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SPORTS
East Oregonian
Tuesday, July 12, 2016
NBA
Duncan retires after 19 years, ive NBA titles
Associated Press
SAN ANTONIO — Tim Duncan
spent nearly two decades as the
quiet storm in the middle of the San
Antonio Spurs franchise, putting
the team on his broad shoulders
and carrying it to heights unseen in
modern American sports.
With Duncan as the focal point,
the Spurs won ive championships,
made the playoffs in all 19 of his
seasons and cemented themselves
as cemented themselves as the most
enduring success story of their era.
And now, the ageless and reluctant
superstar is inally calling it a career.
Duncan announced his retirement on
Monday, marking the end of an era
for the Spurs and the NBA.
Duncan was the No. 1 overall
pick in 1997 and teamed with coach
Gregg Popovich, point guard Tony
Parker and shooting guard Manu
Ginobili to turn the Spurs from a
solid franchise that could never quite
get over the hump into one of the
league’s superpowers.
The unassuming Duncan won
AP Photo/David J. Phillip
In this June 15, 2014, ile photo, San Antonio Spurs forward Tim
Duncan (21) celebrates after Game 5 of the NBA basketball inals
in San Antonio.
two MVP awards and was one of just
four players to be named NBA Finals
MVP at least three times. He was a
15-time All-Star, a member of the
All-NBA irst team 10 times and is
one of only three players — joining
SOFTBALL: First two
wins came via mercy rule
Continued from 1B
second and third to make it
5-0.
Wilson singled to drive
in J Samp in the second, and
Duchek scored on a groundout
by Garton in the third.
Burke only allowed one
base runner in the second
through fourth innings, and
Portland inally cracked the
scoreboard when Pendleton
committed three errors on
consecutive plays in the ifth.
Pendleton responded with
its bats, though, and tacked
on four in the bottom of the
ifth.
Wilson singled and later
scored on a passed ball, and
Burke hit a bases-loaded
triple that capped the scoring.
Wilson (2 for 2) was the
only Pendleton batter with
more than one hit, and Burke’s
three RBIs was a team high.
Pendleton
will
take
today off while awaiting its
opponent in the semiinals.
They will play the winner of
today’s consolation inals.
———
R H E
SEP
000 020 —
2 4 2
PEN
311 04X —
9 6 4
W — M. Burke. L — Allee P.
3B — M. Burke, M. Lilienthal (PEN).
PENDLETON
18,
REDMOND 4 (4 innings)
— At Redmond, the tour-
nament hosts jumped on
Pendleton starter Mackenzie
Burke for four runs in the
top of the irst but it wasn’t
nearly enough.
Pendleton responded with
15 runs during a seven-hit
rally in its irst at-bat.
Maria Lilienthal singled
to lead off and came to bat
three times in the inning. She
scored Pendleton’s irst run
on a passed ball, and back-
to-back doubles by Sauren
Garton and Kylie Parsons put
Pendleton up 5-4.
Parsons went on to steal
third and home to make it 6-4.
Garton threw three innings
of scoreless relief. She allowed
only one hit and struck out six
while walking three.
Five players recorded two
hits each to help Pendleton
reach its total of 11 —
Parsons (2 for 3, 5 RBIs),
Ella Chrisman (2 for 2, 3
RBIs), Josie Wilson (2 for 3,
two doubles), Garton (2 for
3, 2 RBIs), and Lilienthal (2
for 3, 3 RBIs).
———
R H E
RED
400 0 —
4 3 2
PEN
(15)30 X — 18 11 3
W — M. Burke. L — Taylor O.
2B — J. Wilson 2, S. Garton, D. Duchek,
K. Parsons (PEN). 3B — K. Parsons (PEN).
PENDLETON
11,
BEAUMONT/PARKSIDE
1 (5 innings) — At Redmond,
Mackenzie Burke allowed
just two hits in a complete-
game performance and
Delaney Duchek hit a home
run with a runner on as Pend-
leton cruised past Beaumont/
Parkside in its tournament
opener on Saturday.
Burke struck out six from
the circle, and Pendleton
backed her with nine hits led
by Maria Lilienthal (2 for 4),
Josie Wilson (2 for 3) and
Duchek (2 for 4). Wilson,
Duchek and Daisy Jenness
all drove in two runs, and
Ella Chrisman hit a triple.
———
R H E
B/P
000 10 —
1 2 8
PEN
500 15 — 11 9 2
W — M. Burke. L — Maci D.
