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³:H KDYH XQ¿QLVKHG Phoenix, taking $52 million Carroll’s departure. No decisions business and now it’s time over four years to leave Aldridge was busy to get back to work,” Love Dallas, while Atlanta’s meeting with teams for a from Aldridge wrote. DeMarre Carroll agreed second straight day while By BRIAN MAHONEY Jimmy Butler and Mike to a deal with Toronto for he decides whether to leave Associated Press Dunleavy also stayed put $60 million over four years. Portland. His representa- in for around $115 Pierce then left Washington tives wrote on Twitter on million combined, Goran to reunite with former Boston Wednesday afternoon that he .HYLQ /RYH KDV XQ¿Q- Dragic is remaining in coach Doc Rivers with the had made no decisions, even ished business in Cleveland Miami and Paul Millsap will Clippers on a following reports that the EO Media Group file photo and Tyson Chandler will be stick with Atlanta. $10 million contract. Lakers had been eliminated. The Hermiston Little League All-Stars 10/11 team races conducting his in Phoenix. to accept their District 5 championship trophy at last But Paul Pierce and Terms of all the deals The Spurs were among 7KH ¿UVW IXOO GD\ RI plenty other players were ZHUH FRQ¿UPHG WR 7KH the teams hoping to land him season’s tournament. Hermiston joined District 3 this NBA free agency featured season and will begin play at the district tournament on the move with salaries Associated Press by people and were making moves to on Saturday in La Grande. skyrocketing salaries and a soaring ahead of next year’s with knowledge of the entice him. They dealt Tiago ÀXUU\ RI PRYHV WKRXJK QR new TV contracts that might details. They were granted Splitter to Atlanta to clear decision yet from LaMarcus make Wednesday’s action anonymity because contracts cap space and re-signed Aldridge. Players and teams seem tame next summer. can only be agreed to during guard Danny Green, who got District 3 baseball agreed to more than $1 “I LUV that the players WKH¿UVWZHHNRIIUHHDJHQF\ $45 million for four years. billion worth of deals. are bank rolling, capitalize They can’t be signed until Aldridge was among Love made his choice and seize the moment,” Hall July 9, after next season’s the top big men available tournament set quickly, opting to stay with of Fame guard and TNT salary cap is set. when the market opened WKH&DYDOLHUVRQD¿YH\HDU analyst Reggie Miller wrote Millsap was rewarded early Wednesday morning, East Oregonian Harney County vs. Hermiston Americans, deal that could be worth on Twitter. “Trust me the for his strong play in Atlanta considered by many the best 11 a.m. Hermiston Nationals vs. Wallowa Valley, more than $110 million. owners and the league are with a three-year deal worth one who might consider 1:30 p.m. He revealed his decision making money, so should about $59 million, as the moving. The Clippers’ LA GRANDE — The Baker vs. Pendleton, 2 p.m. Little League District 3 La Grande vs. Pilot Rock, 5 p.m. in a piece in The Players’ you.” Hawks made sure not to lose DeAndre Jordan was another Monday, July 6 Tribune. Chandler will get his in both starting forwards after top big man on that list. All-Star baseballl tourna- Pilot Rock vs. Wallowa Valley, 10 a.m. Harney County vs. Pendleton, 1 p.m. ment begins on Saturday in Hermiston Americans vs. Baker, 