B4 The BulleTin • Friday, June 11, 2021
ON THE AIR
SCOREBOARD
FRIDAY
TENNIS
French Open, men’s semifinals
French Open, men’s semifinals
French Open, girls’ & boys’ singles championships
French Open, girls’ & boys’ singles championships
BASEBALL
NCAA Tournament, East Carolina vs. Vanderbilt
MLB, St. Louis at Chicago Cubs
NCAA Tournament, Stanford vs. Texas Tech
NCAA Tournament, NC State vs. Arkansas
MLB, regional coverage
MLB, Seattle at Cleveland
NCAA Tournament, Ole Miss at Arizona
GOLF
PGA Tour Champions,
American Family Insurance Championship
PGA Tour, Palmetto Championship at Congaree
LPGA Tour, MEDIHEAL Championship
European Tour,
Scandinavian Mixed Hosted by Henrik & Annika
HORSE RACING
America’s Day at the Races
SOCCER
UEFA European Championship, Turkey vs. Italy
FOOTBALL
The Spring League, Linemen vs. Alphas
The Spring League, Aviators vs. Conquerors
AFL Premiership, Fremantle vs. Gold Coast Suns
BASKETBALL
NBA playoffs, Philadelphia at Atlanta
WNBA, Seattle at Atlanta
NBA playoffs, Phoenix at Denver
TRACK AND FIELD
NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships
MIXED MARTIAL ARTS
Bellator 260: Douglas Lima vs. Yaroslav Amosov
RODEO
PBR Bull Riding, Las Vegas Invitational
Time
5:45 a.m.
8 a.m.
2 a.m. (Sat)
3 a.m. (Sat)
TV
Tennis
NBCSN
Tennis
Tennis
9 a.m.
11 a.m.
noon
3 p.m.
4 p.m.
4 p.m.
6 p.m.
ESPN2
MLB
ESPNU
ESPNU
MLB
Root
ESPNU
9 a.m.
noon
3 p.m.
Golf
Golf
Golf
4:30 a.m. (Sat)
Golf
9:30 a.m.
FS2
11:30 a.m.
ESPN
4 p.m.
7 p.m.
11 p.m.
FS1
FS1
FS2
4:30 p.m.
5 p.m.
7 p.m.
ESPN
CBSSN
ESPN
5 p.m.
ESPN2
6 p.m.
Sho
7 p.m.
CBSSN
ON DECK
Prep sports
FRIDAY
Boys basketball: The dalles at Crook County, 7
p.m.; ridgeview at Pendleton, 6:30 p.m.; Philomath at
Sisters, 7 p.m.; Santiam Christian at la Pine, 7:30 p.m.;
Chiloquin at Central Christian, 7 p.m.
Girls basketball: Pendleton at ridgeview, 7 p.m.;
Crook County at The dalles, 6:30 p.m.; Sisters at Philo-
math, 7 p.m.; Santiam Christian at la Pine, 6 p.m.; Chil-
oquin at Central Christian, 5:30 p.m.
SATURDAY
Girls basketball: north Medford at Bend, 2:30 p.m.
Wrestling: Mountain View at Sprague, 2 p.m.; Crook
County at roseburg, 6 p.m.; Bend at Mcnary duals, 10
a.m.; la Pine invitational, TBd.
Swimming: Bend, Mountain View at Bend City
Meet 2, Juniper Swim & Fitness Center, TBd.
PREPS
Boys basketball
Wednesday’s Late Games
Bend 72, Madras 65
Sisters 47, newport 34
Trinity lutheran 54, rogue Valley adventist 51
north lake 44, Central Christian 32
Thursday’s Games
Summit at Mountain View, late
Crook County at redmond, late
Corbett at Madras, late
la Pine at Creswell, late
Culver at Salem academy, late
Girls basketball
Wednesday’s Late Games
Sisters 49, newport 35
north lake 35, Central Christian 18
Thursday’s Games
Mountain View at Summit, late
redmond at Crook County, late
Madras at Corbett, late
la Pine at Creswell, late
Salem academy 62, Culver 31
Wrestling
Wednesday’s Late Results
redmond 36, Crook County 33
Thursday’s Results
Summit at Bend, late
BASKETBALL
SATURDAY
MOTOR SPORTS
IndyCar, Detroit Grand Prix qualifying
NASCAR Truck Series, Texas
IndyCar, Detroit Grand Prix Race 1
NASCAR Xfinity Series, Texas
IMSA Sportscar Championship, Detroit Grand Prix
Superstar Racing Experience Series, Stafford (CT)
BASEBALL
NCAA Tournament, Vanderbilt vs. East Carolina
NCAA Tournament, Dallas Baptist vs. Virginia
NCAA Tournament, Notre Dame vs. Mississippi St.
