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Page 2B SPORTS East Oregonian Wednesday, July 20, 2016 Olympics IOC explores legal options on banning all Russians In this June 20, 2015 ile photo, Aliya Mustaina of Russia competes during the women’s uneven bars event at the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azer- baijan. By STEPHEN WILSON Associated Press LONDON — With just over two weeks until the opening ceremony, Russia still doesn’t know whether its athletes — all or even some — will be competing in the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. It may all come down to the lawyers. While the IOC decided Tuesday to ban from the Rio Games all Russian Sports Ministry oficials and other administrators implicated in allegations of a state-run doping program, it delayed a ruling on whether to take the unprecedented step of barring the entire Russian Olympic team. The International Olympic Committee said it “will explore the legal options with regard to a collective ban of all Russian athletes for the Olympic Games 2016 versus the rights to individual justice.” The IOC has also said it could let individual inter- national sports federations decide on whether to ban Russians from their events in Rio, just as the IAAF has done by ruling track and ield athletes from the games. The 28 international federations that govern AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky the individual sports at the summer games have made clear that they do not support a blanket ban, The IOC’s legal options may become clearer after Thursday, when the highest court in sports will rule on an appeal by 68 Russian track and ield athletes seeking to overturn their ban from the games. Two-time Olympic pole vault champion Yelena Isinbayeva was among those arguing the Russian track and ield team’s case Tuesday in Geneva at the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Should the court rule Thursday in their favor, it would seemingly rule out the chance of the IOC imposing a blanket ban. If the court upholds the IAAF’s exclusion of the track athletes, however, that would keep the possi- bility of a total ban in play. Further appeals are also possible, meaning that the inal word on the Russians may go down to the wire before Aug. 5, when the Rio games open. Still, it will take a major leap for the IOC to impose the ultimate sanction of kicking out Russia entirely. IOC President Thomas Bach has repeatedly called for a balance between “indi- vidual justice and collective punishment.” No country as a whole has ever been barred from the games for doping, and Russia is a major force in the Olympic movement as well as a sports powerhouse. The last time Russia was missing from the Olympics was when it boycotted the 1984 Los Angeles Games in retaliation for the U.S. boycott of the 1980 Moscow Games following the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Russian President Vlad- imir Putin called the doping Phelps to captain US Swim Team SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Michael Phelps is in unfamiliar waters as he heads to his ifth Olympics. He’s been chosen as a captain of the U.S. men’s swimming team for the irst time. Phelps was voted in by his teammates, along with veteran sprinters Nathan Adrian and Anthony Ervin. Phelps owns a record 22 Olympic medals, including 18 golds. Adrian and Ervin are three-time Olym- pians, while Phelps’ month, Phelps noted ifth Olympic berth is he had never been the most for a U.S. male chosen captain by his swimmer. teammates. Serving as captains “I guess no one likes for the women’s team me that much on the will be Cammile team,” he joked. “I just Adams, Elizabeth want to be able to help Beisel and Allison Phelps some of the younger Schmitt. Adams is a guys. Just being able two-time Olympian. Beisel to help them just kind of stay and Schmitt are competing in in their relaxed zone, not get their third games. worked up because it’s the During the U.S. trials this Olympics.” allegations “a dangerous