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WOMEN’S WORLD CUP 2019
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AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino
United States’ Alex Morgan, left, comforts Thailand’s Mi-
randa Nild, right, after the Women’s World Cup match in
Reims, France, Tuesday. Morgan scored fi ve goals.
U.S. catches heat
for World Cup
goal celebrations
Associated Press
REIMS, France — The
goals were one thing, the
celebrations another.
The U.S. women’s
national
team
faced
criticism following its
record-breaking 13-0 rout
of Thailand on Tuesday
night. The win set a World
Cup record for goals and
margin of victory. Alex
Morgan alone had fi ve
goals, matching the most
in one game in tournament
history.
But there were ques-
tions about whether the
Americans should have
celebrated goals once the
game was well in hand.
Were
the
three-time
World Cup champions
being unsportsmanlike, or
merely sending a message
to the rest of the fi eld?
Alex Morgan was
asked afterward about
the display of hugs, high-
fi ves, and posturing for
the many American fans
at Stade Auguste-Delaune.
“I think in the moment,
every time we score a goal
in a World Cup — you’ve
dreamt of it. I dreamt of it
since I was a little girl,”
she said. “You know, win-
ning a World Cup and
being back there for the
third time, we want that
fourth star. So tonight we
knew that any goal could
matter in this group-stage
game. And when it comes
to celebrations, I think this
was a really good team
performance and I think
it was important for us to
celebrate together.”
Those
celebrations
drew ire on social media,
some of it directed at vet-
eran Megan Rapinoe for
twirling and turf-sliding
after her goal — which
made it 9-0. A World
Cup-record seven U.S.
players scored in the game.
Mariners beat Twins 9-6 in 10 innings
By TYLER MASON
Associated Press
MINNEAPOLIS — Dee
Gordon scored on one of
Minnesota’s three errors in
the 10th inning, helping the
Seattle Mariners beat the
Twins 9-6 on Wednesday
night.
Gordon opened the 10th
with a ground-rule double
off Tyler Duffey (1-1). Shed
Long then walked before the
runners advanced on Dylan
Moore’s sacrifi ce.
Mallex Smith followed
with a grounder to fi rst base-
man C.J. Cron, who tried to
get the speedy Gordon at the
plate. Mitch Garver picked up
the error when he was unable
to handle the throw.
After Kyle Seager struck
out, Long and Smith scored
when third baseman Miguel
Sano fl ubbed Edwin Encar-
nacion’s grounder. The AL
Central-leading Twins fi n-
ished with fi ve errors for the
game.
Seattle carried a 6-4 lead
into the ninth, but Byron
Buxton hit a tying two-run
shot off Anthony Bass (1-1)
with no outs. Roenis Elias
worked a perfect 10th for his
sixth save.
It was a frantic fi nish after
pitching controlled most of
the action.
Gerson Bautista worked
1 1/3 scoreless innings for
AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn
Seattle Mariners’ Shed Long celebrates his three-run home run against the Minnesota Twins
during the eighth inning of a baseball game on Wednesday in Minneapolis.
Seattle in an opener role.
Then Tommy Milone came
in and pitched six innings of
three-run ball against his for-
mer team.
Daniel Vogelback hit his
17th homer for the Mari-
ners in the sixth inning, but
Marwin Gonzalez tied it at 1
with his eighth homer in the
seventh.
Twins right-hander Jose
Berrios allowed seven hits in
6 2/3 innings. He struck out
six and walked two.
Seattle scored fi ve times in
the eighth to open a 6-1 lead.
Long had the big blow, hit-
ting a three-run shot to right
for his fi rst career homer.
Minnesota
responded
with three in the bottom
half. Max Kepler launched
his 16th homer, and Mitch
Garver and Gonzalez had
run-scoring singles.
STREAKING
Minnesota’s
Jorge
Polanco extended his hit-
ting streak to 13 games with
a single in the eighth inning.
It also extended his on-base
streak to 26 games.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Mariners: Manager Scott
Servais said infi elder J.P.
Crawford, who has missed
the last two weeks with a
sprained left ankle, should
rejoin the team in Oak-
land on Friday. Crawford
hit a three-run homer Tues-
day during his rehab assign-
ment with High-A Modesto,
and Servais said Crawford
“felt good.”