NCAA Tournament, Arkansas vs. NC State
NCAA Tournament, Texas Tech vs. Stanford
MLB, regional coverage
MLB, Seattle at Cleveland
MLB, San Francisco at Washington
NCAA Tournament, LSU vs. Tennessee
NCAA Tournament, South Florida vs. Texas
NCAA Tournament, Arizona vs. Ole Miss
MLB, Texas at L.A. Dodgers
BASKETBALL
NBA playoffs, Utah at L.A. Clippers
BOXING
Shakur Stevenson vs. Jeremiah Nakathila
HORSE RACING
America’s Day at the Races
FOOTBALL
The Spring League, Jousters vs. Sea Lions
The Spring League, Generals vs. Blues
AFL Premiership, North Melbourne vs. GWS Giants
GOLF
PGA Tour, Palmetto Championship at Congaree
PGA Tour, Palmetto Championship at Congaree
PGA Tour Champions,
American Family Insurance Championship
Korn Ferry Tour, BMW Charity Pro-Am
LPGA Tour, MEDIHEAL Championship
European Tour,
Scandinavian Mixed Hosted by Henrik & Annika
HOCKEY
NHL playoffs, Vegas at Colorado (if needed)
LACROSSE
Premier Lacrosse League, Whipsnakes vs. Cannons
Premier Lacrosse League, Redwoods vs. Atlas
OLYMPICS
U.S. Trials: Diving, Women’s Springboard final
U.S. Trials: Diving, Men’s Platform final
RODEO
PBR Bull Riding, Las Vegas Invitational
SOCCER
UEFA European Championship,
Wales vs. Switzerland
UEFA European Championship,
Denmark vs. Finland
UEFA European Championship, Belgium vs. Russia
TENNIS
French Open, women’s finals
WTA, Viking Open Nottingham semifinals
French Open, women’s doubles championship
NBA playoffs
8 a.m.
10 a.m.
11 a.m.
1 p.m.
2 p.m.
5 p.m.
NBCSN
FS1
NBC
FS1
NBCSN
CBS
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
11 a.m.
noon
noon
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
4 p.m.
4 p.m.
6 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
ESPN2
ESPNU
ESPN
ESPN2
ESPNU
MLB
Root
FOX
ESPN2
ESPNU
ESPN2
MLB
SECOND ROUND
(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)
Wednesday’s Late Game
Phoenix 123, denver 98, Phoenix leads series 2-0
Thursday’s Games
Milwaukee 86, Brooklyn 83, Brooklyn leads series 2-1
l.a. Clippers at utah, late, utah leads series 1-0
Friday’s Games
Phila. at atlanta, 4:30 p.m., series tied 1-1
Phoenix at denver, 7 p.m., Phoenix leads series 2-0
WNBA
5:30 p.m.
ABC
7 p.m.
ESPN
2 p.m.
FS2
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W
L
Pct
Connecticut
8
2
.800
new york
5
4
.556
Washington
4
5
.444
atlanta
4
5
.444
Chicago
3
7
.300
indiana
1
10
.091
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W
L
Pct
Seattle
8
2
.800
las Vegas
7
3
.700
Phoenix
5
4
.556
los angeles
4
4
.500
dallas
4
5
.444
Minnesota
3
5
.375
Thursday’s Game
Washington 89, los angeles 71
Friday’s Games
Seattle at atlanta, 5 p.m.
dallas at Phoenix, 7 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
Chicago at indiana, 10 a.m.
los angeles at Minnesota, 5 p.m.
