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Wednesday, July 17, 2019
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AP source: Seattle close to naming Ron Francis as GM
By TIM BOOTH
Associated Press
SEATTLE — Seattle’s
NHL expansion team is
close to an agreement with
Hockey Hall of Famer Ron
Francis to become its first
general manager, a person
with direct knowledge tells
The Associated Press.
The person spoke on
condition of anonym-
ity Tuesday because the
team had not made an
announcement.
The expansion Seat-
tle franchise is set to begin
play in the 2021-22 season
as the NHL’s 32nd team.
After longtime Detroit
GM Ken Holland went to
Edmonton, adviser Dave
Tippett left Seattle Hockey
Partners LLC to become
Oilers coach and Vegas’
Kelly McCrimmon and
Columbus’ Bill Zito got
promotions, there was a
limited pool of experienced
NHL executives to choose
from for this job. Francis
fits that bill.
The 56-year-old has
been in hockey operations
since shortly after the end
AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File
In this May 5, 2014, file photo, Ron Francis, at the time the general
manager of the Carolina Hurricanes, takes questions from mem-
bers of the media during a news conference in Raleigh, N.C.
of his Hall of Fame play-
ing career. All of that time
has come with the Carolina
Hurricanes, including four
seasons as their GM.
Carolina didn’t make
the playoffs with Francis in
charge of decision-making,
though his moves put the
foundation in place for the
team that reached the East-
ern Conference final this
past season.
Francis had 1,798 points
in 1,731 games over 23
seasons with the Hart-
ford Whalers/Hurricanes,
Pittsburgh Penguins and
Toronto Maple Leafs. He
won the Stanley Cup with
Pittsburgh in 1991 and
1992.
Competing for the Cup
in the early going will be
the expectation for Seattle
after the Golden Knights
reached the Final in their
inaugural season in 2017-
18. Francis will have two
full seasons to scout the
rest of the league before his
as-yet-named team’s expan-
sion draft in June 2021.
Francis did not immedi-
ately respond to a message
seeking comment.
EOU Football Camp
Joel Richardson, an assistant Bak-
er High School football coach,
speaks with Pendleton High
School player Blake Swanson Tues-
day afternoon at Eastern Oregon
Oregon University’s Community
Stadium. The two were talking
following a practice session at the
EOU 11-Man Team Camp. About
500 players from high schools in
Oregon, Washington, Idaho and
Nevada are attending the camp,
which started Monday and runs
through Thursday.
Baker City Herald Photo/Jayson Jacoby
Mickelson: Longest streak in the top 50
Staff photo by Ben Lonergan
Kaylee Young does pull-ups in the newly renovated Hermiston High School weight room.
Continued from Page A8
“I think we’re all trying
to adapt to this new sched-
ule, this new rhythm of the
majors, and they seem to be
coming thick and fast at the
moment,” Rose said. “It’s
about trying to peak, valley
and peak again. ... I think it’s
trial and error figuring out
what’s going to work. One
major a month ... in my opin-
ion, they’re too soon.”
It hasn’t affected Brooks
Koepka, who won the PGA
Championship and was run-
ner-up in the Masters and
U.S. Open. No one has ever
finished first or second in all
four majors in the same year.
Justin Thomas can’t relate
to other players because he
missed the PGA Champion-
ship with a wrist injury.
“But I think it’s going
to take a couple of years for
everyone to figure out what
kind of works for them and
getting ready for the majors
or playing in other events that
maybe they didn’t have the
opportunity to in previous
years,” Thomas said.
The schedule was rear-
ranged to allow the PGA Tour
season to finish at the end of
August, before football. Rose
argues that majors should be
“protected the most” because
“that’s how all of our careers
ultimately are going to
BRIEFLY
Registration ongoing
for Hermiston’s 3-on-3
basketball tournament
Registration is still ongoing for Herm-
iston’s upcoming Takin’ it to the Streets
3-on-3 basketball tournament this weekend.
There are currently 155 teams of three
from across the region signed up to partici-
pate in the two-day event. The tournament
kicks off on Saturday, June 20 at 8 a.m. and
will run until 6 p.m. for both days.
Brackets will be available for players of
all ages and abilities, ranging from second
grade boys and girls through high school
seniors. Adult brackets are also available
for men and women. Men’s brackets are
divided by ability level — experienced ath-
letes will compete in the open and weekend
warriors divisions, while those who shoot
hoops more casually can participate in the
recreation division.
There will also be a men’s bracket for
those under 6 feet.
Late registrations are accepted. Teams
can pick up their packets on Friday any
time between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. outside the
basketball courts at Newport Park, behind
Eastside Market, 582 E. Main St.
The tournament will be held on Main
Street in Hermiston. For more information
on registration, rules, bracketing, and lodg-
ing, visit www.hermiston3on3.org.