return to ... letting politics interfere with sport.” “The Olympic move- ment, which is a tremendous force for uniting humanity, once again could ind itself on the brink of division,” he said in a statement Monday after the release of the report into Russian doping issued by Canadian lawyer Richard McLaren. The 15-member IOC executive board met by teleconference Tuesday to consider its moves following McLaren’s report. The report, commis- sioned by the World Anti- Doping Agency, accused the Russian Sports Ministry, headed by Vitaly Mutko, of overseeing the doping of the country’s Olympic athletes on a scale larger than previous alleged. It said the ministry had help from Russia’s intelligence service, the FSB. The investigation uncov- ered an alleged doping program that ensnared 28 sports, both summer and winter, and ran from 2011 to 2015. It found 312 positive tests that Russia’s deputy minister of sport directed lab workers not to report to WADA. Mutko on Tuesday denied all wrongdoing and said he expected his subordinates to be cleared. But addressing the ban by the IOC of Russian sports administra- tors, he said he was ready to accept it because “we have always been guests at the Olympics,” and that the important issue was that the Russian Olympic team go to the games. McLaren’s report also conirmed details of state-supported doping that subverted the testing at the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi. That included allegations by Moscow’s former lab director, Grigory Rodchenkov, that dirty urine samples of Russian athletes — including medalists — were swapped out for clean ones in covert middle-of- the-night operations at the Sochi lab. WADA and its president, Craig Reedie, urged the IOC to consider a total ban on Russia. Reedie, who is also an IOC vice president, presented details of the McLaren report to the executive board Tuesday and answered questions about it, before Bach asked him to recuse himself from the meeting because of a “conlict of interest.” MARINERS: King Felix starts today for irst time since May 27 Continued from 1B in 17 starts for the season. TRAINER’S ROOM White Sox: C Alex Avila (hamstring) has started his rehab assignment with Triple-A Charlotte. Avila was 1 for 2 with a double on Tuesday. Mariners: SS Ketel Marte was out of the lineup for the second straight day with illness. Manager Scott Servais was hopeful Marte would be able to get back in the lineup on Wednesday. UP NEXT White Sox: Miguel Gonzalez (2-5) makes his 14th start of the season. Gonzalez is just 1-2 over his last three starts but has a 2.25 ERA during that time. Mariners: Felix Hernandez (4-4) makes his irst start since May 27 after landing on the DL with a calf injury. Hernandez had two rehab starts in the minors before returning to the rotation. SOCCER: Only 20,000 tickets have been sold for the match as of Monday Continued from 1B to play good and try to win the game,” left-back Senna Miangue said. “It’s very important to get good results because good results give us conidence. So we’ll do whatever we can to win the games and certainly play well. … I feel very honored to be here.” The Ducks have sold out 110 consecutive games at Autzen Stadium. ICC organizers had hoped for a sellout when the Milan-Paris Saint-Germain match was announced in March, but as as of Monday only about 20,000 tickets had been sold. “It has been slower than expected,” said Bruce Bundrant, the chief commer- cial oficer of Relevent Sports, the promotional company for the ICC. “We’d like to get the number up to 25- to 30,000 this week.” The ICC hosted the DUCKS: Allen still plans on playing football in 2016 Continued from 1B during the Ducks’ dominant victory over Florida State on Jan. 1, 2015, at the Rose Bowl couldn’t dash. “I’m excited for him,” running back Royce Freeman said. “Especially after his injury, it’s well-deserved. He worked hard to accomplish that, and I really couldn’t think of anybody more deserving than that guy after his injury.” Allen caught a team-high