SPORTS
Friday, June 21, 2019
East Oregonian
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Soccer: U.S. defeats rival Sweden 2-0
Continued from Page A8
against Chile on Sunday in
Paris, winning 3-0 with more
muted celebrations, including
a golf clap from Carli Lloyd,
who scored a pair of goals in
that game.
Ellis made seven lineup
changes for the game against
Chile but for Sweden she
went back to a lineup simi-
lar to the one she used in the
opener. Lloyd, who played
every minute of the 2015
World Cup and scored three
goals in a 5-2 victory over
Japan in the title match, came
in off the bench to start the
second half.
She replaced Alex Mor-
gan, who was involved in a
couple of collisions in the
fi rst half and at one point held
her right knee.
A hip contusion kept
defensive midfi elder Julie
Ertz out of the game after she
started in the fi rst two and
scored her fi rst World Cup
goal against Chile.
“Alex took a knock in the
fi rst half and it was just, ‘Let’s
be smart about this.’ Simi-
lar vein to Julie. It is a zero
risk game in terms of having
players available for the next
GROUP F
while averaging 24.5 points.
“I have some big shoes to
fi ll in Mike Conley,” Morant
said. “He’s a great player.
I wish him the best. Like I
said before, it just means the
Grizzlies see a lot in me.”
RJ Barrett then made it
two Duke freshmen within
the top-three picks when
the New York Knicks took
the guard who actually
edged out Williamson to
lead the Atlantic Coast Con-
ference in scoring. Knicks
fans hoped they would get
Williamson after fi nishing
with the worst record in the
league but seemed happy to
end up with Barrett, loudly
cheering and chanting “RJ!
RJ!” when the pick was
announced.
“That was great,” Barrett
said. “I’m glad that the city
wants me here as much as I
want to be here.”
De’Andre Hunter of
national champion Vir-
ginia was taken fourth but
won’t be teaming up with
Williamson. The Pelicans
acquired the rights to the
pick in the Davis deal but
agreed to trade it shortly
before the draft to Atlanta.
The original trade can’t
PENDLETON — Look-
ing to get back on the track?
The Rising Phoenix Track
Club is here to help.
The
organization,
along with the Roundup
City Racers and the Pend-
leton High School track
and cross-country teams,
is hosting their second of
three all-comers summer
track and fi eld meets on Fri-
day, June 28 through Satur-
day, June 29. The series is
intended to give local fans
and athletes a chance to
compete while eliminating
travel expenses.
The next event will be
held at the Pendleton High
School track, and welcomes
athletes of all ages. Running
events will commence on
Friday at 6 p.m. with throw-
ing and jumping competi-
tions to follow on Saturday
at 9 a.m. A third meet will
run from Friday, July 12
through Saturday, July 13.
In a statement, Rising
Phoenix founder and head
coach Ben Bradley said
more than 35 athletes of all
ages, from toddlers to 60
year olds, competed at the
last event.
“We really enjoyed the
weather, the camaraderie,
and the friendly competi-
2
0
United States
Spain
(3-0)
(1-1-1)
Monday, 9 a.m., at Stade
Auguste-Delaune, Reims,
France TV: FOX
AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino
United States’ Lindsey Horan, left, is congratulated by teammate Megan Rapinoe, right, after
scoring her team’s fi rst goal during the Women’s World Cup Group F soccer match between
Sweden and the United States at Stade Océane, in Le Havre, France on Thursday.
round,” Ellis said.
Ninth-ranked
Sweden,
which opened with a 2-0
victory over Chile and fol-
lowed with a 5-1 win over
Thailand, made seven lineup
changes for the game against
their rivals.
be offi cial until July 6, so
Hunter was outfi tted with
a Lakers hit and the draft
board behind the stage listed
the pick as belonging to the
Lakers.
The Cleveland Cavaliers
then took Vanderbilt guard
Darius Garland, who played
in just fi ve games because of
a knee injury.
