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SPORTS
East Oregonian
Saturday, August 19, 2017
Golf
US takes 3-point lead in Day 1 of Solheim Cup
By LUKE MEREDITH
Associated Press
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa
— The favored Americans found
themselves trailing Europe after a
sluggish start to the Solheim Cup.
The U.S. settled down on Friday
afternoon, pulling away with a
record-setting fourball perfor-
mance.
The United States swept the
afternoon fourball matches to take
a 5 1/2-2 1/2 lead at Des Moines
Golf and Country Club.
Lizette Salas and U.S. newcomer
Danielle Kang each won two
matches, teaming to beat Carlota
Ciganda and Caroline Masson 1 up
for the Americans’ lone full point
in the morning foursomes, then
leading the U.S. to its fi rst ever
fourball sweep in the afternoon.
“This is the history we really
don’t want. We want the history on
Sunday night. We want the Cup,”
U.S. captain Juli Inkster said.
“We’ve got a lot of work (ahead).
I know (European captain) Annika
(Sorenstam) is going to get that
team fi red up.”
Salas and rookie Angel Yin
routed Ciganda and Emily
Pedersen 6 and 5, and Kang and
Michelle Wie topped Madelene
Sagstrom and Jodi Ewart Shadoff
3 and 1.
In the other fourball matches,
Brittany Lincicome and Brittany
Lang beat Masson and Florentyna
Parker 3 and 2, and Stacy Lewis
and Gerina Piller edged Charley
Hull and Georgia Hall 2 and 1
AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall
United States’ Danielle Kang, right, celebrates with teammate Lizette Salas as they walk off the 10th green
during their foursomes match against Europe at the Solheim Cup on Friday in West Des Moines, Iowa.
In the morning foursomes,
Americans Cristie Kerr and Lexi
Thompson rallied to halve with
Hull and Mel Reid. For Europe,
Hall and Anna Nordqvist beat
Paula Creamer and Austin Ernst
3 and 1, and Karine Icher and
Catriona Matthew topped Lewis
and Piller 1 up.
The U.S. would fi nd a lot more
success in fourball play — domi-
nating so thoroughly that it never
trailed in any of the four matches.
Salas and the 18-year-old Yin
set the tone for the afternoon. Salas
opened with three straight birdies
to win those holes, and wins on
consecutive par 5s helped the duo
end the match in 13 holes.
The 6-and-5 win was the
second-largest in Solheim history.
“Everything kind of fell
together,” Salas said.
Kang’s putting was solid
throughout the day — and back-
to-back birdie putts sealed her and
Wie’s win after 17 holes.
Lincicome and Lang improved
to 3-0-0 as a four-ball tandem, and
Lewis made a short birdie putt on
No. 17 to complete the sweep.
“It was beautiful. Never seen
anything prettier,” Lang said about
seeing the leaderboard lit up in the
Americans’ red color.
Thompson, fueled by a surge
of adrenaline provided by the
pro-American crowd singing songs
and chanting “USA! USA!” drilled
her tee shot on the fi rst hole to set
up Kerr’s 12-foot eagle putt to
open the three-day, biennial event.
But the Americans stumbled,
and they appeared to be fi nished
after Hull’s long birdie chip on
No. 16. Thompson birdied the next
hole, and Kerr halved the match
with another 12-footer on 18 —
pumping her fi st in the air before
the ball even dropped in.
“It was pretty much a you-know-
what sandwich out there,” Kerr
said. “I’m glad it ended up the way
it did.”
Nordqvist dealt with a case of
mononucleosis this summer. But
she and Hall, playing in her fi rst
Solheim Cup, cruised to the only
point that came easy for the Euro-
peans.
Europe will likely need Nord-
qvist and Hall’s teammates to
emulate those performances if it
hopes to pull closer to the surging
Americans.
