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SPORTS
East Oregonian
Wednesday, July 6, 2016
US Track & Field Trials
Fries with that? Berian goes from fast-food counter to Rio
By PAT GRAHAM
Associated Press
EUGENE — McDon-
ald’s and Nike are in Boris
Berian’s rearview mirror.
His next supersized chal-
lenge: The Olympics.
Berian earned his spot
for Rio by inishing second
behind Clayton Murphy in
the 800 meters at the U.S.
Track and Field Trials on
Monday.
First, second or third
— it didn’t matter, he
just wanted to make the
Olympic team. He couldn’t
have imagined of this type
of moment when he was
serving fries and cooking
burgers two years ago.
And
he
especially
couldn’t have imagined this
two weeks ago, when he
was embroiled in a lawsuit
with Nike over what gear
he was wearing. He thought
the lawsuit might prevent
him from competing at trials.
A day before they started,
though, Nike dropped the
lawsuit and a weight was
lifted off Berian, who was
wearing fresh-out-of-the-box
New Balance spikes.
“All this came so fast,”
the 23-year-old said. “It’s just
amazing right now. I have no
words. Just so excited.”
Berian jumped out to the
lead about halfway through
the race, but was caught at
the end by Murphy, who won
in a time of 1 minute, 44.76
seconds, with Charles Jock
placing third.
“(Murphy) came out of
nowhere,” Berian said.
In many ways, though, so
did Berian.
A promising runner out
AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez
Clayton Murphy, left, winner, and Boris Berian, in sec-
ond place, celebrate after men’s 800-meter inal at the
U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials, Monday, July 4,
2016, in Eugene Ore.
of Wideield High School in
Colorado Springs, Colorado,
Berian went to Adams State
in Alamosa, where he won
indoor and outdoor national
From Monday
AP Photo/David
Zalubowski
Rapids, Timbers play to scoreless
draw in Howard’s MLS debut
COMMERCE
CITY,
Colo. — Tim Howard made
two saves in his Colorado
debut and the Rapids played
to a scoreless draw with
the Portland Timbers on
Monday night.
Howard dove to his right
to stop Darren Mattocks’
right-footed shot in the 54th
HALL OF
FAME:
Continued from 1B
(1962-64) who anchored the
offensive line at center his
senior year for an offense
that led the state in scoring.
He didn’t lose a conference
game in his Buckaroo career.
Christensen
(1959-61)
earned 10 varsity letters as
a three-sport standout at
Pendleton and was a starting
linebacker on the 1961
defense that allowed just 18
points.
Dietz (1978-81) was
praised as the best center he
ever coached by Buckaroo
legend Don Requa, and was
on the 1980 team that lost
to Sheldon 31-28 in double
overtime in the third round of
the playoffs.
Moore (1986-88) was one
of the few highlights for the
Buckaroos in the late 80s and
posted one of the program’s
best seasons as a senior with
more than 800 yards passing
and over 400 rushing.
Schuening (1971-73) was
a three-year starter at tackle
and went on to play at Oregon
State. He is the father of Roy
Schuening, a 2013 inductee.
The Hall of Fame Recep-
tion is organized by the
Pendleton Linebackers Club
and begins at 5 p.m. with
cocktails, dinner and auction.
Introductions of the 2016
class begin at 6:45 and last
until 9:30 p.m.
The Hall of Fame
weekend also includes the
28th Annual Don Requa
Memorial Golf Tournament
on Saturday at Wildhorse
Resort and Casino (registra-
tion begins at 7:30 a.m.), and
the Buckaroo Hall of Fame
Breakfast at Stillman Park on
Sunday at 8 a.m.
The Linebackers Club
Hall of Fame weekend is the
primary fundraiser for Pend-
leton High School football
and the organization’s two
annual scholarships — the
Requa Scholarship and
Stuvland Award. This year’s
recipients are recent gradu-
ates Kai Quinn (Requa) and
Jacob Banks (Stuvland).
a breakout 2015 season,
his endorsement deal went
through Dec. 31, 2015, but
gave the company the right
to match any other offers.
Nike argued that it matched
an offer presented by New
Balance, which Berian
preferred.
A judge was scheduled
to issue a ruling before Nike
dropped the suit.
“It was annoying,” Berian
said of the litigation. “I just
focused on training, kept
positive. That’s what I did.
Kept all that legal stuff as far
away as possible.”
Now, he’ll have a date
against world-record holder
David Rudisha of Kenya and
the rest of the international
ield. Qualifying for the 800
starts Aug. 12.
“I’m just so proud right
now,” Berian said.