Then it was another pick
who won’t be playing for the
team that made it, with Jar-
rett Culver taken at No. 6 by
Phoenix with a pick that the
Suns agreed to trade to Min-
nesota for the No. 11 pick.
That turned out to be
Cameron Johnson, the sec-
ond North Carolina player
to be drafted after Chicago
took Coby White at No. 7.
Kentucky then had
two straight picks, with PJ
Washington going 12th to
Charlotte and Tyler Herro
13th to Miami.
Duke did even better by
placing three in the top 10.
Cam Reddish went 10th
to the Hawks, making the
Blue Devils the only team
to pull off that feat since
Florida placed Al Horford
third, Corey Brewer sev-
enth and Joakim Noah ninth
after winning the 2007
national championship.
Pendleton all-comers
track and fi eld schedules
follow-up meets
East Oregonian
Sweden
ROUND OF 16
Draft: Pelicans take Zion
Continued from Page A8
USA
tion at the fi rst meet,” Brad-
ley said. “Some older ath-
letes got times and marks in
events that they hadn’t com-
peted in since high school,
and others got a chance
to try out completely new
events. This is the only
event of its kind in our area,
and we are excited about the
number of participants.”
Among the top ath-
letes of the fi rst event was
the Buckaroos’ own Lane
Maher, who fi nished the
boys 110 meter high hurdles
in 15.41 seconds for fi rst
place. Pendleton’s James
Thatcher, 15, placed third in
the 200 meter dash at 26.97.
Pendleton’s Drew Rey-
burn, 15, took home a pair
of fi rst-place wins in the
fi eld events with his men’s
triple jump distance of 36
feet, 8 inches and his long
jump fi nish of 16 feet, 6.5
inches. Pendleton’s Kendall
Bonzani, 16, fi nished fi rst in
the girls triple jump, leaping
28 feet, 1.5 inches.
Volunteers are needed
to help time races, rake
puts, and measure jumps
and throws. Competitors
and volunteers can fi nd
registration information at
https://risingphoenixtc.com.
For direct questions, email
coach Bradley at coachben-
bradley@gmail.com.
Coach Peter Gerhardsson
said he selected his starters
with an eye toward the next
game.
“We know that we have
a new match on Monday,
which is a knockout match,
and that’s the one that’s the
most important one,” he said.
The victory gives the
top-ranked United States a
potentially more challenging
path to the fi nal. If the team
can get by Spain, that could
set up a quarterfi nal clash
against No. 4 France in front
of its home fans in Paris,
and then a possible meeting
with No. 3 England in the
semifi nals.
With a victory over Can-
ada, Sweden could have a
quarterfi nal game against
No. 2 Germany.
The U.S. was on the
attack from the start and
went ahead early when
Horan scored on a corner
kick from Megan Rapinoe
that bounced twice past two
defenders and defl ected off
Samantha Mewis just 2:40
into the game. It was Horan’s
second goal in France and
the earliest goal of the tour-
nament so far.
American
goalkeeper
Alyssa Naeher didn’t face
her fi rst challenge until
the 21st minute, when she
stopped a shot from Koso-
vare Asllani.
Tobin Heath dribbled
in front of Andersson then
blasted an angled shot in
the 50th minute from eight
yards out that went over
goalkeeper Hedvig Lindahl
at the near post. The goal
was reviewed by VAR after
it appeared Lloyd was off-
side. It was later determined
to have come off Andersson
for an own goal.
Lloyd was denied by
Lindahl in the 90th minute,
stopping her World Cup-re-
cord scoring streak at six
games.
While U.S. fans dom-
inated the crowds at the
team’s fi rst two games in
France, there were nearly as
many Sweden supporters at
the Stade Océane.
MLB All-Star rosters could be youngest ever
By JAKE SEINER
Associated Press
NEW YORK — Major
League Baseball and its fans
are on the same page — they
want to see more of the kids.