“I would say that the spirit is
still there, if not stronger,” Soren-
stam said. “You get a little fi red
up when you see an afternoon like
this. We knew coming in here it
was going to be a challenge. And
I have fi ghters on the team, and I
believe in them. We’re just going to
forget about this day. Tomorrow’s
Saturday. New points. Go out there
and grab as many as we can.”
After more foursomes and four-
balls Saturday, the event will closes
with 12 singles matches Sunday.
BRIEFLY
Rookie Erik Jones
wins fi rst career
pole at Bristol
BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP)
— Erik Jones has won the
fi rst Cup Series pole of his
career with a quick run at
Bristol Motor Speedway.
Jones turned a lap at
128.082 mph around the
high-banked bullring to
take the top starting spot
for Saturday night’s race.
Jones, a rookie who drives
for Furniture Row Racing,
bumped Kyle Larson from
the pole.
Larson qualifi ed second
at 128.057 to continue his
hot streak. He won Sunday
at Michigan where he beat
Furniture Row teammates
Jones and Martin Truex Jr.
on the fi nal restart for his
third victory of the year.
Kasey Kahne qualifi ed
third and was followed
by Hendrick Motorsports
teammate Chase Elliott.
Matt Kenseth was fi fth,
followed by Truex and
Denny Hamlin as Toyota
drivers took four of the top
seven spots.
Armour, Simpson
share second round
lead at Wyndham
GREENSBORO, N.C.
(AP) — Ryan Armour shot
a career-best 9-under 61
on Friday for a share of the
lead with Webb Simpson
after two rounds at the
Herm-
iston
senior
Joey
Guti-
errez
returns
a kick
during
Friday’s
practice
at Ken-
nison
Field in
Hermis-
ton.
Wyndham Championship.
Armour and Simpson
were at 13-under halfway
through the PGA Tour’s
fi nal event of the regular
season. Simpson shot a 64.
Henrik Stenson was a
stroke behind them after a
66. Ollie Schniederjans and
Vaughn Taylor and were
11. Schniederjans shot 63,
Taylor had a 66.
First-round leader Matt
Every followed his 61 with
a 72 to slip six strokes off
the lead.
Staff photo
by Eric Singer
SCOREBOARD
Baseball
MLB
AMERICAN LEAGUE
East Division
W
L Pct GB
Boston
70 51 .579 —
New York
65 56 .537
5
Baltimore
60 62 .492 10½
Tampa Bay
60 64 .484 11½
Toronto
59 63 .484 11½
Central Division
W
L Pct GB
Cleveland
67 53 .558 —
Minnesota
61 59 .508
6
Kansas City
61 60 .504 6½
Detroit
53 68 .438 14½
Chicago
46 73 .387 20½
West Division
W
L Pct GB
Houston
75 47 .615 —
Los Angeles
62 60 .508 13
Seattle
62 61 .504 13½
Texas
60 61 .496 14½
Oakland
53 69 .434 22
———
Friday’s Games
Chicago Cubs 7, Toronto 4
Baltimore 9, L.A. Angels 7
Boston 9, N.Y. Yankees 6
L.A. Dodgers 8, Detroit 5
Seattle 7, Tampa Bay 1
Chicago White Sox 4, Texas 3
Minnesota 10, Arizona 3
Houston 3, Oakland 1
Cleveland 10, Kansas City 1
Saturday’s Games
Toronto (Tepesch 1-2) at Chicago Cubs
(Quintana 7-10), 11:20 a.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Ryu 4-6) at Detroit (Fulmer
10-10), 1:05 p.m.
Seattle (Miranda 7-6) at Tampa Bay (Odor-
izzi 6-6), 3:10 p.m.
L.A. Angels (Ramirez 10-10) at Baltimore
(Gausman 9-8), 4:05 p.m.
Arizona (Greinke 14-5) at Minnesota
(Berrios 10-5), 4:10 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 9-5) at Boston
(Sale 14-4), 4:10 p.m.
