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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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