3B — E. Chrisman (PEN). HR — D.
Duchek (PEN).
BASEBALL: Hermiston
outlasts Klamath Falls in
extras to open bracket
Continued from 1B
to make it 9-2.
Dammeyer and Nathan
Picard drew bases-loaded
walks to push in runs, and JR
Starr and Brycen Jones (2 for
4) each hit RBI singles.
The Dalles trimmed the
lead to 9-4 headed into the
ifth, but Garberg got another
rally started with a walk. He
then stole his way to third,
and scored on a double by
Jones. Hottman followed
with a single and Davison
then brought them both in
with a single.
———
R H E
HER
009 030 — 12 10 2
TD
201 132 —
9 12 0
W — A. West. L — Nolan. S — Davison.
2B — B. Jones (HER); Braden 2, Riley,
Nolan (TD). 3B — B. Hottman, D. Devin
(HER); Nolan (TD).
HERMISTON
11,
KLAMATH FALLS 8 —
At Gold Hill, Hermiston
needed extra innings to
advance past the irst round
of the state tournament on
Saturday in a game that
featured 35 total hits.
Austin Garberg (4 for
4) hit a single to score
Karver Wilkins an tie the
game at 7-7 in the ifth
inning, and combined with
Kaiden Dammeyer and
Brian Davison to throw ive
innings of scoreless relief as
the game went into the ninth
inning still knotted.
Davison (3 for 5) got
back-to-back strikeouts to
end the sixth inning with a
runner on third base, and
when Klamath Falls tried to
steal home in the eighth JR
Starr was there to apply the
tag and keep the game going.
Drake Devin led off the
top of the ninth with a bunt
single, then went to third on
passed balls while Garberg
drew a walk.
Brycen Jones (2 for 6)
followed with a line-drive
single to right ield that scored
both players to make it 9-7.
Brad Hottman (3 for
5) added a single before
Klamath Falls could get the
irst out, then Dammeyer (3
for 4) hit an RBI double to
make it 10-7. Starr (1 for 2)
added an RBI groundout to
cap Hermiston’s scoring.
Garberg retired two of
the irst three batters in the
ninth before Aiden West was
brought in to inish things.
He allowed a run-scoring
single to his irst batter, but
then got a swinging strikeout
for the save.
Garberg got the win and
was credited with one run on
one hit over 2 2/3 innings.
———
R H E
HER
330 010 004 — 11 19 0
KF
232 000 001 — 8 16 0
W — A. Garberg. L — Drost. S — A.
West.
2B — B. Jones, A. Garberg, B. Hottman,
A. West, K. Dammeyer 3 (HER); Drost, Jull,
Bocchi (KF).
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Robert
Parrish — to win at least 1,000
games in his career. He is ifth on the
NBA’s career list in blocks, sixth in
rebounds and 14th in scoring.
Duncan was never one for big
statement from the team. There will
be no victory lap for Duncan, no
farewell tour like the one Bryant had
this season.
“Timmy’s never been a very
outspoken or emoting sort of indi-
vidual on the court,” Popovich said
earlier this year. “Everybody does it
differently.”
And Duncan was truly one of a
kind.
In 1997, after an injury to star
David Robinson, the Spurs plunged
in the standings and ended up with
a chance at the No. 1 overall pick.
They won the lottery, and it was a
no-brainer to choose Duncan, the
polished, two-way big men who had
spent four years at Wake Forest.
The Spurs won 36 more games
in Duncan’s rookie year than they
had the previous season and were
NBA champions in his sophomore
campaign. They also won titles in
2003, 2005, 2007 and 2014, the last
one a dominant run to redemption
over LeBron James and the Miami
Heat after losing to them in seven
games the previous season.
endorsement deals or look-at-me
press conferences, which is why he
was often overshadowed in the public
eye by more outsized personalities
like the Los Angeles Lakers’ Kobe
Bryant and Cleveland’s LeBron
James. But he leaves this game as
one of the league’s true giants, the
best power forward to ever play and
one who left as indelible a mark on
his franchise as any player to come
before him.
“For us as players, we just enjoy
and appreciate each other,” Bryant
said earlier this season. “It’s not
a matter of who’s better or who’s
greater. You just accept the careers
that you’ve had. I appreciate his
career, and vice versa.”
The announcement comes two
months after the Spurs were upset
by the Oklahoma City Thunder in
the Western Conference semiinals,
a six-game exit that immediately had
people wondering — yet again — if
this was Duncan’s last hurrah.