seven touchdowns during Marcus Mariota’s Heisman season in 2014. He watched helplessly on crutches as the Ducks lost the national title game to Ohio State 11 days after his serious knee injury. During the 2015 season, Allen only had nine catches for 94 yards with no touch- downs in 12 games. After sitting out of spring practice to focus on track, the world-class speed and ability to deliver clutch performances in the spotlight returned. “We have a lot of very unrealistic discussions in recruiting sometimes,” Helfrich said on Allen’s drive to be great. “Just the distinct, viable, tangible possibility of playing in the NFL and participating in the Olympic Games was something, from day one, the guy had a plan and then a willingness and a desire to see it through. “It has just been unbeliev- able.” Allen has been an inspi- ration for the Ducks as they prepare for the start of fall camp on Aug. 8 without him. “When I transferred from Cal, he was one of the irst guys to reach out to me,” linebacker Johnny Ragin said. “It has been awesome to see him do well. He trains hard, he works hard and he deserves all the success that he’s getting. I talked to him the week leading up to the Trials. He was still in the weight room working out with us and stuff. He was getting a little workout in. “It’s funny because we all had like little bullet points on our workout (goals). His was: Olympic Trials, get to Rio.” Allen has said he plans to play football at Oregon this season. “It is the biggest excuse and the longest excuse, the most eventful excuse, to miss fall camp I’ve ever seen,” Helfrich quipped. “And we’ll give him a couple days off.” Of course, Allen’s athletic and inancial outlook could all change, depending on what happens in Brazil and the doors the Olympics might open for the new face of American hurdling. “If a guy leaves the program for all the right reasons, awesome,” Helfrich said. “If that comes — I don’t know whether it’s endorse- ments or all the other things that go along with that, if it’s what is right and what is best, great. If it’s not, then we’ll have that continual discussion. … “As far as his long-term future, it’s to be determined. His focus and our focus is him winning the gold medal, and we’ll igure it out from there.” largest attended soccer match in U.S. history in 2014 when 109,318 fans watched Real Madrid and Manchester United play at Michigan Stadium. “I’ve never seen the stadium, but I’ve heard it is good,” Inter Milan striker Stevan Jovetic said of Autzen Stadium. “I hope the atmo- sphere is going to be great and the stadium is going to be full and the people are going to enjoy it.” Inter Milan will also play friendlies against Real Salt Lake of the MLS on Tuesday in Salt Lake City and Estudiantes de La Plata of Argentina’s Primera Division on July 27 in Harrison, N.J. The team’s American tour concludes with an ICC match against Bayern Munich on July 30 in Charlotte, N.C. “To play against great teams, it’s going to be difi- cult, but it’s better to play against good teams,” Jovetic said. “We hope that fans come to the stadium and that we do well. (PSG) are a great team, they show it every year. I think it’s going to be a great match, they have great players.” Paris Saint-Germain will also play ICC matches against Real Madrid on July 27 in Columbus, Ohio, and Leicester City on July 30 in Carson, Calif. The 10-team tournament begins Saturday and inishes on Aug. 13 with matches in North America, Australia and China. Each team will play three matches and the club with the most points (three for regulation win, two for shootout winner, one for shootout loser) at the end of the tournament will be crowned champion. In the ICC’s four-year history, Real Madrid, Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain have all won the tournament. SCOREBOARD Baseball MLB AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB Baltimore 53 39 .576 — Boston 52 39 .571 ½ Toronto 53 42 .558 1½ New York 47 46 .505 6½ Tampa Bay 36 57 .387 17½ Central Division W L