With millennial mashers
Cody Bellinger and Chris-
tian Yelich leading the way,
this year’s All-Star starting
lineups have a chance to be
the youngest ever, based on
an Associated Press analy-
sis of the latest ballot results
released by the league this
week.
The AP studied the aver-
age age for starting All-
Star position players since
the fi rst Midsummer Clas-
sic in 1933, and this year’s
group is almost certain to
be historic, especially in
the National League. The
average age of the eight NL
ballot leaders is just 25, a
full year less than the pre-
vious youngest starting
lineup, the 2017 American
League roster.
AP Photo/Alex Gallardo
Los Angeles Dodgers’ Cody Bellinger, right, watches his solo
home run with Chicago Cubs catcher Willson Contreras, left,
during the sixth inning of a baseball game in Los Angeles,
Sunday, June 16, 2019.
When combined with the
AL, this year’s projected
starters average 26.6 years
old — 0.2 older than the
2017 squads, which are the
youngest ever. If 24-year-
old Rays outfi elder Austin
Meadows edges 32-year-old
Astros outfi elder Michael
Brantley, the average would
fall to 26.3.
“For the young guys
to represent and be talked
about, it’s defi nitely really
special to be a part of,”
Meadows said.
The AP’s analysis was
based on information pulled
from Baseball-Reference.
com, using players’ ages as
of June 30 each year.
As recently as 2012, the
average age of All-Stars
elected by fans was over 30,
but the years since have fea-
tured some of the young-
est lineups in the game’s
86-year history. The rea-
sons for that seem to be
far-ranging, including the
introduction of interleague
play, improved scouting
and player development,
the popularity and accessi-
bility of advanced statistics
among fans, online ballot-
ing and social media.
“It’s a product of many,
many trends intersecting
in Major League Base-
ball going back 50 years,”
said John Thorn, MLB’s
offi cial historian.
SCOREBOARD
2019 WOMEN’S WORLD CUP
All Times PDT
FIRST ROUND
GROUP A
W L T GF
x-France
3 0 0
7
x-Norway
2 1 0
6
x-Nigeria
1 2 0
2
South Korea 0 3 0
1
x-advanced to second round
Friday, June 7
At Paris
France 4, South Korea 0
Saturday, June 8
At Reims, France
Norway 3, Nigeria 0
Wednesday, June 12
At Grenoble, France
Nigeria 2, South Korea 0
At Nice, France
France 2, Norway 1
Monday, June 17
At Rennes, France
France 1, Nigeria 0
At Reims, France
Norway 2, South Korea 1
GROUP B
W L T GF
x-Germany
3 0 0
6
x-Spain
1 1 1
3
x-China
1 1 1
1
South Africa 0 3 0
1
x-advanced to second round
Saturday, June 8
At Rennes, France
Germany 1, China 0
At Le Havre, France
Spain 3, South Africa 1
Wednesday, June 12
At Valenciennes, France
Germany 1, Spain 0
Thursday, June 13
At Paris
China 1, South Africa 0
Monday, June 17
At Montpellier, France
Germany 4, South Africa 0
At Le Havre, France
China 0, Spain 0
GROUP C
W L T GF
x-Italy
2 1 0
7
x-Australia 2 1 0
8
x-Brazil
2 1 0
6
