BASEBALL

WCL

WEST COAST LEAGUE

All Times PDT

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East Division

W L Pct GB

Yakima Valley Pippins 22 16 .579 —

Wenatchee AppleSox 20 18 .526 2

Walla Walla Sweets 19 19 .500 3

Kelowna Falcons 13 25 .342 9

South Division

W L Pct GB

Corvallis Knights 24 13 .649 —

Bend Elks 23 15 .605 11/2

Medford Rogues 20 18 .526 41/2

Klamath Falls Gems 10 28 .263 141/2

West Division

W L Pct GB

Bellingham Bells 27 10 .730 —

Victoria HarbourCats 17 20 .459 10

Cowlitz Black Bears 16 21 .432 11

Kitsap BlueJackets 14 22 .389 121/2

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Wednesday’s Games

Bend 13, Klamath Falls 1

Victoria at Cowlitz, ppd.

Medford 6, Walla Walla 4

Bellingham 5, Yakima Valley 4

Wenatchee 2, Kelowna 1

Today’s Games

Bend at Klamath Falls, 6:35 p.m.

Corvallis at Kitsap, 6:35 p.m.

Victoria at Cowlitz, 6:35 p.m.

Walla Walla at Medford, 6:35 p.m.

Bellingham at Yakima Valley, 7:05 p.m.

Kelowna at Wenatchee, 7:05 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Walla Walla at Klamath Falls, 6:35 p.m.

Yakima Valley at Kelowna, 6:35 p.m.

Wenatchee at Bend, 6:35 p.m.

Medford at Kitsap, 6:35 p.m.

Cowlitz at Bellingham, 7:05 p.m.

Corvallis at Victoria, 7:11 p.m.

Wednesday’s Game

Elks 13, Gems 1

Bend 000 353 200 — 13 16 0

Klamath Falls 000 001 000 — 1 5 1

Thompson, Kaul (7), Bennett (8), Gomez (9) and Newton. Detwiler, Hirko (5), Kuhlman (7) and Boxwell. W — Thompson. L — Detwiler. 2B — Bend: Lopez, Allen (2), King, Newton; Klamath Falls: Abernathy. HR — Bend: Peevyhouse, Carpenter.

EQUESTRIAN

Oregon High Desert Classics

Hunter/Jumper Competition

At J Bar J Boys Ranch, Bend

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Classification Winners (horse, owner, rider)

Wednesday’s Results

Jumpers

Adult amateur, 0.90 — Drama Queen/Tiffany Odgers/Tiffany Odgers. Adult amateur, 1.00 — Carma/Llc Bit By Bit Resales/Bailey Fuller. Adult amateur — Bongo/Cascade Animal Clinic/Susan Bernard. Amateur owner/junior, 1.25 — Cayman/Kera Mccandless/Kera Mccandless. Beginning, 0.75 — Cappadocia/Shelby Lee/Shelby Lee. Children’s, 0.90 — Kallinoe/Shelby Brooks/Shelby Brooks. Children’s, 1.00 — Just Right/Reed Dinger/Reed Dinger. Children’s, 1.10 — Larena/Timothy Miller/Elissa Ostroff. Hopeful, fences 2’ — Festiva/Betsy Mccool/Marie Hanslick-Papp. 0.70 — Game Face/Paige Bergeron/Amy Ruge. 0.75 — Cinnabon/Julie Von Hennig/Corinne Shaw. 0.80 — Genuine/Olive Trump/Olive Trump. 0.90 — Small Town Girl/Kimberly Curry/Tess Harris. 1.00 — Diplomat/Cecelia Farley/Kendall Bourgeois. 1.05 — Baltic Adelaide/Kelly Bowman/Grace Boyle. 1.10 — Capistrano Cat/Robin Tomb/Megan Garcia. 1.15 — Inverness/Lisa Lamoreaux/Jeff Campf. 1.20 — Vetyver du Bois/Aislinn Lamoreaux/Jeff Campf. 1.25 — Optical Illusion/Maplewood Inc/Kevin Winkel. 1.30 — Wiberra/Merlin & Associates/Jeff Campf. Limit, 1.00 — Cin City BA/Hayley Bowen/Ashlin Bowen. Low, 0.80 — Wellington/Lily Gillespie/Lily Gillespie. Modified amateur/junior, 1.15 — Casablanca/Katelin Mack/Katelin Mack. Schooling, 0.85 — Genuine/Olive Trump/Olive. Special, 0.90 —E-Magine/Cascade Anical Clinic/Jeff Campf. Wishful, fences 2’ — Christopher Robin/Hanna Meyer/Samantha Cristy.