Pct GB Cleveland 55 38 .591 — Detroit 49 45 .521 6½ Kansas City 47 46 .505 8 Chicago 46 47 .495 9 Minnesota 34 59 .366 21 West Division W L Pct GB Texas 55 40 .579 — Houston 50 44 .532 4½ Seattle 47 47 .500 7½ Los Angeles 42 52 .447 12½ Oakland 42 52 .447 12½ ——— Tuesday’s Games N.Y. Yankees 7, Baltimore 1 Boston 4, San Francisco 0 Minnesota 6, Detroit 2 Cleveland 7, Kansas City 3 Tampa Bay 10, Colorado 1 Toronto 5, Arizona 1 Oakland 4, Houston 3, 10 innings L.A. Angels 8, Texas 6 Chicago White Sox 6, Seattle 1 Today’s Games Minnesota (Santana 3-8) at Detroit (Verlander 9-6), 10:10 a.m. Cleveland (Carrasco 6-3) at Kansas City (Kennedy 6-7), 11:15 a.m. Tampa Bay (Archer 4-13) at Colorado (De La Rosa 6-6), 12:10 p.m. Houston (Fister 9-6) at Oakland (Meng- den 1-4), 12:35 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Gonzalez 2-5) at Seattle (Hernandez 4-4), 12:40 p.m. Toronto (Stroman 7-4) at Arizona (Corbin 4-8), 12:40 p.m. Baltimore (Gallardo 3-1) at N.Y. Yankees (Pineda 3-9), 4:05 p.m. San Francisco (Cain 1-5) at Boston (Pomeranz 8-7), 4:10 p.m. Texas (Perez 7-6) at L.A. Angels (Santia- go 7-4), 7:05 p.m. NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB Washington 56 38 .596 — Miami 51 42 .548 4½ New York 50 43 .538 5½ Philadelphia 43 52 .453 13½ Atlanta 33 61 .351 23 Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 56 37 .602 — St. Louis 48 44 .522 7½ Pittsburgh 48 45 .516 8 Milwaukee 39 52 .429 16 Cincinnati 35 59 .372 21½ West Division W L Pct GB San Francisco 57 37 .606 — Los Angeles 53 42 .558 4½ Colorado 43 50 .462 13½ San Diego 41 52 .441 15½ Arizona 40 54 .426 17 ——— Tuesday’s Games L.A. Dodgers 8, Washington 4 Miami 2, Philadelphia 1, 10 innings N.Y. Mets 2, Chicago Cubs 1 Pittsburgh 3, Milwaukee 2 Atlanta 5, Cincinnati 4, 11 innings Boston 4, San Francisco 0 San Diego at St. Louis, ppd. Tampa Bay 10, Colorado 1 Toronto 5, Arizona 1 Today’s Games Atlanta (Harrell 1-1) at Cincinnati (DeScla- fani 4-0), 9:35 a.m. San Diego (Rea 5-3) at St. Louis (Marti- nez 8-6), 11:15 a.m., 1st game N.Y. Mets (Colon 8-4) at Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 8-6), 11:20 a.m. Tampa Bay (Archer 4-13) at Colorado (De La Rosa 6-6), 12:10 p.m. Toronto (Stroman 7-4) at Arizona (Corbin 4-8), 12:40 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Norris 5-7) at Washington (Gonzalez 5-8), 4:05 p.m. Miami (Chen 5-3) at Philadelphia (Hellick- son 6-7), 4:05 p.m. Milwaukee (Anderson 4-10) at Pittsburgh (Locke 8-5), 4:05 p.m. San Francisco (Cain 1-5) at Boston (Pomeranz 8-7), 4:10 p.m. San Diego (Clemens 1-0) at St. Louis (Garcia 6-6), 5:15 p.m., 2nd game MiLB NORTHWEST LEAGUE North Division W L Pct. Tri-City (Padres) 16 16 .500 Everett (Mariners) 16 16 .500 Vancouver (Blue Jays) 16 16 .500 Spokane (Rangers) 15 17 .469 South Division W L Pct. Eugene (Cubs) 22 10 .688 Hillsboro (Dbacks) 16 16 .500 Salem-Keizer (Giants) 14 18 .437 Boise (Rockies) 13 19 .406 ——— Tuesday’s Games Tri-City 8, Everett 6 Vancouver 1, Spokane 0 Boise 6, Salem-Keizer 3 Hillsboro 8, Eugene 2 Today’s Games Vancouver at Spokane, 6:30 p.m. Boise at Salem-Keizer, 6:35 p.m. Hillsboro at Eugene, 7:05 p.m. Tri-City at Everett, 7:05 p.m. Soccer GB — — — 1 GB — 5½ 8 8½ Cycling Tour de France Tuesdsay (Rest Day) At Bern, Switzerland Overall Leaders (After 16 stages) 1. Chris Froome, Britain, Sky, 72 hours, 40 minutes, 38 seconds. 2. Bauke Mollema, Netherlands, Trek-Se- gafredo, 1 minute, 47 seconds behind. 3. Adam Yates, Britain, Orica-BikeEx- change, 2:45. 4. Nairo Quintana, Colombia, Movistar, 2:59. 5. Alejandro Valverde, Spain, Movistar, 3:17. 6. Romain Bardet, France, AG2R La Mondiale, 4:04. 7. Richie Porte, Australia, BMC Racing, 4:27. 8. Tejay Van Garderen, United States, BMC Racing, 4:47. 