GB
—
2½
3½
3½
5
7½
GB
—
1
2½
3
3½
4
BASEBALL
9 a.m.
5 p.m.
10 p.m.
FOX
FS2
FS2
10 a.m.
noon
Golf
CBS
noon
2 p.m.
4 p.m.
Golf
Golf
Golf
4:30 a.m. (Sun)
Golf
4:30 p.m.
NBCSN
9 a.m.
noon
NBC
NBCSN
1 p.m.
5 p.m.
NBC
NBC
6 p.m.
CBSSN
5:30 a.m.
ESPN
8:30 a.m.
11:30 a.m.
ESPN
ABC
6 a.m.
NBC
6 a.m.
Tennis
2:30 a.m. (Sun) Tennis
Listings are the most accurate available.
SPORTS BRIEFING
TENNIS
Krejcikova, Pavlyuchenkova to meet in French Open
women’s final — The ball landing at Barbora Krejcikova’s
feet on match point appeared to come down behind the base-
line. The linesman thought so and called the shot long. A TV
replay confirmed as much, and the unseeded Krejcikova was
so sure she raised her arms in triumph to celebrate a berth
in her first Grand Slam final at the French Open. Chair um-
pire Pierre Bacchi disagreed. He reversed the call. Tennis was
spared an unjust result five points later, when Krejcikova hit a
backhand winner to close out the biggest victory of her career.
The Czech saved a match point midway through the final set
and outlasted No. 17-seeded Maria Sakkari of Greece, 7-5, 4-6,
9-7. Her opponent Saturday will be 29-year-old Russian Anas-
tasia Pavlyuchenkova, who also advanced to her first major fi-
nal by beating unseeded Tamara Zidansek, 7-5, 6-3. It was only
the second time in the professional era that there were four
first-time Grand Slam women semifinalists at a major tourna-
ment, and the first time since the 1978 Australian Open.
— Bulletin wire report
MLB
Tampa Bay
Boston
new york
Toronto
Baltimore
AMERICAN LEAGUE
East Division
W
L
39
24
37
25
33
29
31
28
22
39
Pct
.619
.597
.532
.525
.361
GB
—
1½
5½
6
16
Central Division
W
L
Pct
GB
Chicago
37
24
.607
—
Cleveland
32
27
.542
4
Kansas City
29
31
.483
7½
detroit
26
36
.419
11½
Minnesota
24
37
.393
13
West Division
W
L
Pct
GB
Oakland
37
26
.587
—
houston
35
26
.574
1
Seattle
31
33
.484
6½
los angeles
30
32
.484
6½
Texas
24
39
.381
13
Wednesday’s Late Games
Toronto 6, Chicago White Sox 2
l.a. angels 6, Kansas City 1
Thursday’s Games
detroit 8, Seattle 3
houston at Boston, late
n.y. yankees at Minnesota, late
Toronto at Chicago White Sox, late
Kansas City at Oakland, late
Friday’s Games
Baltimore (akin 0-0) at Tampa Bay (yarbrough 3-3), 4:10 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Giolito 5-5) at detroit (Skubal 3-7),
4:10 p.m.
Seattle (dunn 1-2) at Cleveland (Civale 8-2), 4:10 p.m.
Toronto (Stripling 2-3) at Boston (richards 4-4), 4:10 p.m.
houston (urquidy 4-3) at Minnesota (Shoemaker 2-7),
5:10 p.m.
Kansas City (Singer 3-5) at Oakland (irvin 4-7), 6:40 p.m.
l.a. angels (Ohtani 2-1) at arizona (Kelly 2-6), 6:40 p.m.
Texas (Foltynewicz 1-6) at l.a. dodgers (Kershaw 7-5),
7:10 p.m.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
East Division
W
L
Pct
GB
new york
30
24
.556
—
Philadelphia
30
31
.492
3½
atlanta
29
31
.483
4
Miami
27
35
.435
7
Washington
25
33
.431
7
Central Division
W
L
Pct
GB
Chicago
35
27
.565
—
Milwaukee
35
27
.565
—
St. louis
32
30
.516
3
Cincinnati
29
31
.483
5
Pittsburgh
23
38
.377
11½
West Division
W
L
Pct
GB
San Francisco
38
23
.623
—
los angeles
37
25
.597
1½
San diego
37
27
.578
2½
Colorado
25
38
.397
14
arizona
20
43
.317
19
Wednesday’s Late Game
l.a. dodgers 2, Pittsburgh 1
Thursday’s Games
l.a. dodgers 6, Pittsburgh 3, 8 innings
Milwaukee 7, Cincinnati 2
Philadelphia 4, atlanta 3, 10 innings
Miami 11, Colorado 4
San Francisco at Washington, ppd.