Hunters

Baby green — Rain Dancer/Serena Gardner/Johanna Siefert. Baby green (2) — Rain Dancer/Serena Gardner/Johanna Siefert. First year green — Callessandro/Liliana Kaneshige/Shelley Campf. First year green (2) — Callessandro/Liliana Kaneshige/Shelley Campf. Confromation model — Christmas List/Ringside Farm/Jim Dahlquist. Conformation — Christmas List/Ringside Farm/Jim Dahlquist. Conformation (2) — Christmas List/Ringside Farm/Jim Dahlquist. Just a working hunter — Liberty/Mackenzie Norstrom/Sarah Olmsted. Just a working hunter (2) — Wiseguy/Katherine Gibbs/Katherine Gibbs. Large — T.J. Maxx/Heidi Seidelhuber/Nancy Free. Large u/s — The Cellist/Heidi Seidelhuber. Nancy Free. Low, fences 2’ — Karma/Florde Maria Rizo/Marisa Metzger. Low, fences 2’3” — Galaya/Holland Hartman/Nicole Cobb. Low, fences 2’6” — Roman Candle RK/Pamela Candle RK/Pamela Zicker/Nicole Cobb. Low, fences 3’ — Good Boy/Katie Roberts/Samantha Smith. Non-Thoroughbred — Ferdinand/Sonya Maxwell/Catherine Cruger. Non-Thoroughbred — Royal Beach Farao/Kelly Smith/Kelly Smith. Non-Thoroughbred u/s — Cut to the Chase/Laurie Gessel/Nancy Free. Performance, 3’6” — Ultime Espoir/Barabara Chapin/John French. Performance, 3’6” — Ultime Espoir/Barabara Chapin/John French. Performance, 3’3” — Zanthos/Kathleen Lewis/Philippa Fraser. Performance, fences 3’3” — Zanthos/Kathleen Lewis/Philippa Fraser. Pre-green, fences 3’ — Campari/Alexis Taylor-Silvernale/Alexis Taylor-Silvernale. Pre-green, fences 3’ — Campari/Alexis Taylor-Silvernale/Alexis Taylor-Silvernale. Pre-green, 3’3” — Raggedy Misic/Sue Lightner/John French. Pre-green, fences 3’3” — Raggedy Music/Sue Lightner/John French. Schooling — Galaya/Holland Hartman/Holland Hartman. Schooling (2) — Rivendale/Partick Islip/Ali Cornish. Schooling u/s — Lady Henslee/Ishani Paul/Ishani Paul. Second year green/high performance — Veritas/Alexa Peterkin/Jim Dahlquist. Second year green/high performance (2) — Saint Cloud/Andrea Snyder/Philippa Fraser. Small — Cherish/Sue Miner/Nancy Free. Small — Cherish/Sue Miner/Nancy Free. TAKE 2 Thoroughbred — Henley/Kendall Carlson/Lindsey Garner. TAKE 2 Thoroughbred (2) — Henley/Kendall Carlson/Lindsey Garner. TAKE 2 Thoroughbred u/s — Henley/Kendall Carlson/Lindsey Garner. Wishful — Foreign Affari/Hiller Farms/John French. Wishful u/s — Foreign Affair/Hiller Farms/John French.

Equitation

Limit children’s — Payton Potter.

CYCLING

Tour de France

Wednesday at Pla d’Adet, France

17th Stage

1. Rafal Majka, Poland, Tinkoff-Saxo, 3 hours, 35 minutes, 23 seconds. 2. Giovanni Visconti, Italy, Movistar, 29 seconds behind. 3. Vincenzo Nibali, Italy, Astana, :46. 4. Jean-Christophe Peraud, France, AG2R La Mondiale, same time.. 5. Alessandro De Marchi, Italy, Cannondale, :49. 6. Pierre Rolland, France, Europcar, :52. 7. Frank Schleck, Luxembourg, Trek Factory Racing, 1:12. 8. Bauke Mollema, Netherlands, Belkin Pro Cycling, same time. 9. Nicolas Roche, Ireland, Tinkoff-Saxo, 1:25. 10. Alejandro Valverde, Spain, Movistar, 1:35.