Oakland (Graveman 3-3) at Houston
(McHugh 0-2), 4:10 p.m.
Cleveland (Bauer 11-8) at Kansas City
(Vargas 14-6), 4:15 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Holland 6-12) at Texas
(Perez 7-10), 5:05 p.m.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
East Division
W
L Pct GB
Washington
73 47 .608 —
Miami
59 61 .492 14
Atlanta
54 66 .450 19
New York
53 67 .442 20
Philadelphia
43 77 .358 30
Central Division
W
L Pct GB
Chicago
64 57 .529 —
St. Louis
63 59 .516 1½
Milwaukee
63 60 .512
2
Pittsburgh
58 64 .475 6½
Cincinnati
52 71 .423 13
West Division
W
L Pct GB
Los Angeles
86 34 .717 —
Colorado
68 54 .557 19
Arizona
67 55 .549 20
San Diego
54 68 .443 33
San Francisco
50 74 .403 38
———
Friday’s Games
Chicago Cubs 7, Toronto 4
St. Louis 11, Pittsburgh 10
L.A. Dodgers 8, Detroit 5
Miami 3, N.Y. Mets 1
Cincinnati 5, Atlanta 3
Minnesota 10, Arizona 3
Colorado 8, Milwaukee 4
Washington 7, San Diego 1
San Francisco 10, Philadelphia 2
Saturday’s Games
Toronto (Tepesch 1-2) at Chicago Cubs
(Quintana 7-10), 11:20 a.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Ryu 4-6) at Detroit (Fulmer
10-10), 1:05 p.m.
St. Louis (Wacha 9-5) at Pittsburgh (Kuhl
5-8), 1:05 p.m.
Arizona (Greinke 14-5) at Minnesota
(Berrios 10-5), 4:10 p.m.
Cincinnati (Stephenson 0-4) at Atlanta
(Teheran 7-10), 4:10 p.m.
Miami (Worley 2-2) at N.Y. Mets (Montero
1-8), 4:10 p.m.
Milwaukee (Woodruff 1-1) at Colorado
(Bettis 0-0), 5:10 p.m.
Washington (Strasburg 10-3) at San Diego
(Wood 2-4), 5:40 p.m.
Philadelphia (Eickhoff 3-7) at San Francis-
co (Blach 8-8), 6:05 p.m.
Wild Card Standings
AMERICAN LEAGUE
W
New York
65
Minnesota
61
Los Angeles
62
Kansas City
61
L
56
59
60
60
Pct GB
.537 +3½
.508
—
.508 —
.504
½
Seattle
Texas
Baltimore
Tampa Bay
Toronto
62
60
60
60
59
61
61
62
64
63
.504
.496
.492
.484
.484
NATIONAL LEAGUE
W
Colorado
68
Arizona
67
St. Louis
63
Milwaukee
63
Miami
59
L
54
55
59
60
61
Pct GB
.557 +1
.549 —
.516
4
.512 4½
.492
7
½
1½
2
3
3
MiLB
Northwest League
North Division
W
L Pct GB
Spokane
13 10 .565
—
Tri-City
13 10 .565
—
x-Vancouver
13 10 .665
—
Everett
12 11 .522
1
South Division
W
L Pct GB
x-Hillsboro
11 12 .478
—
Boise
10 13 .435
1
Eugene
10 13 .435
1
Salem-Keizer
10 13 .435
1
x-fi rst-half champions
————
Friday’s Games
Spokane 3, Vancouver 2
Salem-Keizer 4, Boise 3
Hillsboro 11, Eugene 1
Tri-City 4, Everett 0
Saturday’s Games
Vancouver at Spokane, 6:30 p.m.
Hillsboro at Salem-Keizer, 6:35 p.m.
Boise at Eugene, 7:05 p.m.
Tri-City at Everett, 7:05 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
Boise at Eugene, 1:05 p.m.