Tennis
Colorado
Rapids
goalkeeper
Tim How-
ard, front,
clears the
ball as
Portland
Timbers for-
ward Darren
Mattocks
defends
in the irst
half of an
MLS soccer
match Mon-
day, July
4, 2016, in
Commerce
City, Colo.
The Associated Press
titles as a freshman. But he
struggled with his eligibility
due to grades.
Eventually, he dropped
out and tried to strike out on
his own in the spring of 2014.
He crashed on a friend’s
couch and found a job at
McDonald’s to subsidize his
training.
Each day he would ride
his bike or walk the nearly
three miles to work the
early shift, so that he would
have time to train in the
evening — for a moment
just like this.
“It’s been a stressful four
days, but it’s all worth it,”
said Berian, who trains with
the Big Bear Track Club in
California.
Still, there were anxious
days before the trials, when
Berian wasn’t sure if he
would be allowed to compete
given the status of a lawsuit.
At a meet in May in
Southern California, Berian
was sued by Nike for breach
of contract. Signed during
minute and made a kick
save to deny Lucas Melano
in the 63rd.
Colorado (9-2-6) dropped
out of irst place in the
Western Conference as FC
Dallas earned three points in
a 4-0 victory over Orlando
City on Monday night.
Portland (6-6-6) goal-
keeper Jake Gleeson had four
saves for his second shutout
of the season.
Howard, who played for
the MetroStars (now the New
York Red Bulls) between 1998
and 2003, returned to MLS
after 13 years in the Premier
League with Manchester
United and Everton. Colorado
acquired Howard through
allocation after the Rapids
secured the No. 1 spot in the
ranking order.
Venus back in Grand Slam semi
Venus Williams
of the U.S
celebrates after
beating Yarosla-
va Shvedova of
Kazahkstan in
their women’s
singles match
on day nine of
the Wimbledon
Tennis Champi-
onships in Lon-
don, Tuesday,
July 5, 2016.
By HOWARD FENDRICH
Associated Press
LONDON — In some
ways, making it to a Grand
Slam semiinal is rather
been-there, done-that for
Venus Williams.
She is, after all, already
the owner of seven major
titles, including ive at
Wimbledon.
This one, though, is
different.
She’s 36 now, a half-
dozen years removed from
her last such run. And, in
the interim, she has been
through the daily struggles
of dealing with a disease
that can sap energy and
cause joint pain.
Williams made it to the
inal four at the All England
Club for the irst time since
2009, and at any Grand
Slam tournament since
the year after that, playing
mistake-free to beat Yaro-
slava Shvedova 7-6 (5), 6-2
in the quarterinals Tuesday.
“Semiinals feels good.
But it doesn’t feel foreign
at all, let’s put it that way,”
said Williams, whose irst
AP Photo/Tim Ireland
Wimbledon title came in
2000 and whose most recent
came in 2008.
Asked to compare her
current level of play to that
of the past, Williams shook
her head, shut her eyes and
laughed.
“I don’t remember. Six
years ago is ages ago,” she
responded. “I was most
likely kicking butt six years
ago, if I was in the semis or
the inals. You have to be.”
Just like in the old days,
Williams will be joined in
the semiinals by a familiar
face — younger sister
Serena, who moved closer
to equaling Stefi Graf’s
Open-era record of 22nd
Grand Slam championships
by defeating 21st-seeded
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
6-4, 6-4, taking the last three
games of each set. Serena
hit 11 aces, including one at
123 mph to end it.
It’s the 11th time the
Williams
sisters
have
reached the semis at the
same major.
RODEO: Bareback rider Bennett earns most in roughstock
Continued from 1B
Hanchey said. “Then, to set this
Cowboy Christmas record, knowing
how many guys — not only in my
event, but in all timed events — have
put their names down year after
year during Cowboy Christmas, is
really cool. To win what I did during
Cowboy Christmas also gives me
the conidence back that I’m one of
the best in the world.”
The pride of Sulphur, Louisiana,
became only the eighth cowboy in
any event (or combination of events)
to surpass $30,000 during Cowboy
Christmas.
Hanchey collected a large chunk
of his Cowboy Christmas winnings
at the Ponoka Stampede and left
Alberta with $14,354.
“I’ve always had good luck at
Ponoka for some reason or another,”
said Hanchey, 26. “The main reason
that I won (so much during Cowboy
Christmas) is I brought Reata. He had
nine months off last year. I rodeoed
on him at Austin (Texas) in March,
rode him at Corpus Christi (Texas)
in the spring, and then I was second
at Fort Smith (Ark.) on him. I started
getting conidence back on him and I
brought him up there to Canada and
I won Airdrie and Ponoka.”