Jamaica
0 3 0
1
x-advanced to second round
Sunday, June 9
At Valenciennes, France
Italy 2, Australia 1
At Grenoble, France
Brazil 3, Jamaica 0
Thursday, June 13
At Montpellier, France
Australia 3, Brazil 2
Friday, June 14
At Reims, France
Italy 5, Jamaica 0
Tuesday, June 18
At Grenoble, France
Australia 4, Jamaica 1
At Valenciennes, France
Brazil 1, Italy 0
GROUP D
W L T GF
x-England 3 0 0
5
GA Pts
1
9
3
6
4
3
8
0
GA Pts
0
9
2
4
1
4
8
0
GA
2
5
3
12
Pts
6
6
6
0
GA
1
Pts
9
x-Japan
1 1 1
2
3
4
Argentina
0 1 2
3
4
2
Scotland
0 2 1
5
7
1
x-advanced to second round
Sunday, June 9
At Nice, France
England 2, Scotland 1
Monday, June 10
At Paris
Argentina 0, Japan 0
Friday, June 14
At Rennes, France
Japan 2, Scotland 1
At Le Havre, France
England 1, Argentina 0
Wednesday, June 19
At Nice, France
England 2, Japan 0
At Paris
Scotland 3, Argentina 3
GROUP E
W L T GF GA Pts
x-Netherlands 3 0 0
6
2
9
x-Canada
2 1 0
4
2
6
x-Cameroon
1 2 0
3
5
3
New Zealand
0 3 0
1
5
0
x-advanced to second round
Monday, June 10
At Montpellier, France
Canada 1, Cameroon 0
Tuesday, June 11
At Le Havre, France
Netherlands 1, New Zealand 0
Saturday, June 15
At Valenciennes, France
Netherlands 3, Cameroon 1
At Grenoble, France
Canada 2, New Zealand 0
Thursday, June 20
At Reims, France
Netherlands 2, Canada 1
At Montpellier, France
Cameroon 2, New Zealand 1
GROUP F
W L T GF GA Pts
x-United States 3 0 0 18
0
9
x-Sweden
2 1 0 7
3
6
Chile
1 2 0 2
5
3
Thailand
0 3 0 1 20
0
x-advanced to second round
Tuesday, June 11
At Rennes, France
Sweden 2, Chile 0
At Reims, France
United States 13, Thailand 0
Sunday, June 16
At Nice, France
Sweden 5, Thailand 1
At Paris
United States 3, Chile 0
Thursday, June 20
At Le Havre, France
United States 2, Sweden 0
At Rennes, France
Chile 2, Thailand 0
SECOND ROUND
Saturday, June 22
At Grenoble, France
Germany vs. Nigeria, 8:30 a.m.
At Nice, France
Norway vs. Australia, 12 p.m.
Sunday, June 23
At Valenciennes, France
England vs. Cameroon, 8:30 a.m.
At Le Havre, France
France vs. Brazil, 12 p.m.
Monday, June 24
At Reims, France
Spain vs. United States, Noon
At Paris
Sweden vs. Canada, 12 p.m.
Tuesday, June 25
At Montpellier, France
Italy vs. China, Noon
At Rennes, France
Netherlands vs. Japan, 12 p.m.
QUARTERFINALS
Thursday, June 27
At Le Havre, France
Norway-Australia winner vs.
England-Cameroon winner, 12 p.m.
Friday, June 28
At Paris
France-Brazil winner vs. Spain-United
States winner, 12 p.m.
Saturday, June 29
At Valenciennes, France
Italy-China winner vs. Netherlands-Ja-
pan winner, 6 a.m.
At Rennes, France
Germany-Nigeria winner vs. Swe-
den-Canada winner, 9:30 a.m.
SEMIFINALS
Tuesday, July 2
At Lyon, France
Le Havre winner vs. Paris winner, 12 p.m.
Wednesday, July 3
At Lyon, France
Valenciennes winner vs. Rennes win-
ner, 12 p.m.
THIRD PLACE
Saturday, July 6
At Nice, France
Semifi nal losers, 8 a.m.
CHAMPIONSHIP
Sunday, July 7
At Lyon, France
Semifi nal winners, 8 a.m.
