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Newspaper Page TextPage 2B SPORTS East Oregonian ANALYSIS Saturday, July 21, 2018 Johnson and Kisner, housemates and British Open leaders, 6-under By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File Miami Dolphins wide receiver Kenny Stills (10), free safety Michael Thomas (31) and defensive back Chris Culliver (29) kneel during the National Anthem before the first half of an NFL football game. Few good options on anthem protests for NFL owners By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer The controversy over NFL players protesting during the national anthem isn’t going away, despite — or perhaps because of — team owners’ efforts to stop players from using the forum to speak out on political causes. The league’s attempt to turn responsibility for dis- ciplining protesters over to individual teams back- fired on Thursday when the Miami Dolphins tried to categorize raising a fist or kneeling during the anthem as “conduct detri- mental to the club.” That gave them the right to pun- ish a player with a fine or up to a four-game suspen- sion — one game more than Buccaneers quarter- back Jameis Winston got when he was accused of groping an Uber driver. Hours after The Asso- ciated Press reported on Miami’s rules, the NFL and the players union issued a joint statement saying they were putting any anthem conduct pol- icy on hold to see if they could come up with a com- promise. But the owners aren’t left with many good options to diffuse the con- troversy, especially with President Donald Trump eager to fan the flames. Here’s a look at some of them: LEAVE IT TO THE TEAMS The Plan: The league’s solution, which the NFL Players Association chal- lenged, was to allow each team to determine whether to punish its own play- ers for protesting during the anthem. The policy adopted in May by team owners subjected clubs to fines and required play- ers to stand if they are on the field during “The Star-Spangled Banner,” though it allowed players to stay in the locker room if they wished. This would have given hard-line owners in con- servative regions a chance to clamp down while allowing teams in more liberal areas to let their players have their say. As it turned out, all it did was punt the ball down the road. The Winners: None. With players punished in some cities and protest- ing freely in others, there would always be plenty to complain about for those inclined to do so. And everyone seems inclined to do so these days. The Losers: NFL own- ers. Any punishment is destined to divide the locker room and the fan- dom; should a team actu- ally suspend a significant contributor, it would only be hurting itself. And the guarantee of unequal treat- ment between and within teams would surely keep the issue in the news for yet another season. GO BACK TO THE OLD WAY The Plan: Ask players to stand at attention during the national anthem, and hope that they do. The Winners: Play- ers, who would retain the ability to call attention to causes they believe in, namely racial inequality and police brutality . And President Trump, who gets applause any time he attacks the protesting play- ers as he stumps for Repub- licans in the November midterm elections. The Losers: NFL own- ers, or at least those like Houston’s Bob McNair who have chafed at the notion of the “inmates run- ning the prison.” They lose control and remain a sub- ject of Trump’s ridicule. KEEP PLAYERS IN THE LOCKER ROOM DURING THE ANTHEM The Plan: Players can’t protest during the anthem if they aren’t on the field during the anthem. Or so the theory goes. But the demonstrations were never about the anthem itself; it started as a way for 49ers quarterback Colin Kaeper- nick to protest racial inequality and expanded into a league-wide us-vs.