Hillsboro at Salem-Keizer, 2:05 p.m.
Everett at Vancouver, 5:05 p.m.
Spokane at Tri-City, 7:15 p.m.
LITTLE LEAGUE
Little League World Series
At South Williamsport, Pa.
Games broadcast on ESPN and WatchES-
PN.com
Friday’s Games
Tokyo 8, Sydney 0
Rancho Santa Margarita (Calif.) 9, Walla
Walla (Wash.) 0
Seoul 10, Pontezuela (Dominican
Republic) 1
Greenville (N.C.) 6, Sioux Falls (S.D.) 0
Saturday’s Games
Game 9: Tamaulipas (Mexico) vs. Emilia
(Italy), 10 a.m.
Game 10: Jackson (N.J.) vs. Grosse
Pointe (Mich.), 12 p.m.
Game 11: Sydney vs. Pontezuela (Domini-
can Republic), 3 p.m.
Game 12: Walla Walla (Wash.) vs. Sioux
Falls (S.D.), 5 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
Game 13: Maracaibo (Venezuela) vs.
White Rock (British Columbia), 7 a.m.
Game 14: Fairfi eld (Conn.) vs. Lufkin
(Texas), 8 a.m.
Game 15: Tokyo vs. Seoul, 10 a.m.
Game 16: Rancho Santa Margarita (Calif.)
vs. Greenville (N.C.), 11 a.m.
Soccer
MLS
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
Toronto FC
13 3 8 47 46 24
New York City FC 13 7 4 43 45 33
Chicago
12 7 5 41 45 31
New York
12 10 2 38 37 32
Atlanta United FC 10 7 5 35 42 29
Columbus
11 12 2 35 37 40
Montreal
9 8 6 33 38 37
Orlando City
8 10 6 30 25 36
Philadelphia
8 11 5 29 32 31
New England
8 10 5 29 38 38
D.C. United
5 16 4 19 19 45
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
Houston
10 7 7 37 42 32
Sporting K.C.
9 5 10 37 29 19
Seattle
10 7 7 37 37 31
Portland
10 9 7 37 45 43
FC Dallas
9 5 8 35 33 26
San Jose
9 10 5 32 26 38
Real Salt Lake
9 12 5 32 32 44
Vancouver
9 9 4 31 32 32
Los Angeles
6 12 5 23 32 42
Minnesota United 6 13 4 22 29 49
Colorado
6 12 4 22 22 31
NOTE: Three points for victory, one point
for tie.
———
Friday’s Game
Portland 2, New York 0
Saturday’s Games
Columbus at Orlando City, 4:30 p.m.
Real Salt Lake at Montreal, 4:30 p.m.
Toronto FC at Chicago, 5 p.m.
FC Dallas at Sporting Kansas City, 5:30
p.m.
D.C. United at Colorado, 6 p.m.
Houston at Vancouver, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia at San Jose, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
New England at New York City FC, 3 p.m.
Minnesota United at Seattle, 7 p.m.
Basketball
WNBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W
L Pct GB
x-Connecticut
18 10 .643 —
New York
16 12 .571
2
Washington
16 12 .571
2
Chicago
11 17 .393
7
Atlanta
10 19 .345 8½
Indiana
9 20 .310 9½
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W
L Pct GB
x-Minnesota
22
5 .815 —
x-Los Angeles
21
8 .724
2
Phoenix
15 13 .536 7½
Dallas
13 16 .448 10
Seattle
13 16 .448 10
San Antonio
7 23 .233 16½
x-clinched playoff spot
———
Friday’s Games
New York 82, Connecticut 70
Phoenix 89, Washington 79
Indiana 52, Minnesota 111
Seattle 79, San Antonio 78
Los Angeles 115, Chicago 106, 2OT
Saturday’s Games
Atlanta at Dallas, 5 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
Phoenix at Connecticut, Noon
Minnesota at New York, Noon
Washington at Indiana, 2 p.m.
