Golf

Local reaches semis — Bend golfer Madison Odiorne advanced Wednesday to the semifinals of the 83rd Bob Norquist Oregon Junior Amateur. Odiorne, a junior-to-be at Summit High School and a two-time Class 5A girls golf state champion, dominated her quarterfinal match, 6 and 5, against Portland’s Phoebe Nguyen at Heron Lakes Golf Club. The 16-year-old Odiorne will meet Beaverton’s Gigi Stoll in a showdown between two prep state champions. Stoll won the Class 6A state title for Beaverton High School in 2012 and finished second at state in 2013. The Odiorne-Stoll winner advances to the championship match, scheduled for Friday at 11 a.m.

Basketball

Bird back with Pacers — A year away from basketball has rejuvenated Larry Bird. Now he wants to win a championship. Bird, the former NBA star who left his job last season after rebuilding the Indiana Pacers and winning the league’s executive of the year award, will be reintroduced to the media this morning as the president of basketball operations. That’s the same job Bird held from 2003-12. “The year off gave me a chance to reflect, to rest, to take care of some health issues and it re-charged me,” Bird said in a statement issued by the team.

Baseball

Teixeira’s season over — New York Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira will have season-ending surgery on his right wrist. The Yankees said Wednesday that the All-Star had an MRI with dye contrast and that team physician Dr. Christopher Ahmad determined the torn tendon sheath had not adequately healed. Recovery time for the surgery is projected at six months.

Football

Browns rookie charged with attempted murder — The Cleveland Browns have released a rookie who is charged with attempted murder for allegedly punching a man in the head outside a club in northern New Jersey. Ausar Walcott turned himself in to Passaic police Tuesday after he was identified as a suspect in an incident that happened around 3 a.m. Sunday. The linebacker was signed by the Browns on May 13 following a tryout. The team announced his release Wednesday.

— From staff and wire reports