- them after Trump’s hol- lered at one rally: “Get that son of a bitch off the field.” The Winners: Fans who were triggered by the sight of players kneeling during the song. And players, who could surely find another forum for their protests. The Losers: NFL own- ers. The president has already said this isn’t patri- otic enough for him, so there’s little hope of him easing up on his criticism. And it would cost them the connection to the flag and country they have worked hard to cultivate. COMPROMISE The Plan: Other sports worked with their players so that they didn’t have to protest to be heard. Maybe the owners make a dona- tion to the players’ pet projects, play a video on the scoreboard, or other- wise give them a forum for their concerns. The Winners: Players. It’s not about the protest, it’s about the cause. The Losers: NFL own- ers. Even if they could stomach the loss of con- trol, the political intrusion on the sport is bound to alienate some fans. STOP PLAYING THE ANTHEM BEFORE GAMES The Plan: Join almost every other country in the world and skip the forced display of patriotism that demands players stand at attention while fans check their phones, finish their hot dogs or take the oppor- tunity to visit the bath- room. If teams want to honor the military or local first-responders, let them do so free from marketing deals. The Winners: Fans who don’t consider the anthem an integral part of the sports experience, giv- ing them another 90 sec- onds in to spend in game day traffic without missing anything. The Losers. NFL own- ers. Concessionaires. And a whole generation of American Idol also-rans. CARNOUSTIE, Scot- land (AP) — A light rain in the morning that gave way to soft sunlight in the after- noon took some of the sting out of Carnoustie. Just not all of it. Kevin Kisner found that out with one swing that erased his two-shot lead Fri- day in the British Open and left him tied with house- mate Zach Johnson. He hit an 8-iron that only needed to go 150 yards to clear the Barry Burn in front of the 18th green. Instead, it floated out of the yellow grass to the right, bounced off the base of the rock wall that frames the winding stream and led to a double bogey. Disappointed but not down, Kisner removed his cap behind the green and scratched his head as if he wondered what hit him. “They call it ‘Car-nasty’ for a reason,” he said after signing for his 1-under 70. “Even when you think you’ve got it, it will jump up and bite you.” It took a chunk out of Dustin Johnson and Jus- tin Thomas, the Nos. 1 and 2 players in the world who won’t be around for the weekend. Johnson finished with a double bogey to miss the cut by one. Thomas made three straight double bogeys on the front nine and missed by one. And it left a wide-open weekend on a course with a history of crazy finishes. Zach Johnson, whose name already is on the claret jug from his playoff victory at St. Andrews three years ago, played in the morning under an umbrella and fin- ished with a 30-foot birdie putt for a 67. Johnson and Kisner are staying in a house of seven players — five of them major champions — and AP Photo/Alastair Grant Kevin Kisner of the US reacts after putting on the 17th green during the second round of the British Open Golf Championship in Carnoustie, Scotland. share the lead at 6-under 136. They played on different ends of a day that started gray and ended with shad- ows. Scotland’s unusu- ally dry summer finally