elbow injury, Moya should have an extended opportunity. Moya hit 35 home runs at Double-A in 2014 and 20 at Triple-A last year. Fulmer allowed a run and three hits in 4 1/3 innings. He’s now yielded only three runs in 44 1/3 innings over his last seven starts, but he didn’t last long enough for the win Wednesday. With Detroit up 4-0, Fulmer allowed a walk and a one-out single in the ifth. He then hit two consecutive batters to force in Seattle’s only run of the night. Ryan came in and struck out pinch-hitter Franklin Gutierrez before retiring Robinson Cano on a groundout. “Kyle Ryan was deinitely the key,” Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said. “Coming in with the bases loaded, get those two guys, one of them being Robinson Cano, that was an outstanding job. And then his second inning was AP Photo/Paul Sancya Seattle Mariners’ Leonys Martin grimaces after be- ing hit by a pitch from Detroit Tigers’ Michael Fulmer during the ifth inning of Wednesday’s game in Detroit. real sharp as well.” Cabrera gave Detroit a 1-0 lead in the irst with his 16th homer of the season, and Jose Iglesias hit a two-run double in the second. Iwakuma failed to make it through the ifth inning for the irst time since Aug. 24, when he also pitched 4 2/3 in a loss to Oakland. Fulmer retired 10 in a row before the ifth inning, and after he was taken out, the Detroit bullpen retired all 14 hitters it faced. A BIT OFF Fulmer said he wasn’t feeling well — he complained afterward of lightheadedness and dizziness. “I just kind of woke up this morning not feeling the best. I should’ve done a better job of executing my pitches, get some quick innings in, but I tried to ease up a little bit, not overexert myself,” Fulmer said. “Just a little shortness of breath, trying to catch my breath.” POWER OUTAGE Seattle was held without a home run for the irst time in 15 games. “I don’t want to say we’re trying too hard,” said Cano, whose liner to left with a man on in the irst was caught. “We hit a lot of balls, just right at them. First at-bat, hit right at them. If I’m able to drive it, you don’t know what could happen in that inning.” TRAINER’S ROOM Mariners: Servais said RHP Taijuan Walker (right foot) will probably be able to pitch during the next home- stand. ... Star RHP Felix Hernandez (right calf strain) is making progress in his recovery. “I think he threw (Tuesday) out to 75 feet for about 7 or 8 minutes,” Servais said. “He’s picking up pace on his progression.” UP NEXT Mariners: Seattle tries to avoid a four-game sweep Thursday when Adrian Sampson (0-1) takes the mound against Detroit. Tigers: Daniel Norris (0-0) makes his irst start of the season. SCOREBOARD Baseball NCAA College World Series Wednesday’s Game Arizona vs. UC Santa Barbara Thursday’s Game Coastal Carolina vs. Texas Tech, 5 p.m. (ESPN2) Friday’s Games Oklahoma State (43-20) vs. Arizona (46- 22), Noon (ESPN2) Game 12 TCU (49-16) vs. OK State/Arizo- na winner, 5 p.m. MLB AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct Baltimore 41 30 .577 Boston 39 32 .549 Toronto 40 34 .541 New York 35 36 .493 Tampa Bay 31 39 .443 Central Division W L Pct Cleveland 41 30 .577 Kansas City 38 33 .535 Detroit 37 35 .514 Chicago 36 36 .500 Minnesota 23 48 .324 West Division W L Pct Texas 47 26 .644 Houston 37 36 .507 Seattle 36 36 .500 Los Angeles 31 41 .431 Oakland 29 42 .408 ——— Wednesday’s Games N.Y. Yankees 9, Colorado 8 N.Y. Mets 4, Kansas City 3 GB — 2 2½ 6 9½ GB — 3 4½ 5½ 18 GB — 10 10½ 15½ 17 Houston 3, L.A. Angels 2 Milwaukee 4, Oakland 2 Toronto 5, Arizona 2 Baltimore 7, San Diego 2 Chicago White Sox 8, Boston 6 Cleveland 6, Tampa Bay 1 Detroit 5, Seattle 1 Texas 6, Cincinnati 4 Minnesota 6, Philadelphia 5 Thursday’s Games Philadelphia (Eickhoff 4-9) at Minnesota (Nolasco 3-4), 10:10 a.m. Seattle (Sampson 0-1) at Detroit (Norris 0-0), 10:10 a.m. Chicago White Sox (Shields 2-9) at Boston (Porcello 8-2), 10:35 a.m. Oakland (Graveman 2-6) at L.A. Angels (Lincecum 1-0), 7:05 p.m. NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division W Washington 43 New York 38 Miami 38 Philadelphia 30 Atlanta 24 Central Division W Chicago 47 St. Louis 38 Pittsburgh 