11. Thibaut Pinot, France, FDJ.fr, 1:40. 12. Romain Bardet, France, AG2R La Mondiale, same time. 13. Tejay van Garderen, United States, BMC Racing, same time. 14. Laurens ten Dam, Netherlands, Belkin Pro Cycling, 1:50. 15. Jon Izaguirre, Spain, Movistar, same time. 16. Mikel Nieve, Spain, Sky, 2:01. 17. Kristijan Durasek, Croatia, Lampre-Merida, 2:05. 18. Haimar Zubeldia, Spain, Trek Factory Racing, 2:34. 19. Jurgen Van den Broeck, Belgium, Lotto Belisol, 2:52. 20. Amael Moinard, France, BMC Racing, 3:02.

Also

29. Christopher Horner, United States, Lampre-Merida, 5:40. 39. Alex Howes, United States, Garmin-Sharp, 14:07. 44. Peter Stetina, United States, BMC Racing, 14:17. 47. Benjamin King, United States, Garmin-Sharp, same time. 56. Matthew Busche, United States, Trek Factory Racing, same time. 130. Danny Pate, United States, Sky, 25:59.

Overall Standings

(After 17 stages)

1. Vincenzo Nibali, Italy, Astana, 76 hours, 41 minutes, 28 seconds. 2. Alejandro Valverde, Spain, Movistar, 5 minutes, 26 seconds behind. 3. Thibaut Pinot, France, FDJ.fr, 6:00. 4. Jean-Christophe Peraud, France, AG2R La Mondiale, 6:08. 5. Romain Bardet, France, AG2R La Mondiale, 7:34. 6. Tejay van Garderen, United States, BMC Racing, 10:19. 7. Bauke Mollema, Netherlands, Belkin Pro Cycling, 11:59. 8. Laurens ten Dam, Netherlands, Belkin Pro Cycling, 12:16. 9. Leopold Konig, Czech Republic, NetApp-Endura, 12:40. 10. Pierre Rolland, France, Europcar, 13:15.

11. Haimar Zubeldia, Spain, Trek Factory Racing, 14:26. 12. Jurgen Van den Broeck, Belgium, Lotto Belisol, 16:08. 13. Frank Schleck, Luxembourg, Trek Factory Racing, 18:03. 14. Yury Trofimov, Russia, Katusha, 28:00. 15. Richie Porte, Australia, Sky, 31:00. 16. Steven Kruijswijk, Netherlands, Belkin Pro Cycling, same time. 17. Brice Feillu, France, Bretagne-Seche Environnement, 32:14. 18. Christopher Horner, United States, Lampre-Merida, 34:48. 19. Mikel Nieve, Spain, Sky, 36:09. 20. Michal Kwiatkowski, Poland, Omega Pharma-Quick-Step, 36:41.

Also

38. Peter Stetina, United States, BMC Racing, 1:36:11. 55. Benjamin King, United States, Garmin-Sharp, 2:16:02. 103. Matthew Busche, United States, Trek Factory Racing, 3:09:23. 126. Alex Howes, United States, Garmin-Sharp, 3:22:15. 156. Danny Pate, United States, Sky, 4:09:01.

SOCCER

MLS

MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER

All Times PDT

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Eastern Conference

W L T Pts GF GA

Sporting Kansas City 10 5 5 35 29 18

D.C. 10 5 4 34 29 20

Toronto FC 7 5 5 26 26 23

New York 5 6 9 24 32 31

New England 7 10 2 23 24 31

Philadelphia 5 8 8 23 33 35

Columbus 5 7 8 23 23 26

Chicago 3 5 11 20 27 33

Houston 5 11 4 19 22 40

Montreal 3 10 5 14 18 31

Western Conference

W L T Pts GF GA

Seattle 12 4 2 38 35 24

FC Dallas 8 7 5 29 32 29

Real Salt Lake 7 4 8 29 28 25

Los Angeles 7 4 6 27 26 16

Colorado 7 6 6 27 28 24

Vancouver 6 4 9 27 29 27

Portland 5 6 9 24 32 33

Chivas USA 6 8 5 23 21 30

San Jose 5 8 5 20 22 20

NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.

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Wednesday’s Game

San Jose 5, Chicago 1

Today’s Game

Montreal at Real Salt Lake, 7 p.m.

Friday’s Game

Chivas USA at Colorado, 6:30 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Sporting Kansas City at Toronto FC, 4 p.m.

Columbus at New England, 4:30 p.m.

NWSL

NATIONAL WOMEN’S SOCCER LEAGUE

All Times PDT

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Wednesday’s Game

Portland 1, Washington 1

Friday’s Game

Boston at Western New York, 4:30 p.m.

Saturday’s Game

Houston at Chicago, 11 a.m.

Sunday’s Games

Sky Blue FC at FC Kansas City, 3 p.m.

Portland at Seattle FC, 4 p.m.