4 p.m. La Grande. La Grande vs. Hermiston Nationals, 7 p.m. A total of 12 local teams Tuesday, July 7 Wimbledon Game 1: Red Pool champion vs. Blue will represent Pendleton, Pool runner-up, 2 p.m. Hermiston, Columbia, Game 2: Red Pool runner-up vs. Blue Triangle, Pilot Rock and Pool Champion, 5 p.m. Wednesday, July 8 Williams sisters nearing showdown Milton-Freewater’s Little Game 3: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 3 p.m. League associations in three By HOWARD FENDRICH weghe, the niece of former 10-11 division age brackets. Saturday, July 4 Associated Press NBA player and executive The 9-10 and 11-12 age Game 1: Baker vs. Triangle, 10 a.m. Game 2: Columbia vs. La Grande, 7 p.m. Kiki, beat No. 11 Karolina groups will open the tour- Sunday, July 5 LONDON — Venus Pliskova 7-6 (5), 6-4. nament in pool play, with Game 3: Pendleton vs. Game 1 winner, 10:30 a.m. Williams is no longer the Also advancing: No. 21 the top two teams from two Game 4: Hermiston vs. Game 2 winner, 4:30 p.m. player she once was, on 0DGLVRQ.H\VZKR¿QLVKHG pools advancing to Tuesday’s Monday, July 6 account of the passage of off a match suspended VHPL¿QDOV 7KH FKDPSLRQ- Game 5: Game 1 loser vs. Game 4 loser, 10:30 a.m. time and the day-to-day ups because of darkness at 2-all ships for those brackets will Game 6: Game 2 loser vs. Game 3 loser, and downs of an energy-sap- in the third set a night earlier, 1:30 p.m. be played back-to-back on Tuesday, July 7 ping condition. and . Wednesday starting at 3 p.m. Game 7: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner, Noon At age 35, 21 years A pair of U.S. men moved The 10-11 bracket will Game 8: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 UHPRYHG IURP KHU ¿UVW on, too: No. 17 John Isner take a traditional double winner, 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 8 professional tournament, and 105th-ranked wild-card HOLPLQDWLRQIRUPDWZLWK¿UVW Game 9: Game 7 loser vs. Game 8 Williams still possesses a entry Denis Kudla, who winner, Noon time losers getting a chance Thursday, July 9 dangerous serve, along with followed up his victory to earn their way back into Game 10: Game 7 winner vs. Game 9 winner, 5 p.m. the muscle memory that over No. 28 Pablo Cuevas the championship through Friday (if necessary), July 10 comes with seven Grand AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin by getting past 18-year-old the consolation bracket. Game 11: Game 10 winner vs. Game 10 loser, TBA 6ODP VLQJOHV WLWOHV ¿YH DW of the United States celebrates de- Alexander Zverev. Pendleton and Hermiston feating Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan, during their 11-12 division Wimbledon. “A few years ago, I was HDUQHGE\HVLQWKH¿UVWURXQG Saturday, July 4 And so while it is her singles match at the All England Lawn Tennis Cham- being asked, ‘What happened 7KDWEUDFNHWZLOO¿QLVKXS Wallowa Valley vs. Harney County, 11 a.m. pionships in Wimbledon, London, Wednesday July 1, Hermiston vs. Baker, 2 p.m. younger sister Serena who is to U.S.A. tennis?’ And I said, on Thursday at 5 p.m., with a Pendleton vs. Columbia, 4:30 p.m. ranked No. 1, has 20 major 2015. Williams won 7-6, 6-4. ‘Well, it comes and goes.’ La Grande vs. Milton-Freewater, 5 p.m. rematch of the championship Sunday, July 5 titles and owns a 23-match dence thing.” “She poses a big threat I think there were a lot of on Friday if necessary. Wallowa Valley vs. Hermiston, 10 a.m. Harney County vs. Baker, 1 p.m. winning streak On the hottest day on for me,” Serena said about younger players coming The full tournament Columbia vs. Milton-Freewater, 4 p.m. as of Wednesday, the elder record in Wimbledon history, Venus. that showed promise,” the schedule is listed below. La Grande vs. Pendleton, 7 p.m. Monday, July 6 Williams is still in the draw with the temperature topping They pulled out of 30-year-old Mattek-Sands ——— Pendleton vs. Milton-Freewater, 11 a.m. at the All England Club, said. “Sure enough, I think we District 3 Baseball Tournament Wallowa Valley vs. Baker, 2 p.m. 95 degrees (35 degrees doubles on Tuesday, citing at La Grande, July 3-12 Harney County vs. Hermiston, 4:30 p.m. too — and the siblings are &HOVLXV ²DQGDWHUUL¿FGD\ “soreness” for Serena, who have a really strong contin- 9-10 division La Grande vs. Columbia, 5 p.m. Saturday, July 4 Tuesday, July 7 closing in on what would be for American women — both wants to focus on her pursuit gent of American players and Pilot Rock vs. Hermiston Nationals, 10:30 Game 1: Red Pool champion vs. Blue Pool their 26th all-in-the-family Williams sisters won second- of a fourth consecutive it’s really good to see.” a.m. runner-up, 3 p.m. Hermiston Americans vs. Pendleton, 1 Game 2: Red Pool runner-up vs. Blue Pool matchup on tour. round matches: 16th-seeded Grand Slam title. She is halfway to a p.m. Champion, 6 p.m. La Grande vs. Wallowa Valley, 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 8 “She probably comes Venus beat 95th-ranked Yulia Four other women from calendar-year Grand Slam in Harney County vs. Baker, 4 p.m. Game 3: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 back here and, you know, I Putintseva of Kazakhstan 7-6 the U.S. won Wednesday, doubles with Lucie Safarova Sunday, July 5 winner, 6 p.m. think, she almost feels like (5), 6-4, while top-seeded including two real surprises: of the Czech Republic. this is home,” said David Serena defeated 93rd-ranked WKUDQNHG TXDOL¿HU Serena, meanwhile, is Witt, Venus’ coach. “When Timea Babos of Hungary Bethanie Mattek-Sands elim- halfway there in singles, and PENDLETON \RX KDYH FRQ¿GHQFH \RX 6-4, 6-1. inated No. 7 Ana Ivanovic, so far this week has a pair have everything. That’s with Two more wins, and the the 2009 of straight-set victories after D-Jaxx win barn burner any sport. And I guess when siblings will meet in the champion, 6-3, 6-4; and SOD\LQJ ¿YH WKUHHVHWWHUV DW VKH JHWV KHUH LW¶V D FRQ¿- fourth round. 47th-ranked CoCo Vande- the French Open. East Oregonian a team-high four RBIs in a 2 for 4 day. Kai Quinn was 2 for The Pepsi DiamondJaxx 2 with two RBIs and picked outlasted La Grande 18-15 up the win on the mound Women’s World Cup in a scheduled nine-inning throwing 3 2-3 innings of game on Tuesday. UHOLHIDQGJLYLQJXS¿YHUXQV Own goal gives Japan win over England The Pendleton ballclub (four earned) on three hits. plated 11 runs in the bottom Other big hitters for the By JOHN WAWROW Women’s World Cup title. “Oh, what a tough one, a translator. “And at the end, RI WKH ¿IWK LQQLQJ WR JR XS DiamondJaxx were Jack Associated Press After Japan was outplayed what a tough one to take,” we were able to obtain such for good at 16-10, and both Peterson (2 for 4, two RBIs) for much of the second half, a