Friday’s Games
St. louis (Oviedo 0-2) at Chicago Cubs (hendricks 7-4),
11:20 a.m.
San Francisco (deSclafani 5-2) at Washington (Scherzer
5-4), 4:05 p.m.
atlanta (Morton 5-2) at Miami (alcantara 3-5), 4:10 p.m.
Colorado (Freeland 0-1) at Cincinnati (Mahle 5-2), 4:10 p.m.
San diego (Snell 2-2) at n.y. Mets (deGrom 5-2), 4:10 p.m.
Pittsburgh (de Jong 0-0) at Milwaukee (Woodruff 4-2),
5:10 p.m.
l.a. angels (Ohtani 2-1) at arizona (Kelly 2-6), 6:40 p.m.
Texas (Foltynewicz 1-6) at l.a. dodgers (Kershaw 7-5),
7:10 p.m.
NCAA Division I
SUPER REGIONALS
(Best-of-3; x-if necessary)
In Fayetteville, Ark.
Friday: n.C. State at no. 1 arkansas, 3 p.m.
Saturday: n.C. State vs. no. 1 arkansas, noon
x-Sunday: n.C. State vs. no. 1 arkansas, 3 p.m.
In Austin, Texas
Saturday: South Fla. at no. 2 Texas, 6 p.m.
Sunday: South Fla. vs. no. 2 Texas, 6 p.m.
x-Monday: South Fla. vs. no. 2 Texas, 1 or 4 p.m.
In Knoxville, Tenn.
Saturday: lSu at no. 3 Tennessee, 4 p.m.
Sunday: lSu vs. no. 3 Tennessee, 9 a.m. or noon
x-Monday: lSu vs. no. 3 Tennessee, 1 or 4 p.m.
In Nashville, Tenn.
Friday: e. Carolina at no. 4 Vanderbilt, 9 a.m.
Saturday: e. Carolina vs. no. 4 Vanderbilt, 9 a.m.
x-Sunday: e. Carolina vs. no. 4 Vanderbilt, noon
In Tucson, Ariz.
Friday: no. 12 Mississippi at no. 5 arizona, 6 p.m.
Saturday: no. 12 Mississippi vs. no. 5 arizona, 7 p.m.
x-Sunday: no. 12 Mississippi vs. no. 5 arizona, 6 p.m.
In Columbia, S.C.
Saturday: dallas Baptist at Virginia, 9 a.m.
Sunday: dallas Baptist vs. Virginia, 9 a.m.
x-Monday: dallas Baptist vs. Virginia, 10 a.m.
In Starkville, Miss.
Saturday: no. 10 notre dame at no. 7 Mississippi St.,
11 a.m.
Sunday: no. 10 notre dame vs. no. 7 Mississippi St., 3 p.m.
x-Monday: no. 10 notre dame vs. no. 7 Mississippi St.,
4 p.m.
In Lubbock, Texas
Friday: no. 9 Stanford at no. 8 Texas Tech, noon
Saturday: no. 9 Stanford vs. no. 8 Texas Tech, noon
x-Sunday: no. 9 Stanford vs. no. 8 Texas Tech, noon
SOFTBALL
Women’s College World Series
In Oklahoma City
(Best-of-3; x-if necessary)
Championship Series
OKLAHOMA 2, FLORIDA ST. 1
Thursday: Oklahoma 5, Florida St. 1, Oklahoma wins
championship
GOLF
PGA Tour
Palmetto Championship Scores
At Ridgeland, S.C.