got a reprieve. There wasn’t enough rain to turn brown fairways green, though it at least kept shots from rolling endlessly. They head into a weekend with endless possibilities. One shot behind were Tommy Fleetwood (65), Pat Perez (68) and Xander Schauffele (66). Perez was tied for the lead until he hit into a bunker on the 18th hole and took bogey. Rory McIlroy, pledging to “go down swinging” to rid him- self of a bad Masters mem- ory this year, had another 69 and was part of a large group two shots behind. Jordan Spieth also is in the mix in his bid to take the claret jug back home to Texas. Spieth hit 8-iron through a gap in the trees for a birdie-birdie start to the back nine, and he dropped only one shot — not four like he did on Thursday — over the four closing holes at Carnoustie for a 67. He goes into the weekend just three shots back. “Very happy to be back in the tournament,” Spieth said. Tiger Woods still has work to do after a rugged start, good recovery and then a mix of birdies and bogeys that left him stuck in neutral on a better day for scoring. Woods had another 71 and was six shots behind, with 28 players between him and the lead. “We’ve been fortu- nate with the conditions. It hasn’t blown yet,” Kisner said. “I think it will blow this weekend and make it even more difficult. Who knows what’s going to hap- pen? We’re going to just keep trying to get after it.” Carnoustie was a far dif- ferent test from the open- ing round, when sunshine baked the fairways crisp and it was difficult to figure out how far the ball was going when it hit the ground. The steady, light rain made them a little slower and a lot more predictable. The greens held shots a little better. Strat- egies changed. Slightly softer conditions meant power players who were driving beyond the trouble hit more irons off the tee, and shorter players hit more drivers and fairway metals. Kisner hit 5-iron off the first tee Thursday. He hit 3-wood Friday. “Hit the same club as the approach,” Kisner said. “That’s a pretty dramatic difference in distance.” Kisner is a newcomer to what amounts to an Amer- ican fraternity house at golf’s oldest championship the last three years. Four of them are among the top 11 on the leaderboard going into the weekend with Spi- eth and Rickie Fowler, who shot 69 and was at 3-under 139. As for talking shop after work? Nothing is off limits. “Everybody will tell their horror stories and good stories, and we’ll laugh and eat a big old meal and sit around and watching some- thing stupid,” Kisner said. Thomas will have one of the horror stories. The PGA champion took three to get out of a pot bun- ker from the fairway on the par-5 sixth hole, making the first of three straight double bogeys. Johnson became the first No. 1 player to miss the cut since Luke Donald in 2011, and it was the sec- ond straight that the top two players in the world ranking missed the cut in a major. SCOREBOARD Baseball MLB AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB Boston 69 30 .697 — New York 62 34 .646 5½ Tampa Bay 49 48 .505 19 Toronto 44 52 .458 23½ Baltimore 28 70 .286 40½ Central Division W L Pct GB Cleveland 53 43 .552 — Minnesota 44 51 .463 8½ Detroit 41 58 .414 13½ Chicago 33 63 .344 20 Kansas City 28 68 .292 25 West Division W L Pct GB Houston 65 35 .650 — Seattle 59 39 .602 5 Oakland 55 43 .561 9 Los Angeles 49 49 .500 15 Texas 41 57 .418 23 ——— Friday’s Games N.Y. Mets 7, N.Y. Yankees 5 Toronto 8, Baltimore 7, 10 innings Boston 1, Detroit 0 Miami 6, Tampa Bay 5 Cleveland 9, Texas 8, 11 innings Kansas City 6, Minnesota 5 San Francisco 5, Oakland 1 Houston 3, L.A. Angels 