Bareback rider Caleb Bennett,
who’s been to the last four Wrangler
National Finals Rodeos, was the top
roughstock cowboy of the Christmas
run, banking $29,911.
Bennett, like Hanchey, did the
majority of his damage north of the
border in Ponoka, earning a total
of $16,079. He won the irst round
with an 87.75-point ride on Wayne
Vold Rodeo’s Mucho Dinero, which
led him to the second spot in the
two-head average. Bennett then rode
for 89 points on C5 Rodeo’s Virgil to
win the four-man showdown round.
The 26-year-old from Ogden,
Utah, also split second at the Cody
(Wyo.) Stampede with an 85-point
trip on Frontier Rodeo’s Big League,
which was another $7,026 in his
pocket.
He took over the top spot in the
bareback riding world standings.
“This was absolutely the best
Fourth I ever had,” Bennett said.
“I’ve always dreamed of winning
$25-30,000 because it’s do-able, and
I had luck on my side. I was pretty
blessed, and drew the right horses at
the right rodeos and capitalized on it.”
The top Cowboy Christmas
money earners in team roping
were Kaleb Driggers and Junior
Nogueira, who each earned $22,884.
Garrett Tribble was the high-earner
in bull riding with $18,543, and steer
wrestler Clayton Hass topped the
bulldogging list with $16,714.
SCOREBOARD
Tennis
Wimbledon
Tuesday
At The All England Lawn Tennis &
Croquet Club
London
Purse: $38.4 million (Grand Slam)
Singles
Men
Fourth Round
Tomas Berdych (10), Czech Republic, def.
Jiri Vesely, Czech Republic, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6
(8), 6-7 (9), 6-3.
Women
Quarterinals
Angelique Kerber (4), Germany, def.
Simona Halep (5), Romania, 7-5, 7-6 (2).
Venus Williams (8), United States, def.
Yaroslava Shvedova, Kazakhstan, 7-6 (5),
6-2.
Serena Williams (1), United States, def.
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (21), Russia,
6-4, 6-4.
Elena Vesnina, Russia, def. Dominika
Cibulkova (19), Slovakia, 6-2, 6-2.
Doubles
Men
Third Round
Jamie Murray, Britain, and Bruno Soares
(3), Brazil, def. Mate Pavic, Croatia, and
Michael Venus (16), New Zealand, 6-3, 7-6
(3), 4-6, 4-6, 16-14.
Julien Benneteau and Edouard Rog-
er-Vasselin, France, def. Vasek Pospisil,
Canada, and Jack Sock (8), United States,
6-4, 3-6, 6-7 (3), 7-5, 6-4.
Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Ma-
hut (1), France, def. Sam Groth, Australia,
and Robert Lindstedt, Sweden, 7-5, 3-6,
7-6 (4), 6-3.
Bob and Mike Bryan (2), United States,
def. Radek Stepanek, Czech Republic, and
Nenad Zimonjic (14), Serbia, 7-5, 6-7 (10),
6-4, 3-6, 6-3.
Women
Second Round
Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina
(4), Russia, def. Annika Beck, Germany,
and Yanina Wickmayer, Belgium, 4-6,
6-3, 6-1.
Third Round
Raquel Atawo and Abigail Spears (10),
United States, def. Daria Gavrilova, Austra-
lia, and Daria Kasatkina, Russia, 6-3, 6-3.
Serena and Venus Williams, United
States, def. Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie
Hradecka (6), Czech Republic, 6-4, 6-3.
Baseball
MLB
AMERICAN LEAGUE
East Division
W
Baltimore
47
Toronto
47
Boston
45
New York
41
Tampa Bay
34
Central Division
L
35
39
38
42
49
Pct
.573
.547
.542
.494
.410
GB
—
2
2½
6½
13½
Cleveland
Detroit
Kansas City
Chicago
Minnesota
West Division
W
51
44
43
43
27
L
32
40
40
41
55
Pct
.614
.524
.518
.512
.329
GB
—
7½
8
8½
23½
W
L Pct GB
Texas
53 32 .624 —
Houston
45 39 .536 7½
Seattle
43 41 .512 9½
Oakland
36 47 .434 16
Los Angeles
34 50 .405 18½
———
Monday’s Game
L.A. Dodgers 7, Baltimore 5
Tuesday’s Games
Toronto 8, Kansas City 3
Cleveland 12, Detroit 1
L.A. Angels 13, Tampa Bay 5
Texas 7, Boston 2
Houston 5, Seattle 2
N.Y. Yankees 9, Chicago White Sox 0
Oakland at Minnesota, late
Baltimore at L.A. Dodgers, late
Today’s Games
Detroit (Fulmer 8-2) at Cleveland (Tomlin
9-1), 9:10 a.m.
