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Page 2B SPORTS East Oregonian FIFA WORLD CUP 2018 RECAP Thursday, June 21, 2018 Devils’ Taylor Hall edges Avalanches’ MacKinnon, wins NHL MVP award By GREG BEACHAM Associated Press AP Photo/Francisco Seco Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scor- ing the opening goal during the group B match be- tween Portugal and Morocco. Goatee & goals turn this into Cristiano Ronaldo’s World Cup By RONALD BLUM Associated Press MOSCOW — Cristiano Ronaldo walked out for warmups at sun-splashed Luzhniki Stadium with diamonds affixed to each earlobe and a new goatee sprouting from his chin — like a goat, get it? Greatest of All Time. He sparkled, even before the opening whistle of Portugal’s World Cup match against Morocco. And then he validated his flashy look with another glittering goal. Gems removed, Ron- aldo headed in Joao Moutinho’s cross after Bernardo Silva’s short free kick in the fourth minute to become the career inter- national scoring leader among European players, and followed with one of his look-at-me-me-me cel- ebratory runs. Ronaldo’s tournament-high fourth goal stood up for a 1-0 win over a tenacious Moroccan team on Wednesday, put- ting the European cham- pions in good position to advance to the World Cup’s knockout rounds. Prolific scorer, pretty boy. Acrobat, diver. Win- ner, whiner. Goatee and goals are turning this into Ronaldo’s World Cup at age 33, past the age considered a soc- cer player’s prime, Ronaldo’s competition with Lionel Messi is the great Millennial rivalry in sports, soccer’s version of Ali vs. Frazier, Bird vs. Magic, DiMaggio vs. Williams. They’ve split the last 10 FIFA Player of the Year awards. Ronaldo has won four Champions League titles with Real Madrid in the past decade, Messi three with Barcelona. Ronaldo covets atten- tion. After the first of his three goals against Spain in Portugal’s opener last week, Ronaldo stroked his chin as he ran in celebra- tion. Adidas is running an advertisement featuring Messi with a real goat. No question Ronaldo works hard to be the best, whether it’s effort in train- ing, nutrition to keep his body resembling Michel- angelo’s “David” or ensur- ing proper rest. Ronaldo’s 85th goal moved him one ahead of Ferenc Puskas into sole possession of sec- ond on the career interna- tional scoring list, trailing only Ali Daei’s 109 goals for Iran. He broke free of defender Manuel Da Costa and leaned low for a header from the top of the 6-yard box. His celebration was a ballet that would have made George Balanchine proud. Ronaldo ran toward a corner flag, and pounded the number 7 on his jersey twice — not the team crest. He jumped and twirled his right hand three times before landing with arms spread like a seagull’s wings, mouth open. If Portugal wins its group and Argentina is second — or if Portugal is second and Argentina first — Ronaldo and Messi could even face each other in the final. Could Ronaldo stay at a high level long enough to play in a fifth World Cup in 2022? LAS VEGAS — New Jersey’s Taylor Hall and the hometown Vegas Golden Knights went home with major honors from the NHL Awards. Hall won the Hart Trophy as the NHL’s most valuable player Wednesday night in the hockey world’s annual postseason awards show. The high-scoring Dev- ils forward beat out fel- low