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Page 2B SPORTS East Oregonian Friday, June 16, 2017 NFL Seahawks think they got it right with offseason program By TIM BOOTH Associated Press RENTON, Wash. — Because the Seattle Seahawks made it through their offseason program without any obvious inci- dents or issues, Pete Carroll could finally crack a bit of a joke about their troubled past. “I think we had our most compliant OTA season. I’m really proud of that, finally,” Carroll said. “Old dog, new tricks. It was hard.” The Seahawks wrapped up their offseason program Thursday with the conclusion of their mandatory minicamp. Seattle’s offseason program was shorter than most others in the NFL because of penal- ties incurred by the team for previous violations during the spring workouts. New rules regarding offseason workouts were put in place with the collec- tive bargaining agreement approved before the 2011 season. Between the start of that new CBA and the beginning of the 2016 regular season, there were four viola- tions of those offseason rules, according to the NFL. Three of those were by the Seahawks. The last violation took place last June during an OTA when two players collided and suffered head injuries while going after a deflected pass during a session that required no contact. Carroll was given a $200,000 fine, a $400,000 fine was given to the team and Seattle lost a fifth-round pick from April’s draft. And Seattle was docked three OTA practices from this offseason. AP Photo/Elaine Thompson Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll, right, smiles as he watches Doug Baldwin run a drill during NFL football practice Thursday, June 15, 2017, in Rent- on, Wash. Despite getting less practice time than others, Carroll felt the changes made to avoid any future penalties during the offseason work- outs kept Seattle from falling behind. “We finally figured that out and in doing so, we were able to up the reps on guys and I think we’re the smartest we’ve been coming out of this camp at any time in any of the past years,” Carroll said. “We’ve had the most situation work. We’ve put guys in a variety of different spots where they have to think and make decisions and choose how they play and fit in with us. We feel like we have made a lot of movement forward.” Seattle was also penalized for offseason violations in 2012 and 2014. Carroll said the non-contact period is beneficial in terms of getting players on the field and getting reps, but there are some major evaluations that can’t be made until training camp arrives. “We adjusted. That was part of trying to figure out how to do this the way that they want us and fit in with all the rules,” Carroll said. “We think we did our best job with that. We think we made up ground that we hadn’t made in years past.” NOTES: Carroll said only a handful of players might be limited when training camp begins, including CB DeShawn Shead, DT Quinton Jefferson, DE Dion Jordan and WR Tyler Lockett. Shead is still recov- ering from a major knee injury suffered during last season’s playoffs and Carroll said it was unlikely he’d be ready by the start of the season. ... One of Carroll’s biggest offseason highlights was Jimmy Graham, who was limited the entire 2016 offseason while recovering from a major knee injury. “He had a phenomenal offseason. Great work with us. His preparation to get here was just terrific.” RODEO: Pederson 7th in tie-down US OPEN: Fowler sinks 7 birdies all-around title as she was slated to compete in goat tying and team roping with BMCC’s Quinton Nyman. They entered the perfor- mance with 27.4 on two, and the event leaders were at 23.6 on three. Results were not available by the East Oregonian press deadline. Calvin Shaffer also competed in saddle bronc riding on Thursday. After a no-score on his second ride, Shaffer entered the round in 32nd with 68.5 on one. Logan Cook of Panola College led with 210.5 on three. Complete results are available online at CNFR.com. Continued from 1B performance, and she had a 9.0 in goat tying that is 21st in the round going into Thursday’s performance. Leyva is 19th in the aggregate with 23.6 