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Page 2B SPORTS East Oregonian Friday, July 7, 2017 Tour de France Wayward beach umbrella a threat on calm Tour day By ANDREW DAMPF & JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press TROYES, France — On long, mostly flat sultry stages like Thursday’s, all Chris Froome and the other leaders in the Tour de France want to do is take it easy. Let the sprinters have their day in the sun and prepare for the next mountain stages this weekend. Until a beach umbrella floats across the pack. That was the only incident of note amid hours-long stretches of uneventful cycling during Stage 6, which was won with ease by German sprinter Marcel Kittel. “There was a bit of wind and the parasol took off and ended up in the road,” said Froome, who had to veer out of the way. “That’s the Tour.” Otherwise, Froome said, he spent the day chatting with other riders and admiring the views as the peloton rode into champagne country and through Colombey-les- Deux-Eglises, the hometown of France’s wartime hero and former president, Gen. Charles de Gaulle. “That’s the most relaxing day in the Tour I’ve ever AP Photo/Peter Dejong The pack is pictured through the wheels of the spare bicycles on the roof of the team cars during the sixth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 216 kilometers (134 miles) with start in Vesoul and finish in Troyes, France, Thursday, July 6, 2017. had,” Froome said after five hours in the saddle. “I actu- ally quite enjoy these long days.” At the conclusion of the mostly flat 216-kilometer (134-mile) leg from Vesoul to Troyes — the race’s second-longest stage — Kittel had little trouble in the sprint finish, with Peter Sagan and Mark Cavendish both no longer in the race. As the other contenders bunched together on the right side of the road, Kittel burst forward around them on the left and easily created a comfortable gap allowing him to celebrate as he crossed the line. It was Kittel’s second victory in this year’s race and 11th overall in his Tour career. “I was really confident in my team,” Kittel said. “I was also really confident in myself today. There was just a moment when I broke free and started to go ahead.” Stage 4 winner Arnaud Demare finished second and Andre Greipel was third. Sagan, the world cham- pion, was disqualified for elbowing Cavendish to the ground two days ago. The fall resulted in Cavendish, who has 30 Tour wins, aban- doning the race with a broken shoulder. Kittel said the absence of Cavendish and Sagan has altered the racing in that their teams are no longer battling out the sprint finishes. He was repeatedly asked after his win about their absence. “It’s a bit sad that it’s all about this decision,” he said. “The level that we have here for the sprints is still very, very high.” A three-man breakaway rode out front for most of the stage. Perrig Quemeneur, Frederik Backaert and Vegard Stake Laengen were caught by the peloton with 3 kilometers to go. Froome remained 12 seconds ahead of Sky team- mate Geraint Thomas and 14 seconds ahead of Fabio Aru of Italy. Richie Porte in fifth place overall and other riders eyeing victory in Paris on July 23 were simply pleased to get the long, hot stage over without incident. “It was such a long day. Probably, you know, could have had the same result with half the distance but it’s a nice one to get done,” Porte said. On such days, Porte said, “there’s nothing to gain but there’s so much to lose. ... It was quite