Oakland (Gray 3-7) at Minnesota (Santa-
na 2-7), 10:10 a.m.
Baltimore (Gausman 1-6) at L.A. Dodgers
(Norris 4-7), 12:10 p.m.
Kansas City (Kennedy 6-7) at Toronto
(Stroman 6-4), 4:07 p.m.
L.A. Angels (Weaver 6-7) at Tampa Bay
(Smyly 2-9), 4:10 p.m.
Texas (Perez 7-4) at Boston (Wright 9-5),
4:10 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Pineda 3-7) at Chicago
White Sox (Gonzalez 1-4), 5:10 p.m.
Seattle (LeBlanc 1-0) at Houston (Fiers
6-3), 5:10 p.m.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
East Division
W
L Pct
Washington
50 35 .588
New York
45 38 .542
Miami
44 40 .524
Philadelphia
39 46 .459
Atlanta
28 56 .333
Central Division
W
L Pct
Chicago
52 31 .627
St. Louis
43 40 .518
Pittsburgh
43 41 .512
Milwaukee
37 46 .446
Cincinnati
31 54 .365
West Division
W
L Pct
San Francisco
53 32 .624
Los Angeles
48 37 .565
Colorado
37 45 .451
Arizona
38 48 .442
San Diego
36 48 .429
———
Monday’s Games
L.A. Dodgers 7, Baltimore 5
San Diego 8, Arizona 4
Tuesday’s Games
Cincinnati 9, Chicago Cubs 5
Milwaukee 5, Washington 2
GB
—
4
5½
11
21½
GB
—
9
9½
15
22
GB
—
5
14½
15½
16½
Philadelphia 5, Atlanta 1
Miami 5, N.Y. Mets 2
Pittsburgh 5, St. Louis 2
Arizona 7, San Diego 5
Baltimore at L.A. Dodgers, late
Colorado at San Francisco, late
Today’s Games
Atlanta (Jenkins 0-1) at Philadelphia
(Hellickson 6-6), 10:05 a.m.
Miami (Nicolino 2-4) at N.Y. Mets (de-
Grom 4-4), 10:10 a.m.
Cincinnati (DeSclafani 2-0) at Chicago
Cubs (Warren 3-1), 11:20 a.m.
Baltimore (Gausman 1-6) at L.A. Dodgers
(Norris 4-7), 12:10 p.m.
Milwaukee (Garza 1-1) at Washington
(Roark 7-5), 1:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Locke 8-5) at St. Louis (Garcia
6-6), 5:15 p.m.
San Diego (Rea 5-3) at Arizona (Miller
2-8), 6:40 p.m.
Colorado (De La Rosa 5-5) at San Francis-
co (Cueto 12-1), 7:15 p.m.
MiLB
NORTHWEST LEAGUE
North Division
W L Pct. GB
Tri-City (Padres)
12 7 .632 —
Everett (Mariners)
10 9 .526 2
Vancouver (Blue Jays) 10 9 .526 2
Spokane (Rangers)
8 11 .421 4
South Division
W L Pct. GB
Eugene (Cubs)
14 5 .737 —
Hillsboro (D-backs)
8 11 .421 6
Salem-Keizer (Giants) 8 11 .421 6
Boise (Rockies)
6 13 .316 8
———
Monday’s Games
Spokane 6, Boise 3
Vancouver 4, Salem-Keizer 2
Eugene 7, Everett 5
Hillsboro 7, Tri-City 3
Tuesday’s Games
Spokane 8, Boise 7
Salem-Keizer 6, Vancouver 4
Eugene 6, Everett 2
Tri-City 9, Hillsboro 0
Today’s Games
Boise at Spokane, 6:30 p.m.
Vancouver at Salem-Keizer, 6:35 p.m.
Eugene at Everett, 7:05 p.m.
Tri-City at Hillsboro, 7:05 p.m.
Basketball
WNBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W
L
New York
12
6
Washington
9
9
Atlanta
9
9
Chicago
7 10
Indiana
7 10
Connecticut
4 13
Pct GB
.667 —
.500
3
.500
3
.412 4½
.412 4½
.235 7½
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W
L Pct GB
Los Angeles
16
1 .941 —
Minnesota
15
3 .833 1½
Dallas
9 10 .474
8
Phoenix
8 11 .421
9
Seattle
6 10 .375 10
San Antonio
4 13 .235 12
———
Tuesday’s Games
Atlanta 77, Seattle 64
Minnesota 87, Chicago 82
Dallas 77, Phoenix 74
Today’s Games
Seattle at New York, 4 p.m.