Seattle at Chicago, 3 p.m.
Golf
PGA TOUR
Wyndham Championship
Friday
At Sedgefi eld Country Club
Greensboro, N.C.
Purse: $5.8 million
Yardage: 7,130; Par: 70
Second Round
Ryan Armour
66-61—127
Webb Simpson
63-64—127
Henrik Stenson
62-66—128
Vaughn Taylor
63-66—129
Ollie Schniederjans 66-63—129
Hunter Mahan
65-65—130
Kevin Na
67-63—130
Davis Love III
64-66—130
Johnson Wagner
67-64—131
Harold Varner III
63-68—131
Sam Saunders
63-68—131
Shane Lowry
67-64—131
Anirban Lahiri
65-66—131
Søren Kjeldsen
69-63—132
Russell Knox
66-66—132
Cameron Smith
63-69—132
Ryan Moore
67-65—132
Rick Lamb
64-68—132
Ben Crane
69-64—133
Brad Fritsch
67-66—133
Steven Alker
68-65—133
Richy Werenski
67-66—133
Jason Dufner
67-66—133
Matt Every
61-72—133
Rory Sabbatini
65-68—133
Tim Wilkinson
63-70—133
Tennis
Western & Southern Open
Friday
At The Lindner Family Tennis Center
Mason, Ohio
Purse: Men, $4.97 million (Masters 1000);
Women, $2.54 million (Premier)
Surface: Hard-Outdoor
Singles
Men
Third Round
Nick Kyrgios, Australia, def. Ivo Karlovic,
Croatia, 4-6, 7-6 (6), 6-3.
Rafael Nadal (1), Spain, def. Albert
Ramos-Vinolas, Spain, 7-6 (1), 6-2.
Quarterfi nals
Grigor Dimitrov (7), Bulgaria, def. Yuichi
Sugita, Japan, 6-2, 6-1.
John Isner (14), United States, def. Jared
Donaldson, United States, 7-6 (4), 7-5.
David Ferrer, Spain, def. Dominic Thiem
(3), Austria, 6-3, 6-3.
Nick Kyrgios, Australia, def. Rafael Nadal
(1), Spain, 6-2, 7-5.
Women
Third Round
Karolina Pliskova (1), Czech Republic, def.
Camila Giorgi, Italy, 6-3, 4-6, 6-0.
Julia Goerges, Germany, def. Elina Svitoli-
na (5), Ukraine, 7-5, 6-4.
Sloane Stephens, United States, def.
Ekaterina Makarova, Russia, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Quarterfi nals
Garbine Muguruza (4), Spain, def. Svetla-
na Kuznetsova (8), Russia, 6-2, 5-7, 7-5.
Karolina Pliskova (1), Czech Republic, def.
Caroline Wozniacki (6), Denmark, 6-2, 6-4.
Sloane Stephens, United States, def. Julia
Goerges, Germany, 6-1, 7-6 (3).
Simona Halep (2), Romania, def. Johanna
Konta (7), Britain, 6-4, 7-6 (1).
Football
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LPGA
Solheim Cup
Friday
At Des Moines Golf & Country Club
West Des Moines, Iowa
Yardage: 6,894; Par: 73
UNITED STATES 5 1/2, EUROPE 2 1/2
Foursomes (Morning)
Europe 2 1/2, United States 1 1/2
Mel Reid and Charley Hull, Europe, vs.
Cristie Kerr and Lexi Thompson, United
States, halved.