Hermiston: Weight room
gets first update in 17 years
Continued from Page A8
to female athletics. We like
it. We can have fun and get
our business done.”
Garrett Walchli, who
plays football and runs
track, has put in some time
in the new room.
“Strot and Faaeteete
said if you want to be the
best, you have to have the
best,” the senior said. “In
the old room, we didn’t
have as many plates and
you would have to wait.
Now, we can really kick it
into high gear.”
The future is now
The Hermiston football
team has two hours worth
of time in the room in the
morning during the sum-
mer, followed by the girls.
There were about
50 girls Tuesday morn-
ing taking part in Strot’s
summer
weightlifting
program.
“Strot started the pro-
gram about five years
ago, and three or so girls
would show up,” Palz-
inski said. “Now, the
girls (lifting) classes
have grown from one to
two. She has instilled the
belief that girls can be
strong and beautiful. You
need to build physical and
mental strength.”
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SCOREBOARD
BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE
All Times PDT
East
W
L
Pct
GB
New York
60
33
.645
—
Tampa Bay
56
41
.577
6
Boston
51
44
.537
10
Toronto
36
60
.375
25½
Baltimore
28
66
.298
32½
Central
W
L
Pct
GB
Minnesota
58
34
.630
—
Cleveland
52
40
.565
6
Chicago
42
49
.462
15½
Kansas City
34
62
.354
26
Detroit
29
60
.326
27½
West
W
L
Pct
GB
Houston
59
36
.621
—
Oakland
53
41
.564
5½
Texas
50
44
.532
8½
Los Angeles
49
46
.516
10
Seattle
39
58
.402
21
———
Tuesday’s Games
N.Y. Yankees 8, Tampa Bay 3
Washington 8, Baltimore 1
Toronto 10, Boston 4
Kansas City 11, Chicago White Sox 0
Detroit at Cleveland, 4:10 p.m.
Arizona at Texas, 5:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets at Minnesota, 5:10 p.m.
Houston at L.A. Angels, 7:07 p.m.
Seattle at Oakland, 7:07 p.m.
Wednesday’s Games
N.Y. Mets (Vargas 3-5) at Minnesota
(Perez 8-3), 10:10 a.m.
Seattle (TBD) at Oakland (Bailey 7-6),
12:37 p.m.
Tampa Bay (Chirinos 8-4) at N.Y. Yankees
(German 11-2), 4:05 p.m.
Washington (TBD) at Baltimore (Brooks
2-3), 4:05 p.m.
Detroit (Turnbull 3-8) at Cleveland
(Clevinger 2-2), 4:10 p.m.
Toronto (Sanchez 3-13) at Boston (Rodri-
guez 10-4), 4:10 p.m.
Arizona (Ray 7-6) at Texas (Chavez 3-4),
5:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Nova 4-8) at Kansas
City (Duffy 3-5), 5:15 p.m.
Houston (Cole 9-5) at L.A. Angels (TBD),
7:07 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
Toronto at Boston, 10:05 a.m.
Chicago White Sox at Kansas City,
10:15 a.m.
Tampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees, 4:05 p.m.
Detroit at Cleveland, 4:10 p.m.
Oakland at Minnesota, 5:10 p.m.
Houston at L.A. Angels, 6:07 p.m.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
All Times PDT
East
Atlanta
Washington
Philadelphia
New York
Miami
Central
Chicago
St. Louis
Milwaukee
W
58
50
49
42
35
W
50
47
48
L
37
43
46
51
57
L
44
45
47
Pct
.611
.538
.516
.452
.380
Pct
.532
.511
.505
GB
—
7
9
15
21½
GB
—
2
2½
Cincinnati
43 48 .473
5½
Pittsburgh
44 49 .473
5½
West
W
L
Pct
GB
Los Angeles
63 34 .649
—
Arizona
47 47 .500 14½
Colorado
46 48 .489 15½
San Diego
45 49 .479 16½
San Francisco 45 49 .479 16½
———
Tuesday’s Games
Philadelphia 9, L.A. Dodgers 8
Washington 8, Baltimore 1
Miami 12, San Diego 7
Arizona at Texas, 5:05 p.m.
Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs, 5:05 p.m.
Atlanta at Milwaukee, 5:10 p.m.
N.Y. Mets at Minnesota, 5:10 p.m.
Pittsburgh at St. Louis, 5:15 p.m.
San Francisco at Colorado, 5:40 p.m.
Wednesday’s Games
N.Y. Mets (TBD) at Minnesota (Perez 8-3),
10:10 a.m.
Pittsburgh (Archer 3-6) at St. Louis
(Ponce de Leon 1-0), 10:15 a.m.
Atlanta (Keuchel 3-2) at Milwaukee
(Anderson 4-2), 11:10 a.m.