9. Daniel Martin, Ireland, Etixx-Quick- Step, 5:03. WEDNESDAY — Stage 17: A 114.6- mile ride from Bern to the mountains of Finhaut-Emosson, Switzerland, with a Category 1 climb to the Col de la Forclaz followed by an “Hors categorie” inish at Finhaut. Basketball WNBA EASTERN CONFERENCE W L New York 17 7 Atlanta 12 11 Chicago 11 12 Indiana 11 12 Washington 9 13 Connecticut 6 16 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Los Angeles 20 3 .870 — Minnesota 19 4 .826 1 Phoenix 10 14 .417 10½ Dallas 9 14 .391 11 Seattle 8 14 .364 11½ San Antonio 5 17 .227 14½ ——— Tuesday’s Games Indiana 92, Los Angeles 82 Chicago 79, Phoenix 77 Today’s Games New York at Washington, 8:30 a.m. Connecticut at Dallas, 9:30 a.m. Atlanta at Minnesota, 10 a.m. San Antonio at Seattle, Noon MLS EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts NYC FC 9 6 6 33 Philadelphia 8 6 6 30 New York 8 9 4 28 Montreal 6 5 8 26 Toronto FC 6 7 6 24 New England 5 7 8 23 D.C. United 5 7 7 22 Orlando City 4 5 10 22 Columbus 3 7 9 18 Chicago 4 9 5 17 GF 34 34 32 30 21 26 18 30 24 17 GA 35 28 27 29 22 33 21 33 30 24 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA FC Dallas 12 6 4 40 34 30 Colorado 10 2 7 37 22 13 Los Angeles 8 3 8 32 32 18 Real Salt Lake 8 6 6 30 29 30 Vancouver 8 8 5 29 33 35 Portland 7 6 8 29 32 31 Sporting KC 8 10 4 28 24 25 San Jose 6 6 7 25 21 22 Seattle 6 11 2 20 20 24 Houston 4 9 6 18 23 26 NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie. ——— Friday’s Game San Jose at Real Salt Lake, 8 p.m. Motorsports NASCAR Sprint Cup Schedule July 24 — ‘Your Hero’s Name Here’ 400, Speedway, Ind. (TV: NBCSN) Points Standings (Through July 17) 1. Kevin Harvick, 636 2. Brad Keselowski, 622 3. Kurt Busch, 602 4. Carl Edwards, 587 5. Joey Logano, 571 6. Kyle Busch, 556 7. Martin Truex Jr, 540 8. Matt Kenseth, 521 9. Jimmie Johnson, 514 10. Denny Hamlin, 505 11. Chase Elliott, 499 12. Ryan Newman, 497 13. Austin Dillon, 488 14. Jamie McMurray, 474 15. Dale Earnhardt Jr., 461 Rodeo Pct GB .708 — .522 4½ .478 5½ .478 5½ .409 7 .273 10 PRCA Standings Through July 17 All-around 1. Ryan Jarrett, Comanche, Okla. $69,029 2. Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo. $65,174 3. Russell Cardoza, Terrebonne, Ore. $63,680 4. Dustin Bird, Cut Bank, Mont. $61,628 5. Clayton Hass, Terrell, Texas $58,645 Bareback Riding 1. Tim O’Connell, Zwingle, Iowa $87,681 2. Caleb Bennett, Tremonton, Utah $83,630 3. Orin Larsen, Inglis, Manitoba $76,823 4. Tanner Aus, Granite Falls, Minn. $75,656 5. R.C. Landingham, Hat Creek, Calif. $68,579 Steer Wrestling 1. Jason Thomas, Benton, Ark. $57,588 2. Ty Erickson, Helena, Mont. $56,406 3. Clayton Hass, Terrell, Texas $52,321 4. Tyler Waguespack, Gonzales, La. $50,847 5. Matt Reeves, Cross Plains, Texas $46,850 Team Roping (header) 1. Luke Brown, Stephenville, Texas $71,142 2. Clay Smith, Broken Bow, Okla. $64,477 3. Kolton Schmidt, Barrhead, Alberta $63,115 4. Riley Minor, Ellensburg, Wash. $54,876 5. Dustin Bird, Cut Bank, Mont. $54,546 Team Roping (heeler) 1. Jake Long, Coffeyville, Kan. $67,797 2. Paul Eaves, Lonedell, Mo. $65,766 3. Russell Cardoza, Terrebonne, Ore. $54,613 4. Brady Minor, Ellensburg, Wash. $53,368 5. Wesley Thorp, Stephenville, Texas $53,275 Saddle Bronc Riding 1. Jacobs Crawley, Boerne, Texas $99,913 2. Rusty Wright, Milford, Utah $87,695 3. CoBurn Bradshaw, Beaver, Utah $82,069 4. Allen Boore, Axtell, Utah $61,225 5. Jake Wright, Milford, Utah $60,809 Tie-down Roping 1. Hunter Herrin, Apache, Okla. $74,134 2. Marcos Costa, Childress, Texas $62,550 3. Timber Moore, Aubrey, Texas $60,394 4. Ryan Jarrett, Comanche, Okla. $53,207 5. Shane Hanchey, Sulphur, La. $51,897 Steer Roping 1. J. Tom Fisher, Andrews, Texas $49,757 2. Rocky Patterson, Pratt, Kan. $48,320 3. Chet Herren, Pawhuska, Okla. $36,880 4. Scott Snedecor, Fredericksburg, Texas $34,783 5. Jason Evans, Glen Rose, Texas $34,103 Bull Riding 1. Sage Kimzey, Strong City, Okla. $88,882 2. Scottie Knapp, Albuquerque, N.M. $66,880 3. Joe Frost, Randlett, Utah $62,869 4. Jeff Askey, Athens, Texas $62,686 5. Cody Rostockyj, Lorena, Texas $59,863 Barrel Racing 1. Mary Burger, Pauls Valley, Okla. $170,979 2. Ivy Conrado, Hudson, Colo. $89,921 3. Mary Walker, Ennis, Texas $87,158 4. Jackie Ganter, Abilene, Texas $84,751 5. Michele McLeod, Whitesboro, Texas $77,302