Yardage: 7,655; Par: 71
First Round
Wes roach
30-34—64
doc redman
34-31—65
dustin Johnson
32-33—65
Chesson hadley
31-34—65
erik van rooyen
34-31—65
Jhonattan Vegas
32-34—66
danny lee
37-30—67
Vaughn Taylor
34-33—67
Patrick rodgers
34-33—67
Kiradech aphibarnrat
35-32—67
Tain lee
35-32—67
Sam ryder
36-31—67
nick Taylor
35-32—67
harris english
33-34—67
Chez reavie
33-34—67
Byeong hun an
33-34—67
richard S. Johnson
32-35—67
roger Sloan
33-34—67
Tommy Fleetwood, 35-33—68. Jonathan Byrd, 33-
35—68. Kevin Chappell, 35-33—68. hudson Swafford, 35-
33—68. Josh Teater, 34-34—68. Will Gordon, 35-33—68.
Wilco nienaber, 35-33—68. Bryson nimmer, 33-35—68.
ian Poulter, 36-32—68. Garrick higgo, 33-35—68. Chris
Baker, 37-31—68. hank lebioda, 34-34—68.
Scott Brown, 36-33—69. robert Garrigus, 34-35—69.
Bo Van Pelt, 34-35—69. J.B. holmes, 33-36—69. C.T. Pan,
36-33—69. Jim Knous, 35-34—69. anirban lahiri, 36-
33—69. Satoshi Kodaira, 34-35—69. rob Oppenheim,
36-33—69. Broc everett, 36-33—69.
Chase Seiffert, 36-34—70. Tyler duncan, 35-35—70.
Grayson Murray, 35-35—70. austin Cook, 34-36—70.
Pat Perez, 34-36—70. James hahn, 37-33—70. Seamus
Power, 35-35—70. aaron Baddeley, 37-33—70. Tom
lewis, 39-31—70. henrik norlander, 34-36—70. Scott
harrington, 37-33—70. Shawn Stefani, 36-34—70. rhein
Gibson, 35-35—70.
Beau hossler, 35-36—71. Bill haas, 35-36—71. rus-
sell Knox, 37-34—71. ryan armour, 37-34—71. roberto
Castro, 36-35—71. Zack Sucher, 35-36—71. Joseph Bram-
lett, 36-35—71. Michael Gellerman, 37-34—71. david
lipsky, 38-33—71. Mark hubbard, 35-36—71. alex noren,
37-34—71.
Tyler McCumber, 34-37—71. Tyrrell hatton, 35-36—71.
Matt Fitzpatrick, 37-34—71. Keith Mitchell, 37-34—71.
andrew Putnam, 36-35—71. luke donald, 36-35—71.
Scott Piercy, 33-38—71. Sebastian Cappelen, 39-32—71.
davis Thompson, 40-31—71. Mark anderson, 35-36—71.
Jonas Blixt, 37-35—72. ricky Barnes, 37-35—72. ar-
jun atwal, 34-38—72. ryan Blaum, 39-33—72. Brandt
Snedeker, 37-35—72. Martin Trainer, 36-36—72. J.T. Pos-
ton, 37-35—72. Kevin Kisner, 36-36—72. Scott Stallings,
33-39—72.
Matthew neSmith, 35-37—72. lucas Bjerregaard, 37-
35—72. luke list, 36-36—72. Brooks Koepka, 37-35—
72. Brian Gay, 37-35—72. J.J. henry, 36-36—72. harold
Varner iii, 38-34—72. robby Shelton, 36-36—72. Ben
Taylor, 37-35—72.
d.J. Trahan, 37-36—73. Brian Stuard, 37-36—73. Martin
laird, 35-38—73. William McGirt, 35-38—73. Kevin Tway,
38-35—73. Sean O’hair, 39-34—73. david hearn, 37-36—
73. Cody Blick, 36-37—73. Camilo Villegas, 38-35—73.
Padraig harrington, 35-38—73. adam Schenk, 38-35—73.
Jason dufner, 36-37—73. d.a. Points, 35-38—73. Brice
Garnett, 38-35—73. Ben Martin, 38-35—73. Vincent Wha-
ley, 36-37—73. Peter uihlein, 38-35—73. Michael Gligic,
36-37—73. rafael Campos, 34-39—73. Kramer hickok,
33-40—73. Charlie Beljan, 36-37—73.