Cincinnati (Gray 5-5) at Chicago Cubs
(Darvish 2-4), 11:20 a.m.
San Francisco (Anderson 3-2) at Colo-
rado (Gray 9-6), 12:10 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Maeda 7-6) at Philadelphia
(Pivetta 4-4), 4:05 p.m.
Washington (TBD) at Baltimore (Brooks
2-3), 4:05 p.m.
San Diego (Paddack 5-4) at Miami (Rich-
ards 3-10), 4:10 p.m.
Arizona (Ray 7-6) at Texas (Chavez 3-4),
5:05 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
San Diego at Miami, 9:10 a.m.
L.A. Dodgers at Philadelphia, 9:35 a.m.
St. Louis at Cincinnati, 4:10 p.m.
Washington at Atlanta, 4:20 p.m.
Milwaukee at Arizona, 6:40 p.m.
N.Y. Mets at San Francisco, 6:45 p.m.
CYCLING
TOUR DE FRANCE RESULTS
Monday
At Albi, France
10th Stage
A 135.1-mile flat ride from Saint-Flour
to Albi, with four climbs, all Category
3 and 4
1. Wout Van Aert, Belgium, Jum-
bo-Visma, 4:49:39.
2. Elia Viviani, Italy, Deceuninck-Quick-
Step, same time.
3. Caleb Ewan, Australia, Lotto Soudal,
same time.
4. Michael Matthews, Australia, Sunweb,
same time.
5. Peter Sagan, Slovakia, Bora-Hans-
grohe, same time.
6. Jasper Philipsen, Belgium, UAE Team
Emirates, same time.
7. Sonny Colbrelli, Italy, Bahrain-Merida,
same time.
8. Matteo Trentin, Italy, Mitchelton-Scott,
same time.
9. Oliver Naesen, Belgium, AG2R La Mon-
diale, same time.
10. Greg Van Avermaet, Belgium, CCC,
same time.
11. Julian Alaphilippe, France, Deceun-
inck-QuickStep, same time.
12. Geraint Thomas, Britain, Ineos, same
time.
13. Mads Wurtz, Denmark, Katusha
Alpecin, same time.
14. Egan Bernal, Colombia, Ineos, same
time.
15. Maximiliano Richeze, Argentina,
Deceuninck-QuickStep, same time.
16. Patrick Konrad, Austria, Bora-Hans-
grohe, same time.
17. Cees Bol, Netherlands, Sunweb, same
time.
18. Steven Kruijswijk, Netherlands, Jum-
bo-Visma, same time.
19. Enric Mas, Spain, Deceuninck-Quick-
Step, same time.
20. Romain Bardet, France, AG2R La
Mondiale, same time.
Also
63. Ben King, United States, Dimension
Data, 2:14 behind.
98. Joey Rosskopf, United States, CCC,
9:41.
127. Chad Haga, United States, Sunweb,
same time.
Overall Standings
(After 10 stages)
1. Julian Alaphilippe, France, Deceun-
inck-QuickStep, 43:27:15.
2. Geraint Thomas, Britain, Ineos, 1:12.
3. Egan Bernal, Colombia, Ineos, 1:16.
4. Steven Kruijswijk, Netherlands, Jum-
bo-Visma, 1:27.
5. Emanuel Buchmann, Germany,
Bora-Hansgrohe, 1:45.
6. Enric Mas, Spain, Deceuninck-Quick-
Step, 1:46.
7. Adam Yates, Britain, Mitchelton-Scott,
1:47.
8. Nairo Quintana, Colombia, Movis-
tar, 2:04.
9. Daniel Martin, Ireland, UAE Team Emir-
ates, 2:09.
10. Giulio Ciccone, Italy, Trek-Segafredo,
2:32.
11. Thibaut Pinot, France, Groupa-
ma-FDJ, 2:33.
12. Patrick Konrad, Austria, Bora-Hans-
grohe, 2:46.
13. Rigoberto Uran, Colombia, EF Educa-
tion First, 3:18.
14. Alejandro Valverde, Spain, Movistar,
same time.
15. Romain Bardet, France, Bauke Mol-
lema, Netherlands, Trek-Segafredo, 2:45.
16. Jakob Fuglsang, Denmark, Astana,
3:22.
17. Warren Barguil, France, Arkea-Sam-
sic, 3:26.
18. Roman Kreuziger, Czech Republic,
Dimension Data, 3:28.
19. Xandro Meurisse, Belgium,
Wanty-Gobert, 3:42.
20. Richie Porte, Australia, Trek-Sega-
fredo, 3:59.
Also
83. Joey Rosskopf, United States, CCC,
57:32.
91. Ben King, United States, Dimension
Data, 1:03:46.
169. Chad Haga, United States, Sunweb,
1:43:09.
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