Germany 1, Spain 0
VA L E N C I E N N E S ,
France — As Germany
clung on for another 1-0
win at the Women’s World
Cup, Martina Voss-Teck-
lenburg could sense the
unease in her team.
And considerable relief
in edging past Spain.
The Germans are fi nd-
ing it far from easy going
at the start of Group B,
relying on Sara Däbritz’s
goal in the 42nd minute
against the run of play to
prevail against the skillful
Spanish on Wednesday.
France 2, Norway 1
NICE,
France
—
France recovered from a
terrible own goal to beat
Norway 2-1 on Wednes-
day as the host nation
remained undefeated in
group play.
Eugenie Le Sommer
scored the winner from the
penalty spot in the 72nd
minute after video review
determined Ingrid Syrstad
Engen had fouled Marion
Torrent in the area.
Nigeria 2, South
Korea 0
GRENOBLE, France
— Asisat Oshoala became
the second Nigerian player
to score in two different
Women’s World Cup tour-
naments with a late goal in
a 2-0 victory over South
Korea on Wednesday.
KD undergoes surgery
for ruptured Achilles
Softball: Noland, All-EO softball Player of the Year
Continued from Page B1
made a 1-2 run at the state
title, ending their season
with another 4-2 loss — this
time to Snohomish.
“We didn’t know South-
ridge would show up to that
last game,” Noland said. “We
thought we’d blow it away
and get the title. It was a sea-
son of ups and downs, but we
came together by the end.”
Going for the Gold
Noland’s softball sea-
son didn’t end with Hermis-
ton. She’s been spending her
summer with the Washing-
ton Angels — an 18U Gold
legion team that hosts play-
ers from Oregon, Washing-
ton and Idaho.
“The Angels have a lot of
different girls with different
talents,” Noland said. “We
play against tougher teams.
Hermiston was good, but
the girls on the Angels are
better than I am. It makes
me want to be better. I don’t
like to hype myself up. The
Angels opened my eyes to
my potential.”
The Angels play year-
round, only taking breaks for
the sake of winter, and the
prep softball season. During
the next three months,
Noland and her team will
travel to tournaments in Col-
orado, Southern California,
and Arizona. They’ll also
compete in the Premier Girls
AP Photo/Chris Young
Golden State forward Kev-
in Durant glances up as he
walks off the court after
sustaining an injury.
site about his decision to
leave Oklahoma City to
join Golden State in July
2016.
Kerr said everyone in
the organization is “devas-
tated,” including Dr. Rick
Celebrini, the team’s direc-
tor of medicine and per-
formance. The Warriors
made a “collaborative”
decision to clear Durant
to play — with the input
of Durant and his repre-
sentative — and had no
idea that Durant risked a
serious Achilles injury by
returning from a strained
calf, Kerr said.
Fastpitch National Quali-
fi er in Las Vegas — a city
Noland has had her eye on
for some time.
“I’m excited,” she said of
her upcoming Vegas tourna-
ment. “The school I want to
go to is down there.”
Although she has yet to
start her senior year, Noland
already knows she wants
to attend the University of
Nevada, Las Vegas, where
she’ll study to become a den-
tal hygienist.
“I just like teeth,” she
said. “It’s good to help peo-
ple with their teeth. A smile
makes a good fi rst impres-
sion. And I’m a pretty funny
person — I like to make peo-
ple laugh.”
Looking ahead
Softball and dentistry
aren’t Noland’s only career
aspirations. While they are
the priority, she is also con-
sidering joining the Marines.
“I still have interest in the
Marines,” she said. “It takes
a lot of courage. You have
to be a bad-ass. I want to go
to college and pursue soft-
ball, but if something hap-
pens and I don’t, I’ll join the
Marines.”
But before collegiate
softball, a dental degree, or
the Marines, she still has
another season with the
Angels ahead. And after
that — one last hurrah with
the Dawgs.
Staff photo by E.J. Harris, File
Hermiston’s Bailee Noland throws from the pitching circle in
the Bulldogs’ win against Kennewick on Friday, May 17, 2019,
in Hermiston.
Despite her nonstop
schedule, Noland won’t let
anything come between her-
self and her aspirations.
“Sometimes I feel like
I’m burned out, but I know
I’d regret it if I stopped,” she
said. “If I chose not to go to
practice one day, that’s one
day I could have worked
towards my goal of making
Division I.”