a frantic finish.” The Tour remains in Troyes for the start of Stage 7 on Friday, a 213.5-kilometer (133-mile) leg that again sets up well for sprinters with a finish in the Burgundy wine town of Nuits-Saint-Georges. Friday is “another long day and I think the aim of that is just to sap the energy a bit,” Porte said. “They sure are long days.” Golf Love shoots 63, trails Munoz by two strokes at Greenbrier Classic Associated Press Rick Barbero/The Register-Herald via AP Davis Love lll chips in for birdie on the 17th hole during the first round of the Greenbrier Classic golf tourna- ment, Thursday in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — Davis Love III can still get some solid work done in a PGA Tour event. Heading into the World Golf Hall of Fame in September, the 53-year-old Love shot a 7-under 63 on Thursday in The Greenbrier Classic, leaving him two strokes behind first-round leader Sebastian Munoz. Love is looking for his first win since the 2015 Wyndham Championship, which made him the third- oldest winner in PGA Tour history. He would be the oldest if he wins in West Virginia. Slowed this year by a bad back and a broken collar- bone sustained in a January snowboarding accident in Sun Valley, Idaho, Love took advantage of a course soft- ened by overnight rain for his best round of the season. He birdied four of his first five holes in the morning round on Old White, the course that was reconstructed after deadly floods forced the cancellation of last year’s tournament. His son, Davis Love IV, also is in the field, receiving a sponsor exemption. It’s the second time they are playing the same tournament; the other was the RSM Classic two years ago. The elder Love served as his son’s caddie in the U.S. Open last month. “I’ve been working real hard the last couple of weeks on trying to fix my swing to kind of swing around a stiff back and a stiff hip,” the elder Love said. “I’ve given up on hitting it a long way. I’m just saying I’ve got to hit it straight, and this is the perfect golf course for me to get it in the fairway. A lot of hard work is kind of starting to pay off.” Munoz, a 24-year-old Colombian, was boosted by five birdies on the back nine for a 61. Defending champion Danny Lee was at 64 along with David Lingmerth, Ben Martin, rookie Xander Schauffele, and Canadians Graham DeLaet and Nick Taylor. Players were allowed to lift and clean their golf balls in the fairway because of the wet conditions. It took a full year after the June 2016 floods that killed 23 state- wide to get Old White back to playing conditions. “To get anything back in order out there would’ve been an incredible feat,” Love said. “But what they did with the renovation, to take really, really good golf course with a lot of history and make it even better, the redesign is incredible. The players are just raving about it.” Munoz is looking for his first top 10. His best finish is a tie for 27th at the Texas Open. The PGA Tour rookie was 6 under through 10 holes. He missed a short birdie putt on the par-5 12th and bogeyed the par-4 13th after his approach shot found the greenside rough. He then took charge with birdies on the next four holes. Phil Mickelson shot 67 in his first tournament since parting ways with his caddie of 25 years, Jim “Bones” Mackay. Mickelson’s brother, Tim Mickelson, is his caddie for the rest of the year. “I think any time you have a change of environment it brings about a new energy,” Phil Mickelson said. “But more than that, Tim