Washington at San Antonio, 5 p.m.
Indiana at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m.
Soccer
MLS
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L
T Pts
NYC FC
7 5
6 27
Philadelphia 7 6
5 26
Montreal
6 4
6 24
New York
7 9
2 23
D.C. United 5 6
6 21
Toronto FC 5 6
5 20
Orlando City 4 3
8 20
New England 4 6
7 19
Columbus
3 6
7 16
Chicago
3 7
5 14
GF
29
29
27
28
17
18
28
23
21
15
GA
31
26
24
25
17
19
29
31
25
20
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L
T Pts
FC Dallas
10 5
4 34
Colorado
9 2
6 33
Real Salt Lake 8 5
4 28
Los Angeles 6 3
8 26
Sporting K.C. 7 8
4 25
Vancouver
7 8
3 24
Portland
6 6
6 24
San Jose
5 5
7 22
Seattle
5 9
2 17
Houston
4 8
5 17
GF
30
19
28
30
21
27
28
19
14
23
GA
24
11
27
18
22
31
29
20
20
25
NOTE: Three points for victory, one point
for tie.
———
Monday’s Games
FC Dallas 4, Orlando City 0
Portland 0, Colorado 0
Los Angeles 2, Vancouver 0
Wednesday’s Game
NYC FC at New England, 4:30 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Orlando City at Houston, 5 p.m.
San Jose at FC Dallas, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
Seattle at Los Angeles, Noon
Philadelphia at DC United, 4 p.m.
New England at Columbus, 4:30 p.m.
Toronto FC at Chicago, 4:30 p.m.
Real Salt Lake at Montreal, 7 p.m.
Vancouver at Colorado, 7 p.m.
Motorsports
NASCAR
Sprint Cup Schedule
Saturday, July 9 — Quaker State 400,
Sparta, Ky. (TV: NBCSN)
Sunday, July 17 — New Hampshire 301,
Loudon, NH. (TV: NBCSN)
Sunday, July 24 — Crown Royal 400
at The Brickyard, Indianapolis, IN (TV:
NBCSN)
Sunday, July 31 — Pennsylvania 400,
Long Pond, PA (TV: NBCSN)
Sprint Cup Points
Through July 2
1. Kevin Harvick, 565
2. Brad Keselowski, 551
3. Kurt Busch, 545
4. Joey Logano, 531
5. Carl Edwards, 527
6. Kyle Busch, 492
7. Martin Truex Jr., 482
8. Chase Elliott, 482
9. Jimmie Johnson, 475
10. Denny Hamlin, 446
11. Matt Kenseth, 443
12. Austin Dillon, 434
13. Dale Earnhardt Jr., 433
14. Ryan Newman, 425
15. Ryan Blaney, 409
16. Jamie McMurray, 405
17. Trevor Bayne, 399
18. Kasey Kahne, 396
19. AJ Allmendinger, 393
20. Kyle Larson, 390
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
BOSTON RED SOX Optioned C Christian
Vazquez to Pawtucket (IL). Reinstated C
Ryan Hanigan from the 15-day DL.
CLEVELAND INDIANS Agreed to terms
with OF Andrew Calica on a minor league
contract.
DETROIT TIGERS Placed LHP Daniel
Norris on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP
Buck Farmer from Toledo (IL).
KANSAS CITY ROYALS Placed RHP
Wade Davis on the 15-day DL, retroactive
to Saturday. Designated LHP Tyler Olson
for assignment. Selected the contract of
RHP Brooks Pounders from Omaha (PCL).
LOS ANGELES ANGELS Optioned LHP
Jose Alvarez to Salt Lake (PCL). Recalled
RHP Nick Tropeano from Salt Lake.
MINNESOTA TWINS Optioned LHP Bud-
dy Boshers to Rochester (IL). Reinstated
RHP Trevor May from the 15-day DL.
NEW YORK YANKEES Optioned RHP
Luis Cessa to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
(IL). Recalled LHP Chasen Shreve from
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
SEATTLE MARINERS Optioned LHP
David Rollins to Tacoma (PCL). Selected
the contract of OF Daniel Robertson from
Tacoma. Transferred RHP Adrian Sampson
to the 60-day DL.
TAMPA BAY RAYS Placed OF Desmond
Jennings on the 15-day DL, retroactive
to Saturday. Released RHP Ryan Webb.
Recalled RHP Tyler Sturdevant from
Durham (IL).
TEXAS RANGERS Designated LHP
Michael Roth for assignment. Sent RHPs
Keone Kela to Round Rock and Yu Darvish
to Frisco (TL) for rehab assignments.