SCOREBOARD
NCAA COLLEGE WORLD SERIES
By JANIE MCCAULEY
Associated Press
OAKLAND, Calif. —
Kevin Durant confi rmed
what
everyone
most
feared: He underwent sur-
gery for a ruptured right
Achilles tendon.
Durant posted on social
media Wednesday the
severity of his injury two
days after getting hurt
during Game 5 of the
NBA Finals in Toronto in
his return from a strained
right calf that sidelined
him a month.
The 30-year-old posted
a photo on Instagram
showing himself in a hos-
pital bed and wrote: “I
wanted to update you all:
I did rupture my Achil-
les. Surgery was today and
it was a success, EASY
MONEY.”
Just 15 minutes before
Durant went public, War-
riors coach Steve Kerr said
during a fi nals media avail-
ability that he didn’t yet
have a formal update on
Durant. Durant has made
his own announcements
before, such as writing on
The Players’ Tribune web-
Thursday, June 13, 2019
At TD Ameritrade Park Omaha
Omaha, Neb.
All Times PDT
(Double Elimination; x-if necessary)
Saturday, June 15
Game 1 — Michigan (45-20) vs. Texas
Tech (44-18), 11 a.m.
Game 2 — Florida State (41-21) vs. Arkan-
sas (46-18), 4 p.m.
Sunday, June 16
Game 3 — Louisville (49-16) vs. Vander-
bilt (54-11), 11 a.m.
Game 4 — Mississippi State (51-13) vs.
Auburn (38-26), 4:30 p.m.
Monday, June 17
Game 5 — Game 1 loser vs. Game 2
loser, 11 a.m.
Game 6 — Game 1 winner vs. Game 2
winner, 4 p.m.
Tuesday, June 18
Game 7 — Game 3 loser vs. Game 4
loser, 11 a.m.
Game 8 — Game 3 winner vs. Game 4
winner, 4 p.m.
Wednesday, June 19
Game 9 — Game 5 winner vs. Game 6
loser, 4 p.m.
Thursday, June 20
Game 10 — Game 7 winner vs. Game 8
loser, 5 p.m.
Friday, June 21
Game 11 — Game 6 winner vs. Game 9
winner, 11 a.m.
Game 12 — Game 8 winner vs. Game 10
winner, 4 p.m.
Saturday, June 22
x-Game 13 — Game 6 winner vs. Game 9
winner, 11 a.m.
x-Game 14 — Game 8 winner vs. Game
10 winner, 4 p.m.
Championship Series
(Best-of-3)
Monday, June 24: Pairings TBD, 4 p.m.
Tuesday, June 25: Pairings TBD, 4 p.m.
x-Wednesday, June 26: Pairings TBD,
4 p.m.
NBA
FINALS
(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)
Toronto 3, Golden State 2
Thursday, May 30: Toronto 118, Golden
State 109
Sunday, June 2: Golden State 109,
Toronto 104
Wednesday, June 5: Toronto 123, Golden
State 109
Friday, June 7: Toronto 105, Golden
State 92
Monday, June 10: Golden State 106,
Toronto 105
Thursday, June 13: Toronto at Golden
State, 6 p.m.
x-Sunday, June 16: Golden State at
Toronto, 5 p.m.
NHL
STANLEY CUP FINALS
(Best-of-7)
St. Louis 4, Boston 3
Monday, May 27: Boston 4, St. Louis 2
Wednesday, May 29: St. Louis 3, Bos-
ton 2, OT
Saturday, June 1: Boston 7, St. Louis 2
Monday, June 3: St. Louis 4, Boston 2
Thursday, June 6: St. Louis 2, Boston 1
Sunday, June 9: Boston 5, St. Louis 1
Wednesday, June 12: St. Louis 4, Boston 1
MLB
NATIONAL LEAGUE
All Times PDT
East
New York
Tampa Bay
Boston
Toronto
Baltimore
Central
Minnesota
Cleveland
Chicago
Detroit
Kansas City
West
Houston
Texas
Oakland
Los Angeles
Seattle
———
W
41
41
35
24
21
W
44
34
32
25
21
W
46
36
35
33
29
L
25
26
34
43
46
L
22
33
34
39
46
L
22
31
34
35
42
Pct
.621
.612
.507
.358
.313
Pct
.667
.507
.485
.391
.313
Pct
.676
.537
.507
.485
.408
GB
—
½
7½
17½
20½
GB
—
10½
12
18
23½
GB
—
9½
11½
13
18½
Tuesday’s Games
N.Y. Yankees 12, N.Y. Mets 5, 1st game
Baltimore 4, Toronto 2
N.Y. Mets 10, N.Y. Yankees 4, 2nd game
Cleveland 2, Cincinnati 1, 10 innings
Oakland 4, Tampa Bay 3
Texas 9, Boston 5
Chicago White Sox 7, Washington 5
Houston 10, Milwaukee 8
Minnesota 6, Seattle 5
Kansas City 3, Detroit 2
L.A. Angels 5, L.A. Dodgers 3
Wednesday’s Games
Oakland 6, Tampa Bay 2
Cincinnati 7, Cleveland 2
Boston 4, Texas 3
Toronto 8, Baltimore 6
Seattle 9, Minnesota 6, 10 innings
Detroit 3, Kansas City 2
Thursday’s Games
Seattle (Kikuchi 3-4) at Minnesota
(Pineda 4-3), 10:10 a.m.