is one my favorite people to be around. We really had a lot of fun together today.” Mickelson missed the cut in his three other Greenbrier Classic appearances and he hit some erratic shots Thursday, including striking a fan in the head on his approach to the par-4 11th. Lingmerth is looking to atone for a collapse last week in the Quicken Loans Invita- tional. The Swede led after each of the first three rounds but shot 3 over in each round on the weekend to tie for fifth, along with Martin. “I’m not going to dwell on it too much,” Lingmerth said. “A nice little start today. I didn’t really have my best stuff. I never really got into trouble. I gave myself a couple of opportunities.” SCOREBOARD Baseball MLB AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB Boston 49 37 .570 — New York 44 39 .530 3½ Tampa Bay 45 42 .517 4½ Baltimore 40 45 .471 8½ Toronto 40 45 .471 8½ Central Division W L Pct GB Cleveland 45 39 .536 — Kansas City 44 40 .524 1 Minnesota 44 41 .517 1½ Detroit 38 46 .452 7 Chicago 37 47 .440 8 West Division W L Pct GB Houston 58 28 .674 — Los Angeles 44 45 .494 15½ Texas 41 44 .482 16½ Seattle 41 46 .471 17½ Oakland 38 48 .442 20 ——— Thursday’s Games Detroit 6, San Francisco 2 Toronto 7, Houston 4 Cleveland 11, San Diego 2 Tampa Bay 4, Boston 1 Minnesota 6, Baltimore 4 Oakland 7, Seattle 4 Friday’s Games Milwaukee (Guerra 1-3) at N.Y. Yankees (Montgomery 6-4), 4:05 p.m. Houston (Morton 5-3) at Toronto (Sanchez 0-1), 4:07 p.m. Boston (Pomeranz 8-4) at Tampa Bay (Odorizzi 5-3), 4:10 p.m. Detroit (Zimmermann 5-6) at Cleveland (Carrasco 9-3), 4:10 p.m. L.A. Angels (Nolasco 4-9) at Texas (Hamels 3-0), 5:05 p.m. Baltimore (Gausman 5-7) at Minnesota (Jorge 1-0), 5:10 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Holland 5-8) at Colora- do (Marquez 5-4), 5:40 p.m. Kansas City (Hammel 4-7) at L.A. Dodgers (Maeda 6-4), 7:10 p.m. Oakland (Manaea 7-4) at Seattle (Paxton 6-3), 7:10 p.m. NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB Washington 50 35 .588 — Atlanta 41 43 .488 8½ New York 38 45 .458 11 Miami 38 46 .452 11½ Philadelphia 28 56 .333 21½ Central Division W L Pct GB Milwaukee 48 40 .545 — Chicago 42 43 .494 4½ St. Louis 41 44 .482 5½ Pittsburgh 40 46 .465 7 Cincinnati 37 48 .435 9½ West Division W L Pct GB Los Angeles 58 29 .667 — Arizona 52 34 .605 5½ Colorado 50 38 .568 8½ San Diego 36 49 .424 21 San Francisco 34 53 .391 24 ——— Thursday’s Games Detroit 6, San Francisco 2 St. Louis 4, Miami 3 Milwaukee 11, Chicago Cubs 2 Cincinnati 6, Colorado 3 Pittsburgh 6, Philadelphia 3 Cleveland 11, San Diego 2 Atlanta 5, Washington 2 L.A. Dodgers 5, Arizona 4 Friday’s Games Pittsburgh (Williams 3-3) at Chicago Cubs (Butler 4-3), 11:20 a.m. San Diego (Richard 5-8) at Philadelphia (Pivetta 2-4), 3:35 p.m. Atlanta (Dickey 6-5) at Washington (Scher- zer 10-5), 4:05 p.m. Milwaukee (Guerra 1-3) at N.Y. Yankees (Montgomery 6-4), 4:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets (deGrom 8-3) at St. Louis (Martinez 6-7), 5:15 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Holland 5-8) at Colora- do (Marquez 5-4), 5:40 p.m. Cincinnati (Adleman 5-5) at Arizona (Grein- ke 10-4), 6:40 p.m. Kansas City (Hammel 4-7) at L.A. Dodgers (Maeda 6-4), 7:10 p.m. Miami (Straily 6-4) at San Francisco (Moore 3-8), 7:15 p.m. MiLB Northwest League North Division W L Pct. Vancouver (Blue Jays) 15 7 .682 Tri-City (Padres) 13 9 .591 Everett (Mariners) 9 12 .428 Spokane (Rangers) 8 14 .364 South Division W L Pct. Hillsboro (D-backs) 12 10 .545 Eugene (Cubs) 11 11 .500 Boise (Rockies) 11 11 .500 Salem-Keizer (Giants) 8 13 .381 ——— Thursday’s Games Vancouver 4, Boise 1 Spokane 2, Hillsboro 1 Salem-Keizer at Everett, late finish Tri-City 4, Eugene 3 Friday’s Games Vancouver at Boise, 6:15 p.m. Hillsboro at Spokane, 6:30 p.m. Salem-Keizer at Everett, 7:05 p.m. Tri-City at Eugene, 7:05 p.m. GB — 2 5½ 7 GB — 1 1 3½ Soccer MLS EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA Toronto FC 11 3 5 38 34 19 Chicago 11 3 5 38 37 19 NYC FC 10 6 3 33 36 24 Atl. United FC 9 7 3 30 39 27 Orlando City 8 7 5 29 22 29 Columbus 9 10 1 28 30 32 New York 8 8 2 26 20 25 Philadelphia 6 7 5 23 26 22 Montreal 5 6 6 21 27 29 New England 5 9 5 20 29 31 D.C. United 5 11 3 18 14 31 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA Sporting K.C. 8 4 8 32 25 15 FC Dallas 8 3 7 31 30 18 Houston 8 7 4 28 34 29 Portland 7 7 6 27 34 31 San Jose 7 7 5 26 22 26 Seattle 6 7 6 24 25 28 Vancouver 7 7 3 24 24 27 Los Angeles 6 8 4 22 28 32 Real Salt Lake 6 12 2 20 23 40 Colorado 6 11 1 19 19 27 Minn. United 5 11 3 18 25 42 NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie. ——— Thursday’s Games Philadelphia 2, Sporting K.C. 2 July 7-July 18 No games scheduled Basketball WNBA EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Washington 11 7 .611 — Connecticut 9 7 .563 1 New York 7 7 .500 2 Indiana 7 8 .467 2½ Atlanta 6 8 .429 3 Chicago 3 12 .200 6½ WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Minnesota 13 1 .929 — Los Angeles 12 4 .750 2 Phoenix 8 6 .571 5 Dallas 9 9 .500 6 Seattle 7 9 .437 7 San Antonio 1 15 .067 13 ——— Thursday’s Games Minnesota 88, Los Angeles 77 New York 79, Seattle 70 Friday’s Games Indiana at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m. Phoenix at San Antonio, 5 p.m. Tennis Wimbledon Wednesday At The All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club London Second Round — How Seeds Fared Men Novak Djokovic (2), Serbia, def. Adam Pavlasek, Czech Republic, 6-2, 6-2, 6-1. Roger Federer (3), Switzerland, def. Dusan Lajovic, Serbia, 7-6 (0), 6-3, 6-2. Milos Raonic (6), Canada, def. Mikhail Youzhny, Russia, 3-6, 7-6 (7), 6-4, 7-5. Dominic Thiem (8), Austria, def. Gilles Simon, France, 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-4. Alexander Zverev (10), Germany, def. Frances Tiafoe, United States, 6-3, 6-4, 6-3. Tomas Berdych (11), Czech Republic, def. Ryan Harrison, United States, 6-4, 6-3, 6-7 (8), 6-3. Grigor Dimitrov (13), Bulgaria, def. Marcos Baghdatis, Cyprus, 6-3, 6-2, 6-1. Gael Monfils (15), France, def. Kyle Edmund, Britain, 7-6 (1), 6-4, 6-4. Jack Sock (17), United States, lost to Sebastian Ofner, Austria, 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 2-6, 6-2. John Isner (23), United States, lost to Dudi Sela, Israel, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (5), 5-7, 7-6 (5), 6-3. Albert Ramos-Vinolas (25), Spain, def. Andrey Rublev, Russia, 7-5, 6-7 (6), 4-6, 6-3, 6-4. Mischa Zverev (27), Germany, def. Mikhail Kukushkin, Kazakhstan, 6-1, 6-2, 2-6, 3-6, 6-4. Juan Martin del Potro (29), Argentina, lost to Ernests Gulbis, Latvia, 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 (3). Paolo Lorenzi (32), Italy, lost to Jared Donaldson, United States, 6-4, 7-6 (0), 6-7 (0), 6-2. Women Angelique Kerber (1), Germany, def. Kirsten Flipkens, Belgium, 7-5, 7-5. Karolina Pliskova (3), Czech Republic, lost to Magdalena Rybarikova, Slovakia, 3-6, 7-5, 6-2. Caroline Wozniacki (5), Denmark, def. Tsvetana Pironkova, Bulgaria, 6-3, 