on three. Hermiston High graduate Preston Pederson was pushed down to seventh in the tie-down aggregate, and remains sixth in the third round with a 10.0 he clocked during Tuesday’s performance. Thursday’s night show was Williams’ chance to get into the hunt for the women’s BEAVERS: OSU will review matter Continued from 1B ington, was classified in Washington as the lowest- level sex offender with little risk of repeating the behavior. He finished his probation and court-ordered classes in fall 2014, around the time he moved to Corvallis to attend Oregon State. “For the past six years, I have done everything in my power to demonstrate that I am someone my family and my community can be proud of and show the one person who has suffered the most that I am committed to living a life of integrity,” Heimlich’s statement on Thursday said. “This situ- ation has caused great pain to my family members over the years and I am devastated that they have to relive it all again so publicly.” Oregon State President Ed Ray issued a statement shortly after Heimlich announced that he would not play. “I concur with this decision as to do otherwise would certainly serve as a disruption and distraction to the team due to the signifi- cant public scrutiny that this matter has attracted. As well, I am mindful of the need for providing safety for all concerned that otherwise might be at risk during times of heightened emotions,” Ray’s statement said. Ray said he supports guidelines issued by the U.S. Department of Education to allow individuals to register for college admission without revealing a prior criminal record, except in specific circumstances. He said he supports Heimlich continuing his education at Oregon State and rejoining the baseball team next season. However, Ray left open the possibility that Oregon State’s policies could change in the future, following a review of the matter. “This review should consider the possibility that some offenses and situations are so serious that we should no longer let such a student represent the university in athletic competition and other high-profile activities sponsored by the university by virtue of their offense. Such individuals could still enroll as a student in the university with appropriate risk mitigation,” he said. Continued from 1B hardly the USGA’s idea of the ultimate test in golf. Just don’t mention that to some of the best players in the world. Jason Day had two triple bogeys and posted a 79, his worst score ever in the U.S. Open. Rory McIlroy joked earlier in the week that anyone who couldn’t hit such wide fairways “might as well pack your bags and go home.” He spent all day in the knee-high fescue and shot 78, his worst U.S. Open score. Defending champion Dustin Johnson probably didn’t feel so badly by the end of a most peculiar day. He only shot 75, with just one birdie. “You won’t get a better day for scoring,” Johnson said wistfully during the long walk to sign his card. No one took advantage like Fowler. Fowler, who shared the 36-hole lead at the Masters in April, never came seriously close to bogey because he was never in trouble. He kept it in the short grass, the secret to Erin Hills that wouldn’t appear to be that difficult with some of the widest fairways for this major. “You don’t get many rounds at the U.S. Open that are stress-free,” Fowler said. Fowler’s seven birdies were from no more than 12 feet, including three in a row around the turn. His 7-under par tied the record to par for the first round of a U.S. Open held by Jack Nicklaus and Tom Weiskopf, who each shot 7-under 63 at Baltusrol in 1980. “It is always cool to be part of some sort of history in golf,” Fowler said. “But I’d rather be remembered for something that’s done on Sunday.” Day and McIlroy, just to name a few, might not make it that far. Of the top 10 players in the world, only Masters champion Sergio Garcia (70) and Fowler broke par. For players like Jordan Spieth (73) and Johnson, it was a matter of not making enough putts. For most others, it was being careless off the tee and facing the rigorous test of recovering. Casey started eagle- birdie and finished with two