BASKETBALL

WNBA

WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

All Times PDT

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Eastern Conference

W L Pct GB

Atlanta 15 7 .682 —

Indiana 11 13 .458 5

Washington 11 13 .458 5

New York 9 13 .409 6

Connecticut 10 15 .400 6½

Chicago 9 14 .391 6½

Western Conference

W L Pct GB

x-Phoenix 19 3 .864 —

Minnesota 18 6 .750 2

San Antonio 12 12 .500 8

Los Angeles 10 13 .435 9½

Seattle 9 16 .360 11½

Tulsa 8 16 .333 12

x-clinched playoff spot

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Wednesday’s Games

Washington 89, Connecticut 75

New York 66, Los Angeles 64

Today’s Games

New York at Seattle, 7 p.m.

Phoenix at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Tulsa at Washington, 4 p.m.

Chicago at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m.

San Antonio at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

TENNIS

ATP World Tour

BB&T Atlanta Open

Wednesday at Atlantic Station, Atlanta

Purse: $647,675 (WT250)

Surface: Hard-Outdoor

Singles

First Round

Yen-hsun Lu (7), Taiwan, def. Alex Kuznetsov, United States, 6-4, 6-4.

Second Round

Jack Sock, United States, def. Michael Venus, New Zealand, 6-4, 6-2.

Vasek Pospisil (4), Canada, def. Illya Marchenko, Ukraine, 7-5, 6-3.

Lukas Lacko, Slovakia, def. Denis Istomin (6), Uzbekistan, 5-7, 6-1, 6-4.

Dudi Sela, Israel, def. Sam Querrey (9), United States, 6-2, 6-4.

Vegeta Croatia Open

Wednesday at ITC Stella Maris. Umag, Croatia

Purse: $656,900 (WT250)

Surface: Clay-Outdoor

Singles

Second Round

Marin Cilic (3), Croatia, def. Igor Sijsling, Netherlands, 7-5, 6-3.

Lukas Rosol (5), Czech Republic, def. Pere Riba, Spain, 7-6 (4), 6-1.

Tommy Robredo (2), Spain, def. Albert Ramos-Vinolas, Spain, 6-4, 6-4.

Pablo Carreno Busta, Spain, def. Carlos Berlocq (8), Argentina, walkover.

Credit Agricole Suisse Open

Wednesday at Roy Emerson Arena, Gstaad, Switzerland

Purse: $656,900 (WT250)

Surface: Clay-Outdoor

Singles

First Round

Henri Laaksonen, Switzerland, def. Gianni Mina, France, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (3).

Second Round

Juan Monaco, Argentina, def. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (3), Spain, 6-2, 2-6, 6-4.

Thomaz Bellucci, Brazil, def. Federico Delbonis (5), Argentina, 6-4, 6-4.

Pablo Andujar, Spain, def. Blaz Rola, Slovenia, 6-3, 6-3.

Marcel Granollers (2), Spain, def. Yann Marti, Switzerland, 6-1, 6-4.

WTA

Baku Cup

Wednesday at Baki Tennis Akademiyasi

Baku, Azerbaijan

Purse: $250,000 (Intl.)

Surface: Hard-Outdoor

Singles

Second Round

Misa Eguchi, Japan, def. Urszula Radwanska, Poland, 6-2, 6-1.

Bojana Jovanovski (5), Serbia, def. Katarzyna Piter, Poland, 6-3, 6-1.

Shahar Peer, Israel, def. Vesna Dolonc, Serbia, 3-6, 6-2, 6-3.

Pauline Parmentier, France, def. Jana Cepelova (8), Slovakia, 7-6 (2), 6-4.

Deals

Transactions

BASEBALL

COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE — Suspended San Diego OF Cameron Maybin 25 games after testing positive for an amphetamine in violation of Major League Baseball’s Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.

American League

BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Optioned RHP Preston Guilmet to Norfolk (IL). Recalled RHP Miguel Gonzalez from Norfolk.

CLEVELAND INDIANS — Optioned LHP T.J. House to Columbus (IL). Recalled INF Jose Ramirez from Columbus.

HOUSTON ASTROS — Placed OF George Springer on the 15-day DL. Recalled UT Marc Krauss from Oklahoma City (PCL). Sent RHP Collin McHugh to Oklahoma City for a rehab assignment.

MINNESOTA TWINS — Designated RHP Matt Guerrier for assignment. Recalled RHP Yohan Pino from Rochester (IL).

NEW YORK YANKEES — Placed UT Kelly Johnson on the 15-day DL. Designated RHP Bruce Billings for assignment. Selected the contract of RHP Chris Leroux from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL).

