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SPORTS WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 2016 1B FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @EOSPORTS MLB Soccer Mariners lose home run fest Soccer royalty set to meet in Eugene Seattle Mar- iners Rob- inson Cano hits a solo home run against the Chicago White Sox in the fourth inning of a baseball game, Tues- day, July 19, 2016, in Seattle. AP Photo/ Ted S. Warren Top-level European clubs to face off on Sunday By RYAN THORBURN The Register-Guard Seattle, Chicago combine for four home runs as White Sox win By TIM BOOTH Associated Press SEATTLE — Melky Cabrera hit a tie-breaking homer leading off the seventh inning, Todd Frazier added a two-run shot in the ninth and the Chicago White Sox snapped a fi ve-game losing streak with a 6-1 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night. Cabrera lined his ninth home run of the season — and second batting right-handed — just over the wall in left fi eld off Seattle starter Wade Miley (6-7) to snap a 1-1 tie. J.B. Shuck added an RBI single later in the inning and Frazier capped the White Sox’s fi rst win since July 9 with his 27th home run in the ninth. Brett Lawrie also hit a solo home run, his 12th. Chicago starter Jose Quintana (8-8) threw six innings and his only major mistake was Robinson Cano’s 22nd home run in the fourth inning. And Quintana made key Chicago Seattle 6 1 pitches when Seattle had runners in scoring position in both the fi fth and sixth innings. Quintana struck out Cano to end the fi fth with runners on the corners. In the sixth, Quintana gave up a leadoff single to Nelson Cruz and loaded the bases after a walk to Chris Iannetta and hitting Leonys Martin on the elbow with two outs. Quintana fell behind to Daniel Robertson, but got the young outfi elder to fl y out to center to end the threat. Quintana allowed six hits in six innings and struck out seven. He’s won his last three starts after going 0-7 over a span of nine starts from the middle of May until the end of June. Zach Duke, Nate Jones and Carson Fullmer rolled through the AP Photo/Ted S. Warren Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Wade Miley throws against the Chicago White Sox in Tuesday’s game in Seattle. fi nal three innings, retiring the last nine batters in order. Miley lost his fi fth straight start, his last win coming on June 7. It was a better performance than his last start before the All-Star break where Miley allowed 10 hits and four runs against Kansas City, but he was unable to get through the seventh. Miley has completed at least seven innings just three times See MARINERS/2B PORTLAND — It’s a football game week in Oregon. Inter Milan and Paris Saint-Ger- main, two of the most famous European clubs, will begin play in the International Champions Cup at 2 p.m. on Sunday at Autzen Stadium. On Monday, as crews began installing tempo- rary sod over the artifi cial surface the Ducks play American football Inter on, Inter Milan Milan conducted a training session at the University of Portland. Paris The 18-time Saint-Germain Serie A cham- • Sunday, 2 pions estimate that p.m. • Autzen there are about Stadium two million Inter Milan fans in the U.S., including about two dozen diehards who showed up at Merlo Field, home of the Pilots, for a light practice. Paris Saint-Germain, one of the most well-funded teams in the world, has won the last three Ligue 1 championships. “We’re looking forward to the game. Of course it’s a friendly game, but it’s still important for us See SOCCER/2B Olympics Ducks wideout’s Olympic run inspiring teammates Allen ready to represent the USA in Rio de Janeiro By RYAN THORBURN The Register-Guard EUGENE — If the Star-Span- gled Banner is played for Devon Allen in Rio de Janeiro, Mark Helfrich knows what his reaction will be. Oregon’s fourth-year coach was already moved to tears after watching his supersonic wide receiver win the 110-meter hurdles fi nal during the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials earlier this month at Hayward Field. “I was tearing up that night and I get misty every time I sit down and think about it for a while because he’s such a good dude,” Helfrich said. “First of all, great family, great representation of who he is, our university and now our country. “To be represented by that kid, that’s a lot of good things happening.” Allen is the fi rst collegian to win the 110 hurdles at the U.S. Trials since Renaldo Nehemiah of Maryland in 1980. He’s also the fi rst to win both the NCAA championship (2014, 2016) and Olympic Trials titles since North Carolina Central’s Lee Calhoun in 1956. “It’s the most amazing thing I’ve ever felt in my life,” Allen said after crossing the fi nish line in 13.03 seconds, the second-fastest time in the world this year, and leaping into the stands to celebrate with his family. Allen has had lofty goals since arriving at Oregon, where he has been an important part of a national championship in track and a memorable run to the College Football Playoff. The confi dent 21-year-old even talked about winning the Heisman Trophy and Bowerman Award as a younger two-sport star. Right now, Allen’s focus is on an Olympic gold medal, a life- long dream that even a torn ACL suffered during the Ducks’ domi- See DUCKS/2B AP Photo/Matt Slocum Devon Allen celebrates his win in the fi nals of the men’s 110-meter hurdles at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials, Saturday, July 9, 2016, in Eugene Ore. Sports shorts Tiger to miss PGA Championship Tiger Woods withdrew from the PGA Championship, the fi rst time he will go an entire year without playing a major. The decision, while not a surprise, also means he will go an entire PGA Tour FACES season without playing. His agent, Mark Steinberg of Excel Sports Management, said in a text to The Associated Press on Tuesday that Woods will not play the remainder of the tour season as he continues to rehab following back surgeries. Woods Steinberg said Woods will continue to work hard and assess when he can play starting in October. Woods now has gone eight full years since winning his 14th major championship at the 2008 U.S. Open. The PGA Championship starts July 28 at Baltusrol Golf Club in New Jersey. “As soon as they said I was on the team it was a go ... the reason why we brought golf into the Olympics is to grow the game ... so winning any type of medal is a bonus.“ — Bubba Watson Professional golfer in an inter- view on the Dan Patrick Show on Tuesday explaining why he did not turn down the chance to play for the United States at the Rio Olympics. Watson said he had no fears of the Zika virus, which is what many athletes cited for reasons to withdrawl. NCAA: No. 1 overall seed to choose tourney site preference NEW YORK (AP) — The NCAA says the top overall seed in the men’s NCAA Tournament will be able to pick its location to play for the regional sites. The Division I Men’s Basketball Committee decided the geographic preferences would be made by teams in contention for the overall No. 1 seed far in advance of Selection Sunday. Teams will be able to choose from eight assigned cities for the fi rst and second round. The eight cities hosting the fi rst- and second-round games in 2017 are Buffalo, Milwaukee, Orlando, Salt Lake City, Greensboro, Indianapolis, Tulsa and Sacramento. THIS DATE IN SPORTS 1858 — Fans are charged for the fi rst time to see a base- ball game. Approximately 1,500 fans pay 50 cents to see the New York All-Stars beat Brooklyn 22-18 at Fashion Race Course on Long Island. 2002 — Tiger Woods, trying to win the third leg of the Grand Slam, shoots his worst round (81) as a professional. 2010 — One day after Ilya Kovalchuk of the New Jersey Devils agrees to a staggering contract, the NHL rejects the deal. The 17-year, $102 million contract is deemed to circumvent the league’s salary cap. Contact us at 541-966-0838 or sports@eastoregonian.com