Patton Kizzire, 38-36—74. Matt every, 35-39—74.
Bronson Burgoon, 35-39—74. Johnson Wagner, 38-36—
74. Omar uresti, 36-38—74. Sepp Straka, 40-34—74.
J.J. Spaun, 36-38—74. rory Sabbatini, 40-34—74. Greg
Chalmers, 41-33—74. Fabian Gomez, 37-37—74. rafa
Cabrera Bello, 40-34—74.
Bo hoag, 37-38—75. Sungjae im, 38-37—75. richy
Werenski, 38-37—75. John huh, 38-37—75. Xinjun Zhang,
40-35—75. Kevin Stadler, 39-36—75. Brendon de Jonge,
36-39—75. derek ernst, 35-40—75. nick Watney, 37-
38—75. Cole hammer, 36-39—75.
John rollins, 37-39—76. harrison Frazar, 39-37—76.
david lingmerth, 39-37—76. Kris Ventura, 40-36—76.
lucas Glover, 37-39—76. nelson ledesma, 37-40—77.
andres romero, 40-37—77. Ted Potter, Jr., 42-35—77.
Ted Purdy, 39-38—77.
hunter Mahan, 36-42—78. Carl Pettersson, 39-39—78.
Brant Peaper, 41-37—78. Smylie Kaufman, 35-43—78.
Kelly Mitchum, 41-37—78. Parker Mclachlin, 42-37—79.
ryan Brehm, 42-37—79. John Pak, 42-37—79. dominic
Bozzelli, 40-40—80. Michael Kim, 40-40—80.
TENNIS
French Open
Thursday in Paris
(Seedings in parentheses)
Women’s Singles
Semifinals — anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (31), rus-
sia, def. Tamara Zidansek, Slovenia, 7-5, 6-3. Barbora
Krejcikova, Czech republic, def. Maria Sakkari (17),
Greece, 7-5, 4-6, 9-7.
HOCKEY
NHL playoffs
SECOND ROUND
(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)
Thursday’s Game
Colorado at Vegas, late, Vegas leads sereis 3-2
Saturday’s Game
x-Vegas at Colorado, 4:30 p.m.
SOCCER
MLS
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF
new england
5 1 2
17 11
Phila.
4 2 2
14
9
Orlando City
3 1 3
12
8
ny City FC
3 2 2
11 13
CF Montréal
3 3 2
11 10
Columbus
3 2 2
11
7
nashville
2 0 5
11
9
atlanta
2 1 4
10
9
new york
3 4 0
9 10
d.C. united
3 5 0
9
8
inter Miami CF
2 4 2
8
8
Toronto FC
1 4 2
5
8
Chicago
1 5 1
4
4
Cincinnati
1 4 1
4
6
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF
Seattle
5 0 3
18 14
Sporting KC
5 2 1
16 15
la Galaxy
5 2 0
15 11
Colorado
4 2 1
13 12
houston
3 3 2
11 11
San Jose
3 5 0
9 11
Portland
3 4 0
9
9
real Sl
2 1 3
9
9
la FC
2 3 2
8
8
Vancouver
2 4 1
7
6
austin FC
2 4 1
7
5
Minnesota united 2 4 1
7
6
FC dallas
1 3 3
6
8
NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
Saturday’s Game
austin FC at Sporting KC, noon
GA
7
5
4
7
9
6
6
7
10
11
13
12
11
15
GA
3
10
11
8
12
12
11
7
9
9
8
11
11
NWSL
W L T Pts GF
Orlando
3 0 2
11
7
Portland
3 2 0
9 11
Washington
2 1 2
8
5
Gotham FC
2 1 1
7
2
houston
2 2 1
7
6
Chicago
2 2 1
7
4
north Carolina
1 2 1
4
6
reign FC
1 2 1
4
2
louisville
1 2 1
4
2
Kansas City
0 3 2
2
2
NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
GA
4
4
5
1
6
7
3
3
8
6
DEALS
Transactions
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
American League
SeaTTle MarinerS — acquired inF/OF Jake Bauers
from Cleveland in exchange for player to be named later
or cash considerations. designated 2B Jack Mayfield for
assignment. Sent 1B evan White to Tacoma (Triple-a West)
on a rehab assignment.