Toronto (Stroman 3-8) at Baltimore
(Ynoa 0-2), 4:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels (Skaggs 4-6) at Tampa Bay
(Yarbrough 5-2), 4:10 p.m.
Texas (Sampson 5-3) at Boston (Price
4-2), 4:10 p.m.
Detroit (Boyd 5-4) vs. Kansas City (Bailey
4-6) at Omaha, Neb., 5:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Happ 6-3) at Chicago
White Sox (Nova 3-5), 5:10 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Boston at Baltimore, 4:05 p.m.
Cleveland at Detroit, 4:10 p.m.
L.A. Angels at Tampa Bay, 4:10 p.m.
Texas at Cincinnati, 4:10 p.m.
Kansas City at Minnesota, 5:10 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees at Chicago White Sox,
5:10 p.m.
Toronto at Houston, 5:10 p.m.
Seattle at Oakland, 6:37 p.m.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
All Times PDT
East
Atlanta
Philadelphia
New York
Washington
Miami
W
38
38
33
31
24
L
29
30
34
36
42
Pct
.567
.559
.493
.463
.364
GB
—
½
5
7
13½
Central
W
L
Pct
GB
Chicago
38 29 .567
—
Milwaukee
38 29 .567
—
St. Louis
33 33 .500
4½
Cincinnati
30 36 .455
7½
Pittsburgh
30 36 .455
7½
West
W
L
Pct
GB
Los Angeles
45 23 .662
—
Arizona
36 33 .522
9½
Colorado
35 32 .522
9½
San Diego
33 34 .493 11½
San Francisco 27 38
.415 16½
———
Tuesday’s Games
N.Y. Yankees 12, N.Y. Mets 5, 1st game
N.Y. Mets 10, N.Y. Yankees 4, 2nd game
Philadelphia 7, Arizona 4
Cleveland 2, Cincinnati 1, 10 innings
St. Louis 7, Miami 1
Atlanta 7, Pittsburgh 5, 8 innings
Chicago White Sox 7, Washington 5
Houston 10, Milwaukee 8
Colorado 10, Chicago Cubs 3
San Francisco 6, San Diego 5
L.A. Angels 5, L.A. Dodgers 3
Wednesday’s Games
Cincinnati 7, Cleveland 2
Chicago Cubs 10, Colorado 1
Arizona 2, Philadelphia 0
Miami 9, St. Louis 0
Thursday’s Games
Pittsburgh (Musgrove 4-6) at Atlanta
(Teheran 4-4), 9:10 a.m.
Arizona (Greinke 7-2) at Washington
(Fedde 1-0), 4:05 p.m.
St. Louis (Flaherty 4-3) at N.Y. Mets
(deGrom 3-6), 4:10 p.m.
San Diego (Quantrill 1-2) at Colorado
(Gray 5-5), 5:40 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Lester 5-4) at L.A. Dodg-
ers (Kershaw 5-1), 7:10 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Arizona at Washington, 4:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Miami, 4:10 p.m.
St. Louis at N.Y. Mets, 4:10 p.m.
Texas at Cincinnati, 4:10 p.m.
Philadelphia at Atlanta, 4:20 p.m.
San Diego at Colorado, 5:40 p.m.
Chicago Cubs at L.A. Dodgers, 7:10 p.m.
Milwaukee at San Francisco, 7:15 p.m.