And like everything else Duncan
did in his career — aside from
win — he retired quietly, with a
MLB
Stanton beats Frazier in Home Run Derby
By BERNIE WILSON
Associated Press
SAN
DIEGO
—
Giancarlo Stanton wore out
Petco Park with a record
display of power in the
All-Star Home Run Derby
on Monday night, peppering
every landmark from the left
ield corner to center ield.
Stanton hit 20 homers in the
inal round to best defending
champion Todd Frazier of the
Chicago White Sox.
Overall, the Miami Marlins
slugger hit a record 61, shat-
tering the single-night mark of
41 by Bobby Abreu in 2005.
Stanton’s impressive shots
hit the top level of the Western
Metal Supply Co. Building
in the left-ield corner and
the top of the batter’s eye in
center ield. He sent several
balls just below the giant
scoreboard high atop the left-
ield stands and several over
the bullpens in left-center.
“For sure being on the
West Coast and taking the
light out here just for this,
you know. I igure it’s a
waste if I don’t bring this
bad boy home,” Stanton said,
hoisting the trophy.
The three-time All-Star
AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi
National League’s Gi-
ancarlo Stanton, of the
Miami Marlins, holds the
champions trophy after
the MLB baseball All-
Star Home Run Derby,
Monday, July 11, 2016, in
San Diego.
is not on the NL roster for
Tuesday night’s game after
batting .233 with 20 homers
and 50 RBIs before the break.
“I had a great time. I had
a blast.”
Literally.
His longest shot was esti-
mated at 497 feet. He hit the
eight longest homers of the
competition and 20 of the 21
deepest drives.
“When I get a few in a
row I would kind of bump it
up 5 to 10 percent,” he said.
“But most the time I stuck
at 80-90 percent. I knew I
could do it endurance-wise.
I was just hoping my swing
didn’t fall about.”
Stanton can defend his
title at home next year when
the Marlins host the All-Star
Game.
“That is where I got my
childhood memories, watching
the Home Run Derby as a
kid,” said Stanton, who’s from
Los Angeles. “Maybe some
kids are watching me. I would
like to return that.”
Stanton is baseball’s
highest-paid player with a
$325 million, 13-year deal.
His new hitting coach is
home run king Barry Bonds.
Frazier, who’s not on the
AL All-Star team, hit 13 in
the inal round. He was a
hometown winner last year
while with the Cincinnati
Reds. He was traded to the
White Sox in December.
The Western Metal Supply
Co. Building served as one
of the better Derby targets,
joining the Warehouse at
Baltimore’s Camden Yards
in 1993 and McCovey Cove
outside San Francisco’s AT&T
Park in 2007. Those were both
targets for lefty hitters
Stanton hit 24 homers
in the irst round to elimi-
nate the Seattle Mariners’
Robinson Cano (seven) and
17 in the semiinals to knock
out Mark Trumbo (14) of the
Baltimore Orioles.
Frazier hit 13 in the irst
round to beat Carlos Gonzalez
(12) of the Colorado Rockies,
and 16 in the semiinals to
eliminate Adam Duvall (15)
of the Cincinnati Reds.
Trumbo, who leads the
majors with 28 homers, had
two of the most impressive
shots of the night, off the
scoreboard in left ield and
onto the top of the Western
Metal Building in his semi-
inal matchup against Stanton.
Wil Myers of the San
Diego Padres tried to become
the second hometown player
to win the Derby. With
younger brother Beau — an
inielder-outielder at Appa-
lachian State — pitching to
him, Myers hit 10 homers in
the irst round and was elimi-
nated by Duvall with 11.
Beau Myers even hit his
brother with a pitch early in
the four-minute period, and
nearly nicked him another
time.
HODGEN: Pepsi tops Walla Walla, falls to La Grande
Continued from 1B
Naughton was the team’s
top bat on Monday, going
5-5 with three runs scored
and one RBI, while Bower
went 4-5 with four RBI.
Also, Nick Lani and Caleb
Cary each collected two hits
a piece.
———
Game 1
R H E
HDG
131 101
0 — 7 12 0
SND
103 210
1 — 8 10 3
W — King. L — J. Beveridge.
2B — N. Bower (HDG). Graham, Durant,
Schaffer, King (SND).
Game 2
R H E
HDG
010 010
2 — 4 7 5
SND
113 100 X — 6 3 0
W — M. Graham. L — N. Lani
3B — N. Bower (HDG).