1 Seattle 3, Chicago White Sox 1 Saturday’s Games N.Y. Mets (Matz 4-7) at N.Y. Yankees (Gray 6-7), 10:05 a.m. Baltimore (Cobb 2-12) at Toronto (Stroman 2-7), 10:07 a.m. Boston (Johnson 1-2) at Detroit (Fiers 6-6), 3:10 p.m. Miami (Lopez 1-1) at Tampa Bay (TBD), 3:10 p.m. Houston (Verlander 9-5) at L.A. Angels (Tropeano 3-4), 4:15 p.m. Minnesota (Lynn 7-7) at Kansas City (Junis 5-10), 4:15 p.m. Cleveland (Carrasco 11-5) at Texas (Colon 5-7), 5:05 p.m. San Francisco (Bumgarner 3-3) at Oakland (Cahill 1-2), 6:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Covey 3-5) at Seattle (Hernandez 8-7), 7:10 p.m. Sunday’s Games Baltimore at Toronto, 10:07 a.m. Boston at Detroit, 10:10 a.m. Miami at Tampa Bay, 10:10 a.m. Minnesota at Kansas City, 11:15 a.m. Cleveland at Texas, 12:05 p.m. San Francisco at Oakland, 1:05 p.m. Houston at L.A. Angels, 1:07 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Seattle, 1:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets at N.Y. Yankees, 5:05 p.m. NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 54 42 .563 — Atlanta 53 42 .558 ½ Washington 48 49 .495 6½ Miami 42 57 .424 13½ New York 40 55 .421 13½ Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 56 39 .589 — Milwaukee 55 44 .556 3 St. Louis 49 47 .510 7½ Pittsburgh 49 49 .500 8½ Cincinnati 43 54 .443 14 West Division W L Pct GB Los Angeles 54 43 .557 — Arizona 53 45 .541 1½ Colorado 52 45 .536 2 San Francisco 51 48 .515 4 San Diego 40 60 .400 15½ ——— Friday’s Games St. Louis 18, Chicago Cubs 5 Atlanta 8, Washington 5 N.Y. Mets 7, N.Y. Yankees 5 Philadelphia 11, San Diego 5 Miami 6, Tampa Bay 5 L.A. Dodgers 6, Milwaukee 4 San Francisco 5, Oakland 1 Pittsburgh 12, Cincinnati 1 Colorado 11, Arizona 10 Saturday’s Games N.Y. Mets (Matz 4-7) at N.Y. Yankees (Gray 6-7), 10:05 a.m. St. Louis (Weaver 5-8) at Chicago Cubs (Chatwood 3-5), 10:05 a.m., 1st game Miami (Lopez 1-1) at Tampa Bay (TBD), 3:10 p.m. Atlanta (Newcomb 8-5) at Washington (Gonzalez 6-6), 4:05 p.m. San Diego (Perdomo 1-4) at Philadelphia (Velasquez 5-8), 4:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 3-4) at Milwaukee (Anderson 6-7), 4:10 p.m. Pittsburgh (Kingham 4-4) at Cincinnati (DeSclafani 4-2), 4:10 p.m. St. Louis (Gant 3-3) at Chicago Cubs (Montgomery 3-3), 4:15 p.m., 2nd game Colorado (Freeland 8-6) at Arizona (Godley 11-6), 5:10 p.m. San Francisco (Bumgarner 3-3) at Oakland (Cahill 1-2), 6:05 p.m. Sunday’s Games Miami at Tampa Bay, 10:10 a.m. Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 10:10 a.m. Atlanta at Washington, 10:35 a.m. San Diego at Philadelphia, 10:35 a.m. L.A. Dodgers at Milwaukee, 11:10 a.m. St. Louis at Chicago Cubs, 11:20 a.m. San Francisco at Oakland, 1:05 p.m. Colorado at Arizona, 1:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets at N.Y. Yankees, 5:05 p.m. MiLB NORTHWEST LEAGUE North Division W L Pct. Everett (Mariners) 19 16 .542 Vancouver (Blue Jays) 17 18 .486 Tri-City (Padres) 17 18 .486 Spokane (Rangers) 16 19 .457 South Division W L Pct. Hillsboro (D-Backs) 23 12 .657 Boise (Rockies) 19 16 .542 Salem-Keizer (Giants) 17 18 .486 Eugene (Cubs) 12 23 .343 ——— Friday’s Games Hillsboro 10, Vancouver 1 Everett 5, Boise 1 Spokane 5, Salem-Keizer 3 Tri-City 4, Eugene 1 Saturday’s Games Everett at Boise, 6:15 p.m. Spokane at Salem-Keizer, 6:35 p.m. Hillsboro at Vancouver, 7:05 p.m. Eugene at Tri-City, 7:15 p.m. Sunday’s Games Hillsboro at Vancouver, 1:05 p.m. Everett at Boise, 4:15 p.m. Spokane at Salem-Keizer, 5:05 p.m. Eugene at Tri-City, 7:15 p.m. GB — 2 2 3 GB — 4 6 11 Soccer MLS EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA Atlanta United FC 12 4 