birdies over the final four holes for his 66. “I was just trying to have half as good a round as Rickie had,” said Casey, who played in the afternoon. “The scoring was so good this morning. I was happy it stayed benign for us, and I capitalized on it. The opening round was without Phil Mickelson for the first time since 1993. He was in California for his daughter’s high school graduation, hopeful for enough of a weather delay to jet across the country to Wisconsin. But as the sun rose over Erin Hills, and the forecast was for no rain, Mickelson withdrew. More startling than the low scores was smoke rising from about a half-mile away when a commercial blimp, not affiliated with the tour- nament, crashed into a field and burst into flames. The pilot, the only one aboard the blimp operated by Florida-based AirSign, was being treated for injuries. “I was teeing off and I looked up and saw it on fire, and I felt sick to my stomach,” Jamie Lovemark said. On the golf course, there was only a barrage of birdies. Brooks Koepka, Tommy Fleetwood and Brian Harman were at 67, with Patrick Reed and Adam Hadwin in the group at 68. Hadwin tied a U.S. Open record when he made six straight birdies, from the 18th hole through the fifth hole. He was 100 feet away for birdie on No. 6 and burned the edge of the cup on that one, except that it ran by some 7 feet and he three-putted for bogey. MARINERS: Paxton set to take the mound in series opener against Texas Continued from 1B their home record, the worst in the major leagues, to 14-20 with the four-game series split. Gimenez hit a three-run homer with two outs in the fateful first for Ariel Miranda (6-3), who lost for the first time in 10 starts for the Mariners and lasted only four innings with 10 hits and six runs allowed. Gimenez then hit the foul pole in left field with a solo drive in the third inning, giving the 34-year-old a total of 18 home runs in 867 plate appearances. “I had to talk to it a little bit as I was running to first,” Gimenez said. His conversations with Berrios throughout the afternoon turned out well, too, driving a strategy to mix in some changeups with a lively fastball that the right- hander spotted well and that devastating curveball. “We had chances to kind of get close but could never mount the big rally against him,” Mariners manager Scott Servais said. Berrios struck out six and yielded two runs and five hits. After finishing six innings only once in 14 starts as a rookie last season on his way to an 8.02 ERA, Berrios has lasted that long in five of seven turns this year. “I was blessed to be able to go as far as I did today,” he said through the team’s interpreter. Berrios silenced a lineup that totaled 45 hits and 27 runs over the first three games of the series, handing the Mariners just their sixth loss in the last 18 games. “Sometimes it takes them awhile to get comfortable and trust what they can do up here,” Twins manager Paul Molitor said. “We all never really lost hope that he was going to figure it out.” GAMEL KEEPS GOING Ben Gamel and Robinson Cano had RBI singles for the Mariners, with Gamel stretching his hitting streak to seven straight games. He’s 15 for 30 with five doubles during the run and has reached base 14 times in his last 24 plate appearances. CONTINUING ED Escobar has three homers in the last five games. He went 3 for 4 and is batting .362 with four home runs and 12 RBIs against left-handers this season. In his last eight games overall, Escobar is 18 for 31 with eight RBIs. MIRANDA NOT RIGHT With fellow starters Felix Hernandez, Hisashi Iwakuma and Drew Smyly on the disabled list and James Paxton just recently coming off of it, Miranda has been a key cog in Seattle’s rotation. He was 5-0 in his last nine starts, with six straight turns of two or fewer runs allowed, until this dud that began with a leadoff double by Brian Dozier. Mitch Haniger had a reasonable opportunity to catch it on the warning track, but the ball veered away at the end of its journey and eluded his glove. Escobar followed with a home run, his third in five games. Miranda, the 28-year-old acquired last summer in a trade with Baltimore