PEPSI
DIAMOND-
JAXX 5, WALLA WALLA
CUBS 4 — At Pendleton,
the Pepsi Diamondjaxx used
some extra inning magic to
pull out a one run victory
over the Walla Walla Cubs
on Monday afternoon.
The
Diamondjaxx
needed eight innings to pull
out the victory with Shawn
Yeager leading the way.
Yeager led off the inning
with a double to right ield,
but back-to-back strikeouts
saw the Diamondjaxx
chance slipping away. That’s
when Yeager attempted
a steal of third base, and
while successful, an error by
Walla Walla’s third baseman
allowed Yeager to come
home to score the winning
run for the 5-4 win.
The Diamondjaxx had
a solid pitching perfor-
mance from its trio in that
game, started by Cameron
Sandord going 5.1 innings
with eight strikeouts while
giving up our hits and four
runs. Then Yeager and T.J.
Smith followed up with 2.2
scoreless innings out of the
bullpen.
———
R H E
WWC 000 013 00 — 4 6 3
PDJ
021 010 01 — 5 8 3
W — TJ Smith. L — Heybelt.
2B — B. Swanson, C. Large, S. Yeager
(PDJ).
LA
GRANDE
6,
PEPSI DIAMONDJAXX
0 — At Pendleton, the Pepsi
Diamondjaxx offense was
silenced by the La Grande
Legacy on Monday en route
to a shutout loss.
Gabe Umbarger and
Matthew
Demianew
collected the only two hits in
the game for the Diamond-
jaxx, as Umbarger lined a
single up the middle in the
irst inning and Demianew
singled in the ifth inning.
Umbarger also started
the game on the mound, and
lasted three innings while
allowing ive runs and ive
walks with four strikeouts.
Demianew then allowed one
run in two innings of relief,
and Justin Duso pitched one
scoreless inning.
———
R H E
PDJ
000 000
0 — 0 2 2
LGL
203 010 X — 6 7 2
W — Bathke. L — G. Umbarger.
SCOREBOARD
Baseball
MLB
AMERICAN LEAGUE
East Division
W
Baltimore
51
Boston
49
Toronto
51
New York
44
Tampa Bay
34
Central Division
W
Cleveland
52
Detroit
46
Kansas City
45
Chicago
45
Minnesota
32
West Division
W
Texas
54
Houston
48
Seattle
45
Oakland
38
Los Angeles
37
L
36
38
40
44
54
Pct GB
.586 —
.563
2
.560
2
.500 7½
.386 17½
L
36
43
43
43
56
Pct GB
.591 —
.517 6½
.511
7
.511
7
.364 20
L
36
41
44
51
52
Pct
.600
.539
.506
.427
.416
GB
—
5½
8½
15½
16½
NATIONAL LEAGUE
East Division
W
L Pct GB
Washington
54 36 .600 —
New York
47 41 .534
6
Miami
47 41 .534
6
Philadelphia
42 48 .467 12
Atlanta
31 58 .348 22½
Central Division
W
L Pct GB
Chicago
53 35 .602 —
St. Louis
46 42 .523
7
Pittsburgh
46 43 .517 7½
Milwaukee
38 49 .437 14½
Cincinnati
32 57 .360 21½
West Division
W
L Pct GB
San Francisco
57 33 .633 —
Los Angeles
51 40 .560 6½
Colorado
40 48 .455 16
San Diego
38 51 .427 18½
Arizona
38 52 .422 19
———
Monday-Thursday
No games scheduled (All-Star break)
MiLB
NORTHWEST LEAGUE
North Division
W
L Pct. GB
Tri-City (Padres) 14 11 .560 —
Vancouver (Jays) 13 12 .520
1
Everett (Mariners) 13 12 .520
1
Spokane (Rangers) 11 14 .440
3
South Division
W
L Pct. GB
Eugene (Cubs)
17
7 .708 —
Hillsboro (Dbacks) 11 13 .458
6
Salem-Kei. (Giants) 11 14 .440 6½
Boise (Rockies)
9 16 .360 8½
———
Monday’s Games
Boise 2, Salem-Keizer 0 (Game 1)
Salem-Keizer at Boise (Game 2), late
Hillsboro at Eugene, late
Spokane at Everett, late
Tri-City at Vancouver, late
Today’s Game
Salem-Keizer at Spokane, 6:30 p.m.