5 41 43 24 New York City FC 12 4 4 40 40 24 New York 11 5 2 35 37 19 Columbus 8 7 6 30 24 25 New England 7 6 7 28 33 30 Montreal 9 12 0 27 26 35 Philadelphia 7 9 3 24 25 30 Chicago 6 10 5 23 33 41 Orlando City 7 11 1 22 27 42 Toronto FC 4 11 4 16 30 38 D.C. United 3 7 5 14 26 30 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA FC Dallas 11 3 5 38 31 22 Los Angeles FC 10 4 5 35 41 28 Sporting K.C. 9 5 6 33 37 27 Portland 8 3 6 30 26 22 Real Salt Lake 9 9 2 29 29 37 LA Galaxy 8 7 4 28 34 30 Houston 7 6 5 26 36 26 Vancouver 7 8 5 26 30 40 Minnesota United 8 11 1 25 28 39 Seattle 4 9 5 17 16 23 Colorado 4 11 4 16 22 32 San Jose 2 11 6 12 29 39 NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie. ———— Saturday’s Games D.C. United at Atlanta United FC, 12:30 p.m. Vancouver at Seattle, 1 p.m. LA Galaxy at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. New England at New York, 4 p.m. Toronto FC at Chicago, 4 p.m. Orlando City at Columbus, 4:30 p.m. FC Dallas at Houston, 6 p.m. Colorado at Real Salt Lake, 7 p.m. Montreal at Portland, 8 p.m. Sunday’s Games Los Angeles FC at Minnesota United, 4 p.m. Basketball WNBA EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Atlanta 14 9 .609 — Washington 13 10 .565 1 Connecticut 12 12 .500 2½ Chicago 8 16 .333 6½ New York 7 16 .304 7 Indiana 3 21 .125 11½ WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Seattle 18 6 .750 — Phoenix 15 9 .625 3 Los Angeles 14 10 .583 4 Dallas 14 10 .583 4 Minnesota 13 10 .565 4½ Las Vegas 11 13 .458 6½ ——— Friday’s Games Seattle 78, Connecticut 65 Chicago 114, Dallas 99 Indiana 78, Los Angeles 76 Saturday’s Games Washington at New York, Noon Minnesota at Phoenix, 7 p.m. Sunday’s Games Seattle at Atlanta, Noon Connecticut at Dallas, 1 p.m. Indiana at Las Vegas 3 p.m. Los Angeles at Chicago, 3 p.m. 22. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 131.738. 23. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 131.447. 24. (37) Chris Buescher, Chevrolet, 131.238. 25. (13) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 131.247. 26. (95) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 130.954. 27. (43) Bubba Wallace, Chevrolet, 130.860. 28. (32) Matt DiBenedetto, Ford, 130.783. 29. (34) Michael McDowell, Ford, 130.568. 30. (38) David Ragan, Ford, 130.532. 31. (6) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 130.483. 32. (15) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 129.213. 33. (72) Corey LaJoie, Chevrolet, 129.151. 34. (00) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 129.134. 35. (99) Kyle Weatherman, Chevrolet, 127.577. 36. (51) BJ McLeod, Chevrolet, 127.555. 37. (23) Blake Jones, Toyota, 124.556. Cycling Golf PGA TOUR British Open Friday At Royal & Ancient Golf Club Carnoustie, Scotland Purse: $10.5 million Yardage: 7,402; Par: 71 Second Round Zach Johnson 69-67—136 Kevin Kisner 66-70—136 Tommy Fleetwood 72-65—137 Pat Perez 69-68—137 Xander Schauffele 71-66—137 Rory McIlroy 69-69—138 Erik van Rooyen 67-71—138 Matt Kuchar 70-68—138 Tony Finau 67-71—138 Zander Lombard 67-71—138 Kevin Chappell 70-69—139 Jordan Spieth 72-67—139 Rickie Fowler 70-69—139 Thorbjorn Olesen 70-70—140 Luke List 70-70—140 Other Notables Brooks Koepka 72-69—141 Jason Day 71-71—142 Tiger Woods 71-71—142 Phil Mickelson 73-69—142 Justin Rose 72-73—145 Patrick Reed 75-70—145 Missed Cut Justin Thomas 69-77—146 Sergio Garcia 75-71—146 Dustin Johnson 76-72—148 Bubba Watson 75-73—148 -6 -6 -5 -5 -5 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -3 -3 -3 -2 -2 -1 E E E +3 +3 +4 +4 +6 +6 Auto Racing NASCAR CUP SERIES FOXWOODS 301 Site: Loudon, New Hampshire. Schedule: Friday, practice, 9 a.m. (NBCSN), qualifying, 1:45 p.m. (NBCSN); Saturday, practice, 7:05 a.m. (CNBC), 9:35 a.m. (NBCSN); Sunday, race, 11 a.m. (NBCSN.) Track: New Hampshire Motor Speedway (oval, 1.06 miles). Race distance: 318.46 miles, 301 laps. RACE LINEUP After Friday Qualifying (Car number in parentheses) 1. (41) Kurt Busch, Ford, 133.591 mph. 2. (78) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 133.502. 3. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 133.431. 4. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 133.361. 5. (12) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 132.720. 6. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 132.715. 7. (20) Erik Jones, Toyota, 132.674. 8. (88) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 132.618. 9. (19) Daniel Suarez, Toyota, 132.581. 10. (9) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 132.462. 11. (24) William Byron, Chevrolet, 132.383. 12. (21) Paul Menard, Ford, 132.190. 13. (10) Aric Almirola, Ford, 132.586. 14. (4) Kevin Harvick, Ford, 132.554. 15. (14) Clint Bowyer, Ford, 132.402. 16. (47) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 132.379. 17. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 132.259. 18. (31) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 132.200. 19. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 132.094. 20. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 132.039. 21. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 131.925. TOUR DE FRANCE Friday At Valence, France 13th Stage A 105-mile leg from Bourg d’Oisans to Valence: 1. Peter Sagan, Slovakia, Bora-Hansgrohe, 3:45:55. 2. Alexander Kristoff, Norway, UAE Team Emirates, same time. 3. Arnaud Demare, France, Groupa- ma-FDJ, same time. 4. John Degenkolb, Germany, Trek-Sega- fredo, same time. 5. Greg Van Avermaet, Belgium, BMC Racing Team, same time. 6. Yves Lampaert, Belgium, Quick-Step Floors, same time. 7. Magnus Cort, Denmark, Astana Pro Team, same time. 8. Andrea Pasqualon, Italy, Wanty-Groupe Gobert, same time. 9. Sonny Colbrelli, Italy, Bahrain-Merida, same time. 10. Taylor Phinney, United States, EF Education First-Drapac, same time. 11. Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg, South Africa, Dimension Data, same time. Also 22. Romain Bardet, France, AG2R La Mondiale, same time. 24. Mikel Landa, Spain, Movistar Team, same time. 25. Geraint Thomas, Britain, Team Sky, same time. 27. Nairo Quintana, Colombia, Movistar Team, same time. 37. Tom Dumoulin, Netherlands, Team Sunweb, same time. 90. Tejay van Garderen, United States, BMC Racing, 1:23. 113. Chad Haga, United States, Sunweb, 2:02. 124. Ian Boswell, United States, Katusha Alpecin, 2:08. 150. Lawson Craddock, United States, EF Education First-Drapac, 2:45. DNS. Vincenzo Nibali, Italy, Bahrain-Me- rida. Overall Standings (After 13 stages) 1. Geraint Thomas, Britain, Sky, 53:10:38. 2. Chris Froome, Britain, Sky, 1:39. 3. Tom Dumoulin, Netherlands, Sunweb, 1:50. 4. Primoz Roglic, Slovenia, LottoNL-Jum- bo, 2:46. 5. Romain Bardet, France, AG2R La Mondiale, 3:07. 6. Mikel Landa, Spain, Movistar, 3:13. 7. Steven Kruijswijk, Netherlands, Lot- toNL-Jumbo, 3:43. 8. Nairo Quintana, Colombia, Movistar, 4:13. 9. Dan Martin, Ireland, UAE Team Emir- ates, 5:11. 10. Jakob Fuglsang, Denmark, Astana, 5:45. Also 32. Tejay van Garderen, United States, BMC Racing, 53:26. 64. Chad Haga, United States, Sunweb, 1:25:51. 84. Ian Boswell, United States, Katusha Alpecin, 1:37:11. 130. Taylor Phinney, United States, EF Education First-Drapac, 2:03:19. 152. Lawson Craddock, United States, EF Education First-Drapac, 2:36:36.