34 Milwaukee 32 Cincinnati 28 West Division W San Francisco 46 Los Angeles 41 Colorado 34 Arizona 34 San Diego 30 ——— L 30 32 34 43 47 Pct GB .589 — .543 4 .528 5 .411 13½ .338 18½ L 23 33 38 40 44 Pct GB .671 — .535 9½ .472 14 .444 16 .389 20 L 27 33 37 40 43 Pct GB .630 — .554 5½ .479 11 .459 12½ .411 16 Wednesday’s Games Miami 3, Atlanta 0 N.Y. Yankees 9, Colorado 8 N.Y. Mets 4, Kansas City 3 St. Louis 7, Chicago Cubs 2 Milwaukee 4, Oakland 2 Toronto 5, Arizona 2 Baltimore 7, San Diego 2 San Francisco 7, Pittsburgh 6 Texas 6, Cincinnati 4 Minnesota 6, Philadelphia 5 L.A. Dodgers 4, Washington 3 Thursday’s Games San Francisco (Suarez 2-1) at Pittsburgh (Niese 6-4), 9:35 p.m. Philadelphia (Eickhoff 4-9) at Minnesota (Nolasco 3-4), 10:10 a.m. Chicago Cubs (Lester 9-3) at Miami (Chen 4-2), 4:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Harvey 4-9) at Atlanta (Wisler 3-7), 4:10 p.m. San Diego (Friedrich 3-2) at Cincinnati (Lamb 1-4), 4:10 p.m. Arizona (Greinke 10-3) at Colorado (Butler 2-4), 5:40 p.m. MiLB NORTHWEST LEAGUE North Division W Spokane (Rangers) 3 Vancouver (Blue Jays) 3 Everett (Mariners) 3 Tri-City (Padres) 3 South Division W Eugene (Cubs) 4 Salem-Keizer (Giants) 4 Boise (Rockies) 2 Hillsboro (Dbacks) 2 ——— Wednesday’s Games L 3 3 3 3 Pct. GB .500 — .500 — .500 — .500 — L 2 2 4 4 Pct. GB .667 — .667 — .333 2 .333 2 Eugene 8, Hillsboro 1 Salem-Keizer 3, Boise 2 Everett 6, Vancouver 4 Tri-City 3, Spokane 2 Today’s Games Tri-City at Salem-Keizer, 6:35 p.m. Boise at Everett, 7:05 p.m. Hillsboro at Vancouver 7:05 p.m. Spokane at Eugene, 7:05 p.m. Sporting K.C. 6 8 3 21 16 18 Vancouver 6 7 3 21 24 27 San Jose 5 4 6 21 18 18 Portland 5 6 5 20 25 27 Seattle 5 8 1 16 13 17 Houston 3 7 5 14 20 22 ——— Wednesday’s Games Philadelphia 4, Chicago 3 Real Salt Lake 2, New York 1 Colorado 0, Los Angeles 0 Saturday’s Games New York City FC at Seattle, 5 p.m. New England at D.C. United, 7 p.m. Vancouver at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. New York at Columbus, 7:30 p.m. Sporting K.C. at Montreal, 7:30 p.m. Toronto FC at Orlando City, 7:30 p.m. Real Salt Lake at FC Dallas, 8 p.m. Los Angeles at San Jose, 10 p.m. Sunday’s Game Houston at Portland, 6 p.m. Soccer Copa America SEMIFINALS Tuesday’s Game Argentina 4, United States 0 Wednesday’s Game Chile 2, Colombia 0 CHAMPIONSHIP Sunday, June 26 (At East Rutherford, N.J.) Argentina vs. Chile, 5 p.m. (FS1) MLS EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts Philadelphia 7 4 5 26 New York 7 8 1 22 NYC FC 5 5 6 21 Montreal 5 4 5 20 Toronto FC 5 5 4 19 New England 4 4 7 19 D.C. United 4 6 5 17 Orlando City 3 3 8 17 Columbus 3 5 6 15 Chicago 2 7 5 11 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts Colorado 9 2 5 32 FC Dallas 8 5 4 28 Real Salt Lake 8 4 3 27 Los Angeles 5 3 7 22 Basketball GF 27 27 25 22 15 21 14 25 18 14 GA 22 22 31 20 15 26 16 23 21 20 GF 19 24 27 27 GA 11 24 24 17 WNBA EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct New York 9 4 .692 Atlanta 8 5 .615 Washington 7 7 .500 Chicago 6 7 .462 Indiana 5 9 .357 Connecticut 3 10 .231 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct Minnesota 13 0 1.000 Los Angeles 11 1 .917 Dallas 6 7 .462 Phoenix 4 9 .308 Seattle 4 9 .308 San Antonio 2 10 .167 GB — 1 2½ 3 4½ 6 GB — 1½ 7 9 9 10½ ——— Wednesday’s Games New York 90, Atlanta 79, 2OT Washington 76, Indiana 62 Today’s Games San Antonio at Dallas, 5:30 p.m. Motorsports NASCAR Sprint Cup Upcoming Schedule June 26 — Toyota/Save Mart 350, Sono- ma, Calif. (TV: FS1) July 2 — Coke Zero 400, Daytona Beach, Fla. (TV: NBC) July 9 — Quaker State 400, Sparta, Ky. (TV: NBCSN) July 17 — New Hampshire 301, Loudon, N.H. (TV: NBCSN) July 24 — ‘Your Hero’s Name Here’ 400, Speedway, Ind. (TV: NBCSN) July 31 — Pennsylvania 400, Long Pond, Pa. (TV: NBCSN) Points Standings (Through June 12) 1. Kevin Harvick 2. Kurt Busch 3. Brad Keselowski 4. Carl Edwards 5. Joey Logano 6. Chase Elliott 7. Jimmie Johnson 8. Martin Truex Jr 9. Kyle Busch 10. Matt Kenseth 11. Dale Earnhardt Jr 12. Austin Dillon 13. Denny Hamlin 14. Jamie McMurray 15. Ryan Newman 16. Ryan Blaney 526 496 480 472 455 453 441 433 417 409 383 381 380 374 369 364