MLB
AMERICAN LEAGUE
All Times PDT
East
W
L
Pct
GB
New York
46
27
.630
—
Tampa Bay
43
31
.581
3½
Boston
41
35
.539
6½
Toronto
27
48
.360
20
Baltimore
21
53
.284
25½
Central
W
L
Pct
GB
Minnesota
48
26
.649
—
Cleveland
39
35
.527
9
Chicago
35
37
.486
12
Detroit
26
44
.371
20
Kansas City
26
49
.347
22½
West
W
L
Pct
GB
Houston
48
27
.640
—
Texas
40
35
.533
8
Oakland
39
36
.520
9
Los Angeles
38
38
.500
10½
Seattle
32
46
.410
17½
———
Thursday’s Games
Texas 4, Cleveland 2
Toronto 7, L.A. Angels 5, 10 innings
Kansas City 4, Minnesota 1
Baltimore at Seattle, 7:10 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Houston (Peacock 6-4) at N.Y. Yankees
(Paxton 4-3), 4:05 p.m.
Detroit (Boyd 5-5) at Cleveland (Bauer
5-6), 4:10 p.m.
Toronto (Thornton 2-5) at Boston (Sale
3-7), 4:10 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Lopez 4-7) at Texas
(Jurado 4-3), 5:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels (Canning 2-3) at St. Louis
(Wacha 4-3), 5:15 p.m.
Minnesota (Perez 7-3) at Kansas City
(Junis 4-6), 5:15 p.m.
Tampa Bay (TBD) at Oakland (Anderson
0-1), 7:07 p.m.
Baltimore (Means 6-4) at Seattle (Leake
6-6), 7:10 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
L.A. Angels at St. Louis, 11:15 a.m.
Minnesota at Kansas City, 11:15 a.m.
Toronto at Boston, 1:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Oakland, 1:07 p.m.
Baltimore at Seattle, 1:10 p.m.
Detroit at Cleveland, 1:10 p.m.
Houston at N.Y. Yankees, 4:15 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at Texas, 6:05 p.m.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
All Times PDT
East
W
L
Pct
GB
Atlanta
44 31 .587
—
Philadelphia
39 35 .527
4½
Washington
36 38 .486
7½
New York
35 40 .467
9
Miami
26 46 .361 16½
Central
W
L
Pct
GB
Chicago
41 33 .554
—
Milwaukee
40 35 .533
1½
St. Louis
38 35 .521
2½
Cincinnati
35 38 .479
5½
Pittsburgh
33 40 .452
7½
West
W
L
Pct
GB
Los Angeles
50 25 .667
—
Colorado
40 34 .541
9½
San Diego
38 37 .507
12
Arizona
38 38 .500 12½
San Francisco 31 41 .431 17½
———
Thursday’s Games
Colorado 6, Arizona 4, 10 innings
Washington 7, Philadelphia 4
Chicago Cubs 7, N.Y. Mets 4
Cincinnati 7, Milwaukee 1
Friday’s Games
N.Y. Mets (Vargas 3-3) at Chicago Cubs
(Darvish 2-3), 11:20 a.m.
Atlanta (Keuchel 0-0) at Washington
(Strasburg 7-4), 4:05 p.m.
Miami (Alcantara 3-6) at Philadelphia
(Nola 6-1), 4:05 p.m.
San Diego (Lauer 5-6) at Pittsburgh
(Musgrove 4-7), 4:05 p.m.
Cincinnati (Gray 3-5) at Milwaukee
(Anderson 3-1), 5:10 p.m.
L.A. Angels (Canning 2-3) at St. Louis
(Wacha 4-3), 5:15 p.m.
San Francisco (Samardzija 3-6) at Arizona
(Clarke 1-2), 6:40 p.m.
Colorado (Marquez 7-3) at L.A. Dodgers
(Buehler 7-1), 7:10 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
L.A. Angels at St. Louis, 11:15 a.m.
N.Y. Mets at Chicago Cubs, 11:20 a.m.
Miami at Philadelphia, 1:05 p.m.
San Diego at Pittsburgh, 1:05 p.m.
Cincinnati at Milwaukee, 1:10 p.m.
Atlanta at Washington, 4:15 p.m.
Colorado at L.A. Dodgers, 4:15 p.m.
San Francisco at Arizona, 7:10 p.m.