for Wade Miley, has allowed 11 homers with a 6.56 ERA in eight starts on the road. This time he went to the off-speed pitches too quickly. “He’s got to keep throwing his fastball until you get a feel for it, because that’s his pitch,” Servais said. “That sets up everything else.” TRAINER’S ROOM Mariners: SS Jean Segura (sprained right ankle) could play a rehab game for Triple-A Tacoma this weekend and be back in the lineup as soon as next week. ... Iwakuma made his first rehab start for Class A Modesto on Wednesday, finishing four scoreless innings with one hit allowed. UP NEXT Mariners: Paxton (5-1, 2.25 ERA) starts on Friday to begin a series at Texas. For the Rangers, RHP Tyson Ross will make his season debut. SCOREBOARD Baseball MLB AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB New York 38 25 .603 — Boston 37 29 .561 2½ Tampa Bay 35 34 .507 6 Toronto 32 33 .492 7 Baltimore 32 33 .492 7 Central Division W L Pct GB Minnesota 34 29 .540 — Cleveland 32 31 .508 2 Detroit 31 34 .477 4 Kansas City 30 34 .469 4½ Chicago 29 36 .446 6 West Division W L Pct GB Houston 45 22 .672 — Los Angeles 35 34 .507 11 Texas 32 33 .492 12 Seattle 33 35 .485 12½ Oakland 27 38 .415 17 ——— Thursday’s Games Cleveland 12, L.A. Dodgers 5 Minnesota 6, Seattle 2 Chicago White Sox 5, Baltimore 2 Philadelphia 1, Boston 0 Detroit 5, Tampa Bay 3 N.Y. Yankees at Oakland, late finish Kansas City at L.A. Angels, late finish Friday’s Games St. Louis (Martinez 5-5) at Baltimore (Gausman 3-5), 4:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Quintana 2-8) at Toronto (Biagini 1-5), 4:07 p.m. Tampa Bay (Ramirez 3-1) at Detroit (Norris 3-4), 4:10 p.m. Seattle (Paxton 5-1) at Texas (Ross 0-0), 5:05 p.m. Boston (Pomeranz 6-4) at Houston (Fiers 4-2), 5:10 p.m. Cleveland (Carrasco 6-3) at Minnesota (Turley 0-0), 5:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Severino 5-2) at Oakland (Manaea 6-3), 6:35 p.m. Kansas City (Kennedy 0-6) at L.A. Angels (Chavez 5-6), 7:07 p.m. NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division Washington New York Miami Atlanta Philadelphia Central Division Milwaukee Chicago St. Louis Pittsburgh Cincinnati West Division W 40 30 29 29 22 L 26 35 35 36 43 Pct .606 .462 .453 .446 .338 GB — 9½ 10 10½ 17½ W 36 32 30 30 29 L 32 33 35 36 36 Pct .529 .492 .462 .455 .446 GB — 2½ 4½ 5 5½ W L Pct GB Colorado 42 26 .618 — Los Angeles 41 26 .612 ½ Arizona 41 26 .612 ½ San Diego 27 40 .403 14½ San Francisco 26 41 .388 15½ ——— Thursday’s Games Cleveland 12, L.A. Dodgers 5 Philadelphia 1, Boston 0 Washington 8, N.Y. Mets 3 Milwaukee 6, St. Louis 4 San Francisco at Colorado, late finish Friday’s Games Arizona (Corbin 5-6) at Philadelphia (Nola 3-4), 4:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Butler 3-2) at Pittsburgh (Williams 3-3), 4:05 p.m. St. Louis (Martinez 5-5) at Baltimore (Gausman 3-5), 4:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Wood 6-0) at Cincinnati (Adleman 4-2), 4:10 p.m. Washington (Scherzer 7-4) at N.Y. Mets (Matz 1-0), 4:10 p.m. Miami (Straily 4-4) at Atlanta (Newcomb 0-1), 4:35 p.m. San Diego (Diaz 1-1) at Milwaukee (Guerra 1-1), 5:10 p.m. San Francisco (Samardzija 2-8) at Colora- do (Senzatela 8-2), 5:40 p.m. MiLB Northwest League Thursday’s Games Boise at Spokane, ppd. Tri-City at Salem-Keizer, late finish Hillsboro at Everett, late finish Vancouver at Eugene, late finish Friday’s Games Boise at Spokane, 6:30 p.m. Tri-City at Salem-Keizer, 6:35 p.m. Hillsboro at Everett, 7:05 p.m. Vancouver at Eugene, 7:05 p.m. NCAA BASEBALL College World Series At TD Ameritrade Park, Omaha, Neb. (Double Elimination; x-if necessary) Saturday Game 1 — Cal St. Fullerton (39-22) vs. Oregon State (54-2), Noon Game 2 — LSU (48-17) vs. Florida State (45-21), 5 p.m. Sunday Game 3 — Louisville (52-10) vs. Texas A&M (41-21), 11 a.m. Game 4 — TCU (47-16) vs. Florida (47-17), 4 p.m. Golf PGA Tour US OPEN Thursday At Erin Hills Erin, Wisconsin Purse: $12,000,000 Yardage: 7,741; Par 72 (36-36) First Round Rickie Fowler 33-32—65 Paul Casey 32-34—66 Xander Schauffele 32-34—66 Brian Harman 35-32—67 Tommy Fleetwood 34-33—67 Brooks Koepka 34-33—67 Patrick Reed 36-32—68 Kevin Na 