SEATTLE MARINERS — Optioned RHP Erasmo Ramirez to Tacoma (PCL). Recalled RHP Taijuan Walker from Tacoma. Sent LHP James Paxton to Tacoma for a rehab assignment.

TEXAS RANGERS — Acquired RHP Corey Knebel and RHP Jake Thompson from the Detroit Tigers for RHP Joakim Soria.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Assigned RHP Sergio Santos outright to Buffalo (IL).

National League

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Sent C Jordan Pacheco to Reno (PCL) for a rehab assignment.

CHICAGO CUBS — Optioned INF Mike Olt to Iowa (PCL). Recalled LHP Tsuyoshi Wada from Iowa.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Designated RHP Jeff Manship for assignment. Optioned C Cameron Rupp to Lehigh Valley (IL). Reinstated C Carlos Ruiz from the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Phillippe Aumont from Lehigh Valley.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Placed OF Starling Marte on the seven-day concussion DL. Recalled INF Brent Morel from Indianapolis (IL).

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Optioned LHP Nick Greenwood to Memphis (PCL). Reinstated LHP Kevin Siegrist from the 15-day DL.

SAN DIEGO PADRES — Selected the contract of OF Jeff Francoeur from El Paso (PCL).

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Agree

WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Placed 3B/OF Ryan Zimmerman on the 15-day DL. Recalled INF Zach Walters from Syracuse (IL).

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

CHARLOTTE HORNETS — Signed G Brian Roberts.

DALLAS MAVERICKS — Voided the contract of F Rashard Lewis.

NEW YORK KNICKS — Released G Shannon Brown.

PHOENIX SUNS — Re-signed F P.J. Tucker to a multiyear contract.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

NFL — Suspended Philadelphia OT Lane Johnson and Jacksonville WR Ace Sanders four games of the season for violating the NFL’s performance-enhancing drugs policy.

CLEVELAND BROWNS — Signed DB Justin Gilbert. Claimed OL Abasi Salimu off waivers from St. Louis. Waived DB Royce Adams, LB Brandon Magee and WR Conner Vernon. Designated LB Tank Carder, OL Chris Faulk, DL Jacobbi McDaniel, OL Jeremiah Warren, RB Terrance West and DL Billy Winn as active/PUP.

DENVER BRONCOS — Announced team president Joe Ellis is adding the title of CEO.

GREEN BAY PACKERS — Announced the retirement of video director Bob Eckberg. Named Chris Kirby video director.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Placed FB Stanley Havili on the PUP list.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Signed DB Deion Belue. Waived RB Beau Blankenship.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Relesaed DE Spencer Nealy. Signed TE Mike Higgins.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Released WR Tyler McDonald. Re-signed WR Greg Orton.

NEW YORK JETS — Agreed to terms with DE Jason Babin on a two-year contract. Released CB Lowell Rose. Placed G Willie Colon and Antwan Barnes on the PUP list.

SAN DIEGO CHARGERS — Placed LB Jonas Mouton on the waived/failed physical list and OL Jeromey Clary on the PUP list.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Announced the retirement of WR Sidney Rice.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

CAROLINA HURRICANES — Agreed to terms with D Rasmus Rissanen on a one-year, two-way contract.

COLORADO AVALANCHE — Signed R Ryan O’Reilly to a two-year contract.

WINNIPEG JETS — Agreed to terms with D Ben Chiarot on a one-year, two-way contract.

COLLEGE

CLEMSON — Named Natalie Gonzalez senior woman administrator.

NEBRASKA — Named Ashley Rose rifle coach.

NEW MEXICO — Granted F Merv Lindsay a full release from his men’s basketball scholarship.

TULSA — Named Natasha Ostopovich assistant rowing coach and Arielle Tillou graduate assistant rowing coach.

Fish count

Upstream daily movement of adult chinook, jack chinook, steelhead and wild steelhead at selected Columbia River dams last updated on Tuesday.

Chnk Jchnk Stlhd Wstlhd

Bonneville 792 173 3,675 2,145

The Dalles 736 166 1,670 950

John Day 618 113 974 533

McNary 1,114 213 1,302 653

Upstream year-to-date movement of adult chinook, jack chinook, steelhead and wild steelhead at selected Columbia River dams last updated on Tuesday.

Chnk Jchnk Stlhd Wstlhd

Bonneville 341,874 49,289 65,991 33,729

The Dalles 272,267 38,424 36,346 20,016

John Day 237,983 34,614 25,408 12,877

McNary 218,319 30,711 19,085 9,702