a red-eyed England coach a dramatic goal.” teams scored more runs than and Wyatt Morris (2 for 4, EDMONTON, Alberta turn of Bassett’s foot followed Mark Sampson said. “I can’t Nahomi Kawasumi drove they had hits in the game. three RBIs), who hit a double — England defender Laura by a fortunate bounce off the speak about the game. I can up the right side and sent a cross The squads combined and a triple. Bassett was inconsolable as crossbar led to an own goal in only speak about how incred- into the middle for Yuki Ogimi. for 28 hits and issued a ——— she lay face down on the WKH ¿QDO PLQXWH RI VWRSSDJH ibly proud I am of my group.” Bassett was in full stride when combined 22 walks. They DIAMONDJAXX 18, LA GRANDE 15 ¿HOGVREELQJ time that allowed Japan pull Japan coach Norio Sasaki she reached out with her right R H E also combined to strand 23 LGR 300 522 111 — 15 13 2 Japanese players gathered out a 2-1 victory in the semi- acknowledged there were IRRW FDXJKW WKH EDOO ÀXVK DMN 1040(11)0 2X — 18 15 2 baserunners, with La Grande Hively, Vaughn (4), Wisdom (5), J. DWWKHRWKHUHQGRIWKH¿HOG ¿QDO :HGQHVGD\ -DSDQ ZLOO several tense moments when and inadvertently directed it leading the way in that cate- Chamberlain (8) and Rodgers. N. Lani, H. in celebration — and relief travel to Vancouver to face the England could have scored toward her net. The ball struck Villers (4), K. Quinn (4), G. Correa (8) and R. gory with 16. Russell. W — Quinn. L — Vaughn. — in realizing how close United States on Sunday in a in the second half. the crossbar and bounced in 2B — Hively, Gonzales (LGR); J. Peterson, they came to squandering rematch of the 2011 champi- “But that’s the game of just before goalkeeper Karen Quinn Cockburn continued W. Morris, Q. Cockburn 2, K. Quinn (DMN). his strong summer season with 3B — W. Morris (DMN). a chance to defend their onship game in Germany. soccer,” Sasaki said through Bardsley could get across. SCOREBOARD

TRACKTOWN: Hermiston throwers add silver SEMIFINALS (1), United States, def. Correction Tuesday Timea Babos, Hungary, 6-4, 6-1. distances in their events Emily Smith, Hermiston — 10th, long Seattle Mariners pitcher Mike Montgom- United States 2, Germany 0 (4), Russia, def. Richel Continued from 1B jump, 9-10. ery has thrown two straight shutouts. An Wednesday Hogenkamp, Netherlands, 6-3, 6-1. were 76-0 and 112-08, Morgan Hendrix, Hermiston — 2nd, incorrect headline appeared on the game Japan 2, England 1 Lucie Safarova (6), Czech Republic, def. on his personal record, respectively. javelin, 59-0. story in the July 1 edition. THIRD PLACE Hsieh Su-wei, Taiwan, 6-2, 6-3. he was competitive in the GIRLS (11-12) Saturday Ana Ivanovic (7), , lost to Bethanie 2WKHU SRGLXP ¿QLVKHV Lillian Clements, Umatilla — 6th, long Germany vs. England, 1 p.m. Mattek-Sands, United States, 6-3, 6-4. UXQQHU¿HOG jump, 10-10.75; 10th, 100 meters, 15.61. Baseball CHAMPIONSHIP Karolina Pliskova (11), Czech Republic, Sunday went to Pendleton’s Claire Cora McCann, Hermiston — 4th, 1,500 MLB lost to CoCo Vandeweghe, United States, Only three runners broke United States vs. Japan, 4 p.m. Wildbill and Hermiston’s meters, 5:52.11; 9th, 400 meters, 1:13.41. American League 7-6 (5), 6-4. the 32-minute mark, and Ashley Garcia, Hermiston — 15th, 400 Wednesday’s Games (14), Germany, def. Isaiah Jimenez. meters, 1:18.72. Cincinnati 2, Minnesota 1 Tennis Mariana Duque-Marino, Colombia, 6-3, Oklahoma State’s Creake 6-1. Competing in the Julianna Joyce, Hermiston — 5th, 1500 Toronto 11, Boston 2 Geberkidane won in a time meters, 5:55.05; 5th, javelin, 71-10. Oakland 4, Colorado 1 Wimbledon Venus Williams (16), United States, def. youngest girls’ division, Daisy Sanchez, Hermiston — 4th, javelin, Seattle 7, San Diego 0 Seeds fared Yulia Putintseva, Kazakhstan, 7-6 (5), 6-4. of 31:29.15. 