35-33—68 Marc Leishman 33-35—68 Adam Hadwin 31-37—68 Jamie Lovemark 34-35—69 J.B. Holmes 32-37—69 Lee Westwood 36-33—69 Andrew Johnston 34-35—69 Si Woo Kim 36-33—69 a-Scottie Scheffler 36-33—69 Bernd Wiesberger 35-34—69 Charley Hoffman 36-34—70 Brandt Snedeker 35-35—70 Ernie Els 32-38—70 Jack Maguire 37-33—70 Brandon Stone 32-38—70 William McGirt 37-33—70 -7 -6 -6 -5 -5 -5 -4 -4 -4 -4 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 Sergio Garcia Jim Furyk Matt Fitzpatrick a-Cameron Champ Derek Barron Kevin Dougherty Davis Love IV Thomas Aiken Zach Johnson Angel Cabrera Tyson Alexander Stephan Jaeger Brendan Steele Russell Henley Harris English Charl Schwartzel Shane Lowry Byeong Hun An Ryan Brehm Jonathan Randolph Trey Mullinax Yusaku Miyazato Hideto Tanihara Rafa Cabrera Bello Gary Woodland Martin Laird Branden Grace Martin Kaymer Eddie Pepperell Yuta Ikeda George Coetzee Keegan Bradley Adam Scott Bill Haas Scott Piercy Justin Rose Roberto Diaz 35-35—70 34-36—70 35-35—70 37-33—70 36-34—70 38-33—71 36-35—71 37-34—71 35-36—71 36-35—71 35-36—71 35-36—71 34-37—71 34-37—71 36-35—71 37-34—71 37-34—71 35-36—71 35-36—71 37-34—71 38-33—71 35-37—72 36-36—72 37-35—72 37-35—72 35-37—72 33-39—72 37-35—72 34-38—72 41-31—72 38-34—72 36-36—72 39-33—72 36-36—72 37-35—72 36-36—72 37-35—72 LPGA Tour MEIJER CLASSIC Thursday At Blythefield Country Club Grand Rapids, Mich. Purse: $2 million Yardage: 6,451; Par 71 (36-35) First Round Brooke M. Henderson 32-31—63 Stacy Lewis 33-31—64 Lexi Thompson 33-31—64 Shanshan Feng 32-32—64 Jennifer Ha 35-29—64 Giulia Molinaro 34-30—64 Holly Clyburn 31-33—64 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Madelene Sagstrom Lydia Ko Simin Feng Jane Park Mi Jung Hur Sung Hyun Park Moriya Jutanugarn Su Oh Emily K. Pedersen Demi Runas Tiffany Joh Jenny Shin Cristie Kerr 32-33—65 33-32—65 33-32—65 32-34—66 36-30—66 34-33—67 34-33—67 34-33—67 34-33—67 35-32—67 34-33—67 33-34—67 37-30—67 -6 -6 -6 -5 -5 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 Basketball WNBA EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Washington 7 3 .700 — New York 6 4 .600 1 Atlanta 5 5 .500 2 Indiana 5 6 .454 2½ Connecticut 4 5 .444 2½ Chicago 2 7 .222 4½ WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Minnesota 9 0 1.000 — Los Angeles 6 3 .667 3 Phoenix 5 4 .556 4 Seattle 5 5 .500 4½ Dallas 4 7 .364 6 San Antonio 0 9 .000 9 ——— Thursday’s Games Indiana 85, Atlanta 74 San Antonio at Los Angeles, late finish Friday’s Games New York at Dallas, 5 p.m. Chicago at Phoenix, 7 p.m. Soccer -8 -7 -7 -7 -7 -7 -7 MLS EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts Toronto FC 8 2 5 29 Chicago 8 3 4 28 NYC FC 7 5 3 24 Orlando City 7 5 3 24 Columbus 7 8 1 22 New England 5 5 5 20 New York 6 7 2 20 GF GA 26 15 25 16 27 19 16 18 24 26 26 21 15 21 Atl. United FC 5 6 3 18 Montreal 4 4 5 17 Philadelphia 4 6 4 16 D.C. United 4 7 3 15 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts Sporting KC 7 4 5 26 Portland 7 5 3 24 FC Dallas 6 3 5 23 Houston 7 6 2 23 Vancouver 6 6 1 19 Seattle 5 6 4 19 San Jose 5 6 4 19 Los Angeles 5 5 3 18 Minn. United 4 8 2 14 Real Salt Lake 4 10 2 14 Colorado 4 8 1 13 28 20 20 10 22 19 18 21 GF GA 20 11 26 21 21 13 27 22 18 18 18 22 16 20 19 19 19 33 15 35 12 18 NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie. ——— Saturday’s Games Seattle at New York City FC, 10 a.m. Columbus at Atlanta United FC, 4 p.m. Chicago at New England, 4:30 p.m. Montreal at Orlando City, 4:30 p.m. D.C. United at Toronto FC, 5 p.m. Sporting Kansas City at San Jose, 6 p.m. Portland at Colorado, 6:30 p.m. FC Dallas at Vancouver, 7 p.m. Minnesota United at Real Salt Lake, 7 p.m. Houston at Los Angeles, 8 p.m. Motorsports NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series Points Leaders Through June 11 1. Martin Truex, Jr. 584 2. Kyle Larson 583 3. Kevin Harvick 480 4. Kyle Busch 463 5. Brad Keselowski 454 6. Chase Elliott 438 7. Jimmie Johnson 421 8. Jamie McMurray 418 9. Denny Hamlin 386 10. Clint Bowyer 369 11. Joey Logano 362 12. Ryan Blaney 360 13. Matt Kenseth 359 14. Kurt Busch 331 15. Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. 325 16. Ryan Newman 322