National League
San FranCiSCO GianTS — Sent OF Jaylin davis to
Sacramento (Triple-a West) on a rehab assignment.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
nFl — Suspended Green Bay’s Te Jayce Sternberger
without pay first two games of the 2021 regular season
for violating policy and program on substances of abuse.
aTlanTa FalCOnS — Signed lB Jeff holland.
BalTiMOre raVenS — Signed OT Ja’Wuan James.
CinCinnaTi BenGalS — released CB Johnathan Jo-
seph to retire.
dallaS COWBOyS — Signed CB Kelvin Joseph.
Green Bay PaCKerS — Signed QB Jake dolegala.
released dl anthony rush.
JaCKSOnVille JaGuarS — Signed S andre Cisco.
KanSaS CiTy ChieFS — re-signed CB Charvarius Ward.
laS VeGaS raiderS — Waived CB Kemah Siverand.
PhiladelPhia eaGleS — Placed Wr Trevon Grimes
on injured reserve.
TenneSSee TiTanS — Signed de rashad Weaver.
Elks
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“It has been fun so far,” said Dallas, who
hit a walk-off double to give the Elks their
first WCL win of the season, 2-1, in the
first game of Thursday’s doubleheader at
Bend’s Vince Genna Stadium. “This is my
first time playing summer ball. I’ve been
welcomed by all the guys. Everyone here
has good energy, and we are all here to put
a lot of work in.”
After a rainout on Tuesday, the Elks
dropped the first game of the Cowlitz se-
ries 2-1 in five innings on Wednesday, and
wrapped up the series with Thursday’s
doubleheader. (Thursday’s second game
ended after The Bulletin’s press deadline.)
After an off day on Friday, the Elks will
host the Portland Gherkins on Saturday
before another three-game WCL series
against the Ridgefield Raptors, starting
next Tuesday at Genna Stadium.
Bend Bucks open their season
The Bend Bucks — the developmen-
tal affiliate of the Elks — open their 36-
game schedule with a doubleheader Friday
night, followed by another doubleheader
on Sunday, both at Genna Stadium.
The Bucks, like the Elks, did not have a
season last year due to COVID-19 and are
eager to be back on the baseball diamond
Playoff
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The deal doesn’t lock in a format but
an assumption has been that any changes
would come after that deal expires follow-
ing the 2025 season.
CFP executive director Bill Hancock has
said no changes to the CFP format could
be made this season or in 2022.
The four-team playoff was implemented
in 2014, a natural progression from
the Bowl Championship Series, which
matched No. 1 vs. No. 2 in the title game
from 1998-2013.
The playoff’s popularity seems to have
waned as only a few teams have grabbed
Ryan Brennecke/The Bulletin
Bend Elks’ George Eisenhardt (24) waits for the call from the catcher during the third inning
of the first game of a doubleheader against Cowlitz on Thursday at Bend’s Vince Genna Stadium.
after a wonky spring season.
“Some played a full season, some didn’t,
some played limited,” said Bucks coach
James Cordes, entering his fifth season
leading the team. “For these kids to come
back this summer and have a normal
schedule, it is pretty good for them.”
The squad is primarily made up of
baseball players from Central Oregon.
Many of the players, Cordes said,
played for the Bend-based Boss Baseball
19U team last summer, which Cordes
coached.
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“The four-team format has been very popular and is a big success.
But it’s important that we consider the opportunity for more teams and more
student-athletes to participate in the playoff. After reviewing numerous options,
we believe this proposal is the best option to increase participation, enhance the
regular season and grow the national excitement of college football.”
— From statement by members of the four-person working group exploring CFP expansion
the majority of the spots since 2014. Ala-
bama and Clemson have each made the
playoff six times in seven years. Ohio State
and Oklahoma have each been selected
four times. That’s 71% of the playoff spots
to just four of the 130 teams that play ma-
jor college football.
A 12-team field with six spots reserved
for conference champions would guar-
antee at least one team from outside the
Power Five conferences would be in the
playoff each season. The Group of Five has
never had a team crack the field of four or
been particularly close.