72-05. N.Y. Yankees 3, L.A. Angels 1 Wednesday (19), Italy, lost to Aleksandra Wildbill was third in the At The All England Lawn Tennis & Budding decathlete DJ Avery Treadwell, Hermiston — 8th, javelin, Baltimore 4, Texas 2 Krunic, Serbia, 6-3, 6-7 (2), 6-2. long jump with a 11-11.5. 53-01. Pittsburgh 9, Detroit 3 Croquet Club Sam Stosur (22), Australia, def. Urszula Wilson delivered the top GIRLS (13-14) Cleveland 8, Tampa Bay 1 London Radwanska, Poland, 6-3, 6-4. She also just missed the Elsa Torres, Hermiston — 4th, 100 Houston 6, Kansas City 5 Men (23), Belarus, def. Second Round ¿QLVKIRUORFDOVDWWKH7UDFN- meters, 13.41. Chicago White Sox at St. Louis, (n) , Belgium, 6-3, 6-3. podium in the 100 meters (1), Serbia, def. Jarkko Ana Zacarias, Irrigon — 6th, 100 meters, Today’s Games Irina-Camelia Begu (29), Romania, def. Town event when he won Nieminen, Finland, 6-4, 6-2, 6-3. with a fourth-place time of 13.53. Cleveland (Kluber 3-9) at Tampa Bay Lesia Tsurenko, Ukraine, 7-5, 6-7 (4), 7-5. Stan Wawrinka (4), Switzerland, def. Vic- the javelin title in the 11-12 Taylor Baum, Pendleton — 5th, 400 (M.Moore 0-0), 9:10 a.m. (30), Switzerland, def. 16.44. meters, 1:07.81. tor Estrella Burgos, Dominican Republic, Anna-Lena Friedsam, Germany, 7-5, 4-6, age bracket. Pittsburgh (Liriano 4-6) at Detroit (K.Ryan 6-3, 6-4, 7-5. In the youngest boys’ Brianna Rice, Hermiston — 2nd, javelin, 1-1), 10:08 a.m. 6-0. 105-06. Kei Nishikori (5), Japan, lost to Santiago Wilson’s top throw was Texas (Gallardo 7-6) at Baltimore (Gaus- Giraldo, Colombia, walkover. division, Jimenez was third BOYS (8-10) man 1-0), 4:05 p.m. 108 feet, four inches and Isaiah Jimenez, Hermiston — 3rd, javelin, Milos Raonic (7), Canada, def. Tommy Basketball in the javelin with distance Boston (Miley 7-7) at Toronto (Boyd 0-1), Haas, Germany, 6-0, 6-2, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (4). 69-02; 11th, long jump, 10-03; 16th, 100 bested Medford’s Vincent 4:07 p.m. Marin Cilic (9), Croatia, def. Ricardas Be- WNBA meters, 16.64. of 69-02, and like Wildbill Minnesota (Gibson 5-6) at Kansas City rankis, Lithuania, 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (6), 4-6, 7-5. EASTERN CONFERENCE Cottini by more than 10 feet. Nathaniel McCallister, Hermiston — 6th, competed in three events. (C.Young 7-3), 5:10 p.m. Grigor Dimitrov (11), Bulgaria, def. Steve W L Pct GB Wilson also placed a close 400 meters, 1:15.15. Seattle (Elias 4-5) at Oakland (Kazmir Johnson, United States, 7-6 (8), 6-2, Connecticut 7 2 .778 — The busiest local athlete Jaime Ramirez, Hermiston — 7th, javelin, 4-5), 7:05 p.m. 7-6 (2). Washington 6 3 .667 1 second in long jump (13-11) 55-11; 16th, 400 meters, 1:22.62. at the meet was Milton-Free- Kevin Anderson (14), South Africa, def. New York 6 4 .600 1½ and was less than two inches Jairo Ramirez, Hermiston — 9th, javelin, National League Marsel