first-time Hart finalists Nathan MacKinnon of Col- orado and Anze Kopitar of Los Angeles. Hall got 72 first-place votes and 1,264 total points in the media voting to edge MacKinnon, who got 60 first-place votes and 1,194 points. Hall became the first New Jersey player to win the NHL’s biggest individ- ual honor after he finished sixth in the league with 93 points. Hall, the No. 1 pick in the 2010 draft, likely got the nod over two worthy con- tenders because of the way he carried the Devils offen- sively while they reached the playoffs for the first time in five years. He scored 41 more points than rookie Nico Hischier, the Devils’ second-leading scorer. The Golden Knights also took home four awards from the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino after their remark- AP Photo/John Locher Taylor Hall of the New Jersey Devils poses with the Hart Trophy after winning the trophy. able inaugural season. Coach Gerard Gal- lant won the Jack Adams Award, and George McPhee was named the NHL’s gen- eral manager of the year in recognition of the Golden Knights’ immediate growth into champions of the Pacific Division and the Western Hermiston Legion falls 8-1 to Southridge Diego Costa scores again, Spain beats Iran 1-0 at World Cup KAZAN, Russia — Diego Costa scored on a deflection to lead Spain to a 1-0 win over Iran on Wednesday at the World Cup. Costa broke the dead- lock in the 54th min- ute after being set up by Andres Iniesta. The pow- erful striker turned in the area and took a shot but the ball deflected off Ramin Rezeian before bouncing back onto Cos- ta’s knee and into the net. Costa, who also scored two goals in the opening match, has three goals at this year’s World Cup, trailing Cristiano Ronaldo by one. He also has nine goals in his last nine starts for Spain. Both Spain and Por- tugal have four points in Group B following their 3-3 draw and subsequent 1-0 victories. Iran has three points in the group but Morocco has been eliminated. Facing a very com- pact Iranian team that came out to defend, Spain pressed very high and had to be patient. The 2010 World Cup champi- ons were almost caught against the run of the play when Karim Ansar- ifard unleashed a power- ful strike that ended up in the side-netting following a long thrown in. Trailing in the second half, Iran nearly equalized when Saeid Ezatolahi had a goal was ruled out on video review. Iran continued to push hard and managed to challenge with some fast counterattacks. Spain was lucky not to concede toward the end as Mehdi Taremi connected with a cross from Ansar- ifard but his header from close range went over the crossbar. Corrections In the June 20th story titled ‘Pendleton’s Naugh- ton, Bower among best in state’ Pendleton junior Gabe Umbarger was not included in the all-state team list due to incorrect information provided to the East Orego- nian. Umbarger, an outfielder, earned an all-state sec- ond team selection after hitting .338 this season with nine extra-base hits and 30 runs scored in 25 games as Pendleton’s leadoff hitter. Conference. High-scoring Knights forward William Karlsson won the Lady Byng Tro- phy for the player best com- bining sportsmanship and ability. Defenseman Deryk Engelland also won the Mark Messier NHL Lead- ership Award for his actions during his team’s break- through season in the wake of the