Danielle Kang and Lizette Salas, United
States, def. Carlota Ciganda and Caroline
Masson, Europe, 1 up
Anna Nordqvist and Georgia Hall, Europe,
def. Paula Creamer and Austin Ernst,
United States, 3 and 1
Karine Icher and Catriona Matthew,
Europe, def. Stacy Lewis and Gerina Piller,
United States, 1 up
Fourball (Afternoon)
United States 4, Europe 0
Michelle Wie and Danielle Kang, United
States, def. Madelene Sagstrom and Jodi
Ewart Shadoff, Europe, 3 and 1
Angel Yin and Lizette Salas, United States,
def. Carlota Ciganda and Emily Pedersen,
Europe, 6 and 5
Brittany Lincicome and Brittany Lang,
United States, def. Florentyna Parker and
Caroline Masson, Europe, 3 and 2
Stacy Lewis and Gerina Piller, United
States, def. Charley Hull and Georgia Hall,
Europe, 2 and 1
NFL
Preseason Glance
Friday’s Game
Seattle 20, Minnesota 13
Saturday’s Games
Carolina at Tennessee, 12 p.m.
Kansas City at Cincinnati, 4 p.m.
Indianapolis at Dallas, 4 p.m.
Green Bay at Washington, 4:30 p.m.
N.Y. Jets at Detroit, 4:30 p.m.
New England at Houston, 5 p.m.
L.A. Rams at Oakland, 7 p.m.
Denver at San Francisco, 7 p.m.
Chicago at Arizona, 7 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
Atlanta at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.
New Orleans at L.A. Chargers, 5 p.m.
Auto Racing
NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series
Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race
Race Saturday, 4:30 p.m. (TV: NBC)
At Bristol Motor Speedway
Bristol, Tenn.
Starting Lineup
(Car number in parantheses)
1. (77) Erik Jones, Toyota
2. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet
3. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet
4. (24) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet
5. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota
6. (78) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota
7. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota
8. (22) Joey Logano, Ford
9. (14) Clint Bowyer, Ford
10. (21) Ryan Blaney, Ford
11. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet
12. (19) Daniel Suarez, Toyota
13. (31) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet
14. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford
15. (37) Chris Buescher, Chevrolet
16. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet
17. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford
18. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota
19. (38) David Ragan, Ford
20. (6) Trevor Bayne, Ford
21. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet
22. (13) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet
23. (47) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet
24. (10) Danica Patrick, Ford
25. (41) Kurt Busch, Ford
26. (95) Michael McDowell, Chevrolet
27. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet
28. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford
29. (4) Kevin Harvick, Ford
30. (7) JJ Yeley, Chevrolet
31. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet
32. (72) Cole Whitt, Chevrolet
33. (34) Landon Cassill, Ford
34. (32) Matt DiBenedetto, Ford
35. (83) Corey LaJoie, Toyota
36. (51) BJ McLeod, Chevrolet
37. (55) Gray Gaulding, Chevrolet
38. (33) Jeffrey Earnhardt, Chevrolet
39. (15) Reed Sorenson, Toyota
40. (23) Joey Gase, Toyota
Failed to qualify
41. (66) Timmy Hill, Chevrolet
DAWGS: Season starts
at Union (WA) on Sept. 1
Continued from 1B
to be leaders and leave a
legacy. We’re focusing on
revolving our group around
our senior class and it’ll
take a lot of effort from the
juniors and sophomores but
it’ll be fun.”
Faaeteete said that he
has right around 100 kids
in the program this season,
and one thing that stands
out to him about the group
is a “strong desire to be
successful.”
“There’s a lot of guys
that talk about (desire) and
there are some great seniors
that have been working
hard and they know what
it takes,” Faaeteete said.
“They saw it their freshman
year what putting it all
together looks like (for the
state title) and they want to
do it this year as well, they
want to leave a legacy.”
Their chance to leave
the legacy the Bulldogs
desire to starts on Sept.
1 when they travel to
Vancouver, Washington to
take on Union, a team that
beat the Bulldogs 38-27 at
Kennison Field last season.
“If we can play together
as a team, we’ll go farther
than we did last year,”
Gutierrez said. “It’s more
of an everybody type of
team now, not just the 11
guys on the fi eld and that’s
good.”
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