Ilhan, Turkey, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (6), 6-4, Chicago 5 5 .500 2½ water’s Theo White, who 51-07. Wednesday’s Games 6-4. Atlanta 4 6 .400 3½ behind champion Micah competed in four events. Bryton Hull, Hermiston — 14th, 1,500, Milwaukee 9, Philadelphia 5 David Goffin (16), Belgium, def. Liam Indiana 4 6 .400 3½ Colburn of Trout Lake. 7:03.37. Chicago Cubs 2, N.Y. Mets 0, 11 innings Broady, Britain, 7-6 (3), 6-1, 6-1. WESTERN CONFERENCE He was fourth in two of Marcos Cooper, Umatilla — 8th, javelin, Miami 6, San Francisco 5 John Isner (17), United States, def. Mat- W L Pct GB Wilson was seventh in his 54-0. Atlanta 4, Washington 1 thew Ebden, Australia, 6-2, 7-6 (8), 6-4. Tulsa 8 2 .800 — them — javelin (86-06), and BOYS (11-12) other event, the 100-meter L.A. Dodgers 4, Arizona 3 Richard Gasquet (21), France, def. Kenny Minnesota 7 2 .778 ½ long jump (13-1.75). DJ Wilson, Hermiston — 1st, javelin, Today’s Games de Schepper, France, 6-0, 6-3, 6-3. Phoenix 4 5 .444 3½ dash, in a time of 14.45. 108-04; 2nd, long jump, 13-11; 7th, 100 San Francisco (M.Cain 0-0) at Miami Leonardo Mayer (24), Argentina, def. Seattle 3 7 .300 5 ——— meters, 14.45. (Fernandez 0-0), 9:10 a.m. Marcel Granollers, Spain, 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-3. San Antonio 2 7 .222 5½ Two other athletes won 2015 TrackTown League Championships Theo White, Milton-Freewater — 4th, jav- Chicago Cubs (Arrieta 7-5) at N.Y. Mets Nick Kyrgios (26), Australia, def. Juan Los Angeles 0 7 .000 6½ silver medals, and both Saturday, June 27 elin, 86-6; 4th, long jump, 13-1.75; 9th, 400 (deGrom 8-5), 10:10 a.m. Monaco, Argentina, 7-6 (5), 6-3, 6-4. ——— Hayward Field, Eugene meters, 1:11.30; 10th, 100 meters, 15.37. Milwaukee (Garza 4-10) at Philadelphia Bernard Tomic (27), Australia, def. Tuesday’s Games are javelin throwers from Local results Kellen Joyce, Hermiston — 12th, 400, (Billingsley 0-2), 3:35 p.m. Pierre-Hugues Herbert, France, 7-6 (3), Indiana 92, Connecticut 84 GIRLS (8-10) 1:23.63. Washington (Scherzer 9-5) at Atlanta 6-4, 7-6 (5). New York 89, Chicago 81 Hermiston. Morgan Hendrix Jackie Garcia, Hermiston — 5th, 400 Brody Sowards, Irrigon — 11th, 1,500 (Banuelos 0-0), 4:10 p.m. Dominic Thiem (32), Austria, lost to Seattle 74, Tulsa 69 placed second in the girls meters, 1:20.43; 6th, 100 meters, 17.35. meters, 6:32.03. San Diego (T.Ross 5-7) at St. Louis Fernando Verdasco, Spain, 5-7, 6-4, 5-7, Phoenix 85, San Antonio 78 Claire Wildbill, Pendleton — 3rd, long BOYS (13-14) (Cooney 0-0), 4:15 p.m. 6-3, 6-4. Wednesday’s Games 8-10 division with a 59-0 jump, 11-11.5; 4th, 100 meters, 16.44; 6th, Marcus Luke, Pendleton — 6th, 100 Colorado (Rusin 3-2) at Arizona (Hellick- Women No games scheduled 400 meters, 1:21.72. meters, 12.70. son 5-5), 6:40 p.m. First Round Today’s Games and Brianna Rice was Cadence Cooley, Hermiston — 8th, 1,500 Elias Esquivel, Hermiston — 5th, 1,500 (21), United States, def. Washington at Indiana, 4 p.m. second in the 13-14 division meters, 6:56.30. meters, 4:59.15. Stefanie Voegele, Switzerland, 6-7 (6), Chicago at Connecticut, 4 p.m. Ashley Treadwell, Hermiston — 9th, 1,500 Rafael Orozco, Hermiston — 9th, 1,500 Soccer 6-3, 6-4. Tulsa at Phoenix, 7 p.m. with a 105-06. The winning meters, 6:56.42. meters, 5:51.03. Women’s World Cup Second Round San Antonio at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m.