shooting massacre on the Las Vegas Strip shortly before their first game. Tampa Bay’s Victor Hed- man won his first Norris Tro- phy as the NHL’s top defen- seman, while New York Islanders center Mathew Barzal won the Calder Tro- phy in a landslide as the league’s top rookie. Nashville’s Pekka Rinne won his first Vezina Tro- phy as the league’s top goalie, while Kopitar won his second Selke Trophy as the NHL’s best defensive forward. Connor McDavid won the Ted Lindsay Award as the NHL’s most outstand- ing player in a vote of the players’ union member- ship, but the Edmonton Oil- ers star was not a finalist for the Hart, which he won last year. New Jersey veteran Brian Boyle won the Masterton Trophy for perseverance and dedication to hockey after putting together an All-Star season in the wake of his cancer diagnosis and healthy problems for his young son. The NHL also welcomed the survivors of the Hum- boldt Broncos bus crash onto the stage late in the show for an emotional tribute. Darcy Haugan, the late coach of the Broncos, was honored with the Willie O’Ree Com- munity Hero Award. East Oregonian Columbia Juniors All- Star softball wins district Photo courtesy of Jennifer Brown The Columbia Juniors All-Star Softball team, com- prised of kids from Stanfield, Echo and Boardman, poses after defeating Union 12-11 to win the district All-Star tournament on Wednesday in Pilot Rock. HERMISTON — Play- ing its third game in two days against Southridge, the Hermiston Legion team had its struggles continue as it fell 8-1 at home on Wednes- day evening. Hermiston (3-11) scored its only run in the bottom of the first inning when Spen- cer Juul led off the frame with a double, advanced to third on a groundout and then scored on a ground- out by Alexis Rosales for a 1-0. But after that Hermiston managed only three more hits and six total baserunners over the final six innings of the game. Rustin Edmiston started on the mound for Hermis- ton, and he kept Southridge off the scoreboard until the fourth when Southridge piled on three hits, drew two walks and three hit-by- pitches to put six runs on the board to take the lead. Ethin Randolph was solid in relief with 2 2/3 innings pitched while allowing three hits and one run and three strikeouts. Aside from Juuls dou- ble, Sergio Rosales, Kel- son Robertson and Edmis- ton each picked up a hit for Hermiston. SCOREBOARD Baseball MLB AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB New York 49 22 .690 — Boston 49 26 .653 2 Toronto 34 39 .466 16 Tampa Bay 34 40 .459 16½ Baltimore 21 51 .292 28½ Central Division W L Pct GB Cleveland 40 33 .548 — Detroit 36 39 .480 5 Minnesota 33 37 .471 5½ Chicago 24 49 .329 16 Kansas City 22 52 .297 18½ West Division W L Pct GB Houston 50 26 .658 — Seattle 46 28 .622 3 Los Angeles 39 35 .527 10 Oakland 38 36 .514 11 Texas 32 44 .421 18 ——— Wednesday’s Games Cincinnati 5, Detroit 3 Toronto 5, Atlanta 4 Cleveland 12, Chicago White Sox 0 Oakland 12, San Diego 4 Baltimore 3, Washington 0 N.Y. Yankees 7, Seattle 5 Houston 5, Tampa Bay 1 Minnesota 4, Boston 1 Texas 3, Kansas City 2 Thursday’s Games Seattle (Paxton 6-1) at N.Y. Yankees (Seve- rino 10-2), 10:05 a.m. Boston (Porcello 8-3) at Minnesota (Gib- son 2-4), 10:10 a.m. Baltimore (Gausman 3-6) at Washington (Scherzer 10-3), 4:05 p.m. Oakland (Bassitt 0-2) at Chicago White Sox (Giolito 4-7), 5:10 p.m. Toronto (Sanchez 3-5) at L.A. Angels (Skaggs 6-4), 7:07 p.m. NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 43 30 .589 — Philadelphia 39 33 .542 3½ Washington 39 33 .542 3½ New York 31 40 .437 11 Miami 29 46 .387 15 Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 42 29 .592 — Milwaukee 43 30 .589 — St. Louis 38 34 .528 4½ Pittsburgh 36 37 .493 7 Cincinnati 28 45 .384 15 West Division W L Pct GB Arizona 40 33 .548 — Los Angeles 38 35 .521 2 San Francisco 37 38 .493 4 Colorado 36 38 .486 4½ San Diego 34 42 .447 7½ ——— Wednesday’s Games Milwaukee at Pittsburgh, ppd. Cincinnati 5, Detroit 3 Toronto 5, Atlanta 4 Philadelphia 4, St. Louis 3 Chicago Cubs 4, L.A. Dodgers 0 Oakland 12, San Diego 4 San Francisco 6, Miami 5 Baltimore 3, Washington 0 Colorado 10, N.Y. Mets 8 Thursday’s Games N.Y. Mets (Matz 3-4) at Colorado (Free- land 6-6), 12:10 p.m. Arizona (Godley 7-5) at Pittsburgh (Kuhl 5-4), 4:05 p.m. Baltimore (Gausman 3-6) at Washington (Scherzer 10-3), 4:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 5-6) at Cincinna- ti (Harvey 1-5), 4:10 p.m. St. Louis (Martinez 3-3) at Milwaukee (Suter 7-4), 5:10 p.m. San Diego (Ross 5-4) at San Francisco (Bumgarner 0-2), 7:15 p.m. MiLB Northwest League North Division W L Pct. GB Everett (Mariners) 3 3 .500 — Tri-City (Padres) 3 3 .500 — Spokane (Rangers) 2 4 .333 1 Vancouver (Blue Jays) 2 4 .333 South Division W L Pct. GB Salem-Keizer (Giants) 4 2 .667 Eugene (Cubs) 4 2 .667 — Hillsboro (D-backs) 3 3 .500 1 Boise (Rockies) 3 3 .500 1 ——— Wednesday’s Games Salem-Keizer 6, Boise 4 Everett 5, Vancouver 4 Eugene 4, Hillsboro 3 Tri-City 5, Spokane 2 Thursday’s Games Salem-Keizer at Boise, 9:15 p.m. Everett at Vancouver, 10:05 p.m. Eugene at Hillsboro, 10:05 p.m. Spokane at Tri-City, 10:15 p.m. 1 — NCAA College World Series At TD Ameritrade Park Omaha Omaha, Neb. All games on ESPN Networks (Double Elimination) Tuesday’s Games Game 6 — Mississippi St 12, North Carolina 2 Game 7 — Florida 6, Texas 1, TEX eliminated Wednesday’s Games Game 8 — Arkansas 7, Texas Tech 4 Game 9 — Oregon State 11, North Caroli- na 6, UNC eliminated Thursday’s Games Game 10 — Florida (48-20) vs. Texas Tech (45-19), 8 p.m. Friday’s Games Game 11 — Mississippi State (39-27) vs. Oregon State (51-11-1), Noon Game 12 — Arkansas (46-19) vs. Game 10 winner, 5 p.m. Soccer FIFA WORLD CUP FIRST ROUND GROUP A W T L GF GA Pts x-Russia 2 0 0 8 1 6 x-Uruguay 2 0 0 2 0 6 Egypt 0 0 2 1 4 0 Saudi Arabia 0 0 2 0 6 0 x-advanced to second round ———— Wednesday, June 20 Uruguay 1, Saudi Arabia 0 Monday, June 25 At Samara, Russia Uruguay vs. Russia, 4 a.m. At Volgograd, Russia Saudi Arabia vs. Egypt, 4 a.m. GROUP B W T L GF GA Pts Portugal 1 1 0 4 3 4 Spain 1 1 0 4 3 4 Iran 1 0 1 1 1 3 Morocco 0 0 2 0 2 0 ———— Wednesday, June 20 Portugal 1, Morocco 0 Spain 1, Iran 0 Monday, June 25 At Kalinigrad, Russia Spain vs. Morocco, 8 a.m. At Saransk, Russia Iran vs. Portugal, 8 a.m. GROUP C W T L GF GA France 1 0 0 2 1 Denmark 1 0 0 1 0 Australia 0 0 1 1 2 Peru 0 0 1 0 1 ———— Thursday, June 21 At Samara, Russia Denmark vs. Australia, 2 a.m. At Yekaterinburg, Russia France at Peru, 5 a.m. GROUP D W T L GF GA Croatia 1 0 0 2 0 Argentina 0 1 0 1 1 Iceland 0 1 0 1 1 Nigeria 0 0 1 0 2 ———— Thursday, June 21 At Nizhny Novgorod, Russia Argentina vs. Croatia, 8 a.m. Volgograd, Russia