6-4. Svetlana Kuznetsova (7), Russia, def. Ekaterina Makarova, Russia, 6-0, 7-5. Agnieszka Radwanska (9), Poland, def. Christina McHale, United States, 5-7, 7-6 (7), 6-3. Kristina Mladenovic (12), France, lost to Alison Riske, United States, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4. Garbine Muguruza (14), Spain, def. Yanina Wickmayer, Belgium, 6-2, 6-4. Timea Bacsinszky (19), Switzerland, def. Kristina Kucova, Slovakia, 6-1, 6-0. CoCo Vandeweghe (24), United States, def. Tatjana Maria, Germany, 6-4, 6-2. Daria Kasatkina (29), Russia, lost to Anett Kontaveit, Estonia, 6-3, 6-2. Lucie Safarova (32), Czech Republic, lost to Shelby Rogers, United States, 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-3. Cycling Tour de France Thursday At Troyes, France Sixth Stage A 134.2-mile mostly flat ride from Vesoul to Troyes 1. Marcel Kittel, Germany, Quick-Step Floors, 5:05:34. 2. Arnaud Demare, France, FDJ, same time. 3. Andre Greipel, Germany, Lotto Soudal, same time. 4. Alexander Kristoff, Norway, Katusha Alpecin, same time. 5. Nacer Bouhanni, France, Cofidis, same time. 6. Dylan Groenewegen, Netherlands, LottoNL-Jumbo, same time. 7. Michael Matthews, Australia, Sunweb, same time. 8. Daniel McLay, Britain, Fortuneo-Os- caro, same time. 9. Rudiger Selig, Germany, Bora-Hansgro- he, same time. 10. John Degenkolb, Germany, Trek-Sega- fredo, same time. 11. Dion Smith, New Zealand, Wanty- Groupe Gobert, same time. 12. Adrien Petit, France, Direct Energie, same time. 13. Edvald Boasson Hagen, Norway, Dimension Data, same time. 14. Marco Haller, Austria, Katusha Alpecin, same time. 15. Rick Zabel, Germany, Katusha Alpecin, same time. 16. Taylor Phinney, United States, Cannon- dale Drapac, same time. 17. Michael Schar, Switzerland, BMC Racing, same time. 18. Pieter Vanspeybrouck, Belgium, Wanty-Groupe Gobert, same time. 19. Jay McCarthy, Australia, Bora-Hans- grohe, same time. 20. Rafal Majka, Poland, Bora-Hansgrohe, same time. Also 24. Richie Porte, Australia, BMC Racing, same time. 32. Romain Bardet, France, AG2R La Mondiale, same time. 44. Nairo Quintana, Colombia, Movistar, same time. 46. Alberto Contador, Spain, Trek-Segafre- do, same time. 47. Andrew Talansky, United States, Cannondale Drapac, same time. 51. Geraint Thomas, Britain, Sky, same time. 56. Chris Froome, Britain, Sky, same time. 135. Nate Brown, United States, Cannon- dale Drapac, :52 behind. Overall Standings (After six stages) 1. Chris Froome, Britain, Sky, 23:44:33. 2. Geraint Thomas, Britain, Sky, :12. 3. Fabio Aru, Italy, Astana, :14. 4. Daniel Martin, Ireland, Quick-Step Floors, :25. 5. Richie Porte, Australia, BMC Racing, :39. 6. Simon Yates, Britain, Orica-Scott, :43. 7. Romain Bardet, France, AG2R La Mondiale, :47. 8. Alberto Contador, Spain, Trek-Segafre- do, :52. 9. Nairo Quintana, Colombia, Movistar, :54. 10. Rafal Majka, Poland, Bora-Hansgrohe, 1:01. 11. Rigoberto Uran, Colombia, Cannondale Drapac, same time. 12. Pierre-Roger Latour, France, AG2R La Mondiale, 1:07. 13. Louis Meintjes, South Africa, UAE Team Emirates, 1:24. 14. Emanuel Buchmann, Germany, Bora-Hansgrohe, 1:29. 15. Jakob Fuglsang, Denmark, Astana, 1:33. 16. Mikel Landa, Spain, Sky, 1:47. 17. Tim Wellens, Belgium, Lotto Soudal, 1:51. 18. Michal Kwiatkowski, Poland, Sky, 1:56. 19. Andrew Talansky, United States, Cannondale Drapac, 1:57. 20. Serge Pauwels, Belgium, Dimension Data, 2:00. Also 144. Nate Brown, United States, Cannon- dale Drapac, 20:50. 