Basketball
WNBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W
L Pct GB
New York
15
6 .714 —
Atlanta
11
9 .550 3½
Indiana
9 11 .450 5½
Washington
9 11 .450 5½
Chicago
8 11 .421
6
Connecticut
5 14 .263
9
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W
L Pct GB
Los Angeles
18
1 .947 —
Minnesota
16
4 .800 2½
Dallas
9 12 .429 10
Phoenix
8 13 .381 11
Seattle
7 13 .350 11½
San Antonio
5 15 .250 13½
———
Monday’s Games
No games scheduled
Today’s Game
Minnesota at San Antonio, 9:30 a.m.
Wednesday’s Games
Atlanta at New York, 8 a.m.
Connecticut at Indiana, 9 a.m.
Los Angeles at Chicago, 9:30 a.m.
Washington at Phoenix, 12:30 p.m.
Soccer
MLS
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L
T Pts GF GA
NYC FC
8 6
6 30 31 34
Philadelphia 8 6
5 29
Montreal
6 4
7 25
New York
7 9
3 24
Toronto FC 6 6
5 23
New England 5 7
7 22
D.C. United 5 7
6 21
Orlando City 4 4
9 21
Columbus
3 7
7 16
Chicago
3 8
5 14
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L
T Pts
FC Dallas
11 5
4 37
Colorado
9 2
7 34
Real Salt Lake 8 5
5 29
Los Angeles 7 3
8 29
Sporting K.C 8 8
4 28
Vancouver
7 8
4 25
Portland
6 6
7 25
San Jose
5 6
7 22
Houston
4 8
6 18
Seattle
5 10
2 17
32
28
28
19
26
17
28
22
15
26
25
25
19
33
20
29
28
21
GF
31
21
29
31
24
29
28
19
23
14
GA
24
13
28
18
23
33
29
21
25
21
NOTE: Three points for victory, one point
for tie.
———
Wednesday’s Games
Toronto FC at Columbus, 4 p.m.
Orlando City at New York, 4:30 p.m.
Sporting K.C. at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.
FC Dallas at Seattle, 7:30 p.m.
Montreal at Portland, 7:30 p.m.
Real Salt Lake at Vancouver, 7:30 p.m.
Cycling
Tour de France
Sunday
At Arcalis, Andorra
Ninth Stage
A 115-mile ride from Vielha Val d’Aran to
Arcalis, Andorra:
1. Tom Dumoulin, Netherlands, Team
Giant-Alpecin, 5 hours, 16 minutes, 24
seconds.
2. Rui Costa, Portugal, Lampre-Merida,
:38 behind.
3. Rafal Majka, Poland, Tinkoff Team,
same time.
4. Daniel Navarro, Spain, Coidis, Solu-
tions Credits, 1:39.
5. Winner Anacona, Colombia, Movistar
Team, 1:57.
6. Thibaut Pinot, France, FDJ, 2:30.
7. George Bennett, New Zealand, Team
LottoNl-Jumbo, 2:48.
8. Diego Rosa, Italy, Astana Pro Team,
2:52.
9. Mathias Frank, Switzerland, IAM
Cycling, 3:44.
10. Adam Yates, Britain, Orica-BikeEx-
change , 6:35.
Overall Standings
(After nine stages)
1. Chris Froome, Britain, Sky, 46:36:03.
2. Adam Yates, Britain, Orica-BikeEx-
change, :16.
3. Daniel Martin, Ireland, Etixx-Quick-
Step, :19.
4. Nairo Quintana, Colombia, Movistar, :23.
5. Joaqim Rodriguez, Spain, Katusha, :37.
6. Romain Bardet, France, AG2R La
Mondiale, :44.
7. Bauke Mollema, Netherlands, Trek-Se-
gafredo, same time.
8. Sergio Henao, Colombia, Sky, same
time.
9. Louis Meintjes, South Africa, Lam-
pre-Merida, :55.
10. Alejandro Valverde, Spain, Movistar,
1:01.
11. Tejay Van Garderen, United States,
BMC Racing, same time.
Motorsports
NASCAR
Sprint Cup Schedule
July 9 — Quaker State 400 (Brad
Keselowski)
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)
Sprint Cup Points Leaders
Through July 10
1. Kevin Harvick
2. Brad Keselowski
3. Kurt Busch
4. Carl Edwards
5. Joey Logano
6. Kyle Busch
7. Martin Truex Jr.
8. Chase Elliott
9. Jimmie Johnson
10. Matt Kenseth
11. Denny Hamlin
12. Ryan Newman
13. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
14. Austin Dillon
15. Jamie McMurray
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