Nigeria vs. Iceland, 5 a.m. GROUP E W T L GF GA Serbia 1 0 0 1 0 Brazil 0 1 0 1 1 Switzerland 0 1 0 1 1 Costa Rica 0 0 1 0 1 ———— Friday, June 22 At St. Petersburg, Russia Brazil vs. Costa Rica, 2 a.m. At Kalinigrad, Russia Serbia vs. Switzerland, 8 a.m. GROUP F W T L GF GA Mexico 1 0 0 1 0 Sweden 1 0 0 1 0 Germany 0 0 1 0 1 South Korea 0 0 1 0 1 ———— Saturday, June 23 At Rostov-on-Don, Russia South Korea vs. Mexico, 5 a.m. At Sochi, Russia Germany vs. Sweden, 8 a.m. GROUP G W T L GF GA Belgium 1 0 0 3 0 England 1 0 0 2 1 Tunisia 0 0 1 1 2 Panama 0 0 1 0 3 ———— Saturday, June 23 At Moscow Belgium vs. Tunisia, 2 a.m. Sunday, June 24 At Nizhny Novgorod, Russia England vs. Panama, 5 a.m. GROUP H W T L GF GA Japan 1 0 0 2 1 Senegal 1 0 0 2 1 Colombia 0 0 1 1 2 Poland 0 0 1 1 2 ———— Sunday, June 24 At Yekaterinburg, Russia Japan vs. Senegal, 5 a.m. At Kazan, Russia Poland vs. Colombia, 8 a.m. Pts 3 3 0 0 Pts 3 1 1 0 Pts 3 1 1 0 Pts 3 3 0 0 Pts 3 3 0 0 Pts 3 3 0 0 Basketball NBA DRAFT When: June 21 Time: 4 p.m. (TV: ESPN) At Barclays Center, Brooklyn, N.Y. FIRST ROUND 1. Phoenix 2. Sacramento 3. Atlanta 4. Memphis 5. Dallas 6. Orlando 7. Chicago 8. Cleveland (from Brooklyn via Boston) 9. New York 10. Philadelphia (from LA Lakers via Phoenix) 11. Charlotte 12. LA Clippers (from Detroit) 13. LA Clippers 14. Denver 15. Washington 16. Phoenix (from Miami) 17. Milwaukee 18. San Antonio 19. Atlanta (from Minnesota) 20. Minnesota (from Oklahoma City via Utah) 21. Utah 22. Chicago (from New Orleans) 23. Indiana 24. Portland 25. LA Lakers (from Cleveland) 26. Philadelphia 27. Boston 28. Golden State 29. Brooklyn (from Toronto) 30. Atlanta (from Houston via LA Clippers) WNBA EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Connecticut 7 4 Washington 7 5 Atlanta 6 6 New York 4 6 Chicago 3 8 Indiana 1 11 Pct .636 .583 .500 .400 .273 .083 GB — ½ 1½ 2½ 4 6½ WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Los Angeles 9 2 .818 — Phoenix 10 3 .769 — Seattle 8 4 .667 1½ Dallas 5 5 .500 3½ Minnesota 5 6 .455 4 Las Vegas 4 9 .308 6 ——— Wednesday-Thursday No games scheduled. Friday’s Games Connecticut at Atlanta, 4 p.m. Los Angeles at Dallas, 5 p.m. Washington at Chicago, 6 p.m. Minnesota at Phoenix, 7 p.m. New York at Las Vegas, 7 p.m. Indiana at Seattle, 7 p.m. Golf PGA TOUR TRAVELERS CHAMPIONSHIP Site: Cromwell, Conn. Course: TPC River Highlands. Yardage: 6,841. Par: 70. Purse: $7 million. Winner’s share: $1.26 million. Television: Thursday-Friday, 12:30-3:30 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 10-11:45 a.m. (Golf Channel); 12-3 p.m. (CBS Sports). Defending champion: Jordan Spieth. FedEx Cup leader: Dustin Johnson. LPGA Upcoming Schedule June 22-24 Walmart NW Arkansas Cham- pionship, Pinnacle CC, Rogers, Ark. Auto Racing NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Points Leaders Through June 10 1. Kyle Busch, 664; 2. Kevin Harvick, 589; 3. Joey Logano, 566; 5. Brad Keselowski, 514; 6. Clint Bowyer, 510; 4. Martin Truex Jr., 506; 7. Kurt Busch, 493; 8. Denny Hamlin, 468; 9. Ryan Blaney, 457; 10. Kyle Larson, 443; 11. Aric Almirola, 433; 12. Jimmie Johnson, 377; 13. Chase Elliott, 362; 14. Erik Jones, 346; 15. Alex Bowman, 331; 16. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., 327; 17. Paul Menard, 327; 18. Austin Dillon, 292; 19. Jamie McMurray, 283; 20. William Byron, 277.