155. Taylor Phinney, United States, Can- nondale Drapac, 23:20. Golf PGA Tour Greenbrier Classic Thursday At The Old White TPC White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. Purse: $7.1 million Yardage: 7,286; Par 70 (34-36) First Round Leaderboard Sebastian Munoz 29-32—61 Davis Love III 30-33—63 Ben Martin 32-32—64 David Lingmerth 31-33—64 Graham DeLaet 32-32—64 Xander Schauffele 33-31—64 Nick Taylor 31-33—64 Danny Lee 32-32—64 C.T. Pan 33-32—65 David Hearn 31-34—65 Hudson Swafford 31-34—65 Robert Streb 31-34—65 Alex Cejka 31-35—66 Patrick Reed 30-36—66 Matt Jones 30-36—66 Other Notables Phil Mickelson 33-34—67 Bubba Watson 34-35—69 Keegan Bradley 32-38—70 Luke Donald 36-34—70 NASCAR Monster Energy Cup 667 649 559 557 535 524 516 504 498 469 445 442 435 408 399 395 386 354 351 328 Upcoming schedule Saturday — Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway, Sparta, Ky. (TV: NBC, 4:30 p.m.) July 16 — Overton’s 301 at New Hamp- shire Motor Speedway, Loudon, N.H. (TV: NBC, Noon) Transactions -9 -7 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -5 -5 -5 -5 -4 -4 -4 -3 -1 E E LPGA Tour THORNBERRY CREEK LPGA CLASSIC Thursday Thornberry Creek Oneida, Wis. Purse: $2 million Yardage: 6,624; Par 72 (36-36) First Round Leaderboard Sei Young Kim 32-33—65 -7 Laura G. Escallon 33-32—65 -7 Madeleine Sheils 34-32—66 -6 Min-G Kim 32-34—66 -6 Karine Icher 34-33—67 -5 Moriya Jutanugarn 30-37—67 -5 Pornanong Phatlum 33-34—67 -5 Ilee Lee 36-31—67 -5 Dani Holmqvist 32-35—67 -5 Amelia Lewis 33-34—67 -5 Brooke Pancake 33-34—67 -5 Alejandra Llaneza 35-32—67 -5 Samantha Troyanovich 36-31—67 -5 Brittany Altomare 34-33—67 -5 In Gee Chun 33-34—67 -5 Alena Sharp 31-36—67 -5 Katie Burnett 33-34—67 -5 Pavarisa Yoktuan 33-34—67 -5 Bronte Law 32-34—67 -5 Motorsports Points Leaders Through July 2 1. Kyle Larson 2. Martin Truex, Jr. 3. Kyle Busch 4. Kevin Harvick 5. Brad Keselowski 6. Chase Elliott 7. Jimmie Johnson 8. Jamie McMurray 9. Denny Hamlin 10. Clint Bowyer 11. Matt Kenseth 12. Joey Logano 13. Ryan Blaney 14. Kurt Busch 15. Ryan Newman 16. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 17. Erik Jones 18. Daniel Suarez 19. Trevor Bayne 20. Kasey Kahne Thursday BASKETBALL National Basketball Association CHICAGO BULLS — Re-signed F/C Cristiano Felicio. DENVER NUGGETS — Agreed to terms with F Tyler Lydon on a multi-year contract. DETROIT PISTONS — Signed G Langston Galloway and C Eric Moreland. INDIANA PACERS — Waived G Monta Ellis. LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS — Acquired F Danilo Gallinari from the Denver Nuggets and sent G Jamal Crawford, F Diamond Stone, cash considerations and a protected 2018 first-round pick to the Atlanta and the Nuggets receive a 2019 second-round pick from Atlanta. Acquired the rights to G Jawun Evans from Philadelphia for cash considerations. MIAMI HEAT — Agreed to terms with C Kelly Olynyk. MILWAUKEE BUCKS — Acquired the rights to G Sterling Brown from Philadel- phia for cash considerations. Signed F D.J. Wilson, G Bronson Koenig and F JeQuan Lewis. OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER — Acquired F Paul George from Indiana for G Victor Oladipo and F Domantas Sabonis. PHOENIX SUNS — Signed G Davon Reed. SACRAMENTO KINGS —Named Phil Ricci assistant player development coach. SAN ANTONIO SPURS — Signed Derrick White and F Rudy Gay. FOOTBALL National Football League KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Signed LB Josh Mauga and S Steven Terrell. Sale In Progress